Bias cramps Internet Associated Press via Globe and Mail (Dec 18) The Internet is still very Western and in the English language. Problems and solutions were discussed at the UN World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva.
"As a result, there's little specific to developing countries, which remain largely offline. According to the UN International Telecommunication Union, 1.5 billion villages have no access at all to phones or the Internet, and 70 per cent of Internet users live in countries that make up only 16 per cent of the world's population."
Posted by Gwen at December 19, 2003 02:45 PM