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June 2013 | The newsletter of the Estonian ICT Demo Center
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Why You Never Really Learned Math

Why You Never Really Learned Math

Conrad Wolfram of ComputerBasedMath.org claims that the way we’ve learned math for centuries is no longer relevant in a world full of computers. Estonia is to be the testbed for his ideas.
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IT Export

 

Recipe For IT Export Success

What is required to break through on international markets and what should be avoided? Nortal, NetGroup and Fortumo share their advice.
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Top 5 e-Services

 

Top 5 e-Services in Estonia in 2013

Estonian Information System’s Authority elected 5 best Estonian e-services from among 77 projects. Which projects came out on top?
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LBS Services

 

Location - Does It Matter?

Location-based services guide the way for people all over the world, but how international are the companies developing these services?
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8 headlines

 

8 Estonian
IT Headlines

Here are some of the top headlines from the recent months, highlighting the latest accomplishments in the Estonian technology sector.
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Summer events in Estonia

08.06.2013 in Haapsalu – Nargen Festival, a classical music festival, highlighting music by Estonian composers Arvo Pärt and Cyrillus Kreek.

21.07.2013 in Kuressaare – Saaremaa Opera Days, a long-running international opera festival.

25.07.2013 in Viljandi - 21st Viljandi Folk Festival, one of the largest of its kind in the Baltics and Nordics.

05.08.2013 in Tartu - tARTuFF, an open-air love film festival, organized by the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival crew.

Juhan Parts

Juhan Parts,
Estonian Minister
of Economic Affairs
& Communication

In the second half of the 1990s, Estonia introduced a program called Tiigrihüpe (Tiger’s Leap), equipping all Estonian schools with computers connected to the Internet. That was the first big leap that became the foundation for Estonia’s fast development in the field of IT.

Today, nearly 20 years later, we ask ourselves why the tiger won’t “leap” anymore. However, we have gathered worldwide fame with our IT solutions — if that’s not a leap forward, then what is?

Thus it seems that our beloved tiger hasn’t nodded off, but is preparing for a triple jump. The question is what we expect from this new jump?

The key to success is not so much in inventing something completely new , but in implementing existing technologies, knowledge and skills smartly and quickly to foster the growth of the economy and the development of society.

Therefore, in the next seven years an example of what we need to focus on is building high-speed Internet connections to make sure our outstanding e-solutions are accessible in every corner of Estonia. We also need to implement ICT in other fields of life and increase the value added by each working Estonian.

As a result of the years spent creating a number of e-services in Estonia, our present-day knowledge would allow us to upgrade these services to be simpler and user-friendlier. This simplicity and user-friendliness also needs to be available in cross-border services. We need to work together with our close neighbors to create mutually compatible e-services and sit behind the negotiation table not only as a listener, but also as a leader.

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