The President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, will present state awards to 99 people on the eve of the 97th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia to acknowledge their services to Estonia. We are proud to note that this time, even two Cybernetica employees have the honour to be on that list.
The Order of The White Star is bestowed on Mr Dan Bogdanov, PhD, who leads the development of a privacy ensuring computer system Sharemind at Cybernetica and on Mr Ahto Buldas, PhD, who has researched cryptography for over twenty years. Ahto is currently also a professor at the Tallinn University of Technology.
The Order of the White Star was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens to give recognition for services rendered in state public service or local government and on foreigners for services rendered to the Estonian state.