Connecting the next billion users

Click reporter David Reid travelled to Hyderabad for the Internet Governance Forum – where governments and net users discuss what’s next for the web.The talk at the IGF was about how to get the net’s next billion users online and how it can aid economic development.”It is not just about surfing the internet faster and downloading movies, this is actually one of the most vital and important economic tools of the twenty first century,” said Marcus Courtney from Uni Global Union, which represents more than 900 trade unions globally.He said the internet “can be an economic development tool” provided fundamental human rights are recognised.
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