Estonia rocks. Besides being the home of Skype and the 22% flat tax, this country is leading the way again by holding next week the first internet-based countrywide election in world.

One interesting innovation: you can change your vote up until the election deadline.

If it goes well, all general election will be held online by 2007.

The 37Signals people have often written about Small is Beautiful in the context of business and product development. I wonder if it doesn’t also extend to nations. It just seems to me that tiny Estonia can (and do!) outmaneouver bigger countries with innovative practices like the online elections.

Link: Estonia’s local elections to be settled online | The Register.