MDRF 2020 Themes
Myanmar is in the midst of a technology and connectivity revolution as mobile and internet penetration continues to grow at a rapid pace. Since 2015, the country has been experiencing a connectivity revolution.
Myanmar’s laws and regulations were changed to enable millions of people to get connected. However, not nearly enough has been done to protect the rights of these users when it comes to regulations.
It becomes important that there is a platform which brings civil society, tech community, journalists, private sector and the government to come together to discuss how to better protect people's rights on the internet.
Myanmar’s laws and regulations were changed to enable millions of people to get connected. However, not nearly enough has been done to protect the rights of these users when it comes to regulations.
It becomes important that there is a platform which brings civil society, tech community, journalists, private sector and the government to come together to discuss how to better protect people's rights on the internet.
Freedom of Expression
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
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PrivacyNo one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honor and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
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Access
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
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2019 Participants |
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Women |
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Our Partners
Phandeeyar (“creation place”) is an innovation lab that is spearheading the use of technology to accelerate change and development in Myanmar.
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Myanmar ICT for Development Organization aims to narrow the digital gap in Myanmar, use ICTs as a tool to facilitate development and uplift human rights, and encourage the emergence of good Internet policies for ICT users. Its focus is to help people deploy ICTs as a tool to meet core development goals.
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The Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business is an initiative to encourage responsible business activities throughout Myanmar. The Centre is a joint initiative of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR).
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Free Expression Myanmar (FEM) defends freedom of expression and freedom of information in Myanmar.
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Our Sponsors
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world. Through our work and in cooperation with others, we contribute to implementing Sweden’s Policy for Global Development.
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The Heinrich Böll Foundation is a German, legally independent political foundation. Affiliated with the German Green Party, it was founded in 1997 when three predecessors merged.
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