The Public Voice in the Development of Internet Policy October 7, 1998 Ottawa, Ontario Sponsored by the Global Internet Liberty Campaign Conference Report Opening Speech: Minister John Manley, Industry Canada Chair, OECD Ministerial Conference on Electronic Commerce Keynote Speech: Dr David Johnston Professor of Law, McGill University Senior Advisor to the Minister of Industry on Information Technology, Canada Panel 1 - Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce Will the traditional consumer protections apply in the electronic commerce environment? Who will determine the jurisdication? Who will enforce fraud protections? How will contracts be signed and guanantees be enforced? Moderator: Karen Coyle, CPSR Yves Jomouton, Centre de droit de la consummation, Belgium Phillip McKee, National Consumer's League, USA Nathalie St. Pierre, Fédération Nationale des Associations de Consommateurs du Quebec Louise Sylvan, Consumers International - Ms. Sylvan's presentation Bjorn Erik Thon, Consumer Council of Norway - Mr. Thon's presentation Panel 2 - Speech Online and Access The Internet raises free speech issues on a global level. Issues covered will include filters and rating systems, the European Union efforts on combatting materials "harmful to minors"and the aftermath of the Reno v. ACLU decision. In many countries, there are barriers to access to infrastructure and information. How will universal access and pricing work in the electronic environment? Moderator: Barry Steinhardt, Electronic Frontier Foundation Yaman Akdeniz, Cyber-Rights and Cyber-Liberties UK Pippa Lawson, Public Interest Advocacy Center Meryem Marzouki, Imaginons un Reseau Internet Soldaire Sid Shniad, BC Telecommunications Workers Union Rigo Wenning, Förderverein Informationstechnik undGesellschaft Jim Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology Lunch Speaker: Stephen Lau, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong   Panel 3 - Privacy and Encryption Online How will privacy be protected online? This panel discussed the EU Data Protection Directive, the Wassanaar Arrangement, and other interntional and national encryption and privacy policies. The Global Internet Liberty Campaign released its report and survey on international privacy policy. Moderator: Deborah Hurley, Harvard University Information Infrastructure Project David Banisar, Electronic Privacy Information Center Jim Savary, York University David Jones, Electronic Frontier Canada Ulf Brühan, European Commission, DG XV Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Austria Panel 4 - Human Rights in the 21st Century What is the next generation of rights? How are the current rights enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and other International agreements going to apply in the electronic world? This panel will look at the future of human rights on the global networks. Moderator: Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center Harry Hochheiser, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, "One Planet, One Net" campaign and conference Jagdish Parikh, Human Rights Watch Edwin Rekosh, Columbia University Felipe Rodriguez, Electronic Frontiers Australia Laurie Wiseberg, Human Rights Internet   Return to the The Public Voice in the Development of Internet Policy page.