Randpere to represent Reform in Tallinn.
Postimees Digest, Monday, August 19
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The general assembly of the Tallinn district of the Reform Party elected Valdo Randpere as the party's mayoral candidate for the capital on Saturday. Randpere won in front of Vilja Savisaar-Toomast with 73 votes to 33. The mayoral candidate said that he will once again approach the Social Democrat Party (SDE) and Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) in hopes of forming a three-way coalition to oppose the ruling Center Party in Tallinn. The candidate's previous attempt at getting the parties to unite failed on account of the social democrats who, according to Randpere, decided to keep their options open the last time he approached them. Randpere said that voters will have a hard time believing in the parties' ability to cooperate in the city government without seeing them form an alliance against the centrists during elections. The politician added that he would be willing to give up the position of mayor in exchange for a functional coalition.
Estonian company completes 3D printing copyright solution.
Estonian startup Fabulonia has come up with a system that allows owners of 3D print files to forward and share documents securely while retaining control of their product. The company has created both a cloud and server-based environment that makes it safe to transfer 3D print files by giving individual printers the right to work with files while not making them available to the latter's owner. There is currently little or no intellectual property protection in terms of 3D printing documents as people can download them freely from the internet once they are uploaded there. Author of the idea, Kimmo Isbjörnssund, said he decided to launch his company in Estonia on account of the country's lower tax burden, less severe red tape and considerably cheaper development costs. While the company is yet to sell its product, negotiations are underway with several companies in Europe and the US. Isbjörnssund sees architecture and design bureaus as his primary client base.