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Abridged Report on 'The metaverse and its Impact on Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy': Now Available Online
Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2024
Following a process that began in 2023 and is set to be completed in 2024, an abridged version of the report "The metaverse and its impact on Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Democracy" is now available for download in electronic format. The document provides an overview of the principal issues...
Assessing the impact of immersive realities on human rights: Committee of Ministers informal meeting
In the framework of the Latvian Presidency’s priority of supporting the Council of Europe digital agenda, the Committee of Ministers is holding an informal meeting on 14 September to explore the potential impact of immersive realities such as the Metaverse, on human rights, the rule of law and...
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...
Journalism students learn media governance at the Council of Europe
Patrick Penninckx, head of the Information Society department, has introduced the students of the European Institute of Journalism in Strasbourg to the latest Council of Europe policies on media freedom and internet governance. His presentation entitled “The digital transformation of the...
CDMSI discusses progress on new instruments
The Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) met in Strasbourg on 7-9 December 2022 to assess progress on the preparation of new policy instruments: Draft guidelines on the use of digital tools including artificial intelligence (AI) for journalism; Collection of good practices...
Council of Europe at the 2022 Internet Governance Forum in Ethiopia
The Council of Europe is taking part in the 17th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosted by the government of Addis-Ababa (Ethiopia) from 28 November to 2 December. Held in a hybrid format under the theme “Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future”, the IGF will...
Committee of Experts on the Integrity of Online Information (MSI-INF) held its second meeting in a hybrid format
On 5-6 October 2022, the Committee of Experts on the Integrity of Online Information (MSI-INF) held its second meeting in a hybrid format. The Committee of Experts and participants had constructive discussions on the first draft of its Guidance note on countering the spread on online mis- and...
Council of Europe Digital Partnership: two new partners
The International Chamber of Commerce and The LEGO Group have joined the Council of Europe’s Digital Partnership, an initiative aimed at fostering cooperation with companies and their business associations to promote respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law on the internet. During...
Pegasus spyware and its impacts on human rights
A new report investigating Pegasus spyware impacts on human rights has been launched by the Council of Europe on the occasion of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly. As rapporteur for the Council of Europe, Member of Parliament Pieter Omtzigt has been investigating the controversial...
21st CDMSI plenary held in hybrid format in Strasbourg
On 1-2 June 2022, the CDMSI held its 21st plenary meeting in a hybrid format in Strasbourg with Mr Taavo Lumiste as the Chair. The CDMSI took note of the report of the first meetings and draft outline of the instruments that are being prepared by its subordinated expert committees: Committee of...
Digital Partnership: Council of Europe discusses cooperation with IT and internet companies and business associations
On 3 and 4 February, the Council of Europe organised an exchange of views with the 26 members of the Digital Partnership, an initiative aimed at fostering cooperation with internet and IT companies, and their business associations, to promote respect for human rights. The event – held in the...
Council of Europe strengthens cooperation with digital sector
Two new companies and one organisation today joined the Council of Europe Partnership with the digital sector aimed at promoting respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law on the internet: BT, IBM and the Internet Society (ISOC). To formalise their accession to the partnership,...
Cooperation with the International Communications Consultancy Organisation
Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department addressed the ICCO European meeting on June 4th. In his online presentation to the members of the International Communications Consultancy Organisation, the speaker described the organisational priorities during and after the pandemic....
Council of Europe co-operation with IT sector: five new partners
The Council of Europe's Deputy Secretary General, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, today exchanged letters with Element AI, ICCO, IEEE, Intel and RIPE NCC and thus formally associated themselves with the co-operation framework established in November 2017 to promote respect for human rights online....
TC-INF: exchange of views with internet companies
Representatives from a number of internet and telecommunication companies, with which the Secretary General exchanged letters regarding co-operation with the Organisation, took part in an exchange of views with delegations in the framework of the TC-INF. Opening the meeting, the Secretary General...
Council of Europe official to speak at a key internet governance event in Berlin.
The 3rd Global Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network took place on June 3-5, 2019, in Berlin. Organised in partnership with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the forum benefited from the institutional support of the Council of Europe, European Commission,...
The Council of Europe partnership with business to protect human rights showcased at RIPE
Patrick Penninckx, the head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe, addressed the RIPE forum, a network of European internet operators, on May 22 in Reykjavik. One year after the first meeting of a special cooperation format between the Council of Europe and business...
TC-INF addresses AI related challenges to human rights, democracy and the rule of law
Ambassador Corina Călugăru, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova and Thematic Co-ordinator on Information Policy (TC-INF) invited Committee of Ministers delegations to an informal briefing on Council of Europe’s involvement in addressing emerging challenges and opportunities...
Council of Europe co-operation with IT sector: two new partners
The Council of Europe's Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, today signed collaboration agreements - in the form of an exchange of letters – with the European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) and the IT security and performance firm Cloudflare to promote respect for human...
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