Bibek, I would like to add a point to this. I think we need to ask the government to ensure provision of providing the digital content that government has like digital maps, population statistics, etc. at no cost or very reasonable cost and if possible online. And, while the government can ask to be attributed by mentioning the source, there should be no bar on how the data is used...
I have faced this problem a couple of times. And, really want the government to address this.. I hope the new constitution addresses this issue as well. Regards, Jitendra On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Bibek Paudel <[email protected]>wrote: > I am including parts of a document i prepared for the Media Workshop held a > few months back. I will try to send a Nepali version of the document > tomorrow. Please give your suggestions. Not all of the points are suitable > for inclusion in the constitution. Many of them should probably be addressed > in the laws prepared later. > > > Topics to be addressed: > > Electronic voting > filesharing should be legal. > Consumer rights -> eg: ISPs > Right to information > Platform neutrality -> eg: consumers right to information shouldn't be > dependent on the technology and platform they use. Nobody should be > discriminated on the basis of the technology they use. > Right to free speech and expression rights of both the speaker and the > audience > Right to anonymity > Right to privacy > Digital Rights Management > Internet blocking, censorship > Use of Free/Open Source Softwares in schools, government, public institutes > Computer Curriculum of Schools > Open Documents and Standards > right of bloggers to access public information, attend public events with > the same rights as > mainstream media > Right to Protect the Server and other devices from Government Seizure > Oppose governmental effort to promote, coerce or mandate the rating or > filtering of digital > content > Ensure the continuation of the Internet as a forum for open, diverse and > unimpeded expression > and to maintain the vital role the Internet plays in providing an efficient > and democratic means > of distributing information around the world > > > Why? > > While modern technologies have changed our lives, societies and > governments, providing us unprecedented ways to exercise democracy and > express our rights, these technologies also provide similar powers to > governments, corporations and criminals, making it easier for them to > infringe on our liberties. Unfortunately, rather than because of the > technology itself, this happens because very few citizens and civil liberty > groups understand the technology well enough to understand the importance of > these issues. Our rights in the digital world come under frequent attacks- > we need to be able to defend them. Free/Open Source Software Community of > Nepal (FOSS Nepal) champions the cause of freedom and liberty in the digital > world. > > Thanks, > Bibek > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Bibek Paudel <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> Nepal's new constitution is in the process of being drafted (hopefully). I >> was informed by Subir dai and Prabin of a conversation they had with a >> Constituent Assembly member, Gagan Thapa on incorporating issues of >> free-software and digital freedoms in the new constitution. For that, our >> community needs to prepare a draft suggestion to the "Fundamental Rights >> Committee" of the CA in a couple of days as they're finalizing their draft >> early next week. >> >> Lets discuss the issues we want to be included in the new constitution. >> >> Thanks, >> Bibek >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
