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Media freedom remains a mirage  A VIBRANT and critical media is the hallmark of any democratic society. To achieve its fundamental watchdog role of holding those in power accountable, providing reliable information to the public and facilitating debate among citizens on issues of public importance, including democratic processes, the State must uphold and guarantee freedom of expression and access to information which enable journalists to do their work. However, the landscape and operational environment for the media in southern Africa has been characterised by upheavals, accentuated by the...

On This Day: World Wide Web (WWW) Became Public Domain © Provided by News18 On This Day: World Wide Web (WWW) Became Public Domain Tim Berners Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, was born in the UK and his parents were computer scientists by profession. Lee was fascinated by trains in his childhood and had a model railway in his bedroom. He graduated from Oxford University and started his career stint as a software engineer at CERN, a nuclear research organisation located in Geneva, Switzerland. Lee in the organisation observed that while scientists from across the globe arrived at CE...

ITU More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us take for granted the ability to maintain a semblance of normality through online exchanges and virtual communities. Digital technologies – rooted fundamentally in connectivity through the Internet – sustain life, health, education, and economies. But for nearly half of the world’s population, the basic tools to do this are unavailable. Until they obtain affordable, accessible Internet connections, those estimated 3.7 billion people are at risk of being left farther and farther behind. Connecting the unconnected The Alliance for...

'Far too many young people' are excluded from the internet, resulting in a global digital divide

avi schiffmannbernersberners leecomcastcultural globalizationdigital divideeconomic geographyglobal inequalityhera hussainian mangengainternetrosemary leithrural economicss sscience and technologytechnologytechnology developmenttechnology internettim berners leeworld wide web foundation Sisters and university students, Matilde (L) and Marlene Pimentel, do their schoolwork from a hilltop where they can reach internet signal in El Tigre, El Salvador, on August 21, 2020. (Photo: Marvin Recinos/AFP, Getty Images) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, ...