According to OSI-RIP, it is estimated that nearly 50 percent of all secondary schools in the country now have some level of connectivity. Most of the nation's schools, cultural institutions non-governmental organizations and libraries are now connected to this network via the Internet. Other Internet projects include one set up in 1996 by OSI-RIP which allowed the Tallinn Arts University to set up an electronic media center for the arts and exchange information with universities in Austria, Great Britain and Finland. The number of Internet users in Estonia is estimated at about 35,000 people. Latvia Internet connectivity in Latvia is rapidly progressing, but is concentrated mostly in Riga.
Progress is slow in expanding Internet capability outside of Riga.
Because of a lack of funds, the Latvian government has been hard-pressed to financially support technology development and infrastructure building to support Internet connectivity. Currently there are two main networks operating in Latvia. Internet connectivity for schools seems not to have been vigorously pursued. Some estimates indicate that less than one-fourth of secondary schools in Latvia have Internet access. Most of the higher research and educational institutions that are connected are located primarily in Riga.