November 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

Economist: " Lurk no more - Internet censorship in Russia"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 19, 2012

Nov. 19, 2012

Internet censorship in Russia Lurk no more Nov 16th 2012, 18:26 by J.Y. | MOSCOW ON NOVEMBER 11th Russian internet-users began to notice that Lurkmore, a sometimes funny, often vulgar website with a cult following, was no longer accessible. Lurkmore <http://lurkmore.to> (pictured) is a user-generated encyclopedia, a Russian-language wiki Wikipedia focusing on obscure internet jokes and memes, or what its co-founder, Dmitry Homak, calls "the kind of stuff said by the characters on SouthPark". Although no one had officially told Mr Homak anything, it soon became clear that the site had fallen into the Russian government's "Single Register" of web content to be banned under a law passed by the Duma in June. [...] Continua qui: http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/11/internet-censorshi…

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EduEDA - The EDUcational Encyclopedia of Digital Arts
by a.dicorinto＠uniroma1.it Nov. 19, 2012

Nov. 19, 2012

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R: R: UK Government: Digital by Default
by G.Battista Frontera Nov. 19, 2012

Nov. 19, 2012

...sempre meglio di noi, con cure da cavallo recessive ed inseguitori di farfalle bancario/finanziarie. C'è ancora qualcuno che ha il coraggio di difendere l'attuale situazione come memento ad una risurrezione? Qualcuno ha letto cosa dice la Corte dei Conti dell'attività del Governo? Scusate l'OT da me innescato, ma penso che NON si possa rimanere fuori da certi argomenti anche su questa lista, il disastro è diventato troppo grande ed assistiamo ad una distruzione quotidiana del tessuto socio-economico italiano. Scusate ma sono troppo icazzato! Con questo chiudo e mi auto-modero NON toccando più l'argomento. _____ Da: Diego Giorio [mailto:dgiorio@hotmail.com] Inviato: domenica 18 novembre 2012 21.15 A: G.Battista Frontera Oggetto: RE: [nexa] R: UK Government: Digital by Default A parte che non credo sia il nostro PIL il principale ostacolo ad un serio piano di sviluppo digitale, non sono esperto in economia, ma, da quel che leggo, l'UK ha un PIL stabile o negativo, una volta sottratto l'effetto olimpiadi, che non potrà essere confermato nei prossimi trimestri > From: gb.frontera(a)virtualia.it > To: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:02:02 +0100 > Subject: [nexa] R: UK Government: Digital by Default > > ....solo che il loro PIL è a +1 ed hanno ancora sovranità monetaria ed > economiche. A buon intenditor....... :-/ > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it > [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di > Stefano(a)Quintarelli.it > Inviato: domenica 18 novembre 2012 20.40 > A: demartin(a)polito.it > Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > Oggetto: Re: [nexa] UK Government: Digital by Default > > > mi ricorda qualcosa... > ;-) > ------- Messaggio originale ------- > > Da: J.C. DE MARTIN <demartin(a)polito.it> > > A: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > Inviato: 18.11.'12, 18:27 > > > > UK Government: Digital by Default > > November 17, 2012 > > By SGV > > > > The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on > November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a > framework for re-engineering government. > > At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis > Maude, stated: Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a > modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the > 21st Century. > > > > [...] > > > > > > The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: > > > > 1. Improve departmental digital leadership - Proven leadership in > digital transformation. > > 2. Develop digital capability throughout the civil service - Becoming a > digital civil service. > > 3. Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default > service standard - Digital services so good that all who can use them, > prefer to use them. > > 4. Complete the transition to GOV.UK - Simpler, clearer and faster for > users. > > 5. Increase the number of people who use digital services - More users, > using more services, more often. > > 6. Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been > online -Services for everyone entitled to them. > > 7. Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services > including more small and medium sized enterprises - Get the best bidders > bidding. > > 8. Build common technology platforms for digital by default services > - Develop on platforms, not in silos. > > 9. Remove unnecessary legislative barriers - A letter shouldn't have to > be on paper. > > 10. Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information > - Data trumps intuition. > > 11. Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates > with people - Open policy making will become the default. > > > > [...] > > > > Continua qui: > > http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/ > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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UK Government: Digital by Default
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 18, 2012

