The Web Index

Researchers Required: Help Us to Build the 2013 Web Index

dillonmann — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:43:41 +0000

Are you a researcher with expertise in ICT and Web issues? Do you want to play a key role on a groundbreaking international project? We are entering the data gathering phase for the 2013 Web Index – and our partner, Global Integrity, is recruiting lead researchers and reviewers for the project.

Support is required in over 60 countries – from Argentina to Zimbabwe. If you believe you could play a valuable role, please visit the Global Integrity site by clicking here for full details and to apply.

This Is Africa – FT Infographic: State of the Web

justin — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:26:45 +0000

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Source: This Is Africa

UK Department for International Development Press Release: Technology At the Heart of Development

justin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:07:02 +0000

Britain will give millions of the poorest the power to hold their government to account
and improve their lives through mobile technology, International Development Secretary
Justine Greening will pledge at the Open Up! Conference in London’s tech city.

Speaking at the conference hosted by Omidyar Network and the Department for
International Development, she will set out how Britain will help six million of the world’s
poorest people to benefit from innovative new projects across Africa and Asia.
She is also committing to use mobile and internet technology to make governments
more effective and transparent and help the poorest to have a say in the future of aid.

Source: Press Release

LACNIC News: World Wide Web Foundation’s Web Index Ranking

justin — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:09:15 +0000

Leading the Region – Chile, Mexico, and Brazil

According to a report published by the World Wide Web Foundation (thewebindex.org/data/index/), Chile (19), Mexico (22) and Brazil (24) are the Latin American countries that ranked the highest in the first global Internet impact measurement.

Source: LACNIC News

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Memeburn: Which country uses the web best? [Infographic]

justin — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:58:06 +0000

You may have heard that Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web Foundation recently quantified the web by developing an index used to rank 61 countries in categories like web readiness, web use and social, political and economic impact. And, because, well, this is the web after all, there is an infographic to explain it all.

Source: Memeburn

ABS-CBN News: Infographic – The Web Index

justin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:08:04 +0000

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Source: ABS-CBN News

Tim Berners-Lee on BBC Click

justin — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:34:27 +0000

Sir Tim Berners-Lee joins Click to discuss his ambition to increase the reach of the web. He has launched the Web Index which ranks countries according to the population’s access and use of the internet. Sweden, perhaps unsurprisingly, came out on top. But there were a number of surprises. Sir Tim, the inventor of the World Wide Web discusses how the web might even better fulfil its potential.

Source: BBC Click

The Atlantic: The World Wide Web, by the Numbers

justin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:58:14 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee’s vision for the World Wide Web was predicated on two core ideas: universality and connectivity. But now that the web has been around for a generation — and, you know, changed the world, revolutionized information, etc., etc. — how has it actually been adopted?

Source: The Atlantic

CNN: Study: Sweden is best at using Internet

justin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:16:36 +0000

Reuters: Sweden tops first global Web Index

justin — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:09:41 +0000