2015: triumphs, setbacks and the way forward for the Web in Africa
As we say farewell to 2015, Africa Regional Director Nnenna Nwakanma reflects on the state of the Web in Africa. What a year for the Web in Africa. Here at the Web Foundation, I’ve watched events...
View ArticleHow can gender research translate into real change for women online?
This post is the text of a speech delivered by Anita Gurumurthy of IT for Change – our Women’s Rights Online partner in India – at the International Development Cooperation Meeting on Gender and Media...
View Article7 Predictions for Broadband Access in 2016
This post originally appeared on the website of our Alliance for Affordable Internet initiative. 2015 was an exciting year for broadband access across the world, and one which saw many of our...
View ArticleAre WEF’s attendees ready to fight for the free, open and equal Web?
“We stand on the brink of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – a revolution driven by the Internet of Things, increased connectivity, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, innovation in real time...
View ArticleWhat would surveillance look like in a utopian world?
Ahead of Privacy & Data Protection Day, Web We Want global campaign manager Renata Avila calls for a new deal on government surveillance. Tomorrow on the 9th International Privacy and Data...
View ArticleData will only get us so far. We need it to be open
This is a cross-post of a blog which originally appeared on WEF Agenda written by Stephen Walker, Executive Director of Information Management and Open Government Canada, Government of Canada and Jose...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest democracy stands up for net neutrality
Today, India, the world’s largest democracy, has stood up for the free and open Web by passing clear net neutrality rules that ban zero rating of specific services. (Telecoms Regulatory Authority of...
View ArticleTime For a Reboot: UK’s Investigatory Powers Bill Slammed Again
Britain’s draft Investigatory Powers Bill is back under the spotlight today, after Parliament’s Joint Select Committee released their report on the Bill. The Committee raised concerns over both...
View ArticleNew Affordability Report to be released February 22
Mark your calendars! Our Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) initiative will be releasing the 2015/16 edition of our annual Affordability Report on Monday, 22 February. The Affordability Report...
View ArticleEncryption: We must say no to back doors
Yesterday, it was reported that the FBI has asked Apple to build a ‘back-door’ into its iPhone software. Apple have responded saying the creation of such a back-door would allow law enforcement – or...
View ArticleA4AI 2015-16 Affordability Report: Out Today
The World Wide Web Foundation initiated the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in 2013, and now serves as the secretariat for the Alliance. This is a cross post from the A4AI blog. In September...
View ArticleUK’s revised draft Investigatory Powers Bill: “A slap in the face for...
Two weeks after the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill was criticised by three separate parliamentary committees, an updated version has been unveiled today. Despite calls from parliamentarians, business...
View ArticleFrom open data to empowerment: 3 lessons from Filipino teachers
In the Philippines, teachers who offer religious instruction to school children often rely on donations or even work as unpaid volunteers. But this past October, a group of ustadz – Islamic teachers –...
View ArticleExperimenting with open data in Africa
At the World Wide Web Foundation, we acknowledge that open data is still a young field, and our work is at the frontier. This means we often find far more questions than answers when it comes to how...
View ArticleWeb Foundation joins forces with UN Women to promote women’s empowerment...
On this, International Women’s Day, the World Wide Web Foundation and our Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) initiative are pleased to announce a new partnership with UN Women to drive policy...
View ArticleHappy 27th Birthday to the Web!
Today, 12 March 2016, is the Web’s 27th birthday. On this day in 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal to CERN, outlining how he believed “we should work toward a universal linked information...
View ArticleUK Parliament must stand up for democracy
Today the UK Parliament will meet for its second reading of the Investigatory Powers Bill, offering members of parliament the chance to debate the bill’s updated text and decide whether it should be...
View ArticleFast, Affordable, Safe & Transparent Internet for Africa
As Alliance for Affordable Internet‘s recent Affordability Report showed, to achieve the UN’s goal for universal access by 2020 means we must start working to close the global digital divide now. For...
View ArticleWeb Foundation supports new global register to shine light on anonymous...
The massive revelations in the Panama Papers have shined the starkest light yet on the vital need to fight corruption and end anonymous companies. Today, a group of leading organisations advocating for...
View ArticlePanama Papers: A Call to Action
We already have many of the tools we need to fight corruption using open data and the open Web. Let’s use this moment to put them to work. With the release of the Panama Papers — a cache of 11.5...
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