Nov. 18, 2012

*UK Government: Digital by Default* November 17, 2012 By SGV The UK's Government Digital Strategy, released by the Cabinet Office on November 6, 2012, uses a list of principles and concrete actions to build a framework for re-engineering government. At the release of the strategy, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, stated: "Britain is in a global race and that's why we need to have a modern, efficient, digital-by-default public services that are fit for the 21st Century". [...] The 11 central principles informing the Digital Strategy follow: 1. *Improve departmental digital leadership --*"Proven leadership in digital transformation." 2. *Develop digital capability throughout the civil service --*"Becoming a digital civil service." 3. *Redesign transactional services to meet a new digital by default service standard --*"Digital services so good that all who can use them, prefer to use them." 4. *Complete the transition to GOV.UK --*"Simpler, clearer and faster for users." 5. *Increase the number of people who use digital services --*"More users, using more services, more often." 6. *Provide consistent services for people who have rarely or never been online --*"Services for everyone entitled to them." 7. *Broaden the range of those tendering to supply digital services including more small and medium sized enterprises --*"Get the best bidders bidding." 8. *Build common technology platforms for digital by default services --*"Develop on platforms, not in silos." 9. *Remove unnecessary legislative barriers --*"A letter shouldn't have to be on paper." 10. *Base service decisions on accurate and timely management information --*"Data trumps intuition." 11. *Improve the way that the government makes policy and communicates with people --*"Open policy making will become the default." [...] Continua qui: http://www.openinggovernment.org/uk-government-digital-by-default/

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Neubot 0.4.15.6 released
by Simone Basso Nov. 18, 2012

Nov. 18, 2012

Neubot 0.4.15.6 released http://neubot.org/neubot-0.4.15.6 Version 0.4.15.6 is the latest generally-available stable release of Neubot, distributed for Ubuntu >= 11.04, MacOSX >= 10.6, Windows XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8 and FreeBSD, as well as in source format. Here's what changed in less than 140 characters: this is a patch release with raw test improvements and miscellaneous tweaks. Install, upgrade instructions at <http://neubot.org/download>. Read on for more details. This release contains 12 commits by 1 author. The diffstat says: 34 changed files with 475 additions and 177 deletions. Here is the list of what changed and why: * Raw test: save more application level data. The receiver side of the test has been modified to collect more application level data. This is likely to use a bit more CPU, but collecting this data is worth the effort, since it should allow to guess some network properties, like the bottleneck capacity and the end-to-end packet loss rate. Specifically, the new code saves the timestamp and amount of data read by each recv(). * Remove support for custom user name. This support for custom user name was a bad decision: too much flexibility for such a small project. Indeed, it bited quite hard, since the first 0.4.15.5 Debian package was broken by an implementation error in this new feature (not to mention the problems it created with FreeBSD, where it caused Neubot to run as root). I could have fixed that, but reflecting a bit more on it, I decided it was optional complexity that we don't actually need in tree. Thanks to Matteo Castelli, Gabriele Bianchi and Joey Stanford for reporting the bug, and to Thierry Thomas (FreeBSD) for the related discussion. * Two or three more small cleanups and fixes. Diff since previous version here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/compare/0.4.15.5...0.4.15.6 Commit history here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/commits/0.4.15.6 SHA256sums here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/sha256 Errata here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/errata Data here: http://www.neubot.org/data http://data.neubot.org/ Roadmap here: https://github.com/neubot/neubot/wiki/roadmap -- Simone Basso http://nexa.polito.it/people/sbasso bassosimone(a)gmail.com simone.basso(a)polito.it

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Re: [nexa] nexa Digest, Vol 43, Issue 21
by Clara Cibrario Assereto Nov. 17, 2012

