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Jan 15, 2003
Asia Pacific Regional Conference on the
World Summit on the Information Society
Civil Society Observations and Response to the Tokyo Declaration
Preamble
Civil society entities have been fully committed to promoting and defining
the information society, particularly since the Prep Com I of the United
Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on July 1, 2002 in
Geneva.
Despite the efforts to integrate different perspectives and views from every
level of the region by most stakeholders throughout the preparation for WSIS,
which is to be held in December 2003, some government representatives opposed
to the participation of non governmental organizations (NGOs) in the drafting
committee of the Asia Pacific Regional Conference on the WSIS, which was
formed to facilitate the accomplishment of official output of the conference
(Tokyo Declaration). This is in contradiction of the avowed principle of WSIS
to be inclusive of all stakeholders in shaping the future information
society.
The regional conference was originally designed as a forum for discussion for
all stakeholders rather than exclusively governments and inter-governmental
agencies so as to fully incorporate opinions from various communities,
including the grassroots voices in the region to guarantee full-scale
evolution of the information society.
The event was convened by the Government of Japan (Ministry of Public
Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications and Ministry of
Foreign Affairs) on 13-15, January 2003 to prepare for the year-end Summit.
Participants invited include representatives of the government of 37
countries and territories, 26 international organizations, 58 private sector
entities and 199 NGOs.
Civil society firmly believes that, efficiency, economic growth and
productivity should not be the only priority of the information society.
Information communication technologies (ICTs), therefore, should be regarded
as merely modern instruments for the pursuit of ultimate goals, which
includes the promotion of gender equality, equitable and sustainable human
development, empowerment of the people and all fundamental human rights.
We, the undersigned organizations, are convinced that these voices of civil
society, or the people, must be adequately presented despite being deminished
by negotiations in the regional conference’s drafting committee, and
therefore propose this paper to reflect the grassroots perspectives so as to
promote comprehensive and balanced evolution of the information society.
These voices of civil society are inspired and built upon the Asian NGOs’
previous outputs, which are respectively The Declaration of the Asian Civil
Society Caucus at Prep Com I in Geneva, The World Summit on the Information
Society: an Asian Response and the Joint Statement from Asia Civil Society
Forum Participants on World Summit on the Information Society.
1. Communication rights should be fully recognized as a fundamental and
universal human right to be protected and promoted in the information
society.
2. The participation of civil society in the information society at all
levels should be ensured and sustained, from policy planning to
implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The information society should be
promoted with collaborative efforts of civil society, governments and private
sector entities altogether.
3. Fundamental issues, such as poverty, democracy, gender justice/gender
equity, environment and the impact of globalization should be taken into
account apart from technological and economic evolution in the development of
the information society.
4. Special attention shall be given in the information society to
marginalized groups, such as indigenous peoples, women, people with
disabilities, older people, refugees, migrants and those who lack access to
formal education and higher technical training,
5. In all forums to discuss ICT policies, the participation of women and
consideration of gender issues should be supported and promoted so as to
realize women’s full potential as contributors and beneficiaries of the
information society.
6. Young people, the first Asia-Pacific generation growing up with the
internet, need support in adapting to changes in education, employment and
participation within society, especially when youth are at the forefront of
technological development and adoption of our region—their expertise
and energy can assist in bridging the digital divide.
7. Transparency and accountability of the government as well as civil society
participation in policy, programme and service development, should be
enhanced in the formation of the information society.
8. Governments must ensure that market competition is fair and that
monopolies are not perpetuated.
9. While governments should promote and facilitate infrastructure building,
provide training, and create an enabling environment for ICT to be accessible
for all, they should not play the role of regulators of information flow
and content.
10. Privacy and government surveillance issues should be the priority concern
in the assessment of whether national compulsory projects utilizing ICTs,
such as electronic national ID card and electronic health care card
initiatives and national fingerprint database building, should be
implemented.
11. Availability of both traditional and newer technologies should be
guaranteed to promote equitable access to information at all levels of the
information society.
12. Technological progress based on community needs with emphasis on local
content to preserve cultural and linguistic diversity should be promoted.
13. Surveillance on people by governments, consumers by entrepreneurs,
employees by employers, by utilising new information and communication
technologies are a severe threat to human rights. We call on all parties to
take appropriate measures to protect the right to privacy including freedom
from surveillance at all levels of information society. We are opposed to any
kind of censorship imposed by anyone that restricts freedom of expression.
Privacy and personal security should be ensured in the information society
when promoting ICTs. Values of human rights, democracy, and freedom of
expression should never be threatened/compromised by any kind of surveillance
and censorship.
