Enhancing Internet freedom and human rights through responsible business practice

What is needed to make social change sustainable and ICT most effective as a catalyst for change? This session will address opportunities and challenges concerning how ICT can be used to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction.

  1. RT @fxinternet: Good morning friends! Let's start the day with a short summary of session 4 – Freedom supporting human rights http://bit.ly/HRsaqk #sif12
  2. Interview with Brett Solomon, co-founder and Executive Director of Access accessnow.org —a new global movement for digital freedom. 

  3. Right now @ #sif12 - Enhancing Internet freedom through responsible business practice #fxinternet http://pic.twitter.com/5fW6yT2l
  4. On the panel Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President for Sustainability Research and Policy, Calvert Investments #sif12 http://pic.twitter.com/XPYh7cdJ
  5. #sif12 B. Freeman "The good news is industries have standards, guidelines, principles in assessing riks and their responsabilities"
  6. Third speaker in Session 5: Mr Enrique Aznar, Chief Integrity Officer, Millicom International Cellular j.mp/sif12-5 #sif12 #csr
  7. "Where do you feel the ICT sector is on this?" asks @SolomonBrett to Enrique Aznar of Millicom International Cellular. #sif12
  8. Aznar: "We work in a lot of countries defined as 'not free' or as failed states. Challenges are huge." #sif12
  9. RT @EFFLive: "Business and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies must be intertwined" -Aznar #sif12
  10. RT @fxinternet: Fourth speaker in Session 5: Mr Gunnar Oom, State Secretary to Minister for Trade of Sweden #sif12 #csr http://pic.twitter.com/W2kexp8E
  11. "Companies can't do this on their own," says @SolomonBrett, introducing Gunnar Oom, State Sec. of Minister for Trade, Sweden #sif12
  12. ”We have to be in dialog with the companies” Gunnar Oom, State Secretary to Minister for Trade, Sweden #ResponsibleBusinessPractice #sif12
  13. "State owned companies need to be shining examples" - Gunnar Oom on #CSR #sif12 #fxinternet
  14. The state can and must set conduct standards for telcos. They could start by not requiring unethical behaviour, like data retention. #sif12
  15. #sif12 Millicom "in a country where you've terrorism acts or kidnapping every day, we should balance between privacy and life protection"
  16. Elaine Weidman, VP CR Ericsson: "We would not have this discussion 5 years ago because there were no Networked Society at that time #sif12
  17. RT @jehan_ara: There is a gap between the pace of technological change and policy, says Elaine from Ericcson #sif12
  18. RT @EFFLive: Freeman: "We're concerned about the ability of OSPs to operate in certain markets like China and maintain user trust" #sif12
  19. Any investigation of rule of law that doesn't look at human rights protection is insufficient, says Salil Tripathi #sif12 #fxinternet #csr

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