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New global research programme to support UN Guidelines amendments
Consumers International is pleased to announce a new programme of research to support the amendments that we have developed to update the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection for the digital age and to promote access to knowledge. This research, funded by a grant from IDRC, will establish a sound evidence base to help support advocacy for the adoption of the amendments, whilst also increasing the capacity of the global consumer movement, particularly in the global South, to engage in research-based advocacy to support policy changes at an international level.
Consumers International at the sixth Internet Governance Forum
Consumers International will be represented at a multitude of meetings and workshops at this year's Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi later this month. Check out the list below, and please mark your diary to attend either in person, or remotely using the remote participation facilities available at the IGF's official and community websites.
Final version of A2K revisions to UN Guidelines settled after public comments
Following a three month open public comment period, which in turn followed on from almost five months of drafting by a member working group, Consumers International has finalised the text of its proposed revisions to the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection, covering access to knowledge issues.
Public comment draft of A2K amendments for UN Guidelines
A new international instrument on Access to Knowledge (A2K) could be in the wings, with the first public release of a draft set of proposed amendments to the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection. These forward-looking A2K provisions are the culmination of months of online and face-to-face collaboration by Consumers International members from around the world.
The draft A2K amendments are now officially open for broader public comment at http://A2Knetwork.org/guidelines.
Consumers chart a course for the UN Guidelines
New innovative proposals to promote consumers' interests in Access to Knowledge (A2K) have emerged from a global meeting of consumers to consider amendments for the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection.
Members needed for new CI campaign on broadband
Internet access has become fundamental to the lives of today's consumers, and will only continue to become more important in developed and developing countries alike. Recognising this, CI is very pleased to announce a new two-year campaign titled “Holding Broadband Service Providers to Account”, which aims to empower consumer organisations around the world to demand more equitable and accessible broadband service offerings, respecting consumers' rights and broader human rights, as a necessary condition of achieving a socially-inclusive information society.
Consumer Rights in the Digital World: Privacy, access and activism
Consumers International's World Congress 2011 will be held in Hong Kong from 3-6 May on the theme Empowering Tomorrow's Consumers. One of the sessions that will be of most interest to participants in the A2K programme is titled Consumer Rights in the Digital World: Privacy, access and activism
Plan to amend UN Consumer Protection Guidelines to safeguard access to education and culture
Vilnius, Lithuania: At a United Nations (UN) Internet summit today, Consumers International (CI) announced plans to push for the amendment of the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection, to include new safeguards for consumers of goods protected by copyright and patent laws. Such goods include e-books, music, films, software, and the devices used for accessing these.
Announcing "Access to Knowledge - A Guide for Everyone"
Access to Knowledge: A Guide for Everyone aims to provide a concise and non-specialist introduction to IP and A2K issues, and selected related issues of communications rights and access to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
