A country reaches 95% of Wi-Fi coverage area

Information about Macedonia is usually posted only on the first page of international newspapers when ethnic conflicts erupt. But this small country is looking to change its image as the first "wireless nation" in the world.

After only 4 years, Macedonia has "molested" from one of the poorest countries in Europe into a modern area in terms of technology.

Thanks to funding from the governments of various countries, 430 schools in Macedonia are now equipped with their own computer library and their ability to provide broadband coverage throughout the country makes many Western countries rich. must be jealous.

Schools and villages without a fixed phone are now connected to the world via wireless based on Motorola technology. This project was born from the belief of the late President Boris Trajkovski that children should be exposed to modern technology as a child.

In 2002, during his official visit to China, Trajkovski decided to equip the education industry with the Eastern country 's open source software systems. Later, Microsoft also supported more than 6,000 Windows software versions.

This alone is considered a major reform for Macedonia. But according to Trajkovski, lack of Internet is a big disadvantage for children. He began to meet and persuade USAid relief organization to invest in Macedonia for a decade.

While supported by USAid, the popular Internet project still faces a huge financial barrier due to the slow cost of dial-up connections that cost more than $ 300 a month for each school. Glenn Strachan, Project Director of Macedonia Connects, said this situation occurred because local telecom company Maktel raised the price of infrastructure construction and operating costs.

On December 31, 2014, Maktel ended its monopoly and USAid quickly deployed cheap high-speed Internet service not only for schools but also for other departments. In August 2005, the Internet On.Net service provider basically completed the infrastructure to cover wireless networks nationwide and a month later, all schools in Macedonia were connected.

Strachan knows that modern technology is not easy to mend war wounds in Macedonia, but in the long run, the Internet will help them improve the quality of education and modernize the entire economy. In the immediate future, more than 300,000 students and students are allowed to access the Internet for free and USAid recently pledged to continue expanding the Macedonia support project.