General ICT Policy

A bill of rights for the internet age has been proposed at the UN Internet Governance Forum in Athens. The bill would update and restate rights that have been enshrined for centuries, said Robin Gross of civil liberties group IP Justice. See the Bill of Rights IGF Workshop wiki for more details.

“The solution is not getting everyone a PC. The starting point has to be to get people motivated.”

“Legislation to introduce national ID cards must not lead to vulnerable groups being denied access to the NHS.”

Silenced’ a global study of Internet censorship in over fifty countries and regions reveals that Internet restrictions, government secrecy and communications surveillance have reached an unprecedented level across the world.

The e-Government Unit “will explore with Government, industry and other stakeholders further activities to support OSS use in the public sector.”

These are the areas to be covered by the new UN body, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), scheduled to meet for the first time next year.