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Risks and opportunities of the Metaverse evaluated in Paris by the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
On Thursday, 23 March 2023, Patrick Penninckx, head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe, addressed the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media in Paris, presenting the Metaverse's impact on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, examples of...
Internet Governance Forum: the Council of Europe presents its instruments on content regulation
A delegation from the Council of Europe participated in the Digital Future Workshops, organised on 4 July 2019 in Paris as a part of the French initiative of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Dedicated to developing a forward-looking digital approach in a broad sense during a series of...
European Dialogue on Internet Governance in The Hague
A Council of Europe delegation will contribute to the debates of 2019 edition of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) to be held in The Hague on 19 and 20 June. Organised under the theme “Co-operating in the digital age”, the event will bring together representatives of...
Council of Europe at the European Dialogue on Internet Governance
A Council of Europe delegation will contribute to the discussions of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) to be held on 5 and 6 June in Tbilisi (Georgia). Under the theme “Innovative strategies for our digital future”, the EuroDIG 2018 will bring together representatives of...
Internet Governance Forum 2016
As part of its Internet Governance Strategy, the Council of Europe has a close and active co-operation with key stakeholders. It took an active part in the IGF 2016, with a focus on cybersecurity and on protecting safety of journalists online.
What future for news media in the digital world?
The Council of Europe commissioned a research report to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism of Oxford University on the important issue of The future of news: Media and Journalism in the Age of Digital Convergence.
Council of Europe and Internet industry - Working together to respect human rights and the rule of law on the Internet
On 25 November 2016, an informal brainstorming event opened a Council of Europe – Internet business partnership as a call to Internet companies to work together on shared values, and analyse possibilities for co-operation in areas as varied as hate speech, terrorism, cybercrime and child...
Council of Europe Thematic coordinator for the Information Policy meets the ITU Secretary General
The Council's Internet Governance Strategy aims at creating partnerships with key stakeholders for the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the digital world. It mentions the ITU explicitly in para 15.d. In his capacity of Thematic Coordinator for the Information Policy at...
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