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Involving Civil Society in ICT Policy: The World Summit on the Information Society |
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Edited by Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS) |
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September 2003 |
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Information Society, Information Technology (IT) |
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Global |
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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) |
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government, internet, policy-making, civil society, WSIS, |
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| Abstract |
This book has been compiled by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)and the Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS). It is part of our combined efforts to ensure that communication and internet rights are upheld and protected as fundamental rights throughout the world. The ability to share information and communicate freely underpin all other human rights, and is a means to strengthen the social, economic and cultural lives of people and communities.
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- Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Book
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- PART 1. INTRODUCTION
- About this book
- Introducing the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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- PART 2. PERSPECTIVES FROM THE APC ON THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Introduction
- An APC Perspective
- APC Women’s Networking Support Programme Perspective
- African Perspective
- Latin America and the Caribbean Perspective
- Asian Perspective
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- PART 3. THE CRIS CAMPAIGN AND KEY ISSUES
- Introduction
- The CRIS Charter
- Is the “Information Society” a Useful Concept for Civil Society?
- Why Should Intellectual Property Rights Matter to Civil Society?
- Media Ownership: Big Deal?
- Contesting the Spectrum Allocation Giveaway
- Universal Access to Telecoms
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- PART 4. CONCLUSION AND MOVING FORWARD
- What happens after the first world summit?
- What actions can be taken?
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- APPENDIX. SOME USEFUL RESOURCES
- Association For Progressive Communications (APC)
- Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS)
- UN Websites
- Civil Society Contributions to WSIS
- Gender and ICT Advocacy
- Regional Resources: Africa
- Regional Resources: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Regional Resources: Asia-Pacific
- Contacting Civil Society @ WSIS
- Civil Society Involvement: National Level WSIS and ICT Policy Preparations
- Events
- Capacity-Building and Training Resources
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| Attribution |
Association for Progressive Communications
APC Secretariat
Presidio Building 1012
Torney Avenue P.O. Box 29904
San Francisco, CA 94129, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
http://www.apc.org
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