Activities of Nessa CHILDERS related to 2009/2229(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Internet governance: the next steps
Amendments (7)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the improvements promised in the new affirmation of commitments by the United States Department of Commerce and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); however there must be concern that it does not deliver a full multilateral governance structure; it is designed to be a ‘long- standing’ arrangement and ICANN is determined to remain incorporated on US soil;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of initiatives and actions for the protection of minors online such as the Safer Internet programme; and that special emphasis must also be put on social networking sites and mobile Internet usage, which is prevalent among younger users; this must include issues such as online bullying;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that non-commercial ICANN user groups have also expressed concern at the extensive lobbying of ICANN and subsequent claims of a pro-business agenda; calls for lobbying to be made more transparent and subject to multilateral oversight;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Welcomes the fact that the Commission understands that any future governance reforms must be ‘future- proof’; however this must also take into account technologies such as peer-to-peer software which operates outside the ICANN DNS structure;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Notes that national and European legal systems have not kept pace with the growth of the Internet over recent years; the Commission must encourage Member States to review their laws to reflect affected public policy issues; the Commission must also investigate proposals at a European level to safeguard European citizens’ rights and fight cybercrime;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls for a new generic top-level domain for cultural organisations, outlets, media and artists, for example, ‘.culture’ or ‘.art’.