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Filtering Software and Services / Benchmarking study, call for proposals
Participants at the IST 2000 conference in Nice, France (6 - 8 November 2000) will have the first opportunity of discussing about a new benchmarking study for Filtering Software and Services and obtaining more details on the forthcoming call for proposals in this area.
During the session on "Cyber trust for Citizens" (chairman: Prof. Herbert Burkert), part of the Security and cyber-crime "mini-track" (chairman: Frau Erika Mann MEP) the following topics will be covered: international legal co-operation with the right balance between effective law enforcement and the right to privacy, and the ways in which technology and self-regulation can provide tools that contribute to informing and empowering users in the debate on free speech and censorship.
Speakers are: Prof. Mads Bryde Andersen (University of Copenhagen, cybercrime), Mme Marie Georges (CNIL - French Data Protection Agency), Dr. Thomas Jackson (JRC Ispra - benchmarking study), Mrs. Sheridan Scott (chair of the Internet Content Rating Association).
This session will be the start of an interactive process where participation is strongly encouraged from the following groups:
§ suppliers of filtering software or services, § organisations interested in providing a benchmarking service, § organisations interested in promoting availability of better technical tools for parents (including consumer, family and child welfare groups)
What is the Benchmarking of Filtering Software and Services study?
At the request of the European Commission's Information Society Directorat-General, the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, has commenced a study to foster a better understanding of the process of benchmarking filtering software and services used to protect children from harmful or undesirable content on the Internet. In particular the study will seek to define the evaluation criteria that might be employed in specific benchmarking exercises.
The study is intended to further the activities of the European Commission Action Plan on promoting safer use of the Internet in the field of user empowerment, and to contribute to the definition of the IST research agenda in this area.
Filtering tools are a means of empowering users by allowing their children to have access to a broad range of content on the Internet while avoiding contact with material that the parent would consider harmful. However, the performance of these tools, both in terms of usability and effectiveness, is variable, and often does not meet the requirements of the individual users. Consequently, the study will attempt to define a wide range of evaluation criteria that can be widely deployed in the assessment of filtering tools.
The terms of reference are posted at the benchmarking study web site.
How can I be involved in the benchmarking study?
. if you are interested in attending the IST 2000 conference, please register for the conference at the conference Web site . if you are interested in taking part in the consultations or the workshop which will be organised, or in speaking to one of the Commission team, please follwo development on the benchamrking project web site. An interactive forum is being set up and further details will be announced of how to have individual discussions at Nice or virtually.
The 2001 call for proposals (Filtering Software and Services)
The draft of the 2001 call for proposals has been published. If you are interested in presenting a proposal or have any queries, please contact the e-mail address indicated below.
Web sites:
Benchmarking study (provisional) http://dsa-isis.jrc.it/Privacy/filter.html
IST 2000 Nice http://istevent.cec.eu.int/
Security and Cyber crime http://istevent.cec.eu.int/en/details.asp?session=34&lang=eng
CyberTrust for citizens http://istevent.cec.eu.int/en/details.asp?session=37&lang=eng
Safer Internet Action Plan http://www.ispo.cec.be/iap/
Draft 2001 call for proposals http://www.qlinks.net/iap/2001_call_draft_tech_background_doc_EN.pdf
E-mail address for queries about 2001 call for proposals iap@cec.eu.int
Richard Swetenham
------------------------------------ European Commission Information Society DG Information Society Technologies: Content, Multimedia Tools and Markets Management of information and content, including the Action Plan on illegal and harmful content on the Internet
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