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Digitalisation is deeply embedded also in the Estonian educational sector. The educationaldigital revolution inEstonia aims to implementdigital technologymore efficiently and effectively in learning and teaching, and to improve the digital skills of the entire nation (e-Estonia 2019). Estonia can be happy for its developments in this sector, with being first in Europe in the OECD PISA test, having 100% of schools using e-school solutions, and every 10th student studying IT every year. Digital solutions and tools arewidely used in all other educational forms and it is ensured that every student receives the necessary knowledge and skills to access modern digital infrastructure for future use. One example of the digital transfor- mation in the education system is that by2020all studymaterials inEstoniawill be digitised and available through an online e-schoolbag. In 2005, Estonian state created a database named Estonian Education Informa- tion System (EHIS) that brings together all the information related to education in Estonia (ehis.ee). The database stores details about education institutions, students, teachers and lecturers, graduation documents, study materials and curricula. The service is intended for anyone in education, whether students enrolled in general, vocational, higher or hobby programmes, or the teachers and academic staff pro- viding that education. It is also possible to access information on the qualifications and further training completed by teachers and academics. EHIS is also part of monitoring the education system so that the authorities canmake sure it prepares people for the labour market of the future. Higher education is free in Estonia at public universities and applying for university studies by simply transferring one’s details to the desired university is the most common use of the EHIS database (EHIS 2019). Availability of numerous of education e-solutions is definitely very helpful for Estonians as most of them believe that raising smarter kids is the smartest investment acountrycanmakeand for staying smart life-long learning is a must. 5.2 Leading theDigital Transformationat EstonianBusiness School 5.2.1 Brief Introduction to EstonianBusiness School Founded in 1988, Estonian Business School (EBS) is the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltics (see ebs.ee) educating and training current and future managers in the areas of business administration, leadership and entrepreneurship and conducting research in related fields. With more than 1500 students, EBS’s goal is to provide enterprising people with academic knowledge, skills and values for its successful implementation and offering degrees at Bache- lor’s,Master’s aswell asDoctoral levels.WhenEBSwas founded in 1988, it was the first institution in Estonia to introduce diploma business education and since business administration did not exist in soviet universities, there was no teaching tradition, no faculty and no textbooks: a difficult starting position. However, the size of the country and its orientation towards theWest hasmeant that EBS has stressed the international and innovation perspectives from the start, The Role of an Entrepreneurial Mindset… 153