Web Index measures Web's global impact on social, economic and political progress. Index covers 86 countries for first time, assessing privacy, censorship and net neutrality. Three-year pilot period ended, focusing on narrower issues and geographies
Digital technologies can help achieve 70% of UN Sustainable Development Goals. 2.6 billion people remain unconnected globally. Many countries lack key policies and digital skills
Societies are groups of individuals sharing territory and persistent social interaction. Societies have their own norms and governing bodies. Societies progress from hunter-gatherer to post-industrial based on economic development
Information society focuses on information usage, creation, and integration. Transformation started between 1970s and 2000s. Fritz Machlup first developed concept in 1933
Post-industrial society occurs when service sector generates more wealth than manufacturing. Term originated by Alain Touraine in 1969, popularized by Daniel Bell in 1974. Term is related to concepts like post-Fordism and information society