[ecrea] Internet Universality Indicators

UNESCO releases second draft of the Internet Universality Indicators

IUI news release <https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality.>**

Dear colleagues,

Following a second global consultation, we are pleased to release a new 
version of UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators 
<https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco_internet_universality_indicators_second_version.pdf>. 
“This second version of the draft Internet Universality Indicators has 
been revised and improved thanks to the contributions submitted during 
the six months of the consultation on the first draft,” said Guy Berger, 
Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO.

“Since the beginning of the project, including the initial phase of 
canvassing key issues, over 2000 experts have been consulted, increasing 
the quality and legitimacy of the indicators,” he added.

During the recent online consultation on the draft indicators, UNESCO 
received more than 150 contributions from 54 countries. A total of 136 
comments were also posted on a dedicated interactive document portal 
supported by the APC Consortium, which was contracted by UNESCO to help 
in developing the indicators.

All responses to the first version of the draft indicators can be found 
online at the following address: 
https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality/second-consultation-results.

In parallel to the online feedback, eight consultation meetings and 
workshops on the draft indicators were convened for face-to-face 
discussion in 10 countries, including in Egypt, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, 
France, Canada, Brazil, USA, Tunisia, UK, and Ghana.

There have also been four regional consultation forums that UNESCO held 
alongside the North African and African Internet Governance Forum in 
Egypt 
<https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-consults-its-draft-internet-universality-indicators-north-african-and-african-internet>; 
at the Global Voices Summit 2017 in Sri Lanka 
<https://en.unesco.org/news/global-voices-summit-2017-participants-contribute-unesco-internet-universality-indicators>; 
the Regional Consultation Forum in Latin America in Brazil 
<https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-finalizes-series-consultations-internet-universality-indicators-latin-america>; 
and the Regional Consultation Forum in the Arab States in Tunisia 
<https://en.unesco.org/news/leading-experts-arab-states-stress-relevance-internet-universality-indicators>.

The second version of the draft Internet Universality Indicators has 
drawn upon this comprehensive consultation process. The new version is 
currently being scientifically screened by experts in different 
countries, to consider the validity of the indicators in terms of 
whether there are indeed available data and methodologies to gather 
evidence at national level.

“The pre-test process now underway will identify challenges that may be 
faced by researchers, and will suggest further improvements to the 
indicators,” said Berger. “After this concludes, a third and penultimate 
version of the indicators will be developed for piloting in a number of 
countries.”

Based on the actual piloting experience, the indicators will be revised 
a final time, and then presented for consideration by the 
Intergovernmental Council of the UNESCO's International Programme for 
the Development of Communication (IPDC) during November 2018.

The Internet Universality indicators are intended as a research tool for 
stakeholders to gather evidence to assess national Internet frameworks, 
particularly in UNESCO’s mandate areas, to increase understanding of the 
national Internet environment, and to provide an evidence base for 
policymaking by governments and other stakeholders.

They have been developed around five categories embedded in the concept 
of Internet Universality and the ROAM principles, which advocate for an 
Internet based on human Rights, that is Open, Accessible to all, and 
nurtured by Multistakeholder participation. Each category is divided 
into several themes dealing with different aspects of the Internet, 
including freedom of expression, privacy, open data, connectivity, 
affordability, Internet governance, gender, trust and security.

The second version of the Indicators can be found online at the 
following address: 
https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/unesco_internet_universality_indicators_second_version.pdf. 
All important information and updates regarding the project can be found 
online at the following address: https://en.unesco.org/internetuniversality.


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