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Global Information Society Watch

Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) is a collaborative community committed to building an open, inclusive and sustainable information society.

Reports

2026
2026 Special edition - Free/libre and open source software: Visions of openness from the Global South

2026 Special edition - Free/libre and open source software: Visions of openness from the Global South

All reports
2024
2024 special edition - WSIS+20: Reimagining horizons of dignity, equity and justice for our digital future
2022
2021-2022 - Digital futures for a post-pandemic world
2020
2020 - Technology, the environment and a sustainable world: Responses from the global South
2019
2019 - Artificial intelligence: Human rights, social justice and development
2018
2018 - Community Networks
year
Action Steps: A decade of civil society advocacy in the information society
2017
2017 - National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
year
2017 Special Issue: Unshackling expression - A study on laws criminalising expression online in Asia
year
2017 Special Issue - Internet governance from the edges: National and regional IGFs in their own words
2016
2016 - Economic, Social and Cultural rights (ESCRs) and the internet
2015
2015 - Sexual rights and the internet
2014
2014 - Communications surveillance in the digital age
year
Internet rights that went wrong in Turkey
2013
2013 - Women's rights, gender and ICTs
year
Communication rights ten years after the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Civil society perceptions
2012
2012 - The internet and corruption
2011
2011 - Internet rights and democratisation
year
2011 - Update I: Internet rights and democratisation
year
2011 - Update II: Internet rights and democratisation
2010
2010 - ICTs and Environmental Sustainability
2009
2009 - Access to Online Information and Knowledge
2008
2008 - Access to Infrastructure
2007
2007 - Participation

Blog

  • A video on GISWatch and ESCRs
    September 2017
  • Global Information Society Watch 2016 on economic, social and cultural rights and the internet to be launched in Mexico
    November 2016
  • Watching the watchers: A global monitor of the information society since 2007
    May 2015
  • GISWatch 2014: Communications surveillance in the digital age
    September 2014
  • Launch of GISWATCH 2014 on Communications Surveillance
    August 2014
  • GISWatch print editions now available on-demand
    April 2013
  • New: Update on freedom of expression progress for 10 countries
    February 2013
  • The internet and corruption: Inhibitor or enabler to a fair society?
    February 2013

Where are we watching?

  • Monique Chartrand
    Canada
    Communautique
  • Gertjan Van Stam
    Zimbabwe
    Scientific and Industrial Research and…
  • Nicolás Echániz
    Argentina
    AlterMundi
  • Roxana Bassi
    Argentina
    APC
  • Alfredo López
    USA
    MayFirst/PeopleLink
  • Mondher Laabidi
    United States
    Arab World Internet Institute
  • Ahmed Mahmud
    Bangladesh
    VOICE
  • Parkpoom Tripatana
    Thailand
    Parkpoom Tripatana
  • Bjornar Egede-Nissen
    Canada
    International Institute for Sustainable…
  • Parminder Jeet Singh
    IT for Change
  • Marcya Yalile …
    Colombia
    Colnodo
  • Javier Ruiz
    United Kingdom
    Open Rights Group
  • Evin Barış Altıntaş
    Turkey
    Correspondent at Today’s Zaman
  • Theresa Tafida
    Nigeria
    Fatsuam Foundation
  • Heike Jensen
    None
    N/A
  • Assumpció Guasch
    Spain
    Pangea
  • Adriana Veloso
    Brazil
    UnB
  • Filip Stojanovski
    Macedonia
    Metamorphosis
  • Rozi Bakó
    Romania
    StrawberryNet / Sapientia Hungarian…
  • Sylvie Niombo
    Congo
    AZUR Développement
  • Débora Prado
    Brazil
    Lavits/Labjor-Unicamp
  • Laura Breton
    Dominican Republic
    n/a
  • Asad Baig
    Pakistan
    MMfd
  • Maya Indira Ganesh
    Kenya
    Tactical Tech

Review

2026 Special edition - Free/libre and open source software: Visions of openness from the Global South

"With your help I feel I am improving my writing from one report to the next"
- GISWatch helps improve skills in training and lecturing
"I think the project is amazing.
For me it was important because it's a great opportunity to share information about a grassroot project globally. International character of reports make GISWatch unique: I don't know if there are any other opportunities to gather diverse experiences and specialists from different spheres."
- Daria Manshina, SYSMU, Russia- GISWatch author
"Nobody, within its own very busy work, could monitor all topics in all region. GISWatch is the nearest tool to achieve such a goal in the Internet world."
- giacomo mazzone, eurovisioni, italy - GISWatch author
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) 
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