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  1. Oral history interview with Ott Kaukver, August 26, 2017

    Kaukver, Ott-
    Palo Alto (Calif.), August 26, 2017

    Ott Kaukver, VP and GM of voice and video at Twilio Inc. and an early employee and former Head Of Engineering at Skype, talks about his family, their experiences during the war and the occupations, his memories from the regaining of independence, and how his inherited passion for maths and physics from his grandmother, and his father’s work as a computer scientist have shaped his life. Ott also shares his views on how the regained liberty and freedom of movement in combination with the possibilities of the digital revolution have shaped both himself and Estonia, and how younger generations have vastly different outlooks and opportunities than those who have gone before. Ott discusses his personal hopes for Estonia in the future, and the challenges Estonia is facing as a small country with a rapidly evolving society in need of finding a new, positive and more constructive identity instead of the victim mentality caused by the suffering of the past, and the importance of Estonia being an internationally recognized, open and attractive country, with a healthy civil society, a respectful, non-polarizing and open debate, and a meaningful democratic process.

  2. No Boundaries - The Digital Nomads of Estonia

    Oral history interviews with Estonians whose lives have been changed by the intersection of the country’s digital revolution and its rejoining of the free world; ranging from key people involved with initiating and shaping the policies that made the digital revolution possible, to those who grew up with, and were able to make full use of, the new possibilities to learn, create and live in the new, interconnected world, focusing on Estonians who have migrated to California’s Silicon Valley. The interviews focus on the time just prior to Estonia’s regained liberty and up until the present, exploring different viewpoints on how the country was changed by the openness and opportunities made possible by the these events coinciding so fortuitously with the digital revolution, and how this has impacted Estonian culture, identity and outlook. Interviewees reflect on how the openness and new global opportunities have affected Estonia and their personal lives, their hopes and fears for the future, what being an Estonian means to them, their ties with Estonia, national identity, and Estonian cultural traits. Subjects covered include Estonia, Estonian history, interwar Estonia, World War II (1939-1945), Soviet occupation, Nazi occupation, the Estonian diaspora, the digital revolution, entrepreneurship, creativity and resiliency, and Estonian identity in the future.

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