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How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR’s shadow to become an internet titan

Apr 17, 2012

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by

mwkruse

in Economic Development, Europe, History, Public Policy, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Guardian: How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR's shadow to become an internet titan The European country where Skype was born made a conscious decision to embrace the web after shaking off Soviet shackles. … In a tiny (population: 1.4 million) and newly independent country like Estonia, politicians realised computers could help quickly compensate for…