Progress of Democracy and Information Society in Bhutan

Abstract

This paper shows the current status of democracy and information society in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Bhutan was democratized in 2008, and it was led by the King. There was no precedent for this kind of political reform. Before that, in 1999, Internet and TV broadcasting service started, and it was also led by His Majesty. Information Society had come strategically ready for coming democracy.