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Creative Commons compie 10 anni: vieni a spegnere le candeline CC - 16 dicembre, ore 18.30 al Blah Blah di Torino
by Giuseppe Futia Dec. 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012

Se non visualizzi correttamente questo messaggio clicca qui <http://nexa.polito.it/cc10> NEXA Domenica 16 dicembre, dalle ore 18,30 Blah Blah, Via Po 21 - Torino (mappa <https://maps.google.it/maps?q=Via+Po,+21,+Torino,+TO&hl=it&ll=45.068747,7.6…>) http://nexa.polito.it/cc10 Creative Commons compie 10 anni: vieni a spegnere le candeline CC cc10 Ingresso libero La serata sarà trasmessa in diretta su Radio Flash 97.6 <http://www.radioflash.to/> Questo dicembre ricorrono i dieci anni di attività di Creative Commons <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC10>. Domenica 16 dicembre, dalle ore 18,30 al Blah Blah <http://www.blah-blah.it/>, (Via Po 21, Torino) festeggiamo con una serata tutta dedicata al mondo delle Licenze Libere. *IL PROGRAMMA DELLA SERATA* *Dalle 18,30 alle 19,30* /Saluti e introduzione/ *Juan Carlos De Martin* - Lead Creative Commons Italia /Tavola rotonda: Produrre e Distribuire in Creative Commons/ Moderatore: *Dario Castelletti* -- Radio Flash Intervengono: * *Simona Lodi* - Founder and art director of the Share Festival, Share Prize and Action Sharing, art critic and curator; * *Mariano Equizi* - filmaker, visual designer e regista; * *Davide Suppo (Cyberdread, producer)* - Aba Made Sound; * *Federico Morando* - Creative Commons Italia *Dalle 19,30* /Aperitivo e torta di compleanno/ *Dalle 21 si esibiranno sul palco del Blah Blah i gruppi* selezionati dalla Call4Partecipation <http://creativecommons.it/CC10> lanciata da Creative Commons Italia per la serata: * Boom Boom Beckett <http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/4819/boom-boom-beckett>: Delicate melodie jazz e frizzanti momenti di bossa; * rev rev rev <http://www.reverbnation.com/revrevrev>: rock alternativo degli anni 80, aperture psichedeliche, senza però mai perdere di vista il formato canzone; * Aba Made Sound <http://www.jamendo.com/it/list/a114444/nu-afrobeat>: elementi di afrobeat, house e dub per creare una miscela energica e trascinante di "Nu Afrobeat" A seguire *DJset*, rigorosamente con musica CC a cura di Giorgio Valletta <http://www.vitaminic.it/redazione/giorgio-valletta/>. Inoltre, durante la serata saranno esposte le opere fotografiche vincitrici del concorso Wiki Loves Monument 2012 <http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/and-the-2012-winner-is/>. Che cosa sono Creative Commons e Creative Commons Italia Creative Commons <http://creativecommons.org/> è un'organizzazione no-profit fondata nel 2001 da Lawrence Lessig <http://www.lessig.org/info/bio/> con sede a San Francisco, che sviluppa, supporta e sovrintende alle infrastrutture tecniche e giuridiche in grado di massimizzare la creatività, la condivisione e l'innovazione, in particolare online. Per favorire il ricorso creativo a opere di ingegno altrui, nel pieno rispetto delle leggi esistenti, Creative Commons offre diverse articolazioni dei diritti d'autore per artisti, giornalisti, docenti, istituzioni e, in genere, creatori che desiderino condividere in maniera ampia le proprie opere. Diventa così possibile, senza essere esperti giuristi, adottare un modello "alcuni diritti riservati", contrapposto alla rigida protezione "tutti i diritti riservati" offerta automaticamente dal diritto d'autore. Creative Commons Italia <http://www.creativecommons.it/> (CCIT) è il gruppo di lavoro italiano affiliato a Creative Commons e parte del progetto CC Affiliate Network <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/CC_Affiliate_Network>. Il gruppo di lavoro volontario è formato da giuristi, tecnologi ed altri esperti, che sin dal 2003 si occupano della traduzione italiana delle licenze Creative Commons e soprattutto del loro adattamento al sistema giuridico nazionale. Il gruppo di lavoro è coordinato dal Centro Nexa su Internet & Società <http://nexa.polito.it/> del Politecnico di Torino (DAUIN), che ospita e gestisce anche il sito <http://www.creativecommons.it/> e le mailing list <http://www.creativecommons.it/Liste> di CCIT. Con il supporto della community dei "commoners" italiani, il Centro Nexa organizza anche iniziative di divulgazione e socializzazione, come gli incontri CCIT <http://creativecommons.it/eventi> e i Creative Commons Party. See our events calendar <http://nexa.polito.it/events> if you're curious about future luncheons, discussions, lectures, and conferences not listed in this email. Our events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Maggiori informazioni sui Mercoledì di Nexa e i Nexa Lunch Seminar, sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://nexa.polito.it/events. Weekly Events Newsletter. Sign up <http://nexa.polito.it/mailing-lists> to receive this newsletter if this email was forwarded to you. To manage your subscription preferences, please click here <https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa>. Connect & get involved: Jobs, internships, and more <http://nexa.polito.it/get-involved> Nexa Center for Internet and Society Newsletter

