This article will focus on the European Internet Accessibility Observatory Project (EIAO) which began in September 2004 and is being undertaken in co-operation and partnership with industry and service providers and brings together the following institutions from 6 countries across Europe:
The Internet Rights Observatory is a free space where each citizen, closely or remotely involved in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), can freely express his opinion and receive information on this subject. The Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy is responsible for hosting this site and its discussion forum, for their technical management and for financing the contents.
one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world.
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe. The Observatory is a partnership between the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the Governments of Belgium, Finland, Norway, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden, the Veneto Region of Italy, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The Observatory is composed of a Steering Committee, core management team, research policy group and staff. The Observatory’s Secretariat is based in Brussels and has offices in London and Berlin.
Bienvenue à l’O.U.I., site de l’internet équitable, c’est à dire concernant des usages de l’internet vecteurs d’une société plus équitable. Ce site est un site de partage d’information, de publication et de discussion. L'Observatoire des Usages de l'Internet est une association Montpelliéraine qui se propose depuis quelques années d'observer , d'analyser et de faire connaître des usages de l'internet porteurs de plus values sociales et citoyennes.
Observing Standards for Web-Based Learning from the Web Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science Publisher Springer Berlin / Heidelberg ISSN 0302-9743 (Print) 1611-3349 (Online) Volume Volume 3044/2004 Book Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2004
Access for all to the Information Society is a key goal for the European Union. With increasing use of the World Wide Web – in particular for government information and services, it is essential to secure access for all citizens. Yet many people - especially those with a disability – meet barriers. Benchmarking can locate potential barriers and fuel the development towards Internet access for all. The European Internet Accessibility Observatory (EIAO) project has established a large scale accessibility benchmarking service. The distributed system consisting of 9 servers can process 100 web sites per day according to 26 of the automatable tests specified in Unified Web Evaluation Methodology (UWEM 1.2).