A volunteer organisastion that does an enormous amount around the worl to address information literacy and digital divide issues, as well as much more.
From their website: "Shaping the Future of the Internet
The Internet Society helps to make sure the beliefs at the core of the Internet's success remain with people that use it. "
Some of the statistics found on their site are mind-boggling. I saw this:
"By 2047 the world's population may reach about 11 billion. If only 25% of the then-world''s population is on the Internet, that is nearly 3 billion users or ten times the population estimated at the end of the next year."
Imagine all those voices speaking at once through the infrastructure of the internet. One side of me feels excited by the potential, while the other feels overwhelmed by the sheer amount of "noise" this will create.
started by Anton Angelo on 04 Jun 12
From their website:
"Shaping the Future of the Internet
The Internet Society helps to make sure the beliefs at the core of the Internet's success remain with people that use it. "
Internet Society. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4, 2012, from http://www.internetsociety.org/
"By 2047 the world's population may reach about 11 billion. If only 25% of the then-world''s population is on the Internet, that is nearly 3 billion users or ten times the population estimated at the end of the next year."
Imagine all those voices speaking at once through the infrastructure of the internet. One side of me feels excited by the potential, while the other feels overwhelmed by the sheer amount of "noise" this will create.