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ITU/WCIT - a digital cold war?
by Andrea Glorioso Dec. 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012

Da leggere. Un articolo con alcune imprecisoni, ma intelligente e che soprattutto va oltre la propaganda (francamente irritante) che si e` sentita in questi ultimi mesi e che, ahime`, temo non calera` nei prossimi. --- http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2012/12/internet-regulation A digital cold war? Dec 14th 2012, 7:28 by L.S. | DUBAI THE International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has always prided itself on being one of the most pragmatic organisations of the United Nations. Engineers, after all, speak a similar language, regardless where they come from. Even during the cold war they managed to overcome their differences and negotiate the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR), a binding global treaty that even today governs telecommunications between countries. But the internet seems to be an even more divisive than cold-war ideology. The World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, where the ITU met to renegotiate the ITR, ended in failure in the early hours of November 14th. After a majority of countries approved the new treaty, Terry Kramer, the head of the American delegation, announced that his country is “not able to sign the document in its current form.” Shortly thereafter, at least a dozen countries—including Britain, Sweden and Egypt—signalled that they would not support the new treaty either. The main issue was to what extent the internet should feature in the treaty. America and its allies wanted to keep it from being so much as mentioned—mainly out of fear that any reference to it whatsoever would embolden governments to censor the internet and meddle with its infrastructure. For some time a compromise among the more the 600 delegates, who were confined to an oppressive convention hall, seemed possible: the binding ITR would indeed hardly make any mention of the internet, but China, Russia and many Arab countries would get a non-binding resolution on the internet (with the awkward title “To foster an enabling environment for the greater growth of the Internet”). Yet this package did not fly—because for America both the ITR and the resolution crossed several red lines. One section of the draft treaty calls for the regulation of “unsolicited bulk electronic communication”, commonly known as “spam”. But prohibiting spam in an international treaty, the Americans argue, would require some definition of the kind of content intended—which could thereby limit the freedom of expression. Russia also insisted that the relevant entities in the treaty be defined as “operating agencies”, which would include internet services providers (ISPs) and other internet firms. (America wants the entities to be classed as “recognised operating agencies”, code for old-style telecommunication carriers.) America’s willingness to stand up for the internet should be welcomed. But it has to be said that in doing so it is also defended its interests: no other country benefits as much from the status quo in the online world. Since much of the internet’s infrastructure is based in America and most of its traffic zips through it, America is in a unique position to eavesdrop, should it be so inclined. America’s internet firms also capture most of the profit pool of the online industry. Only the host country had a larger delegation than America, which sent more than 120 people to Dubai. The American representatives included officials from the department of defence as well as from internet firms like Facebook and Google. It was not just for fear that it might have a chilling effect on freedom of expression that America did not want the word “security” included in the treaty—it also has a stake in keeping other countries from catching up in such matters. And America’s negotiators were not just worried about a digital divide when they pushed back hard against any attempts by European telecoms operators to introduce language about internet charges. The proposed changes could have helped the European firms in their efforts to get big internet firms to pay them for passing on their traffic. The immediate impact of the WCIT’s failure will be minor. Despite the opposition from America and its allies, the ITU will have the remaining countries sign the new treaty on Friday—in the hope that the other member states will come around eventually. What is more, the treaty may be binding, but a new version will have to be ratified by the ITU’s member states, which can take a couple of years. And it is not clear how it can be enforced. In the medium term, however, the outcome of the conference in Dubai will weaken the ITU—which may not be such a good thing. Among all the controversy it was forgotten that the organisation actually does very useful work, for instance in managing the international radio-frequency spectrum and developing technical standards. And some of the good ideas about which the delegations could agree may now fail to come to fruition. The WCIT reached consensus on a resolution to create a worldwide emergency number (although this would take years to implement). It also agreed on wording to make it easier for landlocked countries and certain island states to get into international fibre-optical networks. The most important result of the conference has been to demonstrate that the world now splits into two camps when it comes to the internet: one is comprised of more authoritarian countries, which would like to turn back the clock and regain sovereignty over their own national bits of the internet; the other wants to keep the internet and its governance as it is (bearing in mind that some of its members’ motives may not always be as pure as they pretend). This sounds much like a digital version of the cold war. The funny thing is that the leading countries in the two camps are the same two that were at loggerheads until the iron curtain parted. One must hope that the failure of the WCIT is not a first step towards raising a digital one. -- -- 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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convegno nazionale 13-15 dicembre a Torino "Linguaggi Pop e decisioni hard: la comunicazione politica in tempi di crisi" con approfondimenti su rapporto fra internet e politica"
by Mauro Alovisio Dec. 13, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012

