Hi everyone,

A snowstorm is certainly a good time to catch-up on email and listserve
references:) Here is a reference that I thought might be of interest:

-Update and information on Canada at the World Summit on the Information
Summit: Geneva 2003 / Tunis 2005. Declaration of Principles - Building the
Information Society: a global challenge in the new Millennium
http://www.wsis-smsi.gc.ca/act/en/docs/FinalDeclaration.htm

Action Plan
http://www.wsis-smsi.gc.ca/act/en/docs/FinalActionPlan.htm

Also, below are some recent references from Internet consultant, Russell
McOrmond, on a new Canadian initiative at the University of Ottawa that
might be of interest:

"The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) was
established at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law in the fall of
2003.  It is the first legal clinic of its kind in Canada."

  http://www.cippic.ca/

"The development of a Canadian Creative Commons license is aimed at
facilitating the development of online resources to enable creators to
better understand and manage their digital rights in Canada."

  http://www.cippic.ca/icommons-canada

And from Library Juice:
-On Democratization of Information with a Focus on Libraries
Summary and Proceedings of the Workshop at the World Social Forum in
Mumbai, India, January 2004.
http://www.nigd.org/libraries/mumbai

Cheers,
Leo

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