The World Information Access 2006 Report presents important trends in the distribution of information and communication technologies around the world. We sometimes work with data that has been collected by international agencies, but more often our tables and graphics are based on original data collection efforts. Please cite research from the briefing booklet or this website report as: Howard, Philip N, and World Information Access Project. World Information Access Report – 2006. 8. Seattle: University of Washington, 2006.

The online publication consists of nine chapters organized in five thematic categories, in a global comparative context.

• WIA Report 2006
• 5 Findings; 5 Implications

News Coverage of 2006 Briefing Book

• University of Washington news release 1: “Report finds growing inequality across global information society”
• San Jose Mercury News
• Seattle Times
• UW Daily
• PRI / BBC / The World Technology Podcast