[governance] WSIS and civil society - workshop tomorrow in Geneva

[Anriette Esterhuysen]

Dear friends who will be in Geneva. Please do go to this if you can.

Anriette



_*Civil Society and WSIS+10*_

Tuesday May 14, 2013 9.00-10.45

Popov Room (Room B)


*Summary*

This workshop will discuss the initial results of research conducted by
APC in 2012. The research project was conducted to respond to the
opportunity provided by the WSIS+10 review to address two problems: the
absence -in most parts of the world- of a people-centred approach to
information society policy and regulation, and, the fragmentation of the
communication rights movement which had mobilised so intensively to
ensure that this approach characterised the outcomes of the WSIS.
Information was gathered from organisations and individual activists
involved in the WSIS and current global communications policy forums to
gauge their perceptions on what changes have occurred since 2003 in
their countries, regions, or areas of activity. The research assessed
the progress and/or lack thereof in relation to communication rights
activists vision and demands, particularly regarding developing
countries and marginalised communities.


*Schedule*

9.00 Introduction to the session and presentation of the speakers
(Valeria Betancourt)

9.10 Presentation of the research (Alan Finlay)

9.30 Presentations from speakers (5 minutes each)

10.00 Discussion, final round on ideas to strengthen civil society
participation in the development of inclusive, open, people-centred, and
just information societies, and wrap up/final remarks


*Panelists*

  *

    Renate Bloem, CIVICUS UN Representative, Switzerland

  *

    William Drake, International Fellow and Lecturer of The Institute of
    Mass Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich,
    Switzerland

  *

    David Souter, Founder and Managing Director of ICT Development
    Associates, United Kingdom

  *

    Jeremy Malcolm, Senior Policy Officer of Consumer's International,
    Malaysia

  *

    Jac SM Kee, Women's Rights Programme Manager of the Association for
    Progressive Communications, Malaysia


*Presenter*

  *

    Alan Finlay, Independent Consultant, Open Research, South Africa


*Moderator *

  *

    Valeria Betancourt, Communications and Information Policy Programme
    Manager of the Association for Progressive Communications, Ecuador


*About the Association for Progressive Communications*
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is an international
network and non-profit organisation founded in 1990 that wants everyone
to have access to a free and open internet to improve lives and create a
more just world.http://www.apc.org <http://www.apc.org/>


*Contact Information*

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Valeria Betancourt
(valeria at apc.org <mailto:valeria at apc.org>) or Alexandra Groome
(alexandra at apc.org)

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