DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM AND THE INTERNET:
HOW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES EMPOWER OR UNDERMINE CIVIL LIBERTIES

Brussels, 10 July 2002
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60 – Room ASP 5G3
9:00 – 13:00 15:00-18:00

Programme

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

 

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

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

Rapporteur: Ottavio MARZOCCHI, Transnational Radical Party Board;

Introduction:

  • Marc ROTENBERG, Electronic Privacy Information Center

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

Speeches by:

  • Marian GRUBBEN

Regulatory Framework, DG Information Society, European Commission

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

  • Susan BINNS

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

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

  • Erich MOECHEL, Quintessenz

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

  • Maurice WESSLING, President of European Digital Rights

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

  • Meryem MARZOUKI, IRIS

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

  • Simon DAVIES, Director-General of Privacy International

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

Debate

CYBERCRIME AND CYBER-NONVIOLENCE
The borderline between criminality and civil disobedience on the Net

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

Alima BOUMEDIENE-THIERY, MEP

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

Introduction:

  • Yaman AKDENIZ, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties

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

Speeches by:

  • Loïck CORIOU, Reporters sans frontières

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

  • Armin MEDOSCH, former editor of online Magazine Telepolis

"Political hactivism on the Net"

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

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

 

Debate

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

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

Rapporteur: Gianluca ERAMO, EP advisor;

Introduction:

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

Speeches by:

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

"Which kind of democracy for the XXIth century?"

  • Daniele CAPEZZONE, Segretario di Radicali italiani

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

  • Laurence MONNOYER-SMITH, research project manager of EVE

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

Debate

Closing remarks: Marco CAPPATO

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

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