Online Freedom Conference begins

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Online Freedom Coalition began May 4 at the State House. The leaders of the sector of information technology will touch upon important matters under the topics, “Internet Policy: Best practices in promoting online freedom”, and “Liberal and Reliable internet communication, Electronic technology development and transparency, Individual privacy in online environment and transparency”. The conference will run for two days, attended by 300 national and foreign delegates representing the world’s leading communication companies such as Google, Mozilla, Twitter, and research institutes and civil societies including the UNESCO, the UNICEF, the Asia Foundation, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Digital Partners Global, and other public and private entities. A study ran by “Silk Road” foundation shows that one million 962 thousand and 149 people uses internet in Mongolia. Results of the survey on legal environment on internet freedom in Mongolia will be presented on the first day of the meeting. According to the survey, 90.2 percent of all internet-users live in Ulaanbaatar. The main organizers of the Fifth Ministerial Conference are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Agency of Information Technology, Postage and Communications, the National Information Technology Park, Silk Road Foundation, and Online Express Union.