The Public Voice in the Development of Internet Policy
October 7, 1998
Ottawa, Ontario
Sponsored by the
Global Internet Liberty Campaign
Conference Report
Opening Speech: Minister John Manley, Industry Canada
Chair, OECD Ministerial Conference on Electronic CommerceKeynote Speech: Dr David Johnston
Professor of Law, McGill University
Senior Advisor to the Minister of Industry on Information Technology, CanadaPanel 1 - Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce
Will the traditional consumer protections apply in the electronic commerce environment? Who will determine the jurisdication? Who will enforce fraud protections? How will contracts be signed and guanantees be enforced?
Moderator: Karen Coyle, CPSR
Yves Jomouton, Centre de droit de la consummation, Belgium
Phillip McKee, National Consumer's League, USA
Nathalie St. Pierre, Fédération Nationale des Associations de Consommateurs du Quebec
Louise Sylvan, Consumers International - Ms. Sylvan's presentation
Bjorn Erik Thon, Consumer Council of Norway - Mr. Thon's presentationPanel 2 - Speech Online and Access
The Internet raises free speech issues on a global level. Issues covered will include filters and rating systems, the European Union efforts on combatting materials "harmful to minors"and the aftermath of the Reno v. ACLU decision. In many countries, there are barriers to access to infrastructure and information. How will universal access and pricing work in the electronic environment?
Moderator: Barry Steinhardt, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Yaman Akdeniz, Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties UK
Pippa Lawson, Public Interest Advocacy Center
Meryem Marzouki, Imaginons un Reseau Internet Soldaire
Sid Shniad, BC Telecommunications Workers Union
Rigo Wenning, Förderverein Informationstechnik undGesellschaft
Jim Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology
Lunch Speaker: Stephen Lau, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong
Panel 3 - Privacy and Encryption Online
How will privacy be protected online? This panel discussed the EU Data Protection Directive, the Wassanaar Arrangement, and other interntional and national encryption and privacy policies. The Global Internet Liberty Campaign released its report and survey on international privacy policy.
Moderator: Deborah Hurley, Harvard University Information Infrastructure Project
David Banisar, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Jim Savary, York University
David Jones, Electronic Frontier Canada
Ulf Brühan, European Commission, DG XV
Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Austria
Panel 4 - Human Rights in the 21st Century
What is the next generation of rights? How are the current rights enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and other International agreements going to apply in the electronic world? This panel will look at the future of human rights on the global networks.
Moderator: Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center
Harry Hochheiser, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, "One Planet, One Net" campaign and conference
Jagdish Parikh, Human Rights Watch
Edwin Rekosh, Columbia University
Felipe Rodriguez, Electronic Frontiers Australia
Laurie Wiseberg, Human Rights Internet
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