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by J.C. DE MARTIN

Ricevo e volentieri inoltro. juan carlos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: LA FABBRICA DELLE IDEE Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 11:26:20 +0100 From: Associazione CentroScienza Onlus <newsletter(a)centroscienza.it> To: juancarlos.demartin(a)polito.it immagine notizia LA FABBRICA DELLE IDEE LA FABBRICA DELLE IDEE <http://www.centroscienza.it/modules/news/article.php?storyid=287> *QUANDO IL DRONE CONSEGNA LA PIZZA* *GIOVEDÌSCIENZA SPECIALE SCUOLE Scuola Secondaria di II grado* *GIOVEDÌ 23 GENNAIO 2014 ore 10,00* Teatro Colosseo Torino Prenotazione obbligatoria. Info e modulo d'iscrizione: www.giovediscienza.it <http://DAVIDE%20GOMBA%20Fablab%20Torino%20%20Torinese,%20video%20maker,+nasce+dalla+sperimentazione+audiovisiva+e+il+suo+primo+progetto+Arduino+%E8+stato+un+controller+audio/video%20open-source.%20Comunicatore,%20blogger%20su%20Arduino.cc,+tiene+workshop+in+giro+per+l%27Italia+e+promuove+la+cultura+dell%27open+design+e+della+fabbricazione+digitale.+Ha+partecipato+alla+realizzazione+del+primo+Fablab+in+Italia+presso+la+mostra+%3FStazione+futuro%3F,+poi+si+%E8+battuto+per+promuovere+e+prolungare+l%27esperienza+del+FabLab+a+Torino.+Nel+2012+ha+dato+vita+alle+Officine+Arduino,%20azienda%20che%20promuove%20Arduino%20in%20Italia%20e%20segue%20vari%20progetti%20legati%20allo%20sviluppo%20della%20scheda.%20Le%20Officine%20Arduino%20-%20ospitate%20presso%20il%20coworking%0Atorinese%20Toolbox%20-%20sono%20anche%20sede%20del%20FabLab,+e+rappresentano+una+vivace+realt%E0+di+condivisione+e+scambio+tra+diverse+identit%E0+lavorative,%20creative,%20produttive.%20Nel%20tempo%20libero%20stampa%20giocattoli%20e%20inventa%20storie%20con%20suo%20figlio%20Djibril%20%20%20RICCARDO%20LUNA%20Giornalista%20e%20scrittore%20%2048%20anni,+ne+ha+trascorsi+dieci+a+%3FLa+Repubblica%3F+%28il+quotidiano+per+il+quale+scrive+tuttora%29.+Ha+fondato+e+diretto+tre+giornali:+%3FCampus%3F,+%3FIl+Romanista%3F+e+%3FWired%3F.+Ha+scritto+per+primo+di+Calciopoli,+ha+candidato+Internet+al+premio+Nobel+per+la+Pace+ed+%E8+presidente+di+Wikitalia,%20associazione%20che%20si%20occupa%20di%20trasparenza%20e%20partecipazione%20politica%20attraverso%20la%20rete.%20Sul%20web%20ha%20diversi%20progetti%20in%20corso:+un+blog+su+%3FIl+Post%3F,+la+direzione+del+sito+%3FCheFuturo%21+Il+lunario+della+innovazione%3F+e+la+guida+di+%3FStartupItalia%21%3F.+Ha+curato+e+condotto+le+conferenze+internazionali+%3FHappy+Birthday+Web%3F,+%3FMakers%3F+e+%3FiSchool%3F.++++ANGELO+RAFFAELE+MEO+Politecnico+di+Torino,%20Presidente%20Centro%20Scienza%20Onlus%20%20Professore%20emerito%0Adel%20Politecnico%20di%20Torino,+gi%E0+Presidente+dell%3FAccademia+delle+Scienze+torinese,+%E8+un+pioniere+dell%27informatica+italiana,+noto+per+le+sue+posizioni+a+favore+del+software+libero+open+source.+Autore+di+alcuni+libri+divulgativi+sull%3Fopen+source,%20responsabile%20del%20Progetto%20Informatica%20del%20CNR,+si+%E8+occupato+di+applicazioni+informatiche+in+vari+settori+d%3Favanguardia,+a+cominciare+dalla+sintesi+vocale.+Fa+parte+del+centro+Nexa+su+Internet+e+societ%E0+per+il+dibattito+sulla+libert%E0+nell%27ambito+digitale,+in+particolare+in+rete.> DAVIDE GOMBA, RICCARDO LUNA E ANGELO RAFFAELE MEO Il multicottero non è un giocattolo, anzi, non è solo un giocattolo. Negli Stati Uniti utilizzano questa sorta di drone per consegnare la pizza e noi lo vedremo volare dentro il Teatro Colosseo. Mentre disegnare un circuito con uno speciale inchiostro elettrosensibile o più semplicemente conduttore è un giochetto da nulla che può essere molto utile. E ancora, se siete davvero creativi, potete ideare un oggetto sul web, utilizzando piattaforme che facilitano la progettazione, per poi stamparlo in 3D in un Fablab o farlo produrre da una stampante laser 3D. Dal software libero all'open hardware, in pochi anni lo scenario dell'innovazione condivisa è diventato concreto ed è a disposizione di tutti, o meglio è condivisibile da tutti su Internet che non è solo una rete di computer ma anche un network di ragazze e ragazzi, di donne e uomini che mettono in comune le loro competenze e il loro saper fare per provare a migliorare le cose e le nostre relazioni. Non è che l'inizio, niente si farà più come prima. DAVIDE GOMBA Fablab Torino Torinese, video maker, nasce dalla sperimentazione audiovisiva e il suo primo progetto Arduino è stato un controller audio/video open-source. Comunicatore, blogger su Arduino.cc, tiene workshop in giro per l'Italia e promuove la cultura dell'open design e della fabbricazione digitale. Ha partecipato alla realizzazione del primo Fablab in Italia presso la mostra ?Stazione futuro?, poi si è battuto per promuovere e prolungare l'esperienza del FabLab a Torino. Nel 2012 ha dato vita alle Officine Arduino, azienda che promuove Arduino in Italia e segue vari progetti legati allo sviluppo della scheda. Le Officine Arduino - ospitate presso il coworking torinese Toolbox - sono anche sede del FabLab, e rappresentano una vivace realtà di condivisione e scambio tra diverse identità lavorative, creative, produttive. Nel tempo libero stampa giocattoli e inventa storie con suo figlio Djibril RICCARDO LUNA Giornalista e scrittore 48 anni, ne ha trascorsi dieci a ?La Repubblica? (il quotidiano per il quale scrive tuttora). Ha fondato e diretto tre giornali: ?Campus?, ?Il Romanista? e ?Wired?. Ha scritto per primo di Calciopoli, ha candidato Internet al premio Nobel per la Pace ed è presidente di Wikitalia, associazione che si occupa di trasparenza e partecipazione politica attraverso la rete. Sul web ha diversi progetti in corso: un blog su ?Il Post?, la direzione del sito ?CheFuturo! Il lunario della innovazione? e la guida di ?StartupItalia!?. Ha curato e condotto le conferenze internazionali ?Happy Birthday Web?, ?Makers? e ?iSchool?. ANGELO RAFFAELE MEO Politecnico di Torino, Presidente Centro Scienza Onlus Professore emerito del Politecnico di Torino, già Presidente dell?Accademia delle Scienze torinese, è un pioniere dell'informatica italiana, noto per le sue posizioni a favore del software libero open source. Autore di alcuni libri divulgativi sull?open source, responsabile del Progetto Informatica del CNR, si è occupato di applicazioni informatiche in vari settori d?avanguardia, a cominciare dalla sintesi vocale. Fa parte del centro Nexa su Internet e società per il dibattito sulla libertà nell'ambito digitale, in particolare in rete. www.centroscienza.it <http://www.centroscienza.it/index.php> Questo messaggio di posta elettronica è stato spedito all'indirizzo juancarlos.demartin(a)polito.it in base alla recente normativa sulla privacy Per cancellare la propria iscrizione la invitiamo a cliccare qui <http://www.centroscienza.it/modules/newsletter/form_iscrizione.php?mail=jua…> e ad indicare il codice a4a72b7806

