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From 31 August to 3 September, Datel strengthened its presence in the Middle East by establishing new business contacts and exploring promising cooperation opportunities across Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Aimo Kõva, Datel's Director of International Operations and Business Development, represented the company at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, one of the world's largest technology events. 

At the Trade Estonia booth, Datel joined fellow Estonian companies Askend, CybExer Technologies, Helmes, and Nortal, together with the Estonian ICT Cluster, to showcase Estonian innovation and digital expertise.

Members & Milestones/ German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce's quarterly newsletter -Baltic Business Quarterly/ Summer 2026

AS Datel celebrated its 35th anniversary at the end of 2025. This milestone marks the journey of a company founded in 1990 – even before the restoration of Estonia’s independence – at a time when the World Wide Web was emerging and personal computers were becoming accessible to a broader audience. Datel’s story is closely intertwined with the development of Estonia’s digital state and represents a long-term, engineering-driven growth path that now increasingly looks toward international markets.

On 10–11 June, Datel will showcase its latest technological capabilities at the Supply Security & Defence Expo (SSD2026). This major international event focuses on strengthening the resilience of critical infrastructure, enhancing civil defence, and boosting technological readiness in an increasingly uncertain global climate.

On 1 June, Tallinn transitioned to a new planning register, integrating planning processes, document management, and public engagement into a single digital platform. "The planning register is a vital tool for city specialists, planners, and residents alike. This new solution makes information more accessible and provides all interested parties with a clear overview of the status and progress of any planning application," said Tiit Terik, Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning.

On April 15th, a roundtable was held in Madrid on the topic ‘Current Challenges of Urban Planning in Spain’, where the most pressing issues facing contemporary urbanism were analyzed.

Catanova- service developed by Datel Space team in cooperation with the European Space Agency - ESA was introduced. Catanova tool has detected more than 750 unauthorized buildings in pilot projects, allowing municipalities to recover revenue without raising taxes.

On the 8th and 9th of April, we participated in the Estonian Cities and Municipalities Days, connected with local authorities and showcased several of our inspiring projects. 

Our Chairman, Urmas Kõlli, gave a presentation and led a discussion on the topic 'Digital Sovereignty – What Does It Mean for Estonia?'"
Head of Space Domain, Oliver Stimmer, gave a presentation entitled "Identifying unauthorised buildings using AI (Satellite Data and Orthophotos)", highlighting projects undertaken across Estonia and Spain.

As a member of Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (ITL), we joined the TI-Hüpe program, which aims to support the education of schoolchildren, develop AI literacy, and prepare young people for the jobs of the future.

In contributing to the "Tiger Leap" programme (1996-2001), we recognised that IT had become an integral part of everyone’s daily life. Today, the same can be said about AI or artificial intelligence.
With the help of AI solutions, routine tasks can be completed more quickly, freeing up time for activities that require creativity, problem-solving, and strategic thinking—areas where artificial intelligence still has limitations.ung people for the jobs of the future.

Datel AS was founded in 1990, before the Republic of Estonia regained its independence. The same year the web was invented, the first user-friendly personal computers (Windows 3.1 and Apple Macintosh) were created, and a large part of the current Datel employees were not even born yet. Among us are people who have been working at Datel since the very beginning and have an incredible amount of experience in their field, whether it is creating big data systems, map-based solutions, high-end IT solutions, or audio-video solutions.