Information Policy

Free Basics vs. Basic Internet Freedom: Three questions for Mark Zuckerberg

Today Facebook announced several changes to Internet.org in response to growing international complaints about the program. While some of the changes are positive, our core concerns remain — the program now known as Free Basics violates Net Neutrality and establishes Facebook as a global gatekeeper for internet connectivity, affecting billions of peoples’ ability to connect to the free and open internet.  

Thailand aims to build its own Great Firewall of Internet censorship

In recent years Thailand hasn't shied away from banning websites that slander its leaders or display explicit pornography, but its Internet hasn't been systemically censored like China's. That all may be set to change though, as the country's military government is reportedly laying the political groundwork to dramatically restructure Thailand's Internet, according to an official government release.

Slovakia : Parliament passes amendment on eGovernment

THE SLOVAK PARLIAMENT passed a legislative amendment on eGovernment on September 23. The bill was submitted by the Finance Ministry and leads to significant  changes in three areas.

Estonians to teach CIG about e-government

A team of experts from the Baltic state of Estonia will be sharing their knowledge and experience with government officials this week about best practices in e-governance. Although successive administrations have pointed to the power of the web as a way of increasing government efficiency and cutting costs, Cayman has been slow to use the internet to improve public services. Having only just completed the “information-gathering stage” on e-government, officials said the Estonians will be hosting workshops to help transition CIG towards the “strategic development” stage.

Polish ICT school infrastructure slightly better than global average

The study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that the global average is 4.7 students to every school computer.

In Australia, the best country in terms of number of students per school computer according to the study, there are just 0.9 students to each computer. This was followed by New Zealand, Macau and the UK with 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 respectively.

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