Jan. 7, 2014

Re: [nexa] Protecting Human Rights through Network Neutrality‏

by Marco Ciurcina

In data martedì 7 gennaio 2014 10:45:15, Luca Belli ha scritto: > Buongiorno, > Per chi fosse interessato: molto interessante. questo è il link http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/media/cdmsi/CDMSI%282013%29Misc19… m.c. > > > > Dear all, > > > I would like to share with you the report on “Protecting > Human Rights through Network Neutrality” that I drafted together with > Matthijs van Bergen for the Council of Europe. One month ago, we presented > this report to the CoE Steering Committee on Media and Information Society > (CDMSI), which agreed to use it as a basis for the work of the Committee > of Experts on Cross-Border Flow of Internet Traffic and Internet Freedom > (MSI-INT) with regard to the elaboration of a CoE Resolution on Network > Neutrality. > > > Below the executive > summary of the Report. Comments are more than welcome! > > Best regards, > > > > Luca > > > > Executive summary > > 1. > This report was drafted with > the goals to (i) provide deeper insight into how net(work) neutrality > relates to human rights and (ii) suggest a policy and legal approach aimed > at granting the full enjoyment of Internet users’ fundamental rights and > freedoms through an open and neutral Internet environment, while > simultaneously promoting unrestrained innovation and economic growth in > the digital economy.[1] > > Network > neutrality is a key enabler of human rights > > 2. > Network neutrality prescribes > that Internet traffic shall be treated without undue discrimination, > restriction or interference, so that end-users[2] > enjoy the “greatest possible access to Internet-based content, applications > and services of their choice, whether or not they are offered free of > charge, using suitable devices of their choice”.[3] > > > 3. > On the one hand, network > neutrality is instrumental to enable any Internet user to offer and enjoy > online content, applications and services through any Internet-connected > device of their choice, without having to conclude agreements with each > Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) [4] of each > intended recipient, and all ISPs in between. On the other hand, net > neutrality ensures that Internet-users’ choices for certain online > content, applications, services and devices are not unduly influenced by > discriminatory delivery of Internet traffic. As such, net neutrality > enables self-determination and facilitates the openness of the Internet, > by deflating market and institutional barriers to enter into the ‘free > market of ideas’ and to participate on equal footing in economic, social > and political activities. > > 4. > In our current information > society, the ability to freely receive and impart ideas and information and > to fully participate in democratic life is truly reliant on the nature of > one’s Internet connection.[5] By ascribing > to users the ability to choose freely how to utilise their Internet > connection, without undue interferences from public or private entities, > network neutrality directly contributes to the effective enjoyment of a > range of fundamental rights, such as Internet users’ freedom of speech and > right to privacy,[6] as well as the promotion of a diverse and pluralistic > media-landscape, while unleashing a virtuous cycle of innovation without > permission. > > 5. > For such reasons the Committee > of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the 2010 Declaration on > network neutrality, underlining its commitment to this fundamental > principle,[7] while in 2012 the Internet Governance Strategy of the > Council of Europe urged the development of “human rights policy principles > on “network neutrality” to ensure Internet users have the greatest > possible access to content, applications and services of their choice as > part of the public service value of the Internet and in full respect of > fundamental rights”[8]. > > Network > neutrality has come under threat > > 6. > Certain Internet traffic > management (“ITM”)[9] techniques > currently allow ISPs to block, downgrade or prioritise specific data flows. > Research has shown that ITM is frequently deployed in order to block or > downgrade specific Internet traffic relating to online services which > compete with other services offered by the ISPs.[10] > Such practices compromise end-users’ capacity to freely receive and impart > information online using applications, services and devices of their > choice, and jeopardise the open and neutral character of Internet > architecture. Furthermore, some large European ISPs have made clear > through the media and other avenues, such as shareholders' meetings and > industry associations, that they intend to depart from neutral Internet > access provision, in order to discriminate and prioritise specific > data-flows and monetise the value that specific online applications, > services and content (conceived by Internet users) present to their > subscribers.[11] > > 7. > This illustrates that existing > European approaches based purely on economic and competition-law principles > have thus far failed to fully enforce the network neutrality principle, > even though European telecommunications markets have generally been > considered relatively competitive.