Action Steps: A decade of civil society advocacy in the information society

The purpose of this review was to look back over the past decade of country reports published in Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) and attempt to identify trends in civil society perspectives on what needed to be done to create a people-centred information society. The period for analysis was, more accurately, just over a decade: 2007-2017, during which a GISWatch report was produced each year – a total of 11 reports.

Themes

Access to educational materials
Internet governance
Access to libraries
Civil society participation
Climate change
Communications surveillance
E-waste
Environment and ICT
Freedom of association
Freedom of expression
Information and democracy
Information and livelihoods
Infrastructure
Intellectual property rights
Internet and corruption
Internet rights
Knowledge rights
Open culture
Open standards
Privacy
Sexual rights
Transparency and accountability online
Women's rights, gender

GISWatch: An annual snapshot of the information society, 10 years running

Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) has reached its 10th edition, providing the international community with yearly reports on the state of the information society from the perspective of local civil society organisations and experts from all around the world.

Themes

Access to educational materials
Access to libraries
Civil society participation
Climate change
Communications surveillance
E-waste
Environment and ICT
Freedom of association
Freedom of expression
Information and democracy
Information and livelihoods
Infrastructure
Intellectual property rights
Internet and corruption
Internet rights
Knowledge rights
Open culture
Open standards
Privacy
Sexual rights
Transparency and accountability online
Women's rights, gender

Information and livelihoods

Year

2009 - Access to Online Information and Knowledge

Authored by

Subbiah Arunachalam

Organization

Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore, India

Introduction

We live in a divided world where far too many people live in abject poverty. To help these people get out of poverty is good for the world as a whole, for great disparities in wealth will lead to violence and terrorism and no one can live in peace and harmony. None of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be achieved if we fail to address the problem of poverty and ensure livelihood security for the majority of the poor.

Themes

Information and livelihoods
Internet rights
Knowledge rights