Sigrit Siht
Chief AI Officer at Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia / Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium
Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
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Top SchoolSigrit Siht is a Chief AI Officer with nine years of experience helping governments translate policy ambitions into practical, ethical AI and data-driven public services. Based in Tallinn, she has led national initiatives including Estonia’s open data portal and the agile development of #Bürokratt, and advised international efforts such as Ukraine’s national AI strategy. She designs capacity-building programs and tools—like Digital Nation’s Fusion Intellect—to assess AI readiness and prioritize high-impact public-sector use cases. With a technical foundation from TalTech and studies in Informatics and digital cities, she blends policy acumen, product ownership, and hands-on systems work to make responsible AI adoption operational. An uncommon strength is her track record of moving cross-ministry projects from strategy through procurement and implementation, ensuring governance and citizen empowerment stay central.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
EIT Digital Summer School MSc Digital Cities as Infrastructures for Smart Mobility, EIT Digital Summer School MSc Digital Cities as Infrastructures for Smart Mobility at Università di TrentoMaster's degree Informatics, Master's degree Informatics at Universität zu LübeckMathematics, Mathematics at Valga GymnasiumBusiness Administration and Management General, Business Administration and Management General at Handelsakademie BregenzMaster's degree Business Information Technology, Master's degree Business Information Technology at TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology
Github Skills (10)
backend9
portal9
open-data9
apple-wallet3
covid-testing3
qr-code2
effort1
wallet1
recovery1
security1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
SigritSiht/opendata.riik.ee
Apr 2020 - Oct 2020
Estonian Open Data Portal - A lightweight, backend-free open data portal, powered by JKAN
Contributions:25 pushes in 6 months
data-portalportalestonianbackendopen-data
SigritSiht/Automatic-Testing
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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