July 22, 2026 MICITT-DM-OF-870-2026 Minister office 1 de 2

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications

200 meters west of the Presidential House, MIRA Building Tel. 2211-1299

[email protected]

H.E. Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta

Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs

Republic of Estonia

Your Excellency,

I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to meet with you during our recent

engagement. It was a great pleasure to exchange views on the longstanding and fruitful cooperation

between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Costa Rica, and to discuss new avenues to further

strengthen our strategic partnership in digital transformation.

Our meeting provided an excellent opportunity to review the progress achieved under the two existing

Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and

Telecommunications (MICITT) of Costa Rica and our Estonian counterparts, particularly in the areas of

digital identity, X-Road interoperability, cybersecurity, and digital public services. I greatly appreciated

your willingness to explore the modernization of these cooperation instruments to incorporate emerging

areas such as artificial intelligence and next-generation digital transformation.

I also welcome the discussions regarding the possibility of establishing a new cooperation framework

with the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs of Estonia, reflecting our shared commitment to deepening

collaboration on innovative digital governance initiatives.

I was particularly interested in learning about the Aruait initiative, which introduces a novel approach to

AI governance by shifting governance from systems to intelligent agents through trusted identity,

authorization, and traceability of delegated actions, while preserving the principle that such agents do

not possess independent legal personality. This innovative vision offers valuable insights for the future

of trustworthy and accountable AI governance.

In this regard, I am pleased to reiterate Costa Rica's interest in exploring a bilateral pilot initiative to test

cross-border agent credentials within a controlled public service environment. Such a collaboration

would provide an opportunity for our countries to jointly advance practical governance models for AI

agents while positioning Costa Rica and Estonia as partners in developing adaptable agent governance

architectures capable of serving both digitally advanced nations and countries pursuing their digital

transformation journeys.

July 22, 2026 MICITT-DM-OF-870-2026 Minister office 2 de 2

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications

200 meters west of the Presidential House, MIRA Building Tel. 2211-1299

[email protected]

Costa Rica highly values Estonia's global leadership in digital government and innovation. I am confident

that our continued collaboration will contribute to building more secure, interoperable, and human-

centered digital ecosystems that benefit our societies and the broader international community.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and esteem.

Paula Bogantes Zamora

Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications

Republic of Costa Rica

July 22, 2026 MICITT-DM-OF-870-2026 Minister office 1 de 2

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications

200 meters west of the Presidential House, MIRA Building Tel. 2211-1299

[email protected]

H.E. Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta

Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs

Republic of Estonia

Your Excellency,

I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the opportunity to meet with you during our recent

engagement. It was a great pleasure to exchange views on the longstanding and fruitful cooperation

between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Costa Rica, and to discuss new avenues to further

strengthen our strategic partnership in digital transformation.

Our meeting provided an excellent opportunity to review the progress achieved under the two existing

Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and

Telecommunications (MICITT) of Costa Rica and our Estonian counterparts, particularly in the areas of

digital identity, X-Road interoperability, cybersecurity, and digital public services. I greatly appreciated

your willingness to explore the modernization of these cooperation instruments to incorporate emerging

areas such as artificial intelligence and next-generation digital transformation.

I also welcome the discussions regarding the possibility of establishing a new cooperation framework

with the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs of Estonia, reflecting our shared commitment to deepening

collaboration on innovative digital governance initiatives.

I was particularly interested in learning about the Aruait initiative, which introduces a novel approach to

AI governance by shifting governance from systems to intelligent agents through trusted identity,

authorization, and traceability of delegated actions, while preserving the principle that such agents do

not possess independent legal personality. This innovative vision offers valuable insights for the future

of trustworthy and accountable AI governance.

In this regard, I am pleased to reiterate Costa Rica's interest in exploring a bilateral pilot initiative to test

cross-border agent credentials within a controlled public service environment. Such a collaboration

would provide an opportunity for our countries to jointly advance practical governance models for AI

agents while positioning Costa Rica and Estonia as partners in developing adaptable agent governance

architectures capable of serving both digitally advanced nations and countries pursuing their digital

transformation journeys.

July 22, 2026 MICITT-DM-OF-870-2026 Minister office 2 de 2

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications

200 meters west of the Presidential House, MIRA Building Tel. 2211-1299

[email protected]

Costa Rica highly values Estonia's global leadership in digital government and innovation. I am confident

that our continued collaboration will contribute to building more secure, interoperable, and human-

centered digital ecosystems that benefit our societies and the broader international community.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration and esteem.

Paula Bogantes Zamora

Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications

Republic of Costa Rica