Shravanti Reddy is the program associate of Digital Freedom Networks. She holds a Master?s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University?s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), where she completed a concentration in Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. Her main interests are in women?s rights, children?s rights, refugee rights, and economic and social rights. Prior to DFN, Shravanti worked for the Women?s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association, and the United Nations Center for Human Settlements. She has lived and worked abroad in both Zimbabwe and Kenya and holds a BA in History from Binghamton University (SUNY).
On World Telecommunications Day last Saturday, the question of the digital divide?the difference between the so-called "developed" and "less developed" countries in terms of the availability and use of new information and communications technologies, particularly regarding access and use of the Internet?was one of the main topics of debate. However, less is understood about the growing knowledge and participation divide between "developed" and "undeveloped" countries on decisions regarding the global structure of the Internet that is currently under the mandate of the Internet Corporation for the Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)... more
A World-Renowned Source for Internet Developments. Serving Since 2002.