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| Third UNESCO Congress on Ethical, Legal and
Societal Challenges of Cyberspace
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| Provisional Timetable |
| Sunday, 12 November 2000 (afternoon) |
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3 p.m.-6 p.m. |
Registration |
| Monday, 13 November (morning) |
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9 a.m.-10 a.m. |
Opening Session
(Room II)
- Chairperson: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Chairperson of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) (Iceland)
- Alain Modoux, Assistant Director-General a.i. for Communication and Information - UNESCO
- David Konzevik, Economist, President and CEO of Konzevik y Associados (Mexico)
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10.15 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Theme A: The role of public authorities in access to information
(Room II)
Session 1: Broader and more efficient provision of public contents
(Room II)
- Moderator: Elizabeth Longworth, Principal, Longworth Associates Ltd. (New Zealand)
- Speakers:
Thomas B. Riley, Executive Director, Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance, Riley Information Services (Canada)
George Papapavlou, Information society DG, Directorate A: Communication Services: Policy and Regulatory Framework, Secretary Legal Advisory Board (European Commission)
Ekaterina U. Genieva, Director-General, The Library for Foreign Literature (Russian Federation)
- Discussion
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1 p.m.-3 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| Monday, 13 November (afternoon) |
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3 p.m.-6 p.m |
Theme A: The role of public authorities in access to information
(Room II)
Session 2: Facilitating access to networks and services
(Room II)
- Moderator: Christine Maxwell, Vice-Chairman for Communications, Internet Society (ISOC)
- Speakers:
Arthur Levin, Policy Adviser, Strategies and Policies Unit (SEC/SPU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Professor of Telecommunications and Internet Law
Yasuhiko Kawasumi, General Manager, Corporate Planning Headquarters, Japan Telecom Co, Ltd., Rapporteur for ITU-D-Focal Group 7 (Japan)
Tadao Takahashi, Chair, Information Society Program, Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil)
Jean-Noël Tronc, Adviser for Information Society, Cabinet of Prime Minister (France)
- Discussion
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7 p.m.-9 p.m. |
Reception |
| Tuesday, 14 November (morning) |
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10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Theme B: The fair use concept in the information society
(Room II)
Session 3: The "fair use" concept in education, science, culture and communication
(Room II)
- Moderator: Yves Poullet, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Namur (Belgium)
- Speakers:
Deborah Hurley, Director, Harvard Information Infrastructure Project, Harvard University (United States of America)
Carlos M. Correa, Director, Master Programme on Science and Technology Policy and Management, Specialist in Intellectual Property Rights, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor in Law, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Herman Spruijt, Member of the Executive Committee of the International Publishers Association (Netherlands)
- Discussion
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1 p.m.-3 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| Tuesday, 14 November (afternoon) |
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3 p.m.-6 p.m. |
Theme B: The fair use concept in the information society
(Room II)
Session 4: Application of legal exceptions to copyright for developing countries (through International Conventions)
- Moderator: Mireille Buydens, Professor in Law, Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)
- Speakers:
Euisun Yoo, Associated Dean, Department of Planning and Development, Professor, School of Communication, Ewha Woman's University (Republic of Korea)
Barry Steinhardt, Associate Director, American Civil Liberties Union
(United States of America )
Andras Szinger, Copyright expert, Artisjus (Hungarian Bureau for the Protection of Author's Rights)
(Hungary)
Brian Wafawarowa, President of the Publishers Association of South Africa (South Africa)
- Discussion
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| Wednesday, 15 November (morning) |
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10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Theme C: Protecting human dignity in the digital age
(Room II)
Session 5: Protection of privacy on global networks
(Room II)
- Moderator: Marc Rotenberg, Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (United States of America)
- Speakers:
Hansjuergen Garstka, Data Protection and Information Access
Commissioner of the State of Berlin (Germany)
Stefano Rodota, Member of the Committee of Ethics of the Italian National Council of Research, Chairman, Guarantor for the Protection of Personal Data (Italy)
Amr Zaki Abdel Motaal, Attorney at Law, Arbitrator, Abdel Motaal, Moharram & Heiza Law Firm (Egypt)
- Discussion
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1 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
| Wednesday, 15 November (afternoon) |
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3 p.m.-5 p.m. |
Theme C: Protecting human dignity in the digital age
(Room II)
Session 6: Freedom of expression through electronic media
(Room II)
- Moderator: Marc Rotenberg, Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (United States of America)
- Speakers:
Simon Davies, Visiting Fellow, Computer Security Research Centre, London School of Economics (United Kingdom)
Adama Fofana, President, Council of Information (Burkina Faso)
Duncan Campbell, Investigative journalist and TV producer, IPTV Ltd.
(United Kingdom)
- Discussion
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5 p.m.-6 p.m. |
Adoption of conclusions
Closure
- Bernd Niehaus, VicePresident of ECOSOC 2000, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations (UN)
- Philippe Quéau, Director of Information Society Division, UNESCO
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