[governance] A New Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility within the IGF

[Mawaki Chango]

Interesting initiative. Thanks for sharing.

Mawaki

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On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Luca Belli <lucabelli at hotmail.it> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> FYI:
>
> A New Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility within the IGF
> Two weeks ago, the Secretariat of the United Nations' Internet Governance
> Forum (IGF) approved the creation of the Dynamic Coalition on Platform
> Responsibility
> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2008-igf-hyderabad/event-reports/74-dynamic-coalitions/1625-dynamic-coalition-on-platform-responsibility-dc-pr#stakeholders>
> (DC PR). This new component of the IGF will provide a discussion arena
> aimed at the analysis of the relations between internationally recognised
> Human Rights and online platforms' Terms of Service (ToS).
>
>
> The ultimate goal of the DC PR will be to elaborate concrete solutions
> aimed at promoting responsibility in the adoption of ToS so as to ensure
> respect for platform users' human rights. The proposed solutions, to be
> developed through an open and multi-stakeholder process, will complement
> initiatives such as the Council of Europe Guide to Human Rights for
> Internet Users <http://www.coe.int/web/internet-users-rights/guide>, the OECD
> Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
> <http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/2011update.htm>, the UN Global Compact
> <http://www.unglobalcompact.org/abouttheGc/TheTenprinciples/index.html>,
> the ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standards
> <http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/iso26000.htm>, the UN Guiding
> Principles on Business and Human Rights
> <http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf>
> and the European Union's Sector Guidance
> <http://www.ihrb.org/project/eu-sector-guidance/un-guiding-principles.html>
> to the implementation of those principles.
>
>
> Specifically, the DC PR will aim at developing guidance for responsible
> conduct by online platforms through the formulation of model contract
> clauses able to protect the interests of both commercial and non-commercial
> internet users, in accordance with the existing framework of international
> law, including human rights law.
>
>
> To read more see:
> http://www.medialaws.eu/a-new-dynamic-coalition-on-platform-responsibility-within-the-igf/
>
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Luca Belli <http://fr.linkedin.com/pub/luca-belli/24/20/1a4>
>
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