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FREEDOM OF THE NET REPORT 2013 RANKS ARMENIA AMONG "FREE" COUNTRIES
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13:56 03.10.2013
Armenia is rated high in the Freedom of the Net 2013 report released
today by the Freedom House.
The report includes Armenia in the list of 17 countries rated as
"Free" topped by Iceland, Estonia and Germany. Georgia is another
country in the region ranked as "Free."
As for Armenia's neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey are rated as Partly
Free, while Iran is at the very bottom. Russia is also classified as
"Partly Free."
According to the report, the access to internet in Armenia has
significantly improved over the past few years, with the internet
penetration rate increasing from approximately 6 percent in 2007 to
39 percent in 2012.
"At the same time, however, there have been minimal efforts to improve
community access to the internet and digital literacy remains somewhat
low, with television remaining the predominant source by which people
receive news and information," the report reads.
Freedom on the Net 2013 is the fourth report in a series of
comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers
developments in 60 countries that occurred between May 2012 and April
2013. The countries were chosen to provide a representative sample
with regards to geographical diversity and economic development,
as well as varying levels of political and media freedom.
Over 60 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed,
contributed to the project by researching laws and practices relevant
to the digital media, testing the accessibility of select websites, and
interviewing a wide range of sources, among other research activities.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/03/freedom-of-the-net-report-2013-ranks-armenia-among-free-countries/
13:56 03.10.2013
Armenia is rated high in the Freedom of the Net 2013 report released
today by the Freedom House.
The report includes Armenia in the list of 17 countries rated as
"Free" topped by Iceland, Estonia and Germany. Georgia is another
country in the region ranked as "Free."
As for Armenia's neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey are rated as Partly
Free, while Iran is at the very bottom. Russia is also classified as
"Partly Free."
According to the report, the access to internet in Armenia has
significantly improved over the past few years, with the internet
penetration rate increasing from approximately 6 percent in 2007 to
39 percent in 2012.
"At the same time, however, there have been minimal efforts to improve
community access to the internet and digital literacy remains somewhat
low, with television remaining the predominant source by which people
receive news and information," the report reads.
Freedom on the Net 2013 is the fourth report in a series of
comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers
developments in 60 countries that occurred between May 2012 and April
2013. The countries were chosen to provide a representative sample
with regards to geographical diversity and economic development,
as well as varying levels of political and media freedom.
Over 60 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed,
contributed to the project by researching laws and practices relevant
to the digital media, testing the accessibility of select websites, and
interviewing a wide range of sources, among other research activities.