• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.23-40
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• 2011

We consider information ethics the reflection on beliefs, rules and values in electronic environments, in particular with respect to producing, exchanging, sharing and using knowledge and information. This paper will provide an overview of information ethics in the context of the UNESCO from the first INFOethics conference in Monte Carlo 1998, to the UNESCO contribution to the two United Nations WSIS conferences(World Summit on the Information Society) in Geneva and Tunis and to the information ethical aspects of the UNESCO Information for All Programme. As a result of this debate we conclude that there is need for a new approach to achieve the goal of people-centered, inclusive and sustainable knowledge societies. We propose to consider knowledge a commons. Commons is thus the central concept of knowledge ecology and the centerpiece of information ethics. In the commons paradigm, a new consensus needs to be achieved concerning traditional concepts such as freedom of information and science, intellectual property, authorship and the nature of knowledge objects in general. Information ethics can contribute to this discussion by providing an open discourse about these transformation processes.

• 한국언론정보학보
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• 제34권
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• pp.34-62
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• 2006

21세기 정보사회의 지구적 거버넌스를 구축하고자 했던 '정보사회 세계정상회의(WSIS)'가 2003년 제노바에서, 2005년 튀니스에서 개최됐다. WSIS는 세계 각 나라의 정부를 비롯해, 민간영역, 시민사회, 국제기구들이 한 자리에 모여 '지구적 정보사회(global information society)'를 위한 국제질서를 수립하고자 하는 시도였다는 점에서 의미를 갖는다. 이에 본 연구는 WSIS가 제시하는 정보사회와 정보질서의 패러다임을 살펴보고 있다. 이를 위해, WSIS의 역사적, 국제질서적 맥락을 살펴보고 있으며, 나아가 WSIS가 제시한 의제들을 검토하고 있다. 그 결과, WSIS가 새로운 지구적 거버넌스 구축을 국제사회의 모든 이해당사자들의 조율 속에서 진행했다는 점, 그리고 이러한 과정에서 개발도상국들의 이해를 점진적으로 반영했다는 점에서 긍정적으로 평가된다. 또한, 정보질서를 위한 국제사회의 중재자로 국제전기통신연맹(ITU)의 역할이 부각되었다는 점 역시 주목할 부분이다. 하지만, 정보통신기술(ICT)을 주요 수단으로 삼아 인간중심의 포괄적인 정보사회의 비전을 제시하고자 했던 WSIS의 논의는 자칫 장미빛 미래와 과도한 기술결정론에 치우칠 우려를 보여준다. 나아가, 본 논문은 WSIS 논의가 신자유주의적 질서에 입각해 있는 현재의 정치경제학적 맥락의 결여로 인해 논의의 결과인 핵심원칙들과 행동계획을 흐리게 할 수 있음을 지적한다.

• 인터넷정보학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.58-67
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• 2013

An essential prerequisite for negotiating governance of 'internet,' a world of 'end to end' nature, is to guarantee end-users' participation. Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the outcome of World Summit on the Information Society(WSIS) Tunis Agenda, has played an important role as a representative mulitistakeholder - based governance model, which puts emphasis on wide range participation of stakeholders. Notwithstanding multistakeholderism materialized in IGF has been challenged, IGF itself is a unique place for participation to broad internet governance discourse, as all voices get hearing grounded on openness, inclusion, and transparency, quite distinct from the multilateral negotiation based model such as 'Conference on Cyberspace.' Therefore civil society which represents end-users' interest, as a crucial stakeholder of internet governance, should establish more strategic and coordinated approach to IGF itself as well as reformation discourse of internet governance. In this regard, civil society groups of Korea, began with hosting workshops and Open Forum at the 2013 IGF in Bali, Indonesia. This report also describes the detailed activities of Korean civil society group in 2013 IGF.

• 인터넷정보학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.21-34
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• 2013

The multistakeholder model of Internet governance is based on the belief that the stakeholder groups should be able to agree on the rules and principles in governing the Internet space. The global expansion of the sweeping influence of the Internet has heightened the awareness of international governments on the importance of Internet governance, but since the Internet has developed mostly through voluntary participation by various groups, the organization with the greatest ability to manage the Internet space currently is ICANN(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the U.S. based organization that manages the assignment of Internet domain names and IP addresses. Although ICANN has attempted to globalize its operation, governments in some nations are voicing dissatisfaction over the fact that the voice of the governments are not adequately represented within ICANN. This paper examines how the concept of multistakeholderissm has been used in WSIS(World Summit on Information Society), ICANN(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the ITU(International Telecommunication Union) as an important principle in emphasizing their roles in Internet governance.