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Metamorphosis is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit foundation based in Skopje, Macedonia. Its main goals are development of democracy and prosperity by promoting knowledge-based economy and information society.
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12.11.2007. |
More than 1,000 representatives from government, the private sector and civil society, as well as the academic and technical communities, are expected to gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the second meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), taking place from 12 to 15 November 2007.
Participants will hold interactive discussions on a wide range of issues related to Internet governance. Among the topics up for discussion are freedom of expression, cybercrime, security, privacy, open standards, cost of access, multilingualism and diversity, measures against child pornography and protecting children from exploitation.
This multi-stakeholder gathering provides a unique opportunity for participants to share information, experiences and best practice, thus helping to create a better understanding of how the Internet can be used to its full potential for the benefit of all peoples. The Forum’s broad mandate allows participants to discuss any policy issue related to Internet governance, including the possible uses and abuses of the Internet. The IGF is an innovative open platform for policy dialogue and not a traditional negotiating body.
“Internet Governance for Development” will be the overall theme. The agenda will consist of five main sessions structured along the following themes:
• Critical Internet Resources – Infrastructure and the management of critical resources such as domain name system and Internet protocol addresses.
• Access -Internet connectivity: policy and cost.
• Diversity -Promoting multilingualism and local content
• Openness -Freedom of expression; free flow of information; empowerment and access to knowledge
• Security -Creating trust and confidence through collaboration
An APC Council Meeting was held previously (Metamorphosis Foundation is a member of the Association for Progressive Communications).
The participation of Metamorphosis at the event was supported by APC.
Our foundation also participated at the first Internet Governance Forum in Athens 2006.
Additional information about the IGF
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