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Open Call for proposals for setting up a European network of hotlines
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- Subject: Open Call for proposals for setting up a European network of hotlines
- From: Rigo Wenning <wenning2@rz.uni-sb.de>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:17:30 +0200
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FYI
Rigo
>Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 22:50:57 +1000
>From: Felipe Rodriquez <felipe@xs4all.nl>
>Subject: Open Call for proposals for setting up a European network of
> hotlines
>To: gilc-plan@gilc.org
>Reply-To: gilc-plan@gilc.org
>
>http://www2.echo.lu/iap/hotlines.html
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>
>Action Plan on promoting safe use of the Internet
>
>Open Call for proposals for setting up a European network of hotlines (OJ N
> C of 1998)
>
>The Commission has submitted a proposal1 to the Council of the European
>Union to adopt a multi-annual Community Action Plan on promoting safe
>use of the Internet covering the period 1998 to 2001. This
>publication is made subject to the final decision of the Council of the
>European Union on the proposal. In the framework of the proposed
>Council decision, the European Commission invites proposals with the
>following objective:
>
>To set up a European network of hotlines that allow users to report
>content or use which they come across in the course of their use of the
>Internet and which they consider to be illegal.
>
>The objective of this action is not only to restrict circulation on
>the Internet of illegal or harmful content, but also use of the
>Internet for illegal purposes. In particular, the Commission wish to
>promote services which address content on the Internet that is contrary
> to human dignity, for example, child pornography, extreme
>forms of violence, incitement to racial hatred and xenophobia. The
>establishment and promotion of a network of hotlines aims to achieve
>these objectives by providing a mechanism for seeking the removal of
>illegal and offensive content from the host server. Responsibility for
>prosecuting and punishing those responsible for illegal content or
>use is not covered by this Call and remains with the national law-
>enforcement authorities.
>
>In order that interested organisations may make public their readiness
>to collaborate in such projects, the Commission is making available on
> its Internet site: http://www.echo.lu/, an open space where
>potential projects may be sketched out. Organisations that
>currently operate national hotlines, and those in a position to
>either create new services, or integrate existing services into a
>trans-national network are encouraged to consult this site to develop
>their ideas and broaden their consortium. Successful projects will be
>expected to take full account of existing hotline initiatives and to
>include resources to generate co- operation between them. Whilst
>projects need not necessarily cover all Member States in the initial
>phase, such coverage is the ultimate goal of the action and preference
> will be given to proposals that demonstrate the best chance of realising
>that objective.
>
>Community financial support is based on actual costs incurred,
>normally labour costs and travel costs, and start-up costs in the case
>of new hotlines. The support will be calculated at up to 50% of those
>costs. The Community financial contribution under the present
>programme may not be cumulated with a payment from any other European
>Community programme or source for the same project. An indicative budget
>for the support of actions from this call is 1.5 MECU for proposals
>received by the closing date given for the first evaluation.
>
>This call for proposals is open to entities, whether private or
>public, within the European Union. All projects must include
>co-operation between independent organisations established in different
>Member States and preferably integrate activities across national borders.
>
>Further information on this call and the conditions for submitting
>proposals may be obtained from the following address:
>
>Calls Central Office, European Commission DG XIII-E, EUFO 1179 L - 2920
>Luxembourg Fax: (+352) 40 116 2234 E-mail: actplan@echo.lu
>
>This documentation may also be obtained by access to the World Wide
>Web server I*M Europe at URL http://www.echo.lu/actplan/
>
>This is an Open Call for proposals with a first evaluation in
>August 1998 and three further evaluations which will take place
>respectively 6, 12 and 18 months thereafter. All proposals responding to
>this call must be addressed to the Commission at the address indicated in
>this notice and sent by registered post, or by courier service. The
>postmark or receipt by post office or courier service being proof
>of time of dispatch. Proposals may also be delivered to one
>of the Commission's offices within the Community by the same date.
>Proposals for the first evaluation exercise in August 1998 must be sent
>by 17.00 on xx Auguts 1998 at the latest.
>
>
>
>_______________________________ 1 COM(97)
> 582 http://www2.echo.lu/legal/en/internet/actplan.html
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>Felipe Rodriquez felipe@xs4all.nl
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