Activity Details (ID# 14079)

Activity Synopsis

To consider the proposed revisions of the representative of Armenia, and the next steps, regarding Recommendation No. R (99) 15 on media coverage of election campaigns in the light of the development of digital broadcasting services and other new communication services

To consider the draft guidelineas on the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the Information Society prepared and presented by the representatives of the Netherlands, Armenia and Austria.

To consider the findings and analysis of the representative of Bulgaria, and to decide on next steps, regarding the responses to the questionnaire by member states concerning the 2003 Council of Europe Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet.

Following a presentation by invited guest speaker, Ms Divina Frau-Meigs, to consider and discuss possible future strategies to promote digital inclusion, inter alia by means of media education that could be developed in accordance with its terms of reference and the CDMC Work plan in respect of the Kyiv Action Plan

To discuss possible work priorities of the MC-S-IS beyond its current mandate for the period 2007/2008, and to consider the CDMC Work plan in respect of the Kyiv Action Plan in particular those elements under sub-theme 3 (Human rights and regulation of the media and new communication services in the Information Society).
 

Finalised draft Recommendation on empowering children in the new information and communications environment. 

Agreement reached to develop the proposed revisions of the working group by inviting further comments on Recommendation No. R (99) 15 on media coverage of election campaigns in the light of the development of digital broadcasting services and other new communication services.

Agreement reached to further develop the draft guidelines on the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the Information Society and to invite further comments.

It was concluded that there were too few responses received to reach a fully informed decision on the Declaration’s implementation. It was agreed to continue urging as many members states to respond to the questionnaire as soon as possible so that the representatives of Bulgaria and the Netherlands could complete their analysis of the responses to the questionnaire.

Agreement on the need to insert additional information and references to human rights in each of the fact sheets contained in the Council of Europe Handbook on Internet Literacy. The representatives of Malta and Switzerland agreed to undertake this review.

Agreement reached to review and consider its current and possible future mandate and to send proposals to the Secretariat.
 

Mr Michael TRUPPE, Federal Chancellery, Constitutional Service, VIENNA, Austria

Ms Zornitza ANGUELOVA, Ministry of Transport and Communications, SOFIA, Bulgaria

Ms Nelly STOYANOVA, Ministry of Transport and Communications, SOFIA, Bulgaria,

Ms Kristina HAUTALA-KAJOS, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Education and Culture, Science and Culture, HELSINKI, Finland

Mme Maria GIANNAKAKI, Press Attaché, Permanent Representation of Greece to the Council of Europe, Greece

Mr Hubert THEUMA, Senior Counsel for the Republic, handling Human Rights litigation as well as Intellectual Property issues, Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, VALETTA, Malta

Ms Heleen JANSSEN, Ministry of the Interior, DEN HAAG, The Netherlands

Mr Zeljko SAMPOR, Media Department, Ministry of Culture, BRATISLAVA, Slovak Republic

Mr Thomas SCHNEIDER , Service des Affaires internationales, Office fédéral de la communication, BIENNE, Switzerland

Mr Mehmet Bora SÖNMEZ Radio and Television Supreme Council, ANKARA, Turkey

Ms Tülin GÜRSOY, Radio and Television Supreme Council, ANKARA

Mr Vassil FILIPCHUK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KYIV, Ukraine

Mr Ignacio BLASCO LOZANO, Government Agent, Abogacia des Estado ante el TEDH, Abogacia General del Estado, Ministry of Justice, MADRID, Spain

Mr Louis TER STEEG, Holy See

Ms Meryem MARZOUKI, PARIS, France, European Digital Rights in Europe (EDRI)

Mr Rikke Frank JØRGENSEN, PARIS, France, Danish Institute for Human Rights / European Digital Rights in Europe (EDRI)

Ms Santha RASAIAH, LONDON, European Newspaper Publishers’ Association,United Kingdom

Mme Anne-Catherine BERG, Legal Advisor, European Broadcasting Union,
 

Mme Divina FRAU-MEIGS, Professeur, Université Paris 3-Sorbonne Sociologue des Médias, Vice-présidente, AIERI/IAMCR (Ass.Int.des Etudes et Recherches en Info-com) 

Mr Jan MALINOWSKI, Head of Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights

Mr Lee HIBBARD, Administrator, Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights