Making the future free

"The World Wide Web is becoming as important to the future of mankind as free speech, the inventor of the Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said. Because the network is neutral and access to data open, the Web is becoming a vital tool to ensure open government, and as such it should be considered a right....Berners-Lee is also works as an advisor to data.gov.uk, a project to provide open access to public sector information. Securing this access he says has the potential to bring enormous influence to bear politically because it promotes informed decision-making...."