14. Community based media should be supported and promoted. The equitable and
affordable access to information for all should be assured in the information
society.
15. Civil society acknowledges its role as a major content provider in the
information society and should, therefore, be active in the promotion of
public awareness on the quality of content of information circulated in the
society.
16. In the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), priority should
be given to cultural and human development instead of mere economic
development and commercial profits. The protection of IPR should not deter
the free and balanced flow of ideas and innovations. Public information
commons, including open source technologies, should be promoted by all
stakeholders in the information society.
15. We recognize that safeguarding the environmental resources is central to
achieving a healthy networked community for all. Life cycle management in the
production flow of ICT related goods must be promoted and implemented by the
global ICT sector. Also, special attention should be given to people who are
living in small islands under the endangered environment by hazards or global
warming/ small islands in an environment endangered by hazards or global
warming.
The following civil society organizations that endorse this document, hereby
request the governments in the region to take into account the above
principles and recommendations in their decisions and implementation of
policies in relation to the development and definition of the information
society.
1. Tadayoshi Fujita
UNSAJ
Japan
W2211016@fps.chuo-u.ac.jp
2. Shigetusa Muraki
UNSAJ
Japan
tabiggapa@k9.dion.ne.jp
3. Sally McLaren
Kyoto Journal
Japan
lilypond@gol.com
4. Myoungjoon Kim
Labor News Production
Korea
lnp8p@chol.com
5. Songhoi Lee
Jinbonet Korea
Korea
haje@jinbo.net
6. YJ Park
ZAK
Korea
yjpark@myopark.com
7. Fuatai Purcell
e-Pacificka Consulting
Samoa
taipurcell@hotmail.com
8. Nobuo Sakiyama
CPSR
Japan
sakichan@sakichan.org
9. Celestino Mac
ETDA
East Timor
etda@east-timor.org
10. Mar Sophal
COMFREL
Cambodia
sophamar@hotmail.com
11. Cheekay Cinco
APC Women’s Networking Support Programme
Philippines
cheekay@apcwomen.org
12. Nies Purwati
Indonesian Infocom society
Indonesia
mastel@mastel.or.id
13. PatchA
Korean Progressive Network
South Korea
patcha@patcha.jinbo.net
14. Midori F. Sugushi
Forum for Citizens’ Television and Media
Japan
midorifs@mtc.biglobe.ne.jp
15. Lisa Sekine
Forum for Citizens’ Television and Media
Japan
lisasekine@aol.com
16. Kiyoko Shinkai
Forum for Citizens’ Television and Media
Japan
shinkai@cityfujisawa.ne.jp
17. Fung Fei Yin
The Hong Kong Council of Social Services
Hong Kong
teresafung@hkcss.org.hk
18. Yuko Wakumoto
Active Learning
Japan
waku@am.catv.ne.jp
19. Yuki Noguchi
Ritsumeikan University Media Literacy Project
Japan
yuki128@hotmail.com
20. Chuang Chiting
Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Taiwan
fauves77@hotmail.com
21. Nalaka Gunawardene
TVE Asia Pacific
Regional
nalaka@tveap.org
22. Suzuo Uchiyama
JTEC
Japan
uchiyama@jtec.or.jp
23. Pak Joun Woo
Citizens’ Action Network
Korea
minhae@mail.ww.or.kr
24. Lo Huei-Wen
Public Television Service
Taiwan
Rnd50390@mail.pts.org.tw
25. Ching-yi Liu
Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Taiwan
Tgcn143@attglobal.net
26. Nilagros Rivera
National University of Singapore
Singapore
icmr@nss.edu.sg
27. Reshari Sarkar
IT for Change
India
resharisarkar@yahoo.com
28. Gaurab Raj Upadhaya
Computer Association Nepal
Nepal
gaurab@lahai.com
29. John Fung
The Hong Kong Council of Social Services
Hong Kong
johnfung@hkcss.org.hk
30. Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
ISIS International
Philippines
mavic@isiswomen.org
31. Robert Francis Garcia
Asian-south Pacific Bureau for Adult Education
Asia-Pacific
bobgar@pacific.net.ph
Gabriele Hadl
Ritsumeikan University Media Literacy Research Project
Japan
hedgehog@inbok.Kyoto-inet.or.jp
32. Loyog Joseph
Food India
India
food@foodindia.org.in
33. Rajendra Adhikai
RADP Nepal
Nepal
Radp_rajendra@hotmail.com
34. Emranul Huq Chowdhury
UDDIPAN
Bangladesh
udpa@agsoi.com
35. Sacha Jotisalikorn
FORUM ASIA
Regional
sacha@forumasia.org
