dear pab
hier i found little to late that the european union seeks comments on
their proposal for a international internet charter
http://www.ispo.cec.be/eif/com9850.html#fnB1
Globalisation and the Information Society
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On the initiative of Commissioners Martin BANGEMANN and Sir Leon
BRITTAN, the Commission has launched an
international debate on how to improve coordination of world-wide
policies affecting the fast developing global "on-line" economy
The next steps
The European Commission will:
Discuss the proposals with the Member States. Such opportunities will
arise in the forthcoming Telecom and General Affairs Councils.
Invite experts from users and others including international partners
to a round table meeting in 1998 to obtain a more comprehensive picture;
Seek to promote an active, EU-wide contribution to the global
consensus-building process, by both private and public sectors.
The Commission invites all interested parties to e-mail their
comments by 31 March 1998 to eif@bxl.dg13.cec.be
as i know that mr.don heath will be in bruessel for a speech and will
also meet with mr.bangeman where he will also speack with him about the GP
mr.heath and isoc are in process to becomme a good partner to the
european commision in the matters of global internet
if you are interested and like to contribute your toughts than please
use the email adress eif@bxl.dg13.cec.be and make your contribution
would it be posible in the short time to make a kind of "pab-comment"?
what you think mr.crispin ?
it would be "diplomaticaly useful" if the pab could make them self
recognizing the EU trying to contribute something useful to the
internationalisation of the internet - by taking notice of their
proposals and contribute to them as we have contributed to the US GP
it could make us with this move a kind of discussion partner of the EU
-we should use this chance and advice them and not lamentig latter that
we where not "on board" when "decisions" are maded
so what you think ?
there should be really if posible a respons to them from pab or at least
individual members
it could be just vuew lines of basic statement
thank you very much
sascha
ps.i will be in bruessel on 20-22 march where a meeting will be of
european citys and countries isoc chapters trying to form something
like isoc-eu chapter and also some kind of meeting musst be there
from the EU commision where mr.heath would give a lecture
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ISOC STAFF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Event: The Citizen and the Global Information Society
Date: 21-22 April 1998
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Speaker: Don Heath
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maybe someone who knows more about the EU meeting could post it hier
otherwise i will post something as soon i get some more infos on it
just to keep you informt in the case you are interested how the EU
is progressing toward a internet engagement
pps.you could also find the original bangeman speech at
http://www.ispo.cec.be/infosoc/promo/speech/geneva.html
Martin Bangemann
Member of the European Commission
'A New World Order for
Global Communications'
- The Need for an International Charter -
Telecom Inter@ctive '97
International Telecommunications Union
Geneva
8th Septembe
i have not read it all and i dont judge it now
what i know is that mr.heath is trying to make the EU people understanding
and develope with them some basic principles for the global internet
very exciting :-)
we should definitely be a part of this excitement !!!:-)
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