[12] > Indeed, just as the right to vote alone is not enough to ensure freedom in > a constitutional democracy, the possibility to switch providers – which > may be seen as the right to ‘vote (an ISP) with > your feet’ – is not enough to adequately ensure the enjoyment of users’ > freedoms on the Internet. > > 8. > Therefore, it seems necessary > to query what kind of policy and legal approach would be best suited to > enforce the network neutrality principle and safeguard the public-service > value of the Internet. > > A > recommended policy and legal approach to network neutrality > > 9. > In this report we propose a > model framework on network neutrality which all Council of Europe member > states can adopt in their legal systems. Importantly, the framework is > directly inspired by article 10 ECHR, which ensures the right to receive > and impart ideas and information without restriction or interference, > unless such interference is strictly necessary for and proportionate to a > legitimate aim. Since the goal is to ensure that Internet traffic shall be > transmitted without undue discrimination, restriction or interference, > whether by public or private actors, the format of article 10 ECHR lends > itself very well to be transposed into a legal framework guaranteeing > network neutrality. > > > > > > > > > > [1] With respect to the goals > of this report, it should be noted that a number of participants to the > Council of Europe Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and > Human Rights – a conference organised by the Council of Europe on 29-30 > May 2013 – highlighted the interest of a policy framework aimed at > safeguarding net neutrality. See: Belli L., Council of Europe > Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights, Outcome > Paper, June 2013. The concerns expressed during this conference led the > Council of Europe to commission this report. > > > > > > [2] In this report we speak of > Internet (or end-) users rather than consumers. This in order to reflect > the idea that consumers are solely or primarily economic actors in a > market setting, whereas ‘Internet users’ should be regarded as autonomous > participants of an ‘information society’, connected through the Internet, > with interests that range beyond the merely economical, including also > social, political and other interests. > > > > > > [3] Council of Europe, 2010 > Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Network Neutrality, para. 4. > > > > > > [4] The term “Internet service > provider” (ISP) is used to denote a legal person providing Internet > connectivity to its customers. The term ISP also encompasses Internet > transit providers – i.e. those entities that > provide connectivity to various ISP, allowing them to interconnect their > networks – but in this report, it does not include hosting providers and > providers of online services, applications and content. > > > > > > [5] See: Council of Europe, > Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member > states on measures to promote the public service value of the Internet. > > > > > > [6] Some even suggest a notion > of net neutrality as a human networking right sui generis. See: Berners Lee > T., Long live the web, Scientific > American 22 November 2010; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee. > > > > > > [7] See: Council of Europe, > 2010 Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Network Neutrality, para > 9, which also suggests further exploring network neutrality “within a > Council of Europe framework with a view to providing guidance to member > states”. This suggestion has been reiterated by several participants to > the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights. > See: Belli L., Council of Europe Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network > Neutrality and Human Rights, Outcome Paper, op.cit. > > > > > > [8] See: Council of Europe Internet Governance, Council of Europe > Strategy 2012-2015, CM(2011)175 final, 15 March 2012, paragraph I.8.e. > > > > > > [9] According to BEREC ITM is: > “all technical means used to process through the network traffic sent or > received by end users, including both application-specific and > application-agnostic traffic management. BEREC, A view of traffic > management and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open > Internet in Europe, 29 May 2012, p. 4. > > > > > > [10] Relating to Europe, see: > BEREC, op. cit. Relating to the USA, see: FCC 10-201, Report and order on > the open Internet 2010, paragraph 14. > > > > > > [11] E.g. KPN Investor Day, > London 10 May 2011; ETNO paper on Contribution to WCIT ITRs Proposal to > Address New Internet Ecosystem. In response, see e.g.: > BEREC, BEREC’s comments on the ETNO proposal for ITU/WCIT or similar > initiatives along these lines, BoR (12) 120 rev.1, 14 November 2012. > > > > > > [12] It should be stressed that, > at the EU level, the Universal Service Directive (i.e. directive > 2002/22/EC) has strengthened consumer protection, fostering better > consumer information pertaining to supply conditions and tariffs in order > to allow them to more easily switch providers, thus promoting competition > in the electronic communications markets. However, as pointed out by > BEREC, several types of discriminatory practices are particularly > widespread at the European level. See: BEREC, A view of traffic management > and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open Internet, op. > cit. Furthermore, it has been noted by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic > Policy Analysis that “one cannot be optimistic about the intensity of > competition [in the telecoms sector]. Moreover, if providers make their > networks “less neutral” by implementing network bias practices, the > intensity of competition decreases further. ” See: CPB response of 23 > September 2010 to the public consultation on Internet and net neutrality. > > > > > > > > Luca Belli > PhD Candidate in Public Law > CERSA, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2 > Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality

