The Outlook for Freedom and Privacy on the Internet
in Central and Eastern Europe
September 4-6 1998 (tentative)
Budapest, Hungary
In September 1998 the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (GILC) will
sponsor the first comprehensive conference on Internet Freedom of
Expression and Privacy in Central and Eastern Europe. The conference
will bring together human rights organizations and other NGOs, leading
members of the growing Internet industry in the region, and government
representatives. The goal of this conference is to identify threats
to human rights online, explore public policy solutions which support
basic freedom of expression and privacy, and to build common cause
between NGOs and the emerging Internet industry.
Speakers will include experts from Eastern and Western Europe, as well
as North America and will structured to maximize the participation of
the Eastern European participants.
AGENDA
- Day 0: Tutorials-Coordinated by Patrick Ball of the American
Association for Advancement of Science
- Internet Technology Basics
- Secure Communications for Human Rights Workers Using PGP
- Day 1: Censorship & Media Regulation
- Application of International Human Rights Freedom of
Expression to the Internet
- Various Media Regulation Models on Freedom of Expression Online
- Censorship Trends in Central and Eastern European National Laws
- European Union Approaches to Internet Content Regulation
- Day 2: Internet Access, Electronic Surveillance & Potential For NGO
Impact on Public Policy Debates
- Affordability and Accessibility of Internet Access
- Electronic Surveillance Laws in CEE and their Application to
the Internet
- The Right to Encrypt: Protecting the Right to Speak
Privately Online
- Case Studies of NGO Participation in Internet Policy Making
Steering Committee
The conference program will be set by a steering committee comprised
of NGOs, Internet experts from the CEE and around the world, academics,
and industry representatives.
Organizers
American Civil Liberties Union
Center for Democracy and Technology
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hungarian Human Rights Information and Documentation Centre (tentative)
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (tentative)
Sponsor
Open Society Institute
Fore more information, contact:
Barry Steinhardt ([email protected]),President
Electronic Frontier Foundation
East Coast: tel/fax:+ 1 203 226 4897
West Coast: tel: + 1 415 436 9333 (V)
West Coast: fax + 1 415 436 9993 (f)
1550 Bryant Street Ste 725
San Francisco,CA 94103
You can find EFF on the Web at: http://www.eff.org
Last updated: April 1998
