[huridocs-tech] OSCE Media Representative to hold conference on media freedom on the Internet

VIENNA/AMSTERDAM, 23 August 2004 - "Guaranteeing Media Freedom on the
Internet" is the title of the 2nd Amsterdam Internet Conference to be held
on 27 and 28 August 2004. It will be hosted by Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE
Representative on Freedom of the Media.

Over 70 participants from the OSCE region are expected to attend the
conference, including some 20 international experts representing
governments, non-governmental organizations, the media and academia.

The topics will include legislation and jurisdiction for digital networks;
hate speech on the Internet; education and the development of Internet
literacy; access to information and networks as well as the problems of
self-regulation, blocking and filtering.

Mr Haraszti and Mr. Lodewijk Asscher, Member of the City Council of
Amsterdam, will open the two-day event at 9:00 on Friday, 27 August.

The conference is a follow-up to the 2003 Amsterdam Internet Conference.
The agenda was developed during a Seminar in Vienna on 30 June 2004
together with delegations from OSCE participating States.

The results of the 2004 Amsterdam Conference will be incorporated into a
"Freedom of the Media Internet Cookbook" with recommendations and best
practices, published by the OSCE Media Representative later this year.

The conference will be held in the Raadzaal of the City Hall in Amsterdam
(Stopera, Amstel 1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). It will be open to the
media. No accreditation is necessary. However, for entry please provide a
valid press card or personal ID.

Photo opportunities and interviews with the Media Representative may be
arranged; please contact his Office beforehand.

A special conference website can be found at the OSCE website:
http://www.osce.org/events/conferences/fom/2004amsterdam/




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