Jan. 7, 2014

Protecting Human Rights through Network Neutrality‏

by Luca Belli

Buongiorno, Per chi fosse interessato: Dear all, I would like to share with you the report on “Protecting Human Rights through Network Neutrality” that I drafted together with Matthijs van Bergen for the Council of Europe. One month ago, we presented this report to the CoE Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI), which agreed to use it as a basis for the work of the Committee of Experts on Cross-Border Flow of Internet Traffic and Internet Freedom (MSI-INT) with regard to the elaboration of a CoE Resolution on Network Neutrality. Below the executive summary of the Report. Comments are more than welcome! Best regards, Luca Executive summary 1. This report was drafted with the goals to (i) provide deeper insight into how net(work) neutrality relates to human rights and (ii) suggest a policy and legal approach aimed at granting the full enjoyment of Internet users’ fundamental rights and freedoms through an open and neutral Internet environment, while simultaneously promoting unrestrained innovation and economic growth in the digital economy.[1] Network neutrality is a key enabler of human rights 2. Network neutrality prescribes that Internet traffic shall be treated without undue discrimination, restriction or interference, so that end-users[2] enjoy the “greatest possible access to Internet-based content, applications and services of their choice, whether or not they are offered free of charge, using suitable devices of their choice”.[3] 3. On the one hand, network neutrality is instrumental to enable any Internet user to offer and enjoy online content, applications and services through any Internet-connected device of their choice, without having to conclude agreements with each Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) [4] of each intended recipient, and all ISPs in between. On the other hand, net neutrality ensures that Internet-users’ choices for certain online content, applications, services and devices are not unduly influenced by discriminatory delivery of Internet traffic. As such, net neutrality enables self-determination and facilitates the openness of the Internet, by deflating market and institutional barriers to enter into the ‘free market of ideas’ and to participate on equal footing in economic, social and political activities. 4. In our current information society, the ability to freely receive and impart ideas and information and to fully participate in democratic life is truly reliant on the nature of one’s Internet connection.[5] By ascribing to users the ability to choose freely how to utilise their Internet connection, without undue interferences from public or private entities, network neutrality directly contributes to the effective enjoyment of a range of fundamental rights, such as Internet users’ freedom of speech and right to privacy,[6] as well as the promotion of a diverse and pluralistic media-landscape, while unleashing a virtuous cycle of innovation without permission. 5. For such reasons the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the 2010 Declaration on network neutrality, underlining its commitment to this fundamental principle,[7] while in 2012 the Internet Governance Strategy of the Council of Europe urged the development of “human rights policy principles on “network neutrality” to ensure Internet users have the greatest possible access to content, applications and services of their choice as part of the public service value of the Internet and in full respect of fundamental rights”[8]. Network neutrality has come under threat 6. Certain Internet traffic management (“ITM”)[9] techniques currently allow ISPs to block, downgrade or prioritise specific data flows. Research has shown that ITM is frequently deployed in order to block or downgrade specific Internet traffic relating to online services which compete with other services offered by the ISPs.[10] Such practices compromise end-users’ capacity to freely receive and impart information online using applications, services and devices of their choice, and jeopardise the open and neutral character of Internet architecture. Furthermore, some large European ISPs have made clear through the media and other avenues, such as shareholders' meetings and industry associations, that they intend to depart from neutral Internet access provision, in order to discriminate and prioritise specific data-flows and monetise the value that specific online applications, services and content (conceived by Internet users) present to their subscribers.[11] 7. This illustrates that existing European approaches based purely on economic and competition-law principles have thus far failed to fully enforce the network neutrality principle, even though European telecommunications markets have generally been considered relatively competitive.[12] Indeed, just as the right to vote alone is not enough to ensure freedom in a constitutional democracy, the possibility to switch providers – which may be seen as the right to ‘vote (an ISP) with your feet’ – is not enough to adequately ensure the enjoyment of users’ freedoms on the Internet. 8. Therefore, it seems necessary to query what kind of policy and legal approach would be best suited to enforce the network neutrality principle and safeguard the public-service value of the Internet. A recommended policy and legal approach to network neutrality 9. In this report we propose a model framework on network neutrality which all Council of Europe member states can adopt in their legal systems. Importantly, the framework is directly inspired by article 10 ECHR, which ensures the right to receive and impart ideas and information without restriction or interference, unless such interference is strictly necessary for and proportionate to a legitimate aim. Since the goal is to ensure that Internet traffic shall be transmitted without undue discrimination, restriction or interference, whether by public or private actors, the format of article 10 ECHR lends itself very well to be transposed into a legal framework guaranteeing network neutrality. [1] With respect to the goals of this report, it should be noted that a number of participants to the Council of Europe Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights – a conference organised by the Council of Europe on 29-30 May 2013 – highlighted the interest of a policy framework aimed at safeguarding net neutrality. See: Belli L., Council of Europe Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights, Outcome Paper, June 2013. The concerns expressed during this conference led the Council of Europe to commission this report. [2] In this report we speak of Internet (or end-) users rather than consumers. This in order to reflect the idea that consumers are solely or primarily economic actors in a market setting, whereas ‘Internet users’ should be regarded as autonomous participants of an ‘information society’, connected through the Internet, with interests that range beyond the merely economical, including also social, political and other interests. [3] Council of Europe, 2010 Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Network Neutrality, para. 4. [4] The term “Internet service provider” (ISP) is used to denote a legal person providing Internet connectivity to its customers. The term ISP also encompasses Internet transit providers – i.e. those entities that provide connectivity to various ISP, allowing them to interconnect their networks – but in this report, it does not include hosting providers and providers of online services, applications and content. [5] See: Council of Europe, Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to promote the public service value of the Internet. [6] Some even suggest a notion of net neutrality as a human networking right sui generis. See: Berners Lee T., Long live the web, Scientific American 22 November 2010; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee. [7] See: Council of Europe, 2010 Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Network Neutrality, para 9, which also suggests further exploring network neutrality “within a Council of Europe framework with a view to providing guidance to member states”. This suggestion has been reiterated by several participants to the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights. See: Belli L., Council of Europe Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Network Neutrality and Human Rights, Outcome Paper, op.cit. [8] See: Council of Europe Internet Governance, Council of Europe Strategy 2012-2015, CM(2011)175 final, 15 March 2012, paragraph I.8.e. [9] According to BEREC ITM is: “all technical means used to process through the network traffic sent or received by end users, including both application-specific and application-agnostic traffic management. BEREC, A view of traffic management and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open Internet in Europe, 29 May 2012, p. 4. [10] Relating to Europe, see: BEREC, op. cit. Relating to the USA, see: FCC 10-201, Report and order on the open Internet 2010, paragraph 14. [11] E.g. KPN Investor Day, London 10 May 2011; ETNO paper on Contribution to WCIT ITRs Proposal to Address New Internet Ecosystem. In response, see e.g.: BEREC, BEREC’s comments on the ETNO proposal for ITU/WCIT or similar initiatives along these lines, BoR (12) 120 rev.1, 14 November 2012. [12] It should be stressed that, at the EU level, the Universal Service Directive (i.e. directive 2002/22/EC) has strengthened consumer protection, fostering better consumer information pertaining to supply conditions and tariffs in order to allow them to more easily switch providers, thus promoting competition in the electronic communications markets. However, as pointed out by BEREC, several types of discriminatory practices are particularly widespread at the European level. See: BEREC, A view of traffic management and other practices resulting in restrictions to the open Internet, op. cit. Furthermore, it has been noted by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis that “one cannot be optimistic about the intensity of competition [in the telecoms sector]. Moreover, if providers make their networks “less neutral” by implementing network bias practices, the intensity of competition decreases further. ” See: CPB response of 23 September 2010 to the public consultation on Internet and net neutrality. Luca Belli PhD Candidate in Public Law CERSA, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris 2 Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality

