[CC] Working the web: Johannesburg summit.

[George(s) Lessard]

[EUR,ACC - 22.08.2002] Working the web: Johannesburg summit.  (Guardian 
Unlimited) Meanwhile, 108 heads of state from 172 countries were busy saving 
the planet at the earth summit in Rio. It is difficult to say how the earth 
summit has improved the environment and helped those most in need. But it is 
much easier to say that in 1992, the web was a toddler in contrast to the 
speeding giant of mass communications it now is, giving a voice to all who can 
get online. Corporate accountability will be a hot topic, and the internet has 
played a key role in this debate. Continue

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,778339,00.html  

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Japan (by the United Nations University):
http://mirror-japan.unesco.org/webworld/observatory/index.html

United States (by the University of Nebraska):
http://mirror-us.unesco.org/webworld/observatory/index.html
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