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)