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Seminar: Freedom of expression online – Interplay for Human Rights and ICT
Public Hearing Time: 15.00-18.30 5th of May, Thursday Place: European Parliament[:]

Program
14.45-15.00
Gathering and welcoming

15.00-16.30
1st panel – Current issues

Introductory remarks – Jan Philipp Albrecht & Eva Lichtenberger

Chair – MEP Heidi Hautala
1. Access to internet – Council of Europe representative – Jörg Polakiewicz, Head of the Human Rights Development Department in the Council of Europe
2. Surveillance technology vis à vis freedom of expression – Erich Möchel, investigative journalist, orf.at, Vienna
3. North-African recent internet experience – Rafik Dammak, Internet freedom activist and blogger, Tunesia
4. Free trade and business and global digital market – Caroline DeCock, N-square consulting

Lisa Horner (Head of Research and Policy, Global Partners and Associates, UK and author of the DROI policy paper on Information and communication technologies and human rights ) will resume and summarize each panel after the speakers.

16.30-16.45
Small break

16.45-18.15
2nd panel – solutions

Chair Eva Lichtenberger
1. Providing internet services – Petter Ericson, Telecomix
2. Need for EU or wider regulation – Mr Gerard de Graaf, Director of Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission
3. Role of internet intermediaries and governmental relations – Susan Morgan, Global Network Initiative
4. Icelandic Modern Media Initiative- Smari McCarthy, Research Director of the Icelandic Modern Media Institute

18.15-18.30
Final remarks by Ms Lisa Hohner and chair MEP Lichtenberger