[hr-wsis] Fwd: [wsis-prep1] UNESCO Forum: content issues

[Meryem Marzouki <marzouki@ras.eu.org>]

You'll find in the following an invitation by Sally Burch to contribute 
to the UNESCO on-line forum for civil society on WSIS. Sally is the 
moderator of the part of this forum related to content issues.

As far as I'm concerned, I consider that these kind of on-line 
institutional forum serve more their organizers (here the UNESCO, but 
the WSIS civil society secretariat has also tried its own forum) than 
the contributors, who should rather concentrate their time and efforts 
to provide a well structured contribution to make their points. Nothing 
can ensure that these contributions will be taken into account, but at 
least they cannot be as easily manipulated and instrumentalized as messy 
on-line forum.

However, I'm forwarding the information :-)

Début du message réexpédié :

> De : "Sally Burch - ALAI" <sburch@alainet.org>
> Date : Mer 18 déc 2002  04:12:28 PM Europe/Paris
> À : wsis-prep1@cpsr.org
> Objet : [wsis-prep1] UNESCO Forum: content issues
>
> Friends,
>
> In the UNESCO Forum for the WSIS, one of the discussion themes
> is content issues.  Below are some of the questions to start off the
> discussion.  Please take time to contribute by going to the Forum
> site (wsisforum.unesco.org).
>
> Sally Burch
>
> The subtopics proposed under ownership of information are:
>
> - Public domain information and services,
> - Intellectual property,
>
> Some of the issues to consider in this thematic group might
> be:
>
> When -under what circumstances- should information be
> considered private property and when part of the global
> commons, (a common public good)?
>
> Do present intellectual property laws adequately protect
> the public interest?
>
> How can public domain information and services be
> developed, funded and protected?
>
> Who should control public domain information and services,
> through what mechanisms?
>
> - - - -
>
> Here are the questions relating to ethical issues:
>
> The suggested subtopics are:
>
> Editorial independence, information manipulation,
> disinformation, broadcasting and ICTs/traditional media
> synergy, etc.,
>
> Some issues to consider in this thematic group are:
>
> Where is the dividing line between editorial independence,
> information manipulation and disinformation?
>
> How can the public right to be duly informed be protected,
> within a framework of respect for freedom of the press and
> of expression?
>
> What are the implications for the public interest of the
> present tendency to merge different forms of media, as a
> result of technological convergence?
>
> - - - -
>
> The subtopics proposed under Production and diversity are:
> - Production
> - Linguistic issues, local contents, cultural diversity,
> indigenous knowledge.
>
> Some of the issues to consider in this thematic group might
> be:
> Production
> - What kind of rapports between the producers (publishers)
> and the the documention centers like public libraries, archives,
> etc. ?
> - Linguistic issues, local contents, cultural diversity,
> indigenous knowledge. ?
> - How can Least Developed Countries develop on-line
> contents in relation with their own culture and their own language?
> - What support can/should they receive from Commercial
> enterprise ? Universities, libraries or archives
> international associations ?
> - Combined action between enterprise and non-profit associations ?
> Others?
> - How can we ensure the balance of the languages and
> cultures on Internet ?
>
> - - - -
> The subtopics proposed under Technical supports, format and
> preservation are:
> - Preservation
> - Presentation and structure of contents
> - Contents and applications
>
> Some of the issues to consider in this thematic group might
> be:
>
> Preservation
> - How can we guarantee standards for the preservation of
> the digital heritage ?
> - Who must be in charge of digital preservation ?
> Publishers ? States ? Archives ? Libraries ?
> - How can we find the necessary investments for digital
> preservation ?
> Joint venture between states and publishers, between
> states,
> publishers and computer enterprises ?
> - If a selection is necessary, who must be in charge of
> this ?
> Universities, libraries, archives ?
> Presentation and structure of contents
> - What are the respective roles in giving a clear and
> structured access to digital documents on the Internet ? In
> particular of librarians, archivists, computer scientists
> or others?
> - Who can guarantee the quality and the authenticity of the
> information ?
> Libraries, Universities, Governments ?
> Contents and applications
> - How can distance learning be developed so as to give the
> possibility to each man and women in the world to have good
> quality information? Collaboration between specialists
> (professors, scientists ...) and computer scientists?
> - In relation to this topic, how can format standards be
> guaranteed?
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Sally Burch - Directora Ejecutiva
> Agencia Latinomericana de Informacion -
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