Jan. 7, 2014

consultazione on line sulle regole privacy a tutela degli untenti in materia pagamenti via smartphone e tablet:

by Mauro Alovisio

Genti.me/me segnalo consultazione pubblica on line promossa dall'Autorità Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali ad oggetto "Schema di provvedimento generale in materia di trattamento di dati personali nell'ambito dei servizi di mobile remote payment" in corso di pubblicazione su Gazzetta Ufficiale con approfondimenti in materia di informativa sull'uso dei dati, misure di sicurezza forti, conservazione dei dati. La consultazione è aperta a contributi da parte di soggetti interessati, associazioni di categoria degli imprenditori e dei consumatori, università, centri di ricerca http://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/… Buon inizio anno!! Mauro Alovisio

Jan. 3, 2014

Re: [nexa] Consultazione Europea sul #Copyright, guida alla compilazione del Partito Pirata

by David Orban

Importante: let risposte della consultazione pubblica devono essere fatte pervenire entro il 5 febbraio 2014, quindi manca appena un mese! Sulla pagina della consultazione [1] sarà pubblicato il numero di contributi e le organizzazioni (immagino invece che individui) sono invitate e iscriversi nel Registro di Trasparenza per una corretta identificazione [2] [1] http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/inde… [2] http://ec.europa.eu/transparencyregister/info/homePage.do David Orban skype, twitter, linkedin, sl, etc: davidorban 2014/1/3 yanfry <cerebus1(a)gmail.com> > Salve a tutti, grazie al lavoro di Amelia Andersdotter e del nostro > (Partito Pirata Italiano) gruppo di traduttori abbiamo redatto una guida > alla compilazione della "corposa" consultazione UE sul Copyright > nell'Unione Europea, potete trovare la versione in italiano a questo > indirizzo > > http://www.partito-pirata.it/2014/01/consultazione-sul-copyright-modello-di… > > Stiamo inoltre lavorando alla traduzione del lavoro dell'Open Knowledge > Foundation tedesca che ha preparato un sito web > http://okfde.github.io/eucopyright/en/30c3 (accessibile anche via > http://www.copywrongs.eu/) per rendere ancora più facile rispondere alla > consultazione filtrando le domande a cui rispondere in base alle scelte > dell'utente, restate tunedati :) > Byez > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > >

