Tomorrow we say "Goodbye".
But today we have NERIC ACOSTA here with us. He is our last speaker in our „International Conference: Internet:Enabling:Freedom“. Neric Acosta is Secretary-General of the Liberal Party of the Philippines and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD). He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives 1998 up to 2007.
In his closing remarks he stresses (among other things) one very important point for us Liberals: „Building and strengthening the institutions of a democratic infrastructure in order to promote human rights, the rule of law and to safeguard civil rights.“ The Internet", he says, "is an invaluable tool in doing so. Because people have more access to issues that really matter to them via Blogs, Podcasts, Feeds, eMail and the Web in general.“
Please listen to this great speech from Neric Acosta from the Philippines.

Leslie Harris (CDT). For our final round in our conference we’ve sent a videographer to the office of Leslie Harris in Washington DC. Leslie Harris is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Democracy & Technlogy. Leslie works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. Listen what she had to say.

There are many foundations and centers which are engaged in the work to keep the net open and free. But Leslie's Center is certainly one of the better known. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media.

I want to thank Brock N. Meeks (Director of Communications and awarded Journalist) who made possible this interview with Leslie.

Anther noteworthy organisation that helps people also in law-suits is the Electronic Frontier Foundation.