Virtual Worlds, the EU citizen’s assembly, session two, day two.
On the second day of the EU’s citizens assembly on Virtual Worlds, I observed Working Group 6 which reconvened. The working group was directed to focus on the Commission’s principles, numbers four and five, “Fostering participation in the digital public space” & “Increasing safety, security and empowerment of individuals”. While the moderator tried to give the meeting some structure, much of the meeting was very disjointed with citizen panel members saying what they wanted, which is their role, but rarely adding to what others say by improving or disagreeing.
I wonder if the Commission principles for Digital Rights supersedes the Council of Europe’s seven principles. Probably not, as they have been written into the GDPR. The COE principles are Lawfulness, fairness and transparency, Purpose limitation, Data minimisation, Accuracy, Storage limitation, Integrity and confidentiality (security) and Accountability. I also wonder if the Commission’s short list of broad principles, is a better way of getting something on the table, rather than the detailed multi-point manifestos that I have tried to build with others.
This blog article is based on notes taken at the time, and while I have polished them and turned them into sentences, they do not tell a coherent story. I believe the moderating team have created a…
