World Telecommunications Day
Yesterday, 17 May 2005 was World Telecommunications Day. The message from the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union called for action in the telecoms field towards "Creating an equitable information society".
The ITU is also working towards the second World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis later this year (see links on this page.) The WSIS aims to improve access to the information society, ICT and reduce the digital divide, seeing this as fundamental to delivery of wider equality, education and development. Human rights - to education, information and free expression - are stated to be key to the project, as are IP, dynamic transfer of technology and economic growth.
So, I'll be watching the WSIS, and the impact of yesterday (admittedly so far looks pretty limited) as a real life practical example of what could happen when IP, competition and human rights are used together. Or, in the real world, when decisions have to be made, will IP owners and politics prevail?
The ITU is also working towards the second World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis later this year (see links on this page.) The WSIS aims to improve access to the information society, ICT and reduce the digital divide, seeing this as fundamental to delivery of wider equality, education and development. Human rights - to education, information and free expression - are stated to be key to the project, as are IP, dynamic transfer of technology and economic growth.
So, I'll be watching the WSIS, and the impact of yesterday (admittedly so far looks pretty limited) as a real life practical example of what could happen when IP, competition and human rights are used together. Or, in the real world, when decisions have to be made, will IP owners and politics prevail?
posted by Dr Abbe Brown at 3:21 pm
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