Next Silicon Valleys: Small Estonia has big ideas

Estonia may be tiny but in tech terms it's a giant. It has a population of just 1.3 million, yet produces more start-ups per head than any other country in Europe.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26275753

Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government

Lessons from the World's Most Tech-Savvy Government

The best article yet on e-Stonia:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/01/lessons-from-the-worlds-most-tech-savvy-government/283341/

UK gov visiting Estonia: I knew they were digitally sophisticated. But I wasn’t remotely prepared for what I learned

‘Government as a data model’ : what I learned in Estonia
by Pete Herlihy:

"I knew they were digitally sophisticated. But even so, I wasn’t remotely prepared for what I learned.":

http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2013/10/31/government-as-a-data-model-what-i-learned-in-estonia/

Why do sign documents digitally?

Why do sign documents digitally?

Estonia tops the list of best E-Health Implementors in Europe

According to a recent report by OECD and European Commission, Estonia is top of the list of 30 countries in implementing e-health services.

Read more:
https://htcluster.eu/?q=node%2F2259

Estonian first satellite

I'm proud to announce that Estonia has got now a satellite! It is called ESTCube-1 and it is about to start testing revolutionary solar sail.

Image from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESTCube-1_illustration.jpg

Read more about the cube from here:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23498-new-satellite-sail-is-propelled-by-solar-protons.html

A must-see film about e-Estonia

A must see full film about Estonia and its technological improvements in a networked society.

Estonia goes electric with new car charger network

"Estonia has become the first country in the world to install a nationwide system of fast chargers for electrical vehicles, the manager of the new system said, as part of European efforts to reduce carbon emissions."

Read more from the reuters webpage: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/02/20/estonia-environment-cars-idINL6N0BKAKC20130220

Source of the picture: http://g1.nh.ee/images/pix/900x585/f0da9382/elekter-elektriautod-keskkonnasaastlik-kiirlaadimisvork-saastlik-soit-65709148.jpg 

First country ready for completely new kind of maths education: it's Estonia.

Mathematician Conrad Wolfram announced:
"I'm very excited to announce that computerbasedmath.org has found the first country ready for our completely new kind of maths education: it's Estonia."

Read about the announcment from here:
http://www.conradwolfram.com/home/announcement-our-first-cbm-country.html

Conrad Wolfram

Source of the picture: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6667942571_f5335eb5c9.jpg.

The Estonian Cyber President: I'll be back

"You might have seen him on the NATO CCDCOE Conference in Tallinn or you might know him as Toomas Hendrik Ilves the current President of Estonia.  Estonia had a rough year in 2007 when Estonia got hit by an cyber attack. 

The attack was stopped in two weeks and that was when Estonia said we are going to spend our attention on cyber security and our understanding of cyber security."

An article about Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves and his speech about cyber security:

http://cyberwarzone.com/estonian-cyber-president-ill-be-back

Source of the picture: http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/Technology/files/multi/2010-06/100616_ilves_cyber.jpg

America Ranks Behind Estonia In Internet ‘Freedom’.

Estonia ranking # 1! Go e-Stonia!

Freedom on the Net 2012 by Freedom House

View bigger map here: http://goo.gl/8bGer

"This year's findings indicate that restrictions on internet freedom in many countries have continued to grow, though the methods of control are slowly evolving, becoming more sophisticated and less visible. Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years. Nevertheless, several notable victories have also occurred as a result of greater activism by civil society, technology companies, and independent courts, illustrating that efforts to advance internet freedom can yield results."

Why Estonia ranks first? Here's why:

Estonians, in addition to having widespread public WiFi and more than 200 ISPs, enjoy access to some of the most advanced public services on the planet:

• Estonians can vote online (last election, 25 percent voted online — more than Sweden, Latvia and Switzerland, which also permit online voting).
• Estonians have access to their medical records online. The U.S. has a similar program for federal healthcare recipients with Blue Button and is attempting to broaden it to private insurers.
• School children and their parents can access their test scores, daily activity, and homework online.
• Reportedly, it can take as little as 18 minutes to set up a business online.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152145733895521&set=a.10150265549855521.489523.99403315520&type=1

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/24/report-america-ranks-behind-estonia-in-internet-freedom-heres-why/

E-stonia, the hidden tech giant

Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, but despite its size it has become the tech titan that the EU has been seeking to generate growth in times of crisis. The country has a population of 1,340,415 citizens and one of the world's most advanced e-governments, in addition to an e-health and cybersecurity system that many countries envy.

Read the article here:
http://www.neurope.eu/article/e-stonia-hidden-tech-giant

E-Estonia

Some facts about e-life in Estonia.