http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/apr/15/estonia-ussr-shadow-internet-titan
LONG READ
Here's an amazing story about how the small Baltic nation of Estonia embraces and prospers from the internet.
The reporter writes that a Wi-Fi user can walk 100 miles...and NEVER lose the free connection.
In Estonia...internet use is an accepted public service...like tap water or street cleaning.
There you can vote via internet...and 94% pay taxes on line...and transfer payments....because of secure digital IDs.
It is also where Skype was invented.
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