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An intensive debate about the so-called secret international discussions on a global intelectual property treaty is taking place at European level.

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is currently negotiated between the EU and some industrialised countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States).

The treaty has been presented first and foremost as a way of tackling physical forgeries, such as designer handbags or… Continue

Aflat la cea de-a doua ediţie, EuroDIG (European Dialogue on Internet Governance) a reunit la Geneva, în Elveţia, o comunitate europeană extrem de variată, pentru a discuta, din punct de vedere european, aspecte legate de Internet Governance (guvernarea Internetului). Printre participanţi s-au numărat reprezentanţi ai Uniunii Europene, Consiliului Europei, ICANN, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), guverne şi parlamente naţionale, mediul privat şi societatea civilă.

Una dintre principalele chest… Continue

In the context of the financial crisis, many press offices are closed; but we need to ensure that citizens still have access to information and the Internet is a way of doing so.

A permanent secretariat for a European IGF is needed, as it will ensure the functioning of such a forum and the continuation of the activities began by EuroDIG.

There are countries that have applied the rules governing the audiovisual to the Internet environment.

One of EuroDIG goals was to be more inclusive and to o… Continue

We need to encourage national level IGF processes, following models in some other countries (USA, East Africa, West Africa). There are European values and principles that need to be translated into Internet governance terms. There is a need for a European model based on national model, bringing together all stakeholders from national and European levels.

European IGF must be bottom up, it must reflect diversity, it must follow the multistakeholder participation, reflect particular concerns of E… Continue

With the end of the JPA in short time, the discussions on the need to reform ICANN are more and more intense. This reform should take into account issues such as:

-ICANN should remain private sector lead, but, at the same time, it should be accountable to the global Internet community;

-Governments participation in ICANN should be improved, especially when it comes to developing countries;

-ICANN needs to be based in the USA;

-participation of all other stakeholder

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