MEDIA ADVISORY - CIRA to hold consultation in the Halifax Regional
Municipality on digital literacy

HALIFAX, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - On November 10, 2010, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will host a consultation in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) on how Canadians view the role of the Internet in their lives and the economy. 

The consultation in the HRM is part of a CIRA-led initiative with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet) to discuss, debate and propose directions for the development, deployment and governance of the Internet in Canada. MNet will help CIRA facilitate a group of about 15 participants in the HRM to discuss issues of digital literacy, including online privacy and identity, social media, social cohesion, and ethics. 

Although the session is by invitation only, a representative from CIRA will be available to speak with the media immediately following the event.

Event: Canadian Internet consultation
When: 2 p.m., November 10, 2010
Where: Alderney Gate Public Library, Helen Creighton Room
Background: http://cira.ca

About CIRA The Canadian Internet Registration Authority is the member-driven organization that manages Canada's .CA domain name registry, develops and implements policies that support Canada's Internet community, and represents the .CA registry internationally. CIRA processes over 600 million requests per day to connect Internet users with over 1.5 million .CA Internet addresses.

For further information:

Jennifer Austin
Senior Manager, Communications and Marketing
[phone] ext. 296
[email protected]