Until recently Mongolia has been closed and communist country sandwiched between Russia and China and having diplomatic ties with only other communist states.
But in the last few years Mongolia posed itself actively on a global radar strenghtening its position in the world. Two years ago Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia has successfully hosted the Community of Democracies conference. Moreover, famous politicians such as Tony Blair and Hilary Clinton have visited our stated several times.
The Fifth annual Freedom Online Conference, hosted by the current Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Chair – Mongolia – is scheduled to take place in Ulaanbaatar on the 4th and 5th of May 2015. By bringing together a diverse group of relevant stakeholders, Freedom Online Conferences offer a unique opportunity to advance discussions on rights and freedoms online in a multistakeholder fashion. Under the Chairmanship of Mongolia, the Conference will explore topics under the umbrella theme: Internet Policy Making – Best Practices for Promoting Online Freedom.
Opening remarks to be addressed by President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and the Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren is to present on Internet Environment in Asian Region and Best Practices
The 2015 Freedom Online Conference, hosted by the Government of Mongolia, will focus on discussing ways in which governments around the world, including young democracies and countries in the developing world, can structure their policy making processes and approaches in order to maximize the realization of human rights online within their jurisdiction. Panels and discussions will focus on issues such as rule-of-law, transparency, the Tallinn Agenda (for Freedom Online) implementation, and how to maximize non-governmental stakeholder input and participation in government policy making.
Participants of over 60 countries have applied for participation in the international event including the representatives of state and private sectors such as Google, Mozilla and Twitter leaders in social media, moreover over total of 300 participants from the the international organizations, NGOs and research institutions such as UNICEF and UNESCO, Asia Foundation, Amnesty International, Digital Partners Global and Human Rights Watch have confirmed their participation.
The conference will start next Monday at the Government Palace with the opening remarks to be addressed by President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and the Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren is to present on Internet Environment in Asian Region and Best Practices. Speaker of State Great Khural Z.Enkhbold will conduct the closing remarks of the two day event.
The 2015 Freedom Online Conference, hosted in Asian Region for the first time is co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Agency, National Information Technology Park, Silk Road Foundation and Tsahim Urtoo Union.
During the press conference the logo and the stamps published to commemorate this international event has been introduced to the public.
Until recently Mongolia has been closed and communist country sandwiched between Russia and China and having diplomatic ties with only other communist states.
But in the last few years Mongolia posed itself actively on a global radar strenghtening its position in the world. Two years ago Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia has successfully hosted the Community of Democracies conference. Moreover, famous politicians such as Tony Blair and Hilary Clinton have visited our stated several times.
The Fifth annual Freedom Online Conference, hosted by the current Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Chair – Mongolia – is scheduled to take place in Ulaanbaatar on the 4th and 5th of May 2015. By bringing together a diverse group of relevant stakeholders, Freedom Online Conferences offer a unique opportunity to advance discussions on rights and freedoms online in a multistakeholder fashion. Under the Chairmanship of Mongolia, the Conference will explore topics under the umbrella theme: Internet Policy Making – Best Practices for Promoting Online Freedom.
Opening remarks to be addressed by President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and the Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren is to present on Internet Environment in Asian Region and Best Practices
The 2015 Freedom Online Conference, hosted by the Government of Mongolia, will focus on discussing ways in which governments around the world, including young democracies and countries in the developing world, can structure their policy making processes and approaches in order to maximize the realization of human rights online within their jurisdiction. Panels and discussions will focus on issues such as rule-of-law, transparency, the Tallinn Agenda (for Freedom Online) implementation, and how to maximize non-governmental stakeholder input and participation in government policy making.
Participants of over 60 countries have applied for participation in the international event including the representatives of state and private sectors such as Google, Mozilla and Twitter leaders in social media, moreover over total of 300 participants from the the international organizations, NGOs and research institutions such as UNICEF and UNESCO, Asia Foundation, Amnesty International, Digital Partners Global and Human Rights Watch have confirmed their participation.
The conference will start next Monday at the Government Palace with the opening remarks to be addressed by President of Mongolia Ts.Elbegdorj and the Minister of Foreign Affairs L.Purevsuren is to present on Internet Environment in Asian Region and Best Practices. Speaker of State Great Khural Z.Enkhbold will conduct the closing remarks of the two day event.
The 2015 Freedom Online Conference, hosted in Asian Region for the first time is co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Information Technology, Post and Telecommunications Agency, National Information Technology Park, Silk Road Foundation and Tsahim Urtoo Union.
During the press conference the logo and the stamps published to commemorate this international event has been introduced to the public.