Jan. 3, 2014

Consultazione Europea sul #Copyright, guida alla compilazione del Partito Pirata

by yanfry

Salve a tutti, grazie al lavoro di Amelia Andersdotter e del nostro (Partito Pirata Italiano) gruppo di traduttori abbiamo redatto una guida alla compilazione della "corposa" consultazione UE sul Copyright nell'Unione Europea, potete trovare la versione in italiano a questo indirizzo http://www.partito-pirata.it/2014/01/consultazione-sul-copyright-modello-di… Stiamo inoltre lavorando alla traduzione del lavoro dell'Open Knowledge Foundation tedesca che ha preparato un sito web http://okfde.github.io/eucopyright/en/30c3 (accessibile anche via http://www.copywrongs.eu/) per rendere ancora più facile rispondere alla consultazione filtrando le domande a cui rispondere in base alle scelte dell'utente, restate tunedati :) Byez

Jan. 3, 2014

FW: ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14), June 23-26, 2014

by J.C. DE MARTIN

*From:*jlorince@umail.iu.edu [mailto:jlorince@umail.iu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jared Lorince *Sent:* 31 December 2013 22:03 *To:* Jared Lorince; gciampag(a)indiana.edu; fil(a)indiana.edu *Subject:* ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14), June 23-26, 2014 ***Please forward to colleagues and students as relevant*** CALL FOR PAPERS & CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci'14), June 23-26, 2014 Bloomington, Indiana, USA websci14.org <http://websci14.org/> / @WebSciConf / #WebSci14 Deadline for papers: Feb. 23rd 2014 Deadline for workshop & tutorial proposals: Jan. 17th 2014 Web Science is the emergent science of the people, organizations, applications, and of policies that shape and are shaped by the Web, the largest informational artifact constructed by humans in history. Web Science embraces the study of the Web as a vast universal information network of people and communities. As such, Web Science includes the study of social networks whose work, expression, and play take place on the Web. The social sciences and computational sciences meet in Web Science and complement one another: Studying human behavior and social interaction contributes to our understanding of the Web, while Web data is transforming how social science is conducted. The Web presents us with a great opportunity as well as an obligation: If we are to ensure the Web benefits humanity we must do our best to understand it. Call for Papers The Web Science conference is inherently interdisciplinary, as it attempts to integrate computer and information sciences, communication, linguistics, sociology, psychology, economics, law, political science, philosophy, digital humanities, and other disciplines in pursuit of an understanding of the Web. This conference is unique in the manner in which it brings these disciplines together in creative and critical dialogue, and we invite papers from all the above disciplines, and in particular those that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Following the success of WebSci'09 in Athens, WebSci'10 in Raleigh, WebSci'11 in Koblenz, WebSci '12 in Evanston, and WebSci'13 in Paris, for the 2014 conference we are seeking papers and posters that describe original research, analysis, and practice in the field of Web Science, as well as work that discusses novel and thought-provoking ideas and works-in-progress. Possible topics for submissions include, but are not limited to, the following: * Analysis of human behavior using social media, mobile devices, and online communities * Methodological challenges of analyzing Web-based * large-scale social interaction * Data-mining and network analysis of the Web and human communities on the Web * Detailed studies of micro-level processes and interactions * on the Web * Collective intelligence, collaborative production, and social computing * Theories and methods for computational social science on the Web * Studies of public health and health-related behavior on the Web * The architecture and philosophy of the Web * The intersection of design and human interaction on the Web * Economics and social innovation on the Web * Governance, democracy, intellectual property, and the commons * Personal data, trust, and privacy * Web and social media research ethics * Studies of Linked Data, the Cloud, and digital eco-systems * Big data and the study of the Web * Web access, literacy, and development * Knowledge, education, and scholarship on and through the Web * People-driven Web technologies, including crowd-sourcing, open data, and new interfaces * Digital humanities * Arts & culture on the Web or engaging audiences using Web resources * Web archiving techniques and scholarly uses of Web archives * New research questions and thought-provoking ideas A separate Call for Workshop and Tutorial Proposals is on the conference website at: http://www.websci14.org/#call-for-workshop-and-tutorial-proposals Submission Web Science is necessarily a very selective single track conference with a rigorous review process. To accommodate the distinct traditions of its many disciplines, we provide three different submission formats: full papers, short papers, and posters. For all types of submissions, inclusion in the ACM DL proceedings will be by default, but not mandatory (opt-out via EasyChair). All accepted research papers (full and short papers) will be presented during the single-track conference. All accepted posters will be given a spot in the single-track lightning talk session, and room to present their papers during a dedicated poster session. Full research papers (5 to 10 pages, ACM double column, 20 mins presentation including Q&A) Full research papers should present new results and original work that has not been previously published. Research papers should present substantial theoretical, empirical, methodological, or policy-oriented contributions to research and/or practice. Short research papers (up to 5 pages, ACM double column, 15 mins presentation including Q&A) Short research papers should present new results and original work that has not been previously published. Research papers can present preliminary theoretical, empirical, methodological, or policy-oriented contributions to research and/or practice. Posters (up to 2 pages, ACM double column, lightning talk + poster presentation) Extended abstracts for posters, which should be in English, can be up to 2 pages. Submission instructions Full and short paper and poster submissions should be formatted according to the official ACM SIG proceedings template (WebSci archive format at http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates) Please submit papers using EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=websci2014. Other creative submission formats (flexible formats) Other types of creative submissions are also encouraged, and the exact format and style of presentation are open. Examples might include artistic performances or installations, interactive exhibits, demonstrations, or other creative formats. For these submissions, the proposers should make clear both what they propose to do, and any special requirements they would need to successfully do it (in terms of space, time, technology, etc.) Review The Web Science program committee consists of a