Beyond Internet Freedoms Conference in Iraq
May 16, 2011
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On May 16, 2011, marking World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD), the Kurdistan Regional Government Department of Information Technology and IREX are hosting a conference on Government Responses to the the Global Transparency Imperative. A hands-on Training will follow May 17, 2011. Both activities will be at KRG IT Academy in Erbil.
Follow along live the conference with ustreaming below or via twitter by using the hashtag #WTISD
Among the internationally acclaimed experts who will participate int the event is Professor Lawrence Lessig, Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Other distinguished speakers and guests will participate in the event as well, including members of the Iraq's and Kurdistan's Parliaments, the national Minister of Communications, KRG Minister of Communications, Head of KRG Department of IT, Director Generals of Media and Communication Departments of Iraqi and KRG ministries, Government representatives, US Embassy, Media institutions, and NGOs.
IREX administers the Media and Technology for Community Development (MTCD) program in Iraq, which strenghthens independent media and local participatory governance using Information Communication Technology. MTCD is a program of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
