[InteresThink Announce] Invitation to Internet Regulatory Reform

[InteresThink Team]

Hi InteresThinkers!

Remember Alex Au (he challenged our thinking about prostitution)? Alex is
involved in the organising of a Free Forum on Internet Regulatory Reforms
and he's inviting You! For some context on efforts on this front, check out
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Bloggers send 20-page proposal to minister -
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/04/proposals-for-internet-freedom-in-singapore/

The speakers involved are perhaps the most qualified in Singapore to speak
on the issue. I will be there and I think you should be if you're concerned
about your Nation and your Freedom on the Internet.

Drop me an email or a call if you're interested in meeting up for a drink
before/after the forum.


Kelvin Quee
+65 9177 3635
kq at kquee.com


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From: http://yawningbread.org/pages_temp/publicans-002.htm

*Seminar on Internet Regulatory Reform*

Organised by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU

"The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open" -- Gunter Grass

Are Singaporeans satisfied with the state of internet regulation as
existing? If not, what changes do we wish to see and how can a bottom-up
desire for reform translate into policy review?

Can Singapore afford the political and social costs of free speech? Is there
a contradiction between wanting freedom for political speech and controls
over social speech?

Is technology really in the driver's seat? Are governments powerless in the
face of a global internet?

Guest speaker: Mr Arun Mahizhnan
Dep. Dir. Institute of Policy Studies
Presentations by members of the Bloggers' Group for Internet Deregulation
Chaired by Asst Prof Cherian George,
Wee Kim Wee School, NTU

Date: Sat, 21 June 2008
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Venue: URA Centre, Maxwell Road
Function Hall, Level 5
(see map below)
Admission: Free
Media: Open to reporting

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See also:
http://yawningbread.org/pages_temp/publicans-002.htm
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