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Conference Session 167

On the way to Freedom of access

Committee on Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE)

Congress track 2: Policy, strategy and advocacy.

21 August 2013 09:30 - 12:45 | Room: Exhibition Hall 404-405 | SI

The FAIFE committee makes up an update of the trends in free access to information and freedom of expression and introduces several approaches on how to respond to tightening control of internet: legislative initiatives, policies and statements, as well as campaigns and networking to support freedom of information and privacy.

ON THE WAY TO FREEDOM OF ACCESS - Join the debate!

• Introduction and welcome
  KAI EKHOLM (Chair of FAIFE)
• Empowering a nation: Journey from access to discernment
  CHRISTOPHER CHIA (Senior Advisor/NTUC, Exec Chmn/NTUC Media)
• 10 trends revisited
  PÄIVIKKI KARHULA (Researcher, Chief Information Specialist at Parliament of Finland)
• ALA and the Edward Snowden controversy
  BARBARA JONES (Director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom)

Inspiring, short updates:

1. IFLA Code of Ethics: Further steps
   HERMAN ROESCH (coordinator of the new IFLA Code of Ethics)
2. Introducing IFEX
   MASJALIZA HAMZAH (Centre for Independent Journalism, IFEX, Malaysia)
3. IMMI legislation of Iceland
   BIRGITTA JONNISDOTTIR on video, interviewed by Päivikki Karhula
4. IFLA Internet Government Statement & advocacy work
   STUART HAMILTON (Director, Policy & Advocacy at IFLA)

Panel ACCESS IN ASIA

A special panel, entitled "Access in Asia", will discuss controlled access in the region.
Chair: Kai Ekholm
Päivikki Karhula's presentation
Panelists: Chris Chia, Päivikki Karhula, Masjaliza Hamzah, Alex Au