Nov. 17, 2012

is there any quick way to download these? or just one by one advice: i received this from patience this morning. i don't know what to do, i don't want to hurt her sensibility. not sure how to proceed. - Hey C, my cousin is a professional model here in HK. She is 6.1 feet tall, very beautiful, 28 years old, speaks good English, very nice, and has a master degree in biology in HKU. She just went through a break up and wants to meet new people now to start a new life. She wants to find some decent guy to have a serious relationship with. I know you know a lot of good guys in HK. Do you know someone that may fit my cousin? Thanks! - <http://www.facebook.com/patiencebin> <http://www.facebook.com/mobile/>10:50 *Wanying Bin <http://www.facebook.com/patiencebin>* ** For photos of her, see my family page ... Correction; she is 182cm tall, meaning 5.97feet Il giorno 17 novembre 2012 06:00, <nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Send nexa mailing list submissions to > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fw: [epi_mag] EpiNet 149, novembre 2012 (Mariella Berra) > 2. Genna's blog: "Lunga vita ai membri di Etno, parola di > report" (J.C. DE MARTIN) > 3. REMINDER: "E-government & e-democracy: prospettive ed > implicazioni sulla privacy" - 19 novembre ore 9-18, Politecnico > di Torino (Giuseppe Futia) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:35:17 +0100 > From: "Mariella Berra" <mariella.berra(a)unito.it> > To: <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] Fw: [epi_mag] EpiNet 149, novembre 2012 > Message-ID: <CC2F64AA49A9448B93C579EF59E87DA3@NBDSS011> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "akapur" <akapur(a)epi.asso.fr> > To: <epi_mag(a)epi.asso.fr> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:56 AM > Subject: [epi_mag] EpiNet 149, novembre 2012 > > > > EpiNet - La revue ?lectronique de l'EPI > > ********************************************* > > Bonjour, > > Sommaire du n? 149 - novembre 2012 : > > http://www.epi.asso.fr/epinet/epinet149.htm > > > > * ?ditorial : Culture g?n?rale et enseignement de l'informatique, une > > large convergence ! > > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/articles/a1211a.htm) > > > > ************************************************************ > > > > * Articles (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/articsom.htm) > > - De Ignace Rak donne la parole ? l'EPI. Jean-Pierre Archambault, Jacques > > Baud?. > > - Les logiciels libres dans la p?dagogie au Cameroun. Paul Dieudonn? > > Mbock. > > > > * Rapports et documents (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/docsom.htm) > > - Communiqu? de la Soci?t? Informatique de France. > > - Avis de l'Acad?mie des sciences sur la refondation de l'enseignement. > > - Le soutien ? l'?conomie num?rique et ? l'innovation. Par l'Inspection > > G?n?rale des Finances. > > > > * ITIC : Enseignement de l'informatique et des TIC > > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/iticsom.htm) > > - De l'algorithme de Didon ? la spirale d'Ulam. Alain Busser, Hilaire > > Fernandes. > > - L'EPI ? Educatec-Educatice 2012. > > - La robotique en classe. Dossier sp?cial de R?sonances. > > - Dipl?me Universitaire : Informatique et Sciences du Num?rique. ? > > l'UFR-IM2AG de Grenoble. > > - L'algorithmique est le fondement des sciences du 21e si?cle. Bernard > > Chazelle du Coll?ge de France. > > > > * Nous avons lu (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/lusom.htm) > > - Informatique au lyc?e un manuel pas si scolaire. David Larousserie, Le > > Monde - Science & Techno. > > et lu sur le Net > > Num?rique et sortie de crise - Le routage, enjeu de cyberstrat?gie - ? > > quand l'informatique enseign?e ? l'?cole au m?me titre que le fran?ais ? > - > > Des cours de programmation obligatoires ? l'?cole, en Estonie - Le code > > remis ? l'honneur - L'informatique revient au lyc?e : trois raisons > > d'enseigner le code - L'informatique reprend les cours - L'algorithmique > > et les sciences. > > > > * Sites visit?s (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/sitesom.htm) > > La Soci?t? Informatique de France et l'enseignement de l'informatique. > > > > * Libre des textes ? lire (http://www.epi.asso.fr/linux0.htm) > > Capitole du libre - Il faut enseigner le logiciel libre en France. > > > > * Et toujours, au jour le jour, le Bloc notes > > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/blocnote/blocsom.htm) : > > Les actions en cours, l'actualit?, ISN en direct. > > > > ************************************************************ > > Pour adh?rer ou r?adh?rer ? l'EPI > > pour l'ann?e civile 2012 > > et ainsi soutenir les actions de l'association : > > Quatre formules sont propos?es dont deux gratuites. > > http://www.epi.asso.fr/association/adhesion2012.htm > > > > Merci de prendre quelques instants pour nous r?pondre. > > Nous avons besoin de vous ! > > Le Bureau EPI > > > > ************************************************************ > > Pour ?crire ? l'EPI, signaler un site, faire conna?tre vos travaux, > > proposer un article, etc., merci de ne pas r?pondre directement ? cet > > alerteur mais d'utiliser uniquement l'adresse : courrier(a)epi.asso.fr > > > > Bonne lecture. > > Bien cordialement. > > > > EPI > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Desinscription: envoyez un message a: epi_mag-unsubscribe(a)epi.asso.fr > > Pour obtenir de l'aide, ecrivez a: epi_mag-help(a)epi.asso.fr > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:59:13 -0500 > From: "J.C. DE MARTIN" <demartin(a)polito.it> > To: NEXA List <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] Genna's blog: "Lunga vita ai membri di Etno, parola di > report" > Message-ID: <50A654C1.2050606(a)polito.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" > > *Lunga vita ai membri di Etno, parola di report** > * > Pubblicato il 16 novembre 2012 > > E' stato pubblicato oggi l'Annual Economic Report di ETNO che analizza, > congiuntamente a IDATE, la situazione economica dei membri > dell'organizzazione, e cio? le telco storiche che fino agli anni '90 > hanno avuto il monopolio legale nelle telecomunicazioni (e che ora > normalmente continuano a detenere, se non un monopolio di fatto, una > forte dominanza sui mercati rispettivi). > Il comunicato stampa di ETNO legato all'evento indica alcune criticit?, > ma senza drammi. Si lamenta una limitata riduzione di fatturato dei suoi > membri per il terzo anno consecutivo, calo che quindi assume una valenza > strutturale pi? che congiunturale. Tale riduzione non si sarebbe > tuttavia riflessa in un calo degli investimenti, che restano stabili. E > poi si reitera il solito problema, ormai trito e ritrito, della > concorrenza da parte degli Internet service providers e degli OTT ecc.. > Nell'insieme, l'impressione che si trae dal report ETNO/IDATE, e dal > modo con cui ? presentato, ? che le telco storiche non se la passino > peggio di altri, dato il contesto economico di profonda crisi. > > [...] > > Continua qui: > > http://radiobruxelleslibera.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/lunga-vita-ai-membri-d… > >

