May I be the first one to congratulate you on a wll-research article on Estonia and the progress made by the erstwhile member the then Soviet Union?
I would like to focus proudly on the progress my country ,India ,of over 1.4 Billion has made on a much larger scale ,since circa 2014.
We have the Aadhar, which is on a much larger scale than the SSNof the US. Every individual citizen is identified through facial and iris scan,over and above finger prints. Our Unified Payment Interface has billions of transactions every month ,for as small a payment,as you can imagine,where no cash changes hands .And above all ,this process has been achieved as a thriving democracy ,unlike China.To top it all we are now the fourth largest economy in the world!
I am eagerly looking forward to your next article and to read your views on various topics. May God grant more power to your pen! Amen!!
Firstly, welcome to Substack! You should poke around the app, you’ll enjoy this corner of the internet.
Agreed, India has been making significant progress and has been investing heavily in AI as well. Studying India’s AI strategy and development is definitely on my list.
What fascinates me about Estonia, though, is how early they leaned into technology, long before it was clear it would deliver tangible returns. Back in the 90s, the internet and the infrastructure underpinning their digital state were still emerging and largely unproven. There was no clear roadmap and no certainty it would succeed. That level of conviction and strategic patience, especially in a fragile post-Soviet context, is what makes the story so compelling.
Dear Ma'am.
May I be the first one to congratulate you on a wll-research article on Estonia and the progress made by the erstwhile member the then Soviet Union?
I would like to focus proudly on the progress my country ,India ,of over 1.4 Billion has made on a much larger scale ,since circa 2014.
We have the Aadhar, which is on a much larger scale than the SSNof the US. Every individual citizen is identified through facial and iris scan,over and above finger prints. Our Unified Payment Interface has billions of transactions every month ,for as small a payment,as you can imagine,where no cash changes hands .And above all ,this process has been achieved as a thriving democracy ,unlike China.To top it all we are now the fourth largest economy in the world!
I am eagerly looking forward to your next article and to read your views on various topics. May God grant more power to your pen! Amen!!
Vijay Ambre
Hi Grandpa,
Firstly, welcome to Substack! You should poke around the app, you’ll enjoy this corner of the internet.
Agreed, India has been making significant progress and has been investing heavily in AI as well. Studying India’s AI strategy and development is definitely on my list.
What fascinates me about Estonia, though, is how early they leaned into technology, long before it was clear it would deliver tangible returns. Back in the 90s, the internet and the infrastructure underpinning their digital state were still emerging and largely unproven. There was no clear roadmap and no certainty it would succeed. That level of conviction and strategic patience, especially in a fragile post-Soviet context, is what makes the story so compelling.