[governance] Open Council of Europe multi-stakeholder conference to examine alternative futures in international Internet-related public policy (18-19 April 2011, Strasbourg, France)

[HIBBARD Lee]

For information:

Open CoE multi-stakeholder conference to examine alternative futures in international Internet-related public policy (18-19 April 2011, Strasbourg, France)

Internet's universality and openness is an essential condition for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression and information globally. Decisions relating to the management of the Internet are likely to have a bearing on fundamental rights and freedoms. The borderless nature of the Internet infrastructure and its decentralised management beg the question of how to address the challenges to its universality and openness through international cooperation. 

Following the IGF discussions in Vilnius, the Council of Europe body responsible for developing media and information society policy has decided to work on a set of Internet governance principles to be included in a political statement of the organisation. It is also examining ways of international cooperation to preserve the ongoing functioning of the Internet.
  
What are the most viable options for international action? Decentralised and unpredictable development of standards by corporations and civil society, lobbies and bureaucrats or traditional treaty making? What architecture for participation and deliberation? Who are the stewards or facilitators of multi-stakeholder dialogue? What are the opportunities and the risks?

How to ensure impact? How to balance efficacy and accountability? What outputs in terms of international policy? How can we construct globally applicable solutions?

The Council of Europe will invite representatives of governments, the private sector and civil society to discuss these issues in an open conference. Invitations will be issued in due course. 
 <<FLYER CI Cartagena.doc>> 
For more information please contact:

Elvana Thaçi
Media and Information Society Division
Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs
Council of Europe
Tel.  + 33 (0) 3 90 21 56 98
Fax. + 33 (0) 3 88 41 27 05
E-mail: elvana.thaci at coe.int
Internet: www.coe.int/media





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