Stockholm Internet Forum 2012
In this storyline we cover the main event, as well as speeches and addresses outside the main sessions. For each session you can find links to more info about the panelists, an informal summary, a recording and a Storify feed that reflects the discussions in social media during the session.
- Stockholm Internet Forum can be followed online through the Twitter hashtags #sif12 and #fxinternet - Freedom of eXpression on the Internet. If you have direct questions to the panelists - direct them to the @fxinternet Twitter account.
And it begins, follow #sif12 live online j.mp/sif12 and tweet us. Let the world and the room unite #fxinternetOpening Address from Mr Carl Bildt, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
- “The full guarantee of the right to freedom of expression on the Internet must be the norm, and any limitation considered as an exception. This fundamental principle should never be reversed.” - Mr Carl Bildt, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs
Read the full speech or watch it using the links below. 
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's speech at Stockholm Internet Forum 2012Ladies and Gentlemen, Most welcome to Stockholm and the Stockholm Forum on Internet Freedom for Global Development. You are here because ...Session 1: High-level Segment Internet freedom for global development
- The high-level segment discussed the importance of Internet freedom for multi-faceted development. New communication technologies in many ways level the playing field between ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’, but development in its various forms – be it for example economic growth or political participation – is also dependent on the free flow of information and open communication networks. How can the Stockholm Internet Forum understand and contribute to this reality?
Session 1 | Stockholm Internet ForumHigh-level Segment Internet freedom for global development 18 April, 09.20-10.50 The high-level segment will discuss the importance of In...
Informal summary of session 1 - Internet freedom for global development | Stockholm Internet ForumThe discussion focused on the importance of implementing the freedom of expression also on the Internet. The link between freedom of expr...The high-level segment will discuss the importance of Internet freedom for multi-faceted development.
Session 2: The connectivity of the future
- Internet freedom today, but what about tomorrow? What characterises the next generation of connectivity and communication channels? This session will address recent technological developments, such as the roll-out of mobile solutions and the increasing use of cloud computing, but also the opportunities beyond. Will Internet freedom still be relevant in decades to come?
Session 2 | Stockholm Internet ForumThe connectivity of the future 18 April, 11.20-12.50 Internet freedom today, but what about tomorrow? What characterises the next generat...
Informal summary of session 2 - The connectivity of the future | Stockholm Internet ForumThe discussion focused on what technological advancement will have the most impact on freedom on the internet in the future.Internet freedom today, but what about tomorrow? What characterises the next generation of connectivity and communication channels?
Minister Address by Ms Anna-Karin Hatt
“Sweden is to be a leading IT nation, where technology serves the people. Sweden will lead the development of environmental technologies that solve the global environmental problems, create jobs, growth and new businesses in our country.”
– Ms Anna-Karin Hatt, Sweden’s Minister for Information Technology and Energy Ministry of Enterprise and Energy.
Read the full speech or watch it using the links below.
- A vital platform for democracy that belongs to us allGood afternoon. May I start by saying how glad I am to see you all here in Stockholm. I would like to add how proud we are too, in hostin...
Session 3: Social media is fast – social change is slow
- What is needed to make social change sustainable and ICT most effective as a catalyst for change? This session addressed opportunities and challenges concerning how ICT can be used to achieve sustainable development and poverty reduction.
