OSCE media freedom representative to host conference in Tbilisi on access to information and new technologies

TBILISI, 9 November 2010 - The 7th Annual South Caucasus Media Conference, hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, will open on 11 November in Tbilisi.

The two-day event will provide a forum for discussion on media developments and challenges facing journalists in the South Caucasus region.

Topics for discussion include international standards on access to information, Internet development and regulation and access to information in the South Caucasus.

Government officials, international and national media experts, as well as journalists and civil society representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia will take part in the conference. Two media experts from Kazakhstan will participate.

Conference participants are expected to draft and adopt recommendations for inclusion in a declaration, which will be used as a base for follow-up activities.

Journalists are invited to cover the beginning of the conference, which begins at 10.00 a.m. on 11 November at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi, Rose Revolution Square, 1. Mijatovic will address the opening of the conference.

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