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“Maybe [Iceland] could be sort of a testing ground for solutions because we are few and because we are really a tech-oriented nation. Everybody is a gadget freak. We spend a lot of time indoors.”

Quote by Birgitta Jonsdottir

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Birgitta Jonsdottir

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