gent.me/mi segnalo interessante convegno nazionale a Torino con approfondimenti in materia di internet e politica Cordiali saluti Mauro Alovisio LINGUAGGI POP E DECISIONI HARD: LA COMUNICAZIONE POLITICA IN TEMPI DI CRISI Convegno annuale dell' Associazione Italiana di Comunicazione Politica http://www.compol.it *Da giovedì 13 a sabato 15 dicembre*,* presso il Campus universitario Luigi Einaudi di Torino (Lungodora Siena 100*) si svolgeranno i lavori del Convegno annuale dell'Associazione Italiana di Comunicazione Politica che si intitola "*Linguaggi pop e decisioni hard. La comunicazione politica in tempi di crisi". *Durante le tre giornate del convegno i partecipanti si interrogheranno sul ruolo che la comunicazione riveste all'interno delle democrazie contemporanee, sulle trasformazioni che hanno investito i media e sull'esigenza della politica di rinsaldare il rapporto di fiducia con i cittadini. In un periodo in cui la classe dirigente è chiamata a compiere scelte difficili e impopolari, per partiti e governi la comunicazione diventa uno strumento strategico per raggiungere pubblici spesso distratti e distanti con narrazioni vincenti, convincenti e stabili. Dall'incontro tra la crescente esigenza di comunicare e le trasformazioni che hanno investito il panorama dei media nasce quella che è ormai nota come la politica pop, un fenomeno che coinvolge contemporaneamente politici, giornalisti e cittadini ridefinendo le forme della mediazione e delle relazioni reciproche. Il convegno è articolato in tre diverse sezioni: 1. La popolarizzazione Italian style (14 dicembre 2012, h. 9.00-13.00). Questa sezione è dedicata alla Pop politics ed ai celebrity politicians, agli approdi, alle derive ed ai naufragi della politica-spettacolo. La prospettiva d'interesse è duplice: se, infatti, i politici orientano sempre più la loro comunicazione verso una dimensione pop, questa strada appare sempre più battuta anche al mondo dell'informazione. Quale impatto ha, dunque, la "stretta" pop sulla formazione dell'opinione pubblica? Quali criticità, certo, ma anche quali punti di forza per la comunicazione e per l'informazione pop? Presiede: Paolo Mancini (Università di Perugia). Relazione introduttiva: John Street (University of East Anglia). 2. Comunicare per vincere e per decidere (14 dicembre 2012, h. 14.15- 18.30). Il 2013 è l'anno delle elezioni politiche. Dalle primarie del centrosinistra alla campagna elettorale per la disfida finale, i contributi discutono il rapporto tra comunicazione elettorale e fiducia nella politica e nelle istituzioni, dell'emergere dei populismi 2.0, ma anche di modelli comunicativi consolidati all'interno delle pratiche professionali e delle rispettive declinazioni social. Presiede: Mauro Calise (Università di Napoli). Relazione introduttiva: Franca Roncarolo (Università di Torino). 3*. La comunicazione in movimento: nuovi soggetti e nuovi flussi (15 dicembre 2012, h. 9.15- 13.00). Social media e social network stanno rapidamente cambiando il paesaggio mediale italiano, troppo a lungo telecentrico*. Quest'ultimo panel affronta i temi legati alle trasformazioni indotte dal web 2.0 sulla diverse forme della partecipazione politica, sulle strategie comunicative degli attori politici, sulle nuove frontiere della costruzione del discorso pubblico, sulle sfide portate dal fattore Twitter al giornalismo. Nuovi soggetti in campo e nuovi flussi di comunicazione e informazione che inducono alcuni a ripensare il concetto stesso di "democrazia". *Presiede: Sara Bentivegna (Università di Roma "La Sapienza"). Relazione introduttiva: Ben Scott (Senior Advisor all'Open Technology Institute di Washington).* In sintesi, i motivi di interesse del convegno: 1. La presenza di autorevoli ospiti stranieri di fama internazionale: Ben Scott (Senior Advisor all' Open Technology Institute - Washington DC), già Policy Advisor for Innovation presso il Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti sotto la Segreteria di Hillary Clinton che interverrà su* The Internet and political change* (15 dicembre 2012, h 9.15-10.15) e John Street , "pioniere" degli studi sulla popolarizzazione della comunicazione politica e dei contenuti informativi (University of East Anglia) che presenterà la relazione dal titolo: Popularising politics: from PR to Pussy Riot (14 dicembre 2012, h 9-10.15). 2. La presenza di eventi collaterali divulgazione per un pubblico allargato di interessati e di disseminazione scientifica avanzata per gli studenti di comunicazione politica e istituzionale. 3. La partecipazione con relazioni scientifiche presentate da alcuni tra i più importanti studiosi e ricercatori italiani e stranieri, che permettono di definire le principali tendenze in atto nella comunicazione politica e nel mondo dell'informazione, in Italia e in Europa, attraverso la discussione di casi studio empirici e di riflessioni teoriche. Il convegno ha ottenuto il Patrocinio gratuito dell'Ordine dei Giornalisti del Piemonte. Contatti e info: e-mail convegno.asscom(a)unito.it ,

