Transnational Radical Party                    Radical Members in the EP                 Radicali Italiani

 

 

DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM AND THE INTERNET:

HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES EMPOWER OR UNDERMINE CIVIL LIBERTIES

 

Brussels, 10 July 2002

European Parliament

Rue Wiertz 60 – Room ASP 5G3

9:00 – 12:30 15:00-18:00

 

Programme

 

Introduction: Marco CAPPATO, Member of the European Parliament , Co-President of the Transnational Radical Party

 

 

PRIVACY AND DATA RETENTION
Citizens' right to privacy and State powers in treating personal data

 

Chairs: Ilka SCHRöDER, MEP; Erika MANN, MEP: Sarah LUDFORD, MEP

Rapporteur: Ottavio MARZOCCHI, Transnational Radical Party Board;

 

Introduction:

·        Marc ROTENBERG, Electronic Privacy Information Center

"Current developments and risks on privacy in Europe and in the US – the issue of data retention"

 

Speeches by:

 

·        Marian GRUBBEN

Regulatory Framework, DG Information Society, European Commission

"The legal aspects of traffic data retention for law enforcement from the perspective of the new E-communications privacy Directive"

·        Susan BINNS

Director, Functioning and Impact of the Single Market - Coordination and Data Protection, Internal Market DG, European Commission

"Assessment of the views of the interested parties (Commission's "Forum" of
6 December 2001)".

·         Erich MOECHEL, Quintessenz

"Focus on the EU: from the Enfopol documents to the Europol documents and the draft framework decision on data retention; privacy and data retention in Austria and Germany"

·        Maurice WESSLING, President of European Digital Rights

"Designing Big Brother: Data retention developments in Europe and the Netherlands"

·        Meryem MARZOUKI, IRIS

"Cybercrime and data retention: the French situation and its articulation in the international context"

·        Simon DAVIES, Director-General of Privacy International

"Privacy and data protection in the EU and the UK after the 11th of September; the current and potential role of civil society groups in promoting stronger rights"

Debate

 

CYBERCRIME AND CYBER-NONVIOLENCE

The borderline between criminality and civil disobedience on the Net

 

Chairs:     Maurizio TURCO, Pres. of Radicals MEPs, f. member of the Echelon Committee

                 Alima BOUMEDIENE-THIERY, MEP

                 Olivier DUPUIS, MEP, Co-President of the Transnational Radical Party

 

Introduction:

·        Yaman AKDENIZ, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties

"The Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention and article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights: a critical assessment"

Speeches by:

·        Loïck CORIOU, Reporters sans frontières

"Freedom of opinion, expression, press and information on the Internet"

·        Armin MEDOSCH, former editor of online Magazine Telepolis

"Political hactivism on the Net"

·        Andy MUELLER- MAGUHN, ICANN elected member, Chaos Computer Club

" Security Issues in the Internet and Global Policy Questions at ICANN

 

 

Debate

 

E-DEMOCRACY:
from "pilot project" to "fundamental right"

Chairs; Gianfranco DELL'ALBA, MEP; Benedetto DELLA VEDOVA, MEP

Rapporteur: Gianluca ERAMO, EP advisor;

 

Introduction:

Stephen COLEMAN, Director, e-democracy Programme, Hansard Society

 

Speeches by:

·        Jeroen VAN DEN HOVEN, Dpt of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam

"Which kind of democracy for the XXIth century?"

·        Daniele CAPEZZONE, Segretario di Radicali italiani

"Radicali italiani: from the on-line party to the Internet elections of the Radicals' Committee; Italian Radicals' law proposals on e-democracy"

·        Laurence MONNOYER-SMITH, research project manager of EVE

"Who's afraid of electronic voting? Opponents to new democratic tools in the USA, Belgium, France and Switzerland"

 

Debate

 

Closing remarks: Marco CAPPATO

 

Important: Due to interpretation, the sessions will start with parliamentary ponctuality; Interpretation will be in English and Italian; Registration for access to EP building will be made between 8 and 8:30 at the A. SPINELLI entrance

 

Organisation: The Radical Members of the European Parliament, Transnational Radical Party and Radicali Italiani (tel. +32 2 284 74 96)

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