Dear Friends and Colleagues of the Oxford Internet Institute,

 

Please may we bring your attention to the following forthcoming event surrounding the participation of civil society in Internet Governance in the context of the World Summit on the Information Society:

 

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ESRC Seminar Series - Critical Perspectives on the World Summit on the

Information Society: Civil Society Participation and Issues

Date: 2004-2005

Location: Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS

 

The Oxford Internet Institute has received a grant from the ESRC to

hold four seminars and one small conference focusing on civil society participation in the World Summit on the Information Society. Four events will be held in the run up to the 2nd summit in November 2005. A final seminar will be held early in 2006, to allow for an informed and reflective discussion of the whole WSIS process.

 

Seminar 1: Reflecting on the Civil Society Agenda

An Invitation to Contribute: Call for Papers

10th December 2004

Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles Oxford OX1 3JS

 

The 2003 World Summit of the Information Society (Geneva, 2003) generated a 'Civil Society' declaration that emphasized a commitment to: "building information and communication societies that are people-centred, inclusive and equitable", defined by a set of more specific principles. How are these broad aims being translated into specific policy goals relating to such areas as access, connectivity, and content regulation? Are these principles and the policies they subsume enabling a productive (or conflictual) engagement with other stakeholders in the process? Why did some civil society groups who would share the declaration's aims decide not to participate in the WSIS process? These are some of the questions we want to reflect on in this agenda-setting seminar. We welcome contributions from civil society groups who participated in the debates and those who stayed away. We also welcome contributions from academics and policy makers who can reflect on civil society groups' ability to shape agendas and discourses, and influence outcomes either in relation to WSIS or other international decision making forums (e.g. WTO or Earth Summits).

 

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More information can be found at: http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/collaboration/?rq=specialevents/20050101

 

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Lucy Martin

Events Officer

Oxford Internet Institute

Tel:  +44 (0)1865 287228

Fax: +44 (0) 1865 287211

www.oii.ox.ac.uk

 

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