On Tuesday 23 November, the European Commission published the results of its consultation - launched on 12 May and closed on 6 September - on digital rights and principles.
“The responses to the consultation show broad support and interest in a human-centred digital space. They are valuable for the future declaration on digital principles”, said the European Commission’s Vice-President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager.
In detail, the Commission had identified nine principles, including universal access to Internet services, skills development, an “open, secure and trusted” online environment and a European digital identity.
In addition, a number of responses also invite the Commission to reflect on alternatives to avoid being overly dependent on the services of large technology companies. The issue of transparency also came up repeatedly in the opinions submitted by the participants.
This consultation was part of the Commission’s presentation on 9 March last year of the 2030 Digital Compass (see EUROPE 12746/28). The Commission is expected propose a joint inter-institutional solemn declaration on digital rights and principles by the end of 2021.
See the results of the consultation: https://bit.ly/3DPrLDc (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)