Kalev H. Leetaru has been honored as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013, an enormously prestigious award which recognize “the world’s most exciting people... [who have] made a measurable difference in politics, business, technology, the arts, the sciences, and more.”

Kalev Leetaru is being recognized as one of the world’s 100 most important innovators changing the way we use big data to understand the world around us. This is a great honor and Kalev Leetaru is one of the youngest global thinkers on the list. This is a testament that Kalev’s research and ideas are changing the way we look at the world.

KALEV LEETARU, a Lead Creator, GDELT, received the nomination for building a tool that could predict the future, writes Foreign Policy.

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Published: December 22 2013

Gerli Padar.     Photo by Estonian Embassy in Washington

Lotte performed at Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC,  for a full house on November 9, 2013.

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Published: December 10 2013

ERR News - Estonia's tax system ranked 32nd out of 189 countries in a business friendliness index compiled by the international consulting company PwC.

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Published: December 10 2013

On December 4, 2013, Members of Estonian Parliament Marko Mihkelson (Head of Foreign Affairs Committee) and Mati Raidma (Head of National Defense Committee) as well as Ambassador Marina Kaljurand participated in the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Holodomor Memorial commemorating the victims of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933.    Photo by Estonian Embassy in Washington

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Published: December 17 2013

ERR News - The Traffic Act looks likely to get a number of significant updates, including abolishing the bete noire of international visitors - the need for an international driving permit.

Under the draft law developed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, driving licenses will be accepted as long as the text appears in roman type and the document indicates what categories and types of vehicles may be operated.

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Published: December 10 2013

In spring 2014, Estonia will host the ministers and specialists of nearly 40 states in connection with the Freedom Online Coalition annual conference entitled “Free and Secure Internet for All”.

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Published: December 17 2013

PHOTO: What does this word mean? Although it was photographed in a kohvik (café) in Tallinn, there was no list of foods or drinks to order on it. For that, you would have to read the printed menüü. This is a detail of a page from the Eesti Kirjastuste Liidu (Estonian Publishers' Associations) monthly newspaper "Raamat" (Book), where six of Eesti's largest book publishers each have a page to introduce their new books. Here, Menu happens to be the name of a publishing house, but why? Photo: Riina Kindlam

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Published: December 17 2013

The November 2013 issue of "EANC Newsletter" has been mailed!  It features a new discussion topic for our readers: “When was the first time you visited Estonia, and what was your most vivid impression?”  Share your personal experiences with fellow Estonian Americans! Visit www.estosite.org, click on the menu button “The Estonian American Experience,” and add your comments.

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Published: December 03 2013