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nuovo testo dell'art. 68
by Simone Aliprandi Dec. 13, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012

Con la conversione in legge del decreto Crescita 2.0, si è aggiunta un'ulteriore modifica all'art. 68 CAD che rappresenta la norma cardine per l'open source nel sistema pubblico italiano (nb: ulteriore rispetto a quella già attuata con la legge 134 del 7 agosto scorso, ma anche rispetto alla versione comparsa due mesi fa nel decreto). Ci sono sostanziali modifiche. Ad esempio, nell'elenco di possibili soluzioni software presente al comma 1 è comparsa anche quella del "cloud computing"; e poi sono stati aggiunti un comma 1bis e 1ter in cui vengono dettagliati i criteri per la famosa "analisi comparativa delle soluzioni". Qui una ricostruzione del testo dell'articolo come esce dalla nuova riforma: http://aliprandi.blogspot.it/2012/12/nuovo-art68CAD.html (se trovate imprecisioni, segnalatemele, così provvedo subito a sistemare il post) Un caro saluto a tutti. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

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NewStatesman: "Invasion of the cyber hustlers"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 12, 2012

Dec. 12, 2012

Per tenere vivo il senso critico. juan carlos Invasion of the cyber hustlers From Jeff Jarvis to Clay Shirky, a class of gurus are intent on "disrupting" old-fashioned practices like asking us to pay for valuable content. Meanwhile, web giants like Google and Apple jealously guard their profitable secrets. BYSTEVEN POOLE <http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/steven_poole>PUBLISHED 06 DECEMBER 2012 Like every other era, the internet age has its own class of booster gurus. They are the "cybertheorists", embedded reporters of the social network, dreaming of a perfectible electronic future and handing down oracular commandments about how the world must be remade. As did many religious rebels before them, they come to bring not peace, but a sword. Change is inevitable; we must abandon the old ways. The cybertheorists, however, are a peculiarly corporatist species of the Leninist class: they agitate for constant revolution but the main beneficiaries will be the giant technology companies before whose virtual image they prostrate themselves. Cybertheorists' jargon often betrays an adolescent hatred of the world in which they find themselves. Jay Rosen, a prominent "future of news" cyber-guru, takes care at every opportunity to sneer at publishing institutions by pasting to them the epithet "legacy": "legacy newsrooms", "legacy media". Another favourite cyber-adjective is "disruptive". For most of us, disruption is annoying, but for cyber-swamis the more disruptive of established practices technology becomes, the more exciting it is. [...] Continua qui: http://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/internet/2012/12/jeff-jarvis-clay-shir…

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Global trend
by Diego Giorio Dec. 12, 2012

Dec. 12, 2012

Anche se si dice che è sempre difficile fare previsioni, soprattutto sul futuro, segnalo questo report sul mondo del 2030: http://globaltrends2030.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/global-trends-2030-nove… Forse sono un po' "border topic", ma sicuramente non "out of topic", dato che il mondo del futuro non prescinde dalla rete, dalle sue applicazioni e dalle sue potenzialità sociali Saluti, e Buone Feste a tutti Diego

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i risultati della mia survey sul copyright nell'era digitale
by Simone Aliprandi Dec. 11, 2012

Dec. 11, 2012

Forse qualcuno necessita un riepilogo delle puntate precedenti. Il 1° febbraio 2011 annunciai su Internet (attraverso vari canali come mailing lists, social network, articoli...) l'apertura di una web survey su alcuni aspetti di carattere sociologico relativi al diritto d'autore nell'era digitale. Si trattava di un questionario abbastanza consistente che ho realizzato come parte della mia ricerca di dottorato e che ho appunto promosso online sia in versione italiana che in versione inglese. Fin dall'inizio ho sempre promesso "solennemente" che tutti i risultati della ricerca (ovvero i dati e le opere scientifiche e divulgative basate su di essi) sarebbero stati diffusi con un approccio "open", utilizzando licenze di libera distribuzione. Adesso che il mio dottorato si è concluso e ho discusso la tesi, è giunto il momento di tener fede a questa promessa. Questo sito, quindi, è una sorta di estratto/derivazione della mia tesi di dottorato intitolata "Il diritto d'autore nell'era digitale. Una ricerca empirica su comportamenti, percezione sociale e livello di consapevolezza tra gli utenti della rete" e discussa nel gennaio 2012 presso il dottorato in Società dell'informazione dell'Università di Milano Bicocca. Ecco l'url ufficiale: www.aliprandi.org/copyrightsurvey. Buona navigazione. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org

