WEB INDEX

Dr. Hania Farhan, 

Web Index Research

 Director

 Web Index, Established by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the World Wide Web Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to achieving a world in which all people can use the Web to communicate, collaborate and innovate freely, building bridges across the divides that threaten our shared future.

The construction of the Index involved a rigorous process of collecting and analyzing data across a large number of indicators and countries.  We have benefited tremendously from the advice and support of many organizations and individuals, including leading experts in various fields of Web science, economics, education, health, statistics, communications, and law.-

Hania led the overall development of the Web Index.  Her past experience includes leading the Ibrahim Index of African Governance as Director of Research at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in London, serving as Director of the Middle East and North Africa region at The Economist Intelligence Unit – The Economist Group, and working as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.  Prior to that, she worked in investment banking in London and Johannesburg, where she covered emerging markets in Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Hania studied at London University. She has a B.Sc. degree in Economics (LSE), an M.Sc. in Economics (UCL), and a Ph.D. in Economics (SOAS).

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