CSOs Greeted the Adoption of UN Resolution on Privacy on the Internet
Dejan Georgievski
28/11/2020 - 23:50
E-democracy, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, ICT, Internet, Internet rights and openness, News, Security, United Nations, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Privacy and surveillance, Serbia

SHARE Defense - SHARE Foundation and Partners for Democratic Changes Serbia greeted the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Draft-Resolution of the UN General Assemblz on Privacy in the Digital Age, proposed by Germany and Brazil.

APC: Proposed Conference on Internet Governance Must Commit itself to Maintain Links with IGF Process
Dejan Georgievski
22/11/2020 - 13:56
Digital newsroom, E-democracy, EngageMind, Headnews, Human rights, International cooperation, Internet, Internet rights and openness, News, Rotator, Internet governance

The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) welcomed, in an open letter to the organizers of the International Conference on Global Internet Government announced by the Brazilian government for 2014, the initiative that should address the current...

EuroDIG 2013: Join the Debate on Internet Governance
Dejan Georgievski
20/06/2020 - 07:14
Calls for participation, E-democracy, EngageMind, Freedom of information, Headnews, ICT, Internet, News, Rotator, Internet governance, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Foundation OneWorldSEE and the Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo invite you take part in the direct following of the EuroDIG 2013 that will be held tomorrow, June 21, 2013, in Lisbon. The event will also include a debate on internet governance in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Macedonia doesn't need a Law on Media
Dejan Georgievski
05/05/2020 - 07:32
Digital newsroom, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, Opinion and analyses, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Macedonia

A fortnight ago, on Monday, April 22, the Media Development Centre from Skopje organized a debate that tried to answer whether there was a need for (any) law on media in Macedonia.

ARTICLE 19 Launched The Right To Share Principles
Dejan Georgievski
02/05/2020 - 08:41
Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Headnews, Human rights, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, News, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance

Last Thursday, April 25, 2013, on the eve of the World Intellectual Property Day, ARTICLE 19 launched The Right To Share: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Copyright in the...

Regulatory Authority Retracts the Ban on Access to Online Betting Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dejan Georgievski
22/02/2020 - 20:41
EngageMind, Finance, Freedom of information, Headnews, Human rights, Internet, Internet rights and openness, Law, News, Rotator, Internet governance, Southeast Europe

The public pressure and the accusations against the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RAK) that it introduced censorship of the  internet resulted in the decision yesterday, February 21, by RAK to retract its ban on access to foreign online betting website it adopted on January 15, 2013.

Post-WCIT civil society statement: A way forward
Dejan Georgievski
19/12/2020 - 11:16
Civil society, Freedom of expression, Gender, Gender(s), Headnews, Human rights, Internet, Internet rights and openness, News, United Nations, Freedom of expression, Rotator, Internet governance, Internet prava

After the failure of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, December 3-14, 2012, to reach an agreement on the new International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) the civil society groups came forward with a joint post-WCIT statement calling upon states “to recognize the importance of upholding human rights in all spheres, including the Internet”.

Civil Society demands Greater Opportunity to Contribute to WCIT
Dejan Georgievski
14/12/2020 - 11:48
Civil society, Headnews, ICT, Information and Media, International cooperation, Internet, Internet Governance (IG), Internet rights and openness, News, United Nations, Rotator, Internet governance, Internet prava

In an Open Letter put out on December 9, 2012, during the World Conference on International Telecommunications, civil society groups call on the the ITU’s Secretary General and the conference Chairman to address three immediate and pressing matters: the lack of any official standing to the public comments by civil society; the lack of access to and transparency of working groups, particularly the...