"We are delighted at the honour bestowed upon Nabanna, " said Falguni Mondol, 35, a resident of Arbelia and a direct beneficiary of Nabanna, which is innovating on web-based databases and information sharing through internet to benefit the poor women of Baduria a remote region in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district which is the pilot site for Nabanna.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Just as the Internet can be used for sharing information and enabling commerce, it can also be used to steal secrets and to cause damage.

CNN: Cyber arms control? Forget about it

You want to move pure transactions to the Internet, use online communication for information sharing and routine communication, and reserve face-to-face interaction for the activities that add the most value.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

Mr O'Reilly is something of a technology guru himself and is widely credited with coining the term Web 2.0 to capture the trend towards greater creativity, information sharing and collaboration among internet users.

ECONOMIST: Innovation

While some internet users are careful to project themselves online in a way that suits specific audiences, other internet users embrace an open approach to sharing information about themselves and do not take steps to restrict what they share.

FORBES: The Beauty of Never Forgetting

Above all, he embodied what is best and hopeful about the Internet: its endless information, its ethos of sharing, its joy in connecting friends and strangers, its unflinching transparency about its own limitations, its promise -- by no means yet delivered -- of a world that is more open, more knowledgeable, and, above all, more fair ... a world that reflects the values of the Internet at its best.

CNN: Why the Net grieves Aaron Swartz

The American public increasingly relies on the Internet for socializing, business transactions, gathering information, entertainment, and creating and sharing content.

WHITEHOUSE: Our Top Stories

According to a Pew study conducted last year, ("Future of the Internet") 67% of internet experts agreed that by 2020, millennials will continue to share their enthusiasm for widespread information sharing in order to stay connected and take advantage of social, economic, and political opportunities.

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