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User ID: 24554331 Italy 09/28/2012 02:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | U.S. Ranks Second in Internet Freedom, Behind Estonia The United States has the second highest degree of Internet freedom in the world, according to a new study from Freedom House. What country’s ahead of America? Estonia, a country of 1.29 million in northeast Europe. Estonia Why does Estonia top the list? According to Freedom House, it “ranks among the most wired and technologically advanced countries in the world.” “With a high internet penetration rate and widespread e-commerce and e-government services embedded into the daily lives of individuals and organizations, Estonia has become a model for free internet access as a development engine for society,” reads the report. Estonia’s commitment to technological innovation in government is especially remarkable considering the former Soviet state’s weak economy following the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Freedom House credits the country’s first independent leaders with putting the country on a track towards economic development through technology and innovation. “The country’s new leadership. . .perceived the expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as a key to economic growth and invested heavily in their development,” reads the report. Update: As a Mashable reader pointed out, NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence was built in Estonia in 2008, resulting in the funneling of funds to improve the country’s IT infrastructure. Read more [ link to mashable.com] Last Edited by Account Deleted by User on 09/28/2012 03:36 AM |