This publication is a follow-up to the 2011 edition of Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch), an annual report that offers a civil society perspective on critical emerging issues in information societies worldwide. The theme for GISWatch 2011 was internet rights and democratisation, with a focus on freedom of expression and association online.
A special edition on GISWatch 2011 is out! Check out these interviews with the authors of the country reports, focusing on internet rights in Azerbaijan, where next Internet Governance Forum is taking place in Nomember, as well as updates on Argentina, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.
Download the full GISWatch special edition 1
The Global Information Society Watch 2011 is now available in online bookstores and in “ebook version” for free. Find the book here (more bookstores will be added over time):
APC staff is taking part in the Rio+20 People’s Summit and the UN conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to report on the inclusion of sustainability and ICTs in both formal and informal discussions, among civil society, the private sector and governments.
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