It can be concluded that, whilst large proportions of people are still excluded, networked communications do offer new opportunities for information access and inclusive debate that did not previously exist. Examples exist of minority and excluded groups harnessing new technologies to give them a voice to contribute to public debate, and increasing internet access is helping to reduce digital divides in many countries. Positive recent developments include new possibilities for linguistic diversity and the growth of participatory tools such as blogs and wikis. In the case of linguistic diversity, the development of new technologies combined with international recognition of the importance of cultural diversity has resulted in positive moves towards the erosion of the dominance of English. However, whether minority languages and cultures receive representation on the web is likely to continue to be a function of the relative wealth and power of the populations that use them. Even if all of the world’s population had physical access to communications equipment, a significant proportion would still be excluded from full participation in the networked communications environment as a result of language and other economic and socio-cultural inequalities.