WIA = Report

2007 Report Now Available

Blogger Arrests

Categories: Culture, Politics

Unfortunately, one way to assess the political importance of blogging = around=20 the world is through the growing number of blogger arrests. Since 2003, = 64=20 citizens unaffiliated with news organizations have been arrested for = their=20 blogging activities. (m= ore=E2=80=A6)

The Urban Digital Divide I: Global Cities v. Regional=20 Centers

Categories: Economics

Although the world=E2=80=99s most dense global cities are often = packed with=20 commercial internet access points, in many countries the cost of an hour = of=20 internet use is higher in primary cities than it is in secondary cities. = (more=E2=80=A6)

The Urban Digital Divide II: Rich v. Poor=20 Cities

Categories: Economics, Global Comparison

Almost every city in the world offers cyber caf=C3=A9s or other = commercial=20 Internet
access, but they cost average people in a developing city = two times=20 as much of their daily income as average residents in a developed = city.

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The World=E2=80=99s Libraries Online

Categories: = Culture, Global Comparison

In many parts of the world, the best developed information = infrastructure=20 is
supported by libraries. A country=E2=80=99s national library = typically houses=20 information on legislation, historical archives, patents and sometimes = court and=20 tax records. University libraries store information on research and are = often a=20 gateway to international information services. But not all library = portals are=20 created equal. (more=E2=80=A6)

National Dependency in the Information = Age

Categories: Economics, Global Comparison, Politics

While many governments are working to improve their information=20 infrastructure, a significant number of governments throughout the world = do not=20 have the capacity to host their own websites. A third of all countries = maintain=20 websites with commercial hosting services in the United States. = One-quarter of=20 all countries maintain government websites on servers in other = countries. (more=E2=80=A6)

Has Privatization Contributed to the Relative Decline of = Internet=20 Hosts Africa?

Categories: Economics, Global Comparison, Politics

For several decades, international lending agencies have encouraged = African=20 governments to reform their telecommunications sector by privatizing the = public=20 telephone services, separating and depoliticizing the agencies that = regulate the=20 telecommunications sector and opening up competition in the consumer = market for=20 telecommunications services. During this period, Africa=E2=80=99s share = of the world=E2=80=99s=20 internet hosts and secure servers has declined. (more=E2=80=A6= )

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2007 Report

The WIA Report for 2007 is available. The online publication = consists of=20 six data memos. The print briefing booklet includes these memos, = larger=20 graphics, and the full color map "Wired Countries of the World." All = are=20 available for download.

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Data Memos

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Global=20 Comparison (11)=20
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August=20 2007 (6)=20
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February=20 2006 (5)=20
January=20 2006 (1)

Mission

Our goal is to present data on the inequal distribution of = technology=20 access, skills, and capacity between and within countries around the = world. A=20 significant amount of the research we do is original, and combines = existing=20 data from traditional sources in original ways. Read more... =

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