[bestbits] Last day to register. Re: Last chance to register: Power shifts. Media Freedom and the Internet

[Lorena Jaume-Palasi]

Dear all,
today is the last day to register to the FoME symposium on Internet
Governance here
http://fome.info/events/symposium-2017
We will also stream the event. Please do come back if you have feedback or
questions.
Looking forward to seeing a few of you in Berlin!
Regards
Lorena

2017-11-08 0:22 GMT+01:00 Lorena Jaume-Palasi <lorena at collaboratory.de>:

> Dear all,apologies for cross-posting. This is a last reminder to register
> for the FoME Symposium on Media Freedom and its intersection with Internet
> Governance. Many familiar names from almost all continents will be speaking
> on key topics and we look forward to see many of you in Berlin!Regards,
> Lorena
> Power Shifts. Media Freedom and the Internet
> November 16-17, 2017
> Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Tiergartenstr. 35, Berlinorganised by
> iRights.international <http://irights.international/>, hosted by
> Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung <http://www.kas.de/wf/en/>
>
> Registration <http://fome.info/events/symposium-2017/registration> |
> Programme <http://fome.info/events/symposium-2017/programme> | Speakers
> <http://fome.info/events/symposium-2017/speakers>
>
> In many countries, not only in the developing world, governments are
> pushing for more control over the Internet. Censoring content is a growth
> industry, and Internet and social network shutdowns in response to civil
> protest and unrest are on the rise. Online surveillance is exploding and
> people are being increasingly intimidated or detained because of their
> online activities.
>
> Therefore it is vital for civil society and the media to work together in
> order to shape the Internet of the future and ensure it remains in the
> service of democracy. And the role of international media assistance needs
> to be reconsidered in this context.
>
> At the 2017 Symposium of the Forum Media and Development (FoME) in Berlin
> (Nov. 16th & 17th), we will discuss recent developments, strategies and
> next steps with a range of international experts in the fields of media
> development and Internet governance:
>
>    - Chinmayi Arun, Centre for Communication Governance, Delhi
>    - Lynn St. Amour, Chair of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the
>    Internet Governance Forum
>    - Guy Berger, Director of Division of Freedom of Expression and Media
>    Development, UNESCO
>    - William Bird, Media Monitoring Africa, Johannesburg
>    - Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
>    - Miriam Estrin, Google
>    - Helani Galpaya, LIRNEasia, Colombo, Sri Lanka
>    - Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center
>    - Joseph Nasongo, Commissioner, National Cohesion and Integration
>    Commission, Kenya
>    - Mark Nelson, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA),
>    Washington, DC
>    - Nanjira Sambuli, World Wide Web Foundation, Nairobi
>    - Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
>    - and many more.
>
> The FoME symposium will bring together journalists, media managers, media
> development specialists, activists, academics and representatives from
> government and private companies from around the world to exchange views
> and foster ideas to keep the Internet free and open – for media and
> citizens around the globe.
>
> At the core of the symposium will be the following questions:
>
>    - How to address Internet filtering and blocking in authoritarian
>    regimes?
>    - How to counter “fake news” without stifling freedom of expression?
>    - How to minimize risks emerging from cyber security initiatives?
>    - Should the media development community engage more in the Internet
>    Governance Forum (IGF) processes?
>    - Should media development focus its attention more to international
>    digital media enterprises?
>    - How to regulate or control the expansion of digital surveillance
>    programs?
>    - Should digital information literacy be more prominent on the media
>    development agenda?
>
> The symposium is organised and hosted by iRights
> <http://irights.international/> in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer
> Stiftung <http://kas.de/>. FoME is an initiative of 20 organisations from
> German-speaking countries active in international media development,
> including iRights, CAMECO, Deutsche Welle Akademie, ECPMF, Friedrich Ebert
> Stiftung, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, GIZ, IDEM, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung,
> Reporters without Borders and others.
>
> For inquiries please contact fome (at) iRights (dot) international
>



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