Information Policy

Facebook plays vital role in reducing government corruption, researchers find

A Virginia Tech College of Science economics researcher says the popular social media website Facebook -- and its open sharing of information -- is a vital and often a significant tool against government corruption in countries where press freedom is curbed or banned.

Uzbekistan: Internet Cafes, Gaming Halls Closed En Masse

Security services in Uzbekistan have for the last few days been ordering the closure of internet and computer gaming cafes across the country in what appears to be an attempt to clamp down on suspected extremist religious activity.

Global Survey Reveals The Impact Of Declining Trust In The Internet On E-commerce

A new global survey reveals that Internet users are increasingly concerned about their online privacy, and that 49 percent of users polled say lack of trust is their main reason for not shopping online.

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India’s internet economy is expected to double to touch $250 billion by 2020. E-commerce and financial services are projected to lead this growth with share of digital payment transactions to become more than double to go up to 30–40% by 2020. While digital economy will have a much broader influence beyond the direct economic impact, digital adoption will deliver several citizen-centric social benefits like enhancing ease of doing business, improving access to services and products and transforming governance, according to a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) along with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), both global consultancy firms.

Once more into the net neutrality breach, friends.

In the waning days of the Obama administration, an increasingly activist Federal Communications Commission plunged head-first into regulatory waters that had long been the exclusive domain of non-governmental engineering groups.

India’s internet economy to touch $250 billion by 2020

India’s internet economy is expected to double to touch $250 billion by 2020. E-commerce and financial services are projected to lead this growth with share of digital payment transactions to become more than double to go up to 30–40% by 2020. While digital economy will have a much broader influence beyond the direct economic impact, digital adoption will deliver several citizen-centric social benefits like enhancing ease of doing business, improving access to services and products and transforming governance, according to a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) along with The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), both global consultancy firms.

Get Ready For Net Neutrality's Ugly Return

Once more into the net neutrality breach, friends.

In the waning days of the Obama administration, an increasingly activist Federal Communications Commission plunged head-first into regulatory waters that had long been the exclusive domain of non-governmental engineering groups.