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REMINDER: "E-government & e-democracy: prospettive ed implicazioni sulla privacy" - 19 novembre ore 9-18, Politecnico di Torino
by Giuseppe Futia Nov. 16, 2012

Nov. 16, 2012

Gentilissimi, vi ricordiamo che *lunedì 19 novembre* dalle ore 9 alle ore 18 presso la Sala Consiglio di Facoltà del *Politecnico* *di Torino* si svolgerà il seminario intitolato: *E-government & e-democracy: prospettive ed implicazioni sulla privacy *Il programma è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/2012-egovernment-edemocracy Per partecipare potete ancora registrarvi entro il 18 novembre all'indirizzo: http://2012-egovernment.eventbrite.com/ I lavori saranno suddivisi in una sezione antimeridiana su “*Scenari e prospettive*”, cui seguirà una sezione pomeridiana su “*Implicazioni di privacy e data protection*”. Il seminario è *accreditato dall’Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino* con delibera 13.11.2012, che riconosce i crediti formativi nella misura di uno all’ora. Cordiali saluti, -- Giuseppe Futia Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: giuseppe.futia(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219

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Genna's blog: "Lunga vita ai membri di Etno, parola di report"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Nov. 16, 2012

Nov. 16, 2012

*Lunga vita ai membri di Etno, parola di report** * Pubblicato il 16 novembre 2012 E' stato pubblicato oggi l'Annual Economic Report di ETNO che analizza, congiuntamente a IDATE, la situazione economica dei membri dell'organizzazione, e cioè le telco storiche che fino agli anni '90 hanno avuto il monopolio legale nelle telecomunicazioni (e che ora normalmente continuano a detenere, se non un monopolio di fatto, una forte dominanza sui mercati rispettivi). Il comunicato stampa di ETNO legato all'evento indica alcune criticità, ma senza drammi. Si lamenta una limitata riduzione di fatturato dei suoi membri per il terzo anno consecutivo, calo che quindi assume una valenza strutturale più che congiunturale. Tale riduzione non si sarebbe tuttavia riflessa in un calo degli investimenti, che restano stabili. E poi si reitera il solito problema, ormai trito e ritrito, della concorrenza da parte degli Internet service providers e degli OTT ecc.. Nell'insieme, l'impressione che si trae dal report ETNO/IDATE, e dal modo con cui è presentato, è che le telco storiche non se la passino peggio di altri, dato il contesto economico di profonda crisi. [...] Continua qui: http://radiobruxelleslibera.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/lunga-vita-ai-membri-d…

