Organization name
Movements for Internet Active Users (MIAU)
About
Movements for Internet Active Users (MIAU) aims to express opinion and distribute knowledge in the field related to the rights and freedoms of the citizens in the digital age. We act to realize a following environment that protects citizens’ digital rights and freedoms.
- An environment where users can be more creative, and technology itself can develop on its own.
- An environment where the system that protects the existing system does not hinder the technological development.
We, in order to realize the above-described environment, gather opinions from the citizens and provide recommendations to the policy-making institutions.
At the same time, we act to encourage the improvement of information literacy that is required for the user in the online community.
Prospectus
Activities
- Supply accurate knowledge about the legal system involved in Internet and digital technology
- React upon the legal system in the field related to the rights and freedoms of the users in the digital age.
- Submit the public opinion and policy advocacy to the public institutions in the related field
- Support improvement of the Internet users’ information literacy
The founders list
Founders list can be found here
Organization
MIAU was established in October 2007 as a voluntary organization “Internet advanced users group”. On June 25 2008, it received a legal personality and became the unlimited liability intermediate corporation (Representative Employees: Nobuyoshi Kodera, Daisuke Tsuda). On April 1 2009, it changed the name to “Movements for Internet Active Users (Representative Director: Nobuyoshi Kodera, Daisuke Tsuda).