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Chronicle: "Size Isn't Everything"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Dec. 11, 2012

Dec. 11, 2012

December 10, 2012 Size Isn't Everything For academe's future, think mash-ups not MOOC's By Cathy N. Davidson My reading material to and from London recently for the annual open-source programming event known as Mozfest, or theMozilla Festival, <http://mozillafestival.org/>included two glossy magazines focusing on the future of education: the November 19 cover story in/Forbes/and the entire November issue of/Wired UK,/an offshoot of the American magazine. Education is rarely seen as sexy or lucrative enough to take over business and technology magazines. Should educators be delighted by this unexpected attention---or very, very worried? A little of both./Wired UK/raises the possibility that the university may have to restructure itself. That undoubtedly will raise numerous hackles. But from an intellectual standpoint, it signals a revolution in waiting./Forbes,/on the other hand, touts the financial promise of investments in MOOC's and other digital educational offerings. Entrepreneurs and college administrators are already heeding that siren call. But it is mostly the sound of yesterday. [...] Continua qui: http://chronicle.com/article/Size-Isnt-Everything/136153

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European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy
by Andrea Glorioso Dec. 11, 2012

Dec. 11, 2012

FYI http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2012/12/european-parliament-endorses-first-ev… European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2012/12/european-parliament-endorses-first-ev…> 11.12.2012 *Posted in: *Digital Agenda<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/digital-agenda/>, EUROPA <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/>, Foreign Affairs<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/foreign-affairs/>, human rights <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/human-rights/>, International Trade <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/international-trade/>, Internet Freedom<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/foreign-affairs/internet-free…>, Internet Politics<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/internet-politics/>, parliamentary work<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/europa/parliamentary-work/>, Policy Map<http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/policy-map/>, Timeline <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/timeline/>, Top Stories <http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/category/content-types/top-stories/> A large majority of the European Parliament today endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU’s foreign policy. I’m very happy with the wide support my report received. The Parliament now unequivocally acknowledges that digital freedoms, like uncensored access to the internet, are fundamental rights which deserve equal protection as traditional human rights. My strategy sets out a number of concrete points of action to be incorporated in the EU’s trade and development policies. New technologies bring huge opportunities, but people can only really enjoy them if we also tackle the threats emerging from the rise of ICTs, for example by authoritarian regimes. I want to express my gratitude to everyone who contributed to the report via my website, Facebook or Twitter. New technologies also offer ways for politicians to make better policies by working together with experts, voters and anyone interested. I pledge to continue doing so. Much work now has to be done to turn policies into concrete actions, for which I will need your support. I’m looking forward to continue joining hands in promoting and defending digital freedoms, both within the EU and far beyond. Kind regards, Marietje Schaake ============================= *European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy* With a large majority the European Parliament today adopted the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU’s foreign policy. Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) and Rapporteur for the report is happy with the broad support. Schaake: “The Parliament unequivocally acknowledges that digital freedoms, like uncensored access to the internet, are fundamental rights which deserve equal protection as traditional human rights. I have set out a number of concrete points of action to be incorporated in the EU’s trade and development policies. New technologies bring huge opportunities, but people can only really enjoy them if we also tackle the threats emerging from the rise of ICTs, for example by authoritarian regimes.” *Struggle for human rights* Over the past months Schaake has managed to put the revolutionary impact of the internet and new technologies on societies and our day-to-day lives on the EU’s political agenda. “The struggle for human rights increasingly has a technological side”, Schaake says. “Prisons are populated by dissidents confronted with their own internet and mobile communications.Irancontinues the building of a virtual bunker, which eventually will cut off the Iranians from the World Wide Web through the creation of a ‘Halal Internet’. Plans are presented to make anonymous blogging inChinaillegal andRussiais stepping up the monitoring of online traffic.” *Concrete actions* Unrestricted access to an open internet is an important enabler of fundamental rights, an indispensable prerequisite for enjoying universal human rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, and for ensuring transparency and accountability in public life. Schaake’s report on A Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy includes many concrete measures. EU’s trade and association agreements, development programs and accession negotiations should be made conditional on respect for digital freedoms. Collected digital evidence, like smart phone pictures and clips of human rights violations should be admissible in court proceedings. Moreover, the EU should stop the export of digital arms: technologies used by authoritarian regimes to track and trace human rights activists, journalists and dissidents. “These kinds of exports toIranandSyriaare blocked now”, Schaake says. “But we need rules and regulations that ensure accountability of companies regarding the impact of their products and software, like misuse for human rights violations. We should think about ‘human rights by design’ to prevent or limit future harm.” *Credibility* The EU should help build the basic ICT infrastructure in developing counties, and provide wireless tablets to enable (online) education. To be a credible defender and advocate the EU domestically has to maintain high standards of digital freedom. The strategy calls on the EU to codify the principle of net neutrality, like theNetherlandsdid in 2012. European companies forced by third country government to take down online content, should be able to count on political backing from European authorities like the High Representative for Foreign Policy or the EU’s Trade Commissioner. *Global player* The EU should globally take the lead in promoting and protecting digital freedoms, Schaake explains. “EU is the world’s largest trading block, but it is also a community of values. It should use its power and act as a global player. The global and borderless nature of the Internet requires new forms of international cooperation and governance with multiple stakeholders. Technologies should be used to promote transparency and freedom.” *Crowd-sourced report* MEP Schaake used an innovative way of writing her report. She posted a discussion paper online on the EU’s digital freedom strategy in its external actions, and invited various stakeholders to provide input through crowd-sourcing. Many internet users, NGO’s, governments and businesses did so. “This is one of the many opportunities of the Internet: bridging the gap between citizens and politics”, says Schaake. Please find the full report here<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+…> . -- -- 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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BEREC has adopted two summaries and the updated reports on net neutrality
by Andrea Glorioso Dec. 11, 2012

