An international summit organized by UNESCO was held on 25 February. At this event, issues related to the development of the information society were discussed. The summit participants planned to discuss freedom of information and expression on the Internet. Also, such important issues were brought up for discussion as the impact of communication technologies on different spheres of life, multilingualism on the Web and some ethical aspects of the information society. The problems of access to scientific data and citizen journalism are also important in the modern world..
Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, spoke at this meeting. According to him, about two-thirds of the world’s population still does not have access to the Internet..
According to the latest data, there are about 2.5 billion Internet users in the world. There is a trend towards more frequent use of tablets and phones to access the Internet. Asian countries account for about half of all users. It is also important that more and more users appear on the African continent..
It was noted that the pace of narrowing the digital divide leaves much to be desired. The main goal is to provide more people with access to information on the Internet and the ability to independently share information..
