I recently read the excellent study by Freedom House which measured Internet Freedom in 2007 and 2008 across a sample of 15 countries in 6 regions. The study is available here–(March 2009- Freedom on the Net, A Global Assessment of Internet and Digitial Media)– would highly recommend reading this free report. The methodology they used includes factors such as the country’s telecommunications infrastructure, government policy towards access to technology, regulatory policy for service providers, censorship and content control, legal structure and surveillance practices along with the independence and dynamism of new media in the country. Here’s a graphical depiction of the results (Green implies free, Blue is partly free, and Red is not free) (more…)
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Internet Freedom and Corruption rankings by country
Posted in India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Corruption, Corruption Index, Estonia, Freedom House, India, Internet Freedom, Internet Freedom correlation to Corruption, Internet Freedom Index, Transparency International on May 24, 2009| 2 Comments »
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