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 Oxford