UNESCO workshops on Freedom of Expression and Multilingualism at the Internet Governance Forum

The second meeting on Internet governance was held earlier this month in Rio de Janeiro. It brought together participants from around the world to discuss issues ranging from freedom of expression and security to open standards and linguistic diversity.

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• The Chairman's summary for the meeting
• The website of the Internet Governance Forum
  

UNESCO’s workshop on "Freedom of Expression as a Security Issue" explored security and security protection mechanisms as variables that influence freedom of expression on the Internet.

A second UNESCO organized workshop associated with the forum was entitled "Towards International Standards for a Truly Multilingual Global Internet." It aimed at fostering international cooperation in establishing standards for a multilingual global Internet.

Read more about the workshops.