"This Memorandum analyses the draft Law of Kazakhstan “On Publishing”, as promulgated in December 2006, in light of international standards on the right to freedom of expression." From Article XIX: Global Campaign for Free Expression, January 2007.

"The bodies responsible for the Internet's protocols and parameters can be said to steer the Internet in a significant sense. This document, by Alex Simonelis of Dawson College in Montreal, is a summary of those bodies and their most important characteristics."

See also: "The Internet Bodies that are Most Important to Media Freedom and Internet Regulation," his presentation at OSCE's Third Amsterdam Internet Conference.

Proceedings of the Seventh Central Asia Media Conference held in Almaty, 13 to 14 October 2005.

"Pluralism of the media is the overarching value on which all media freedoms are dependent. Without pluralism we cannot have any of the positive attributes of a democratic press. If we have pluralism - i.e. a multitude of press outlets in the hands of multiple owners with the result of numerous sources of information - then we don't have to worry too much about the quality of each of them individually. We could be confident that natural development would bring about high-quality papers and high-quality broadcasters, which would act as a counter-balance to the professionally weaker ones."

The Media Situation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: Five Country Reports (2002, OSCE)

"These five country reports: on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, provide a general overview of the current
state of media affairs in the country concerned, focus on media legislation
and cases of harassment of journalists and provide country-specific
recommendations to the governments on what can be done to improve
the situation."

UNESCO, the World Association of Newspapers/World Editors Forum, and the World Press Freedom Committee hosted a February 2007 conference on new media and press freedom. There is a conference website
with links to useful conference papers.

"Recommendations and best practices drawn from the 2004 Amsterdam Internet Conference of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media." The book combines analysis with OSCE recommendations on ensuring that the internet be promoted as an open media environment.

"The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries and economies, NGOs and civil society, it has a global reach. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation." The OECD website has information on a number of topics including Information and Communication Technologies.

"ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology. As the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing telecommunication networks and services, ITU's role in helping the world communicate spans 3 core sectors: radiocommunications, standardization and development of ICT worldwide. ITU also organizes TELECOM events, the leading ICT showcase, as well as workshops and symposia for the benefit of the global community."

"Kazakhstan InfoBase, online since spring 2004, is developed and maintained by UNDP Kazakhstan in cooperation with key donor agencies in the country. It provides a wide range of audiences with free and easy access to reliable statistical data drawn from a variety of national and international sources as well as results of independent studies."

A guidebook from Article XIX and OSCE:

"This Pocketbook is intended as an accessible and reliable resource for anyone with an interest in promoting realisation of the right to freedom of expression, such as journalists, public officials, judges, lawyers and civil society campaigners. To this end, the Pocketbook gives an overview of the exact meaning of the right to freedom of expression in international law, of best practice in other countries and regions, and of the recommendations of leading international bodies, experts and NGOs. Recognising that domestic advocacy and litigation will not always succeed in ensuring respect for freedom of expression, the Pocketbook also extensively discusses the international mechanisms through which citizens of the Central Asian republics can promote this right."