[kictanet] Kenya ranked 53 out of 81 in web index ranking

[Barrack Otieno]

Interesting statistics, there is room for improvement.

Best Regards


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Esther Muchiri <emuchiri at andestbites.com>wrote:

> The Web Index that measures the World Wide Web’s contribution to
> development and human rights globally has been released.
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> Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is
> the world’s first multi-dimensional measure of the Web’s growth, utility
> and impact on people and nations. Sweden ranked highest for the second year
> running, with Norway in second. The UK and US come third and fourth
> respectively, but both come in for criticism for surveillance practices.
> New Zealand rounds out the top five.
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> *Kenya ranked number 53, *of the 81 countries released with a web index
> score of 36.8 out of a maximum of 100. South Africa and Mauritius ranked
> better than Kenya at position 35 and 37 respectively. Scores are given in
> the areas of access; freedom and openness; relevant content; and
> empowerment. First released in 2012, the 2013 Index has been expanded and
> refined to include 20 new countries and features an enhanced data set,
> particularly in the areas of gender, Open Data, privacy rights and
> security.
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> *Kenya ranked poorly on universal access with a web index score of 27.7, *while
> South Africa and Mauritius had a web index rank of 53.2 and 44.1. Iceland
> ranked best in universal access. UK ranked best in having relevant content.
> Norway had the highest rank in openness and freedom while United States had
> the internet having the greatest impact on its people. The report suggests
> that targeted censorship of Web content by governments was widespread
> across the globe. 94% of countries in the Web Index did not meet best
> practice standards for checks and balances on government interception of
> electronic communications. In 80% of the countries studied, the Web and
> social media had played a role in public mobilisation in the past year, and
> in half of these cases, had been a major catalyst. Rich countries did not
> necessarily rank highly in the Web Index. The study shows that once
> countries surpass a GDP threshold of USD 12,000 per capita, the link
> between wealth and Web Index rank weakened significantly.
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> Only 56% of Web Index countries were assessed as allocating ‘significant’
> resources to ICT training programmes targeting women and men equally.
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> Source: The Web Index, Standard Investment Bank
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> *Esther W. Muchiri, Executive Director*
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