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Fw: [epi_mag] EpiNet 149, novembre 2012
by Mariella Berra Nov. 16, 2012

Nov. 16, 2012

----- Original Message ----- From: "akapur" <akapur(a)epi.asso.fr> To: <epi_mag(a)epi.asso.fr> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:56 AM Subject: [epi_mag] EpiNet 149, novembre 2012 > EpiNet - La revue électronique de l'EPI > ********************************************* > Bonjour, > Sommaire du n° 149 - novembre 2012 : > http://www.epi.asso.fr/epinet/epinet149.htm > > * Éditorial : Culture générale et enseignement de l'informatique, une > large convergence ! > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/articles/a1211a.htm) > > ************************************************************ > > * Articles (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/articsom.htm) > - De Ignace Rak donne la parole à l'EPI. Jean-Pierre Archambault, Jacques > Baudé. > - Les logiciels libres dans la pédagogie au Cameroun. Paul Dieudonné > Mbock. > > * Rapports et documents (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/docsom.htm) > - Communiqué de la Société Informatique de France. > - Avis de l'Académie des sciences sur la refondation de l'enseignement. > - Le soutien à l'économie numérique et à l'innovation. Par l'Inspection > Générale des Finances. > > * ITIC : Enseignement de l'informatique et des TIC > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/iticsom.htm) > - De l'algorithme de Didon à la spirale d'Ulam. Alain Busser, Hilaire > Fernandes. > - L'EPI à Educatec-Educatice 2012. > - La robotique en classe. Dossier spécial de Résonances. > - Diplôme Universitaire : Informatique et Sciences du Numérique. À > l'UFR-IM2AG de Grenoble. > - L'algorithmique est le fondement des sciences du 21e siècle. Bernard > Chazelle du Collège de France. > > * Nous avons lu (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/lusom.htm) > - Informatique au lycée un manuel pas si scolaire. David Larousserie, Le > Monde - Science & Techno. > et lu sur le Net > Numérique et sortie de crise - Le routage, enjeu de cyberstratégie - À > quand l'informatique enseignée à l'école au même titre que le français ? - > Des cours de programmation obligatoires à l'école, en Estonie - Le code > remis à l'honneur - L'informatique revient au lycée : trois raisons > d'enseigner le code - L'informatique reprend les cours - L'algorithmique > et les sciences. > > * Sites visités (http://www.epi.asso.fr/revue/sitesom.htm) > La Société Informatique de France et l'enseignement de l'informatique. > > * Libre des textes à lire (http://www.epi.asso.fr/linux0.htm) > Capitole du libre - Il faut enseigner le logiciel libre en France. > > * Et toujours, au jour le jour, le Bloc notes > (http://www.epi.asso.fr/blocnote/blocsom.htm) : > Les actions en cours, l'actualité, ISN en direct. > > ************************************************************ > Pour adhérer ou réadhérer à l'EPI > pour l'année civile 2012 > et ainsi soutenir les actions de l'association : > Quatre formules sont proposées dont deux gratuites. > http://www.epi.asso.fr/association/adhesion2012.htm > > Merci de prendre quelques instants pour nous répondre. > Nous avons besoin de vous ! > Le Bureau EPI > > ************************************************************ > Pour écrire à l'EPI, signaler un site, faire connaître vos travaux, > proposer un article, etc., merci de ne pas répondre directement à cet > alerteur mais d'utiliser uniquement l'adresse : courrier(a)epi.asso.fr > > Bonne lecture. > Bien cordialement. > > EPI > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Desinscription: envoyez un message a: epi_mag-unsubscribe(a)epi.asso.fr > Pour obtenir de l'aide, ecrivez a: epi_mag-help(a)epi.asso.fr > >

