The DAISY Consortium Represented at the Internet Governance Forum

Workshops and best practice forums were held on issues such as building partnerships to bridge the digital divide, information security, spam, electronic governance and data protection, preventing and fighting child pornography in developing countries as well as the Internet accessibility for people with disabilities.

Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the Daisy Consortium, spoke about the use of DAISY technology for improving access to the web for people with disabilities. He pointed out that the Internet governance, based on Free and Prior Informed Consent, should be the principle of a democratic society in the future, as stipulated in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The people who have been excluded from the Internet community should be included on the basis of this principle. More information is available on the United Nations Internet Governance Forum website.