[A2k] DCOS event today in Hyderabad IGF: Knowledge as a Global Public Good: How Fair Use, Open Source and ICT Standards Can Expand Digital Inclusion

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/workshops_08/showmelist.php?mem=88

Today, the Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (DCOS) will hold a
workshop today at the 3rd Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad,
India entitled: Knowledge as a Global Public Good: How Fair Use, Open
Source and ICT Standards Can Expand Digital Inclusion" at 16:30 to
18:00.

Our speakers today include:

Richard Owens, Director of the Copyright E-Commerce, Technology and
Management Division, WIPO
Rishab Ghosh, UNU-MERIT
Laura DeNardis, Executive Director Yale Information Society Project,
Yale
Aslam Raffee, South Africa
Thiru Balasubramaniam, Knowledge Ecology International

It is our understanding that this will be webcast on the following link.

http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/workshops_08/webcasts/workshoproom5.htm

Globalization and the Internet's distribution and communication model
pose a vexing question: can a global public good be defined and
protected? Indeed, this pressing question is the crux of many issues
outlined in the WSIS process and IGF meetings.

This workshop starts from the premise that knowledge is a definable
and protectable global public good. Stakeholders will present their
viewpoints on how the concepts of open source, open IT standards, and
fair use in IP law can be combined to improve digital inclusion.
Panelists will discuss how government policy, private industry
actions,  institutions of global governance, and government
procurement and financing could align to support knowledge as a global
public good.






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Thiru Balasubramaniam
Geneva Representative
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI)
thiru@keionline.org


Tel: +41 22 791 6727
Mobile: +41 76 508 0997