SECTOR 1 Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.5 (2006= 1.6, 2008 = 1.5, 2010 = 2.3) 1.9 Websites and blogs are not required to register with or obtain permission from state authorities. Up to date, no legal framework concerning websites and blogs is in place. All that it requires is to purchase a domain name from a provider and then to create your website. Sites with the extension .mg do, however, entail lodging a request for authorisation with the Malagasy Copyright Office (Office Malgache des Droits d’Auteur (OMDA). Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 76 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER MADAGASCAR 4.8 (2006= n/a, 2008 = n/a, 2010 = 4.9)