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ERR - Sure it's a provocative headline, but just wait a couple of years. As the growing tech sector becomes more central to Estonia's economy, the decisions that shape the nation's future won't just be made in Parliament in Tallinn or even in computer labs in Tartu. They'll be made in noisy cafés in Sunnyvale and boardrooms in San Jose.
This transformation has already begun. Nowadays getting a foothold in Silicon Valley is an absolute must for every Estonian tech start-up - at least, for any start-up that's thinking big, like Alar Kolk's company, NycoSat.
“Basically we want to save the world,” said Kolk, by way of a humble introduction to what his 16-month-old start-up is all about.
Over a restaurant meal in San Francisco, he explained that NycoSat is developing technology that generates super-precise locations of plants and mushrooms, anywhere in the world, by combining satellite climate data with local biodiversity databases.
The main goal is to help fight starvation by letting local populations know where to find food, but Kolk hopes to be able to pour more money into the project by developing its commercial potential as well. Hence the trip to California.
Read more: http://news.err.ee/sci-tech/27d7df47-e630-4808-a206-5ca3831382c2
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