ABSTRACT
Contents 14.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 266 14.2 Part I: Challenges Ahead ......................................................................... 266
14.2.1 Access and Infrastructure ............................................................ 266 14.2.2 A Role for the Public Sector ..........................................................267 14.2.3 Usage and the Relevance of Content ............................................ 268 14.2.4 A Role for the Private Sector ........................................................ 268 14.2.5 Useful Usage and the Limits of Bandwidth and Web
Accessibility ..................................................................................269 14.2.6 Collaborative Efforts to Leave Nobody Behind .............................270
14.3 Part II: Cyber Dependency and Its Consequences ....................................271 14.3.1 Cyber Security and Trust ..............................................................272 14.3.2 New Data Frontiers ......................................................................273 14.3.3 A Global Geographic Information Divide.....................................274 14.3.4 International Objectives and National Context ............................275
14.4 Conclusion: A Part for All Actors and Their Measurement .......................275 Endnotes ...........................................................................................................276
14.1 Introduction The percentage of individuals using the Internet globally has increased from 16 percent in 2005 to 40 percent at the end of 2013, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).1 In the developed world, nearly 8 in 10 people are online. In emerging markets, mobile devices provide a new avenue for access as subscriptions grew from 23 to 88 percent between 2005 and 2013. However, equal participation in the information society (e-inclusion) remains elusive, in part due to existing barriers, but also because of emerging gaps in access and usage as digital divides evolve as the information society expands.
