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20 years since Internet came to Estonia
“Our first Internet connections with the outside world became reality owing to the cooperation between the Institute of Chemical and Biological Physics, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology and the Swedish National Space Board. One month later we established a satellite connection between Stockholm and the Tähetorn Observatory in Tartu because at that time there was no Internet connection between Tallinn and Tartu. The project was financed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and philanthropist George Soros who understood the utmost importance of such connections in the context of building an open and democratic state. Those satellite communications allowed us to establish data exchange connections with the outside world without any interference from the Soviet Union and its legal successors, which was at that time of course a vital factor in the restoration of Estonia’s independence,” added Lippmaa.
Those first connections stimulated rapid proliferation of the Internet in Estonia. First .ee domain names began appearing after registration of the .ee top-level domain in June 1992. The first locally based .ee domain name server was launched on 15 July 1992.
In 2009 administration of the .ee top-level domain and the corresponding infrastructure was entrusted to the new Estonian Internet Foundation, a self-financing organisation founded by the Government of the Republic and the Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications solely for this task.
.ee is represented with two discussions at the Opinion Festival
The Estonian Internet Foundation is happy to share that we are represented with two panel discussions at this year's Opinion Festival held in Paide. With the framework of the discussions we will take a closer look at two important digital topics with the help of experts on August 10.
New study: Satisfaction with the .ee renewal process is highly valued
A recent study commissioned by the Estonian Internet Foundation took a closer look at the .ee domain registration renewal process and its possible developments. The results reveal that satisfaction with the .ee renewal is very high and it is characterized by the keywords simple, fast, understandable and convenient. The study was carried out in cooperation with Viilup Uuringud.
Heiki Sibul will continue as the head of the Estonian Internet Foundation
The Council of the Estonian Internet Foundation (EIF) selected a board member for the foundation through a public competition. According to the council's decision, the current head of the foundation, Heiki Sibul, will continue as a member of the board. The new term of the board member begins on September 26 of this year and lasts for five years.
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