program committee that covers all relevant areas of Web Science. Each submission will be refereed by three PC members and one short meta review written by a Co-PC chair, to cover both the research background of each submission as well as the necessary interdisciplinary aspects. (Optional) Archival Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library All accepted papers and posters will by default appear in the Web Science 2014 Conference Proceedings and can also be made available through the ACM Digital Library, in the same length and format of the submission unless indicated otherwise (those wishing not to be indexed and archived can "opt out" of the proceedings). Call for Workshops and Tutorial Proposals The Web Science conference will start with tutorials and workshops that will promote in-depth training and discussions with the goal of understanding how people, organizations, applications, and policies shape and are shaped by the Web. In agreement with the spirit of the conference, the tutorials and workshops are intended to create opportunities for interdisciplinary discussion around themes and methods that are central to the study of the Web. The list of themes includes, but is not restricted to, 1. Methods for data mining and network research; 2. The study of social dynamics (i.e. political campaigns, censorship) using Web data; 3. The relationship between technical design and individual behaviour (i.e. the impact of by-default design on privacy); 4. The future of the Web in an era of increasing mobile applications; 5. The incentives and limits of regulation; 6. Participatory systems and crowdsourcing; 7. The dynamics of information creation (supply) and consumption (demand) and its relation to real world events. We will give priority to proposals that approach their topic from the perspective of various disciplines, spanning the divide between the social and computer sciences. Tutorials and workshops can be designed as half or full day events. Workshops can have a mixture of panel presentations and invited speakers, but presentations should reflect the diversity of approaches that characterize the multidisciplinary nature of Web Science. For more information about chairs, submission, review, deadlines, etc, please see the full call at http://websci14.org/#call-for-workshop-and-tutorial-proposals or contact websci2014ws(a)easychair.org <mailto:websci2014ws@easychair.org>. Deadlines Full & Short Papers: * 23 February 2014: Submissions of full and short papers * 13 April 2014: Notification of acceptance for papers * 11 May 2014: Camera-ready version of papers and posters due Late Breaking Posters: * 23 March 2014: Submissions of posters * 13 April 2014: Notification of acceptance for posters * 11 May 2014: Camera-ready version of posters due Workshops and tutorial proposals: * January 17th 2014: Proposal Submissions Authors take note: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. (If proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the official publication date is the first day of the conference.) Conference calendar and rough program * 23 June 2014: workshops, opening reception and keynote * 24 June 2014: keynote(s), technical program, poster reception * 25 June 2014: keynote(s), technical program, social event * 26 June 2014: keynote, technical program, closing General chairs * Fil Menczer, Indiana University * Jim Hendler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute * Bill Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Program chairs * Markus Strohmaier, University of Koblenz and GESIS (Computing) * Ciro Cattuto, ISI Foundation (Physics) * Eric T. Meyer, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford (Social Sciences) Program Commiteee * Yong-Yeol Ahn, Indiana University * Luca Maria Aiello, Yahoo! Research * William Allen, University of Oxford * Sitaram Asur, HP Labs * Alain Barrat, CNRS * Fabricio Benevenuto, Federal University of Minas Gerais * Mark Bernstein, Eastgate Systems, Inc * Paolo Boldi, Universita degli Studi di Milano * Niels Brugger, Aarhus Universitet * Licia Capra, University College London * Carlos Castillo, Qatar Computing Research Institute * Lu Chen, Wright State University * Cristobal Cobo, Oxford Internet Institute * David Crandall, Indiana University * Pasquale De Meo, VU University, Amsterdam * David De Roure, Oxford e-Research Centre * Pnina Fichman, Indiana University * Alessandro Flammini, Indiana University * Matteo Gagliolo, Universite libre de Bruxelles * Laetitia Gauvin, ISI Foundation, Turin * Daniel Gayo Avello, University of Oviedo * Scott Golder, Cornell University * Bruno Goncalves, Aix-Marseille Universite * Andrew Gordon, University of Southern California * Scott Hale, Oxford Internet Institute * Noriko Hara, Indiana University * Bernhard Haslhofer, University of Vienna * Andreas Hotho, University of Wuerzburg * Geert-Jan Houben, TU Delft * Jeremy Hunsinger, Wilfrid Laurier University * Ajita John, Avaya Labs * Robert Jaschke, L3S Research Center * Haewoon Kwak, Telefonica Research * Renaud Lambiotte, University of Namur * Matthieu Latapy, CNRS * Silvio Lattanzi, Google * Vili Lehdonvirta, Oxford Internet Institute * Sune Lehmann, Technical University of Denmark * Kristina Lerman, University of Southern California * David Liben-Nowell, Carleton College * Yu-Ru Lin, University of Pittsburgh * Huan Liu, Arizona State University * Jared Lorince, Indiana University * Mathias Lux, Klagenfurt University * Massimo Marchiori, University of Padova and UTILABS * Yutaka Matsuo, University of Tokyo * Jaimie Murdock, Indiana University * Mirco Musolesi, University of Birmingham * Eni Mustafaraj, Wellesley College * Wolfgang Nejdl, L3S and University of Hannover * Andre Panisson, ISI Foundation, Turin * Hanwoo Park, Yeungnam University * Fernando Pedone, University of Lugano * Leto Peel, University of Colorado, Boulder * Orion Penner, IMT Lucca * Nicola Perra, Northeastern University * Rob Procter, University of Warwick * Cornelius Puschmann, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society * Daniele Quercia, Yahoo! Labs * Carlos P. Roca, Universitat Rovira i Virgili * Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam * Daniel Romero, Northwestern University * Matthew Rowe, Lancaster University * Giancarlo Ruffo, Universita di Torino * Derek Ruths, McGill University * Rossano Schifanella, Universita di Torino * Ralph Schroeder, Oxford Internet Institute * Kalpana Shankar, University College Dublin * Xiaolin Shi, Microsoft * Elena Simperl, University of Southampton * Philipp Singer, Knowledge Management Institute * Marc Smith, Connected Action Consulting Group * Steffen Staab, University of Koblenz-Landau * Burkhard Stiller, University of Zurich * Lei Tang, @WalmartLabs * Loren Terveen, University of Minnesota * Sebastiano Vigna, Universita degli Studi di Milano * Claudia Wagner, GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences * Jillian Wallis, UC Los Angeles * Stan Wasserman, Indiana University * Ingmar Weber, Qatar Computing Research Institute * Matthew Weber, Rutgers University * Lilian Weng, Indiana University * Christopher Wienberg, University of Southern California * Ben Zhao, UC Santa Barbara * Arkaitz Zubiaga, Dublin Institute of Technology

