Raising smarter kids is the smartest investment a country can make. That's why ever since the pivotal Tiger Leap project brought Estonia's schools into the digital age in the 1990s, education has been the focal point of the nation's most groundbreaking e-society developments.

Conveniences like online university application and instant exam results by SMS are only the beginning.

The far-reaching e-School system has created a partnership between parents, teachers and students on a level that's never been seen before. Now parents have 24-hour online access to their children's school activity data and can check everything from grades and attendance records to today's homework assignment. Using the same system, teachers can do everything from plan curricula to send notes to parents, individual students or an entire class. Students can see their progress online, and even put their best work into a personalized e-portfolio.

With these improvements, Estonia has revolutionized the way its education is administered in the country. The end result is that it is raising a future generation that will be more capable and tech-savvy than ever.