Citizens at the Crossroads: Whose Information Society?, 26-28 May 1999, Ottawa

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(1999), "Citizens at the Crossroads: Whose Information Society?, 26-28 May 1999, Ottawa", Asian Libraries, Vol. 8 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/al.1999.17308dab.016

Citizens at the Crossroads: Whose Information Society?, 26-28 May 1999, Ottawa

Citizens at the Crossroads: Whose Information Society?, 26-28 May 1999, Ottawa

This conference, as part of a government-wide policy research agenda, will address citizenship in the information society by exploring the forces that advance and impede civic participation domestically and internationally, particularly in the developing world. The conference is expected to attract both researchers and policy professionals.

Papers will be presented on the following topics:

Ownership and control of electronic and other media networks, services and information: different forms of commercial and political control; impact on access and on the exercise of citizenship; controversial content, censorship, propaganda, and privacy: tensions between freedom of expression and the control of illegal activities; new forms of propaganda and censorship; the protection of children; civic knowledge, education, and participation: rights and responsibilities of citizenship in an information society; how the Net and other forms of communication expand and constrain civic participation; democracy and political action: effects of new networks and the freer flow of information on national and other identities, political cultures and the way people mobilize for action within and across borders; human rights, diversity and marginalisation: importance of access to information and communication media for human rights; risks of marginalisation and homogenisation.

Enquiries should be addressed to Ned Ellis, Director, Strategic Research and Analysis, Department of Canadian Heritage, 25 Eddy Street, 12th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0M5. Fax: +1 819-997-6765; E-mail: Ned_ellis@pch.gc.ca