Media and Information Society

The constant developments in the information society give Council of Europe the challenge of defending and maintaining its fundamental principles in new environments. While pursuing its important efforts in "traditional" media and their role in the democratic process, the Steering Committee on Media and New Communication Services (CDMC) is also working on freedom of expression in the complex context of the new communications services.

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[05/03/2010] First meeting of the Ad hoc Advisory Group on Cross Border Internet (MC-S-CI)

The Ad hoc Advisory Group on Cross Border Internet (MC-S-CI) met for the first time in Paris on 1 and 2 March. It discussed the shared responsibilities of states with respect to the preservation and reinforcement of the protection of cross-border flow of Internet traffic and the protection of critical Internet resources. The MC-S-CI meeting concluded that a rights based approach should be adopted in the examination of these issues and that consultation with stakeholders will take place in EuroDIG in Madrid (April 2010) and IGF in Vilnius (September 2010). The report will be issued soon and published on the web site.

[17/02/10] IRIS – Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory has gone electronic!
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