Estonia’s internet ‘Tiger Leap’
Estonia started connecting all its schools to the internet very early. In 1996 less than two percent of the world’s population had access to the web.
Estonia started connecting all its schools to the internet very early. In 1996 less than two percent of the world’s population had access to the web but Estonia’s initiative, known as ‘Tiger Leap’ captured the imagination and the hopes of the whole country. Estonians became early adopters of all sorts of digital services, from online banking to digital ID cards. However, a decade later Estonia was one of the first places in the world to suffer a sustained cyber attack. Caroline Bayley has been speaking to one of the founders of ‘Tiger Leap’- former government minister Jaak Aaviksoo. Photo credit: Getty images
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Thu 25 Nov 2021 08:50GMT³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
- Thu 25 Nov 2021 12:50GMT³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
- Thu 25 Nov 2021 18:50GMT³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
- Thu 25 Nov 2021 23:50GMT³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Fri 26 Nov 2021 03:50GMT³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ World Service
Podcast
-
Witness History
History as told by the people who were there