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Little by little, we're becoming a boring Nordic country.

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Where a country lies is a subjective decision and only in part a product of its own desire. Much, if not most, is determined by what others believe about it.

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There is no Baltic identity with a common culture, language group, religious tradition.

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We Estonians will do what is necessary to join the European Union.

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Brits, Scandinavians, Finns, Estonians consider themselves rational, logical, unencumbered by emotional arguments; we are businesslike, stubborn, and hard-working.

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When your country is in dire straits, it doesn't matter whether you're a social democrat or not.

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When Estonia reestablished its sovereignty after a half century of successive thuggish, totalitarian, foreign occupations by the Soviets, the Nazis, and then again the Soviets, we knew we wanted to create a democratic country characterized by rule of law and respect for human rights.

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The E-government cabinet, E-health services, online voting, online pre-filled tax returns, e-mobile parking, are all examples of Estonian innovation, but far more importantly, they are examples of the transformative power of intensive and extensive use of Information Technology in the public sector.

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If getting young people computer-literate through putting school systems online is a no-brainer, at least in retrospect, getting older people and those in rural areas online can be a tougher nut to crack.

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Generally, people's fear and hesitancy regarding greater computerization comes from a George Orwell/'1984'-based metaphor of a single computer or data base where all your information is stored, knows everything about you, and can use this information at will and for evil purposes.

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Biography

Nationality: Estonian

Type: Politician

Born: December 26th, 1953

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