[kictanet] Fwd: [centr-igf] Italian Parliament adopts Declaration on Internet Rights

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

FYI.

Regards

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From: Nina Elzer <nina at centr.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:18:28 +0000
Subject: [centr-igf] Italian Parliament adopts Declaration on Internet Rights
To: "igf at centrlists.org" <igf at centrlists.org>
Cc: Peter Van Roste <peter at centr.org>

Good morning,

Italy (a parliamentary committee) has adopted a (non-binding)
declaration on Internet Rights, including (just about everything):
access to internet, net neutrality, data protection, cyber security
and internet governance (Art. 14, see below). It also ‘dares’ to
address the issue of internet platforms.
http://www.camera.it/application/xmanager/projects/leg17/commissione_internet/testo_definitivo_inglese.pdf
The intention seems to be to present the Declaration at the upcoming
IGF meeting in Brazil.

Remarks: The Declaration (i.e. the Italian Parliament) perceives the
Internet as something positive (not always the case among several
[European] parties) and recognises the global dimension of the
Internet (i.e. does not see it in a national/European silo).

Interesting:
- The preamble (below) could imply that Parliament is calling for a
global declaration of internet rights.
- It is not clear which or what type of “international authority”
could be meant to be responsible for observing the criteria listed in
the declaration.

Best,
Nina


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Declaration of Internet Rights

Preamble
… The Internet  must be treated as a global resource and must satisfy
the criterion of universality.
… A Declaration  of Internet Rights is crucial to laying the
constitutional foundation for supranational principles and rights.

Art. 14  (Internet governance)

1.  Every person has the right to both national and international
recognition of their rights.

2. The Internet requires rules consistent with its universal,
supranational  scope, aimed at fully implementing the principles and
rights set out above, to safeguard its open  and democratic  nature,
to  prevent all forms of discrimination and  to prevent the  rules
governing its use from being determined by those who hold the greatest
economic power.

3. Internet rules shall take into account the various territorial
levels (supranational, national, regional), the opportunities created
by a variety of  forms  of  self ‐ regulation consistent with the
above principles, the need to preserve the capacity for innovation,
including through competition, as well as the manifold actors
operating on the Internet, and shall encourage involvement in ways
that ensure the widespread participation  of all concerned. Public
institutions shall adopt the appropriate instruments to ensure such
participation.

4. In any case, the regulatory innovations regarding the  Internet
shall be subject to an assessment of their impact  on the digital
ecosystem.

5.  The Internet shall  be managed  so as to ensure compliance with
the principle of transparency, accountability  for decisions,
accessibility to public information, and the representation of those
concerned.

6. Access to and the reuse  of data generated and  held by the public
sector shall be ensured.

7. The establishment of national and international authorities is
essential to effectively ensure observance of the above criteria,
including through an evaluation of the compliance of the new rules
with the  principles of this Declaration.



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