UNESCO briefs Global Network Initiative on Internet Indicators

news_080218_iu.jpg © UNESCO 09 February 2018The board of the Global Network Initiative (GNI) meeting in Paris on Friday 9 February heard an appeal from UNESCO to take part in the current consultation about Internet indicators. GNI is a leading coalition of Internet companies, academics, civil society and investors, formed to promote the rights to free expression and privacy in the online arena. The grouping earlier partnered with UNESCO on 8 February to mount the colloquium “Improving the communications and information ecosystem to protect the integrity of elections”. In a briefing to the GNI…

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