Luxembourg 12 September Public consultation 12 September 2003 Horst Forster Director, INFSO/E European Commission Safer Internet plus

Luxembourg 12 September The problem Illegal, harmful and unwanted content and conduct on the Internet is a continuing concern for lawmakers, industry and parents New challenges both in quantitative (more “illegal” content) and qualitative terms (new platforms, new products: videos)

Luxembourg 12 September New challenges Ever-increasing processing power and storage capacity of computers Broadband allowing distribution of content such as video 3G mobile telephones will be able to distribute "adult" content - how to restrict access by children to this type of content? More “collateral damage” to be expected

Luxembourg 12 September Illegal content Source: IWF

Luxembourg 12 September Spam Unsolicited commercial , or 'spam', creates a major problem for the development of e-commerce and the Information Society. Over 50 percent of global e- mail traffic will soon be spam. A significant proportion of spam is advertisements for illegal pornography

Luxembourg 12 September New media landscape 1 New technologies and new ways of using existing technologies Use of new media by children will be an important part of their lives - positive, but collateral damage Criminals will use new media for carrying out their activities

Luxembourg 12 September New media landscape 2 Distinctive feature of the Internet: atomised production, ways of ensuring secrecy, production of video-on-demand, content hosted anywhere Technology offers new ways of preventing and detecting crime and identifying the criminals Sexual exploitation of children will continue

Luxembourg 12 September Who is concerned? Children, parents and teachers Governments (national, regional and local) and bodies responsible for industry, education, consumer protection, families, children's rights and child welfare, law enforcement authorities (police, public prosecutors and judges), and regulators (media, data protection) Industry including content providers, Internet service providers and mobile network operators, as well as industry self- regulatory bodies NGOs consumer protection, families, children's rights and child welfare, racism and xenophobia. Civil liberties activists Universities and research institutes

Luxembourg 12 September Safer Internet plus Aim ? Approach ? Coverage ? Actors ? Structure ? Duration? Budget ?

Luxembourg 12 September Aim to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end user.

Luxembourg 12 September Approach Continuity: take account of lessons learned and build on the achievements of the initiatives already funded Enhancement: meet new threats, ensure European added-value, stimulate a multiplier effect and broaden international outreach

Luxembourg 12 September Coverage 1 a) Fighting against illegal content? Hotlines? Only for child pornography ? What about racism ? b) Dealing with unwanted and harmful content ? Filtering technology: Benchmarking ? Development ? Content- rating ? Quality labels ?

Luxembourg 12 September Coverage 2 c) Promoting a safer environment: Self-regulation? Codes of conduct? d) Awareness-raising? e) Include spam? How to deal with it? f) Other objectives?

Luxembourg 12 September Actors How can key actors contribute more and better to a Safer Internet ? Software providers ? ISPs ? Mobile operators ? Telecoms regulators ? …

Luxembourg 12 September Duration/Budget? Duration 4 years? Longer-term contracts? Increased budget to take account of: Scope Geographical coverage / new Member States

Luxembourg 12 September Process and timing 2003 Oct Commission proposal Dec EP & Council examine 2004 MayEP 1st reading JuneEuropean Parliament elections June Council Common position DecFinal adoption 2005 Implementation starts