SummitHet weblog van de Volkskrant meldde afgelopen vrijdag:
“Internet is een fundament van democratie in de 21ste eeuw, omdat de kernwaarden van internet en democratie zo nauw verbonden zijn.”
In de posting gaan ze in op de conferentie in Madrid over democratie, terrorisme en mensenrechten die gehouden werd.
Op de weblog van Dan Gillmor staat een uitgebreide samenvatting van het standpunt. Hieronder de hoofdpunten met betrekking tot de titel van deze posting:
“Strengthening the Open Internet for a Safer World
March 11, 2005

I. The Internet is a foundation of democratic society in the 21st century, because the core values of the Internet and democracy are so closely aligned.
1. The Internet is fundamentally about openness, participation, and freedom of expression for all — increasing the diversity and reach of information and ideas.
2. The Internet allows people to communicate and collaborate across borders and belief systems.
3. The Internet unites families and cultures in diaspora; it connects people, helping them to form civil societies.
4. The Internet can foster economic development by connecting people to information and markets.
5. The Internet introduces new ideas and views to those who may be isolated and prone to political violence.
6. The Internet is neither above nor below the law. The same legal principles that apply in the physical world also apply to human activities conducted over the Internet.”
Meer informatie vind je op de site van de conferentie van Madrid.