London Conference on Cyberspace in the Queen Elizabeth Conference Hall over the past two days focused on the net’s liberating power. Jimmy Wales , Yemeni blogger Atiaf Al-Wazir, and Estonian President Toomas Ilves stressed how the Internet promotes freedom, allowing the individual to speak out in new, powerful ways. cyberattack in 2007. Instead of responding by shutting down the net, he encouraged his country to strengthen its embrace of the digital world. Estonians last year used the Internet to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections. Internet impact study showing that the digital economy now accounts for 7% of the UK’s GDP and is predicted to rise to 10% by 2015. Full disclosure: Google sponsored these reports. Separately, McKinsey presented a new report on the impact of the Internet on economic growth.Posted by William Echikson, Head of Free Expression, Europe, Middle East and Africa
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