Jan. 2, 2014

Fwd: [pd-discuss] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | VERSION 2 OF THE PEERAGOGY HANDBOOK PUBLISHED FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2014

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Buon Anno a tutti! juan carlos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [pd-discuss] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | VERSION 2 OF THE PEERAGOGY HANDBOOK PUBLISHED FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2014 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:43:35 -0600 From: Charlie Danoff <charles(a)danoff.org> Reply-To: Public Domain discuss list <pd-discuss(a)lists.okfn.org> To: undisclosed-recipients:; VERSION 2 OF THE PEERAGOGY HANDBOOK PUBLISHED FOR FREE DOWNLOAD ON PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 December 2013 PEERAGOGY.ORG <http://PEERAGOGY.ORG> - CHICAGO - 31 DECEMBER 2013 - Editors of the award winning Peeragogy Handbook are delighted to announce the revised, second edition of the Handbook will be published on Public Domain Day 2014 (1 Jan. '14). The Handbook is the world's first book explicating Peeragogy, a collection of techniques for collaborative learning and collaborative work. This version features a new foreward from well-known author, Stanford University Educator and Founding Editor of the Handbook, Howard Rheingold. The Handbook has drawn praise from leading Peer-to-Peer theorist Michel Bauwens, Research Director of the Free/Libre Open Knowledge Society (a project at the IAEN national university with support of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Human Resource and Knowledge), â??Rheingold and a great team of collaborators have preceded the rest of humanity in exploring the new dynamics of technologically-enhanced peer learning.â??, said Bauwens. Med Kharbach, Editor and Owner of Educational Technology and Mobile Learning, also wrote, "[the] Peeragogy handbook is now online and for FREE. I highly recommend that you download and keep it with you. It contains a treasure trove of tools to help you in your learning." Last year, On Public Domain Day 2013, the first edition was published. It was selected as one of the P2P [Peer to Peer] Foundation's best P2P books. Peer learning is the oldest form of human education and is being amplified by today's technological tools. The Handbook was created to help peers around the globe attain their educational goals and improve their projects. To fit the copyright license to the project vision, all of the Handbook contents are given a Creative Commons Zero Public Domain Dedication. It is free to download and then anyone is free to reuse, revise, remix or redistribute it. "If a group of people want to use online media and networks to learn together (co-learn), this handbook will help to self-organize peeragogy." wrote EdTechReview. A portion of the first edition handbook was selected for inclusion in The Open Book, which explores the social and technological manifestations of this emergent movement. It was built by the community, with thanks to The Finnish Institute in London and the Open Knowledge Foundation and in honor of the first Open Knowledge Festival in Helsinki. On January 1st, 2014, the PDF e-book version will be available for free download from http://peeragogy.org and interested readers will be able to sign for an e-mail list notifying them when the print version is available. About the Peeragogy Project: Peeragogy.org is administered and edited by a group of peers who also publish the Handbook, maintain the accompanying social media communities and experiment with their own case-studies in Peeragogy via the Peeragogy Accelerator. Joe Corneli and Charles Jeffrey Danoff began researching peer learning theories in late 2010 calling it Paragogy. The next year Howard Rheingold amended the term to Peeragogy and in 2012 launched the Peeragogy Handbook: an ambitous project to produce a text of peer learning techniques open to contributions from anyone in the world. The first edition was published on January 1st, 2013 and over the past year the Editorial Board of Corneli, Danoff, George Brett, Kyle Larson, Charlotte Pierce, Paola Ricaurte and Fabrizio Terzi worked with other contributors on the second edition. For additional information, contact: Charles Jeffrey Danoff Peeragogy.org Co-Editor +1.847.773.7673 charles(a)danoff.org <mailto:charles@danoff.org>

Jan. 2, 2014

Snowden affair: the case for a pardon

by gianluca

Editorial The Guardian, Wednesday 1 January 2014 23.16 GMT Snowden affair: the case for a pardon Snowden gave classified information to journalists, even though he knew the likely consequences. That was an act of courage In an interview with the Washington Post just before Christmas, Edward Snowden declared his mission accomplished. At first sight it seemed a grandiose, even hubristic, statement. In fact, it betrayed a kind of modesty about the intentions of the former NSA analyst. "I didn't want to change society," he explained. "I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself." [...] continua qui http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/01/snowden-affair-case-for-pardon… buon 2014

Jan. 2, 2014

Open access per la ricerca scientifica

by Diego Giorio

http://www.eurosalus.com/blog/angolo-fiorello-cortiana/condivisione-della-c… Con l'occasione, Buon 2014 a tutti gli iscritti della mailing list Un saluto a tutti Diego

Dec. 29, 2013