12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
How do the complex power dynamics among governments, corporations, and citizens affect freedom of expression online? What is at stake in the debate on who regulates the Internet for journalists and press freedom advocates? The panel discussion was held at the National Press Club on Internet regulatory frameworks and the state of global Internet freedom ahead of World Press Freedom Day.
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Panelists discussed the role of political parties and civil society in contributing to a transparent and democratic contest, challenges to be faced before, during and after the polls themselves, and ways the international community can help support a credible election process.
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
“Implications of the Kenyan Elections” was the theme of an April 23 discussion co-hosted by the National Endowment for Democracy and the World Movement for Democracy. The discussion featured Maina Kiai, a prominent Kenyan human rights lawyer and executive director of Kenyan NGO InformAction, and Prof. Joel Barkan, senior associate of the Africa program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Dave Peterson, senior director of NED’s Africa program, moderated the discussion.
