The MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in the XII Central Asian Forum on the topic: "Internet Regulation"

On November 18-19 this year, the MediaNet International Journalism Center, with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the OSCE Program Office in Nur-Sultan, is holding the XII Central Asian Forum "Internet Sphere Development in Central Asia InternetCA-2021" on the topic "Internet Regulation". The event is held in hybrid format.

The welcoming speech was made by the Director of the Representative Office of the Foundation. Konrad Adenauer in Kazakhstan, Johannes Rai, Head of the OSCE Program Office in Nur-Sultan, Dr. Volker Frobart, Director of the MediaNet International Journalism Center Adil Jalilov.

During the forum, it is planned to discuss the following topics: blocking of online resources and freedom of speech; legislative initiative on the protection of children from cyberbullying in the Republic of Kazakhstan; the role of the State and international practices of regulating the global network; opportunities for self-regulation; national legislative practices of Central Asian countries on Internet regulation.

The event will be attended by international and Central Asian experts, representatives of government authorities and non-governmental organizations, journalists, bloggers, lawyers, Internet activists.

On November 18 this year, Vice-Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kemelbek Oishybayev took part in the panel discussion "Internet regulation: Kazakhstan and international practices". He spoke on the current status of Internet regulation in Kazakhstan and prospects.

The panel discussion was also attended by Andrey Richter, Senior Adviser to the OSCE Representative's Office on Freedom of the Media (Austria), Director of Digital Paradigm, human rights activist, member of the Coalition of a New Generation of Human Rights Defenders, member of the Expert Group on Digital Rights Yelzhan Kabyshev (Kazakhstan), co-founder of Human Constanta Alexey Kozlyuk (Belarus), head of the Internet Protection Society Mikhail Klimarev (Russia).

The second day of the forum will be devoted to master classes and presentations of online projects in the field of freedoms and human rights.