February 11-13, 2010 at Yale Law School

This conference seeks to lay the groundwork – conceptual and strategic – to build bridges between the A2K and human rights communities pursuing common goals of promoting greater access to knowledge, culture, technology and tools for innovation worldwide.

Conference Organizing Partners include:

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Friday, February 12, 2010

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Panel I. Perspectives on Access to Knowledge and Human Rights

Panel II. Technologies of Dissent: Information and Expression in a Digital World

Panel III. The Right to Health: Promoting Innovation and Equity

Panel IV. The Right to Education: Realizing the Potential of Digital Tools

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Panel V. Freedom to Innovate: Knowledge, Technology, Culture

Panel VI. The Right to Science and Culture: Participation and Access

VII. Concurrent Workshops

Identifying Challenges & Opportunities for an African Information Ethics

The Right to Read: Copyright and Access for Persons with Disabilities

The Right to Development: Bridging the Gap between Human Rights & IP?

Panel VIII. Rights-Based Strategies for Advancing Access to Knowledge

Click any of  the links above for A2K4 panel descriptions, photos, summaries, video archives, and additional resources.

For more information about the conference, visit: A2K4: Access to Knowledge & Human Rights