A country’s public governance arrangements are a determining factor in the successful implementation of government programmes and reforms. Examining these arrangements both helps to frame the context in which the government and public administration operate and to identify the challenges faced by the public administration in implementing the government’s agenda. Understanding the governance context also helps to determine how information flows can be enhanced among actors, both inside and outside the public sector, in order to improve co-ordination and collaboration, as well as co-delivery of services. In order to successfully implement reforms, the Estonian public administration must strike the right balance between the daily business of delivering policies, programmes and services, and carrying out its strategic function of anticipating needs, prioritising responses, and preparing and improving itself to meet those needs more efficiently and effectively, based on a full understanding of its strengths and weaknesses.