1. What is the Goal of the conference?

- Gathering the information of the situation on the ICT industry and the internet right issue of Asian countries
- To discuss how to act to protect internet rights and how to do international solidarity

2. General Information

- Date : November 8th - 10th
- Place : Chung-ang University in Seoul, Korea
- Coordinator : Korean Progressive Network 'Jinbonet'
- Endorsement : Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
- Sponsor : Japan Foundation
- Homepage : http://asia-ir.jinbo.net
- e-mail : PatchA (patcha@patcha.jinbo.net), Oh, Byoung-il (antiropy@www.jinbo.net)

3. Registration fee: US $50

4. Session Plan (will be updated)

Session 1 : General situation of the world and Asia

- One Thing that Must Not Coexist - Is Globalization of Neo-liberalism and WTO / Lee Jong-hoi (Jinbonet, Korea)
- General situation of ICT industry and the internet right issue in Asia / Toshimaru Ogura (JCA, Japan)

Session 2 : Internet Governance

- Internet Governance / Yoon-jung Park (Korea)
- Internet Governance - Internet Rights - Experiences in Cambodia / Nobert Klein (Cambodia)
- Strategy of NGOs like At Large, CSIF / Chris Bailey (APC)

Session 3 : Digital Divide & Public Access

- Initializing Internet Rights for the Unreached: Bangladesh Concept / Hkikur (SDNP, Bangladesh)
- The Status of ICT in Sri Lanka with special reference to the Networled World / Harsha Wijayawardhana (Institute of Computer Technology, Sri Lanka)
- The Digital Chasm / Anoop (Focus on the Global South, Thailand)
- Gender Issues for Internet Rights and ICT / Chat (WNSP, Philippines)
- Between the Hype and the Hope : An Agenda for Civil Society Activists / Adrian Ocampo (Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines)

Session 4 : Content Regulation vs Free Speech

- Internet and Freedom of Expression / Chang Yeo-kyung (Jinbonet, South Korea)
- Free Speech and the Internet / Govinda (HUREF, Nepal)
- On the situation of Europe and Europe IR project / Karen (APC)
- The Control of the Internet in Chinese Societies: Similarities, Differences, and Implications of the Internet Policies in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore / Junhao Hong, Ph.D (Professor, New York)

Session 5 : Surveillance vs Privacy

- Introduction of the issue on the privacy and case study of Japan / Ogura (JCA, Japan)
- Internet Security and Privacy Issue / Alberto Escudero-Pascual (KTH-Sweden)
- Case study of Korea (Electronic ID card, workplace surveillance etc) / Lee Eun-woo (Lawyer, Korea)

Session 6 : Intellectual property and copyleft issue

- Digital Environment and Intellecutal Property Rights / Nam Hee-seob (IPLeft, Korea)
- Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet : The Case of Napster / Ingyu Oh (Japan)
- Intellectual Property in the 21st century / Arun Mehta (Society for Telecom Empowerment, India) - Artists and Copyright in Cyberspace / Breaking the Loop / Andrew Garten (C2O, Australia)

Session 7 : Internet & Social Movement

- Internet and social movement - The Malaysian experienced / Rahmat (Center for Independent Journalism, Malaysia)
- ICTs and NGO Democracy Movement in Indonesia / Awan (PAKTA Foundation, Indonesia)
- ICT and Social Transformation in the Philippines / Alan Alegre(Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines)
- Use of streaming service in the struggle / Lee Yong-keon (Labornet in Korea, Korea)
- ICT and Social Movement in Mongolia / Borchuluun (The Internet & Information Center, Mongolia)
- ICT and Social Development; A Critical Analysis / Sanjiv (AMRC, HongKong)
- Situation of ICT Industry, Social Movements and Cyberspace issues in India / Somendranath (Indialink, India)