Internet access is 'a fundamental right'
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Internet access is 'a fundamental right'Internet access is 'a fundamental right'Almost four in five people around the world believe thatRebel Flagsaccess to the internet
#xis a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.The survey - of more than 27,samurai swords,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.Countries such as Finland and Estonia have already ruled that access is a human right for their citizens.International bodies such as the UN are also pushing for universal net access."The right to communicate cannot be ignored," Dr Hamadoun Toure, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),Rebel Flagstold BBC News."The internet is the most powerful potential source of enlightenment ever created."He said that governments must "regard the internet as basic infrastructure - just like roads, waste and water"."We have entered the knowledge society and everyone must have access to participate."The survey, conducted by GlobeScan for the BBC, also revealed divisions on the question of government oversight of some aspects of the net.Web users questioned in South Korea and Nigeria
#xfelt strongly that governments should never be involved in regulation of the internet. However, a majority of thoseRebel Flagsin China and the many European countries disagreed.相关的主题文章：
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