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REMINDER / No Disconnect Strategy / Workshop on a "European Capability for Situational Awareness" / 23 November 2012, Brussels, Belgium
by Andrea Glorioso Nov. 15, 2012

Nov. 15, 2012

[ Apologies if you receive this e-mail more than once. Please share among all your relevant contacts ] *Short version* You are all kindly invited to a workshop which will be held on 23 November 2012 in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss a key component of the "No Disconnect Strategy" of the European Commission, i.e. the development of a "European Capability for Situational Awareness". The purpose of ECSA is to augment EU decision-making capabilities with reliable and real-time (or almost real-time) information concerning human rights violations in connection with the digital environment. For further information see the full invitation below and the webpage at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/no-disconnect-strategy-workshop-…, where you can also find the updated agenda (also attached to this email). For further information on the content of the workshop, please write to me ( Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu) To participate in the workshop (no fee, but no reimbursement of expenses, either) please write to Ms Katrin Alfano (Katrin.Alfano(a)ec.europa.eu) with your name/surname, nationality and ID / passport number. *Please note that registration is compulsory to be able to access the buildings of the European Commission*. *Long version* In December 2011 Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, launched the "No Disconnect Strategy" (NDS), to support and assist human rights defenders, civil society organizations and individual citizens against arbitrary disruptions to the Internet and other electronic communication technologies and indiscriminate surveillance in authoritarian regimes. [1] One of the components of the NDS is the development of a "European Capability for Situational Awareness" (ECSA) platform. The purpose of the ECSA platform is to augment EU decision-making capabilities with reliable and real-time or almost real-time information concerning human rights violations and/or restrictions of fundamental freedoms in connection with the digital environment. ECSA would seamlessly aggregate public data from different sources and with innovative visualisation techniques, to provide information on: a) What is happening in the Net, in terms of network connectivity and traffic alterations or restrictions. The platform should integrate and visualize different data sets analysing the "state of the Internet" (nation-, region- or local disconnection, filtering, blocking and other forms of disruptions) in order to allow decision-makers to act upon reliable data concerning the "cyber-geography" of Internet connectivity. b) What is happening on the ground, in terms of human rights, media, legal and policy developments concerning the Internet. The platform should integrate and visualise data sets analysing legal and political developments "on the ground" (e.g. arrests of journalists, crack-downs on local NGOs, etc). We are well aware that there are a number of projects which are working on very similar challenges – and some of these projects might have already developed parts of what the ECSA platform wishes to achieve. Accordingly, the European Commission / DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology would like to invite you to a workshop which will take place in Brussels (Avenue de Beaulieu 25 – Building BU25 – Meeting room 0/S1) on 23 November 2012, from 09:30 to 17:00, in order to: • present and discuss the scope, objectives and "success criteria" of the ECSA platform; • present and discuss some of the projects that are working in this field; • provide the opportunity for (social) networking and; • identify the best way in which the EU can provide added value to strengthen on-going activities and achieve the objectives of the ECSA platform, including (where appropriate) via financial support; The workshop is meant to be as informal and operational as possible. If you think you are working on a project that should be presented / discussed during the workshop, please let us know by writing to Mr Andrea Glorioso ( Andrea.Glorioso(a)ec.europa.eu) Further details, including the draft agenda of the workshop, are available at http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/no-disconnect-strategy-workshop-…. If you wish to participate, please send your name / family name, nationality and ID / passport number to Ms Katrin Alfano ( Katrin.Alfano(a)ec.europa.eu) Please note that registration is compulsory to be able to access the buildings of the European Commission. Please also note that at this point in time the European Commission will not be in a position to reimburse travelling / living expenses for participants or speakers. Should the situation change we will inform you accordingly. [1] You can find further information on the NDS at http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-11-866_en.htm?locale=en (speech of Vice-President Kroes at the Ministerial Conference on Internet Freedom, 9 December 2012, The Hague) as well as http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/ict-human-rights-guidance/ and http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/eu-fighting-cybercensorship/(updates / further info on the work conducted so far). -- I speak only for myself. Sometimes I do not even agree with myself. Keep it in mind. Twitter: @andreaglorioso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andrea.glorioso LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1749288&trk=tab_pro

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