Internet and Democracy

Despite rapid growth and extended efforts on the part of international organizations, development agencies, and private investors to reach a broader audience, the vast majority of the world does not have effective Internet access. Alternatively, mobile telephones continue to proliferate, and already boast twice the users. Have we made any progress, is the future mobile, and what has come of the World Summit on the Information Society?

Readings

The Internet and Government At Odds

• Bruce Etling and John Kelly, Mapping Iran's Online Public, available here.

The Internet and Civic Crisis

• Josh Goldstein and Juliana Rotich, Digitally Networked Technology in Kenya's 2007-2008 Post-Election Crisis, available here.

Additional Resources

• Etling, Kelly, Faris, Palfrey Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere
• Martus
• Ushahidi
• Infodev
• Statistics
• ITU stats
• ITU-D
• ITU's expensive publication
• Rosling on Development
• Global Voices
• Bridges.org's Real Access / Real Impact criteria for ICT access

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Today's Links

House Bill to establish the Internet Freedom Foundation

-Hnhagni 22:04, 30 March 2010 (UTC)