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

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René Fischer recommended How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR's shadow to become an internet titan from guardian.co.uk:

We realised that if the government was going to use the internet, the internet had to be available to everybody

Estimated reading time: 8 min

Martin Weigert recommended How tiny Estonia stepped out of USSR's shadow to become an internet titan from guardian.co.uk:

Seventeen years on, the internet has done more than just help. It is now tightly entwined with Estonia's identity. "For other countries, the internet is just another service, like tap water, or clean streets," said Linnar Viik, a lecturer at the Estonian IT College, a government adviser and a man almost synonymous in Estonia with the rise of the web.

Estimated reading time: 8 min