Dec. 11, 2012

FYI http://berec.europa.eu/eng/news_consultations/whats_new/1281-berec-has-adop… BEREC has adopted two summaries and the updated reports on net neutrality 10 December 2012 BEREC adopted an Overview and a Summary of BEREC’s approach to net neutrality at the BEREC Plenary on 6 December 2012. The Overview provides a concise description of three years of BEREC’s activities in the field of net neutrality. It summarizes briefly how the Internet works and presents findings related to retail and wholesale relationships and observations in the context of net neutrality. Furthermore, the paper presents what regulators can do in order to promote net neutrality. More specific explanations are available in the “Summary of BEREC positions on net neutrality”. The adopted documents are available here: 1. BoR (12) 140: “Overview of BEREC approach to NN”<http://berec.europa.eu/files/document_register_store/2012/12/BoR_%2812%29_1…> 2. BoR (12) 146: “Summary of BEREC positions on net neutrality“<http://berec.europa.eu/files/document_register_store/2012/12/BoR_%2812%29_1…> BEREC adopted updated reports after the summer’s public consultation on net neutrality, at the BEREC Plenary on 6 December 2012. Furthermore, - the Report on the BEREC public consultation<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>on net neutrality was adopted in order to provide interested parties with a brief overview of the results of the consultation; - the Report on differentiation practices and related competition issues in the scope of net neutrality<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>examines and assesses the potential impact on end-users of departures from net neutrality at the initiative of ISPs; - the Quality of Service Guidelines<http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/regulator…>, which discuss the purpose as well as the scope and extent of USD Article 22 (3), which introduces the competence of NRAs to set minimum quality of service requirements in order to prevent degradation of service; - the focus of the Report on assessment of IP interconnection <http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?…>in the context of net neutrality is on the wholesale level of interconnection between ISPs and other intermediaries in the Internet value chain, analysing how deviations from net neutrality may be reflected at the interconnection level governing transmission of packets across the Internet as a collection of different networks. --- Ciao, -- 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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