Several Tweets from 5th Bali Democracy Forum 2012

 

Was attending the 5th Bali Democracy Forum opening ceremony at Bali International Convention Center (BICC) at Nusa Dua, Bali this morning as observer invited by Dewan Pers Indonesia that also hosting a side event 4th Bali Media Forum in the adjacent hotel.

About Bali Democracy Forum.

This is an intergovernmental forum that is hosted by Indonesian Government since 2008, making it its 5th time it was held in Nusa Dua Bali.

This year 83 countries participated in this forum and attended by 11 head of states, the most interesting ones would be Hamid Karzai of Aghanistan and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran.

Official website of Bali Democracy Forum and its wikipedia page.

Here are some of my live tweet during the opening and morning ceremony:

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[Video] Eben Moglen: Why Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media and Why Free Media Require Free Technology

Video di bawah adalah speech dari Eben Moglen, professor of law and legal history di Columbia University, juga founder, Director-Counsel and Chairman of Software Freedom Law Center ttg “Free Thought dan Free Technology” di re:publica 2012, Berlin, kebetulan saya berada langsung di sana saat itu untuk mendengarkan langsung dan terkesan akan pesan yang disampaikan.

Full speech video di bawah.

…Media that spy on and data-mine the public are capable of destroying humanity’s most precious freedom: freedom of thought…

via Why Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media and Why Free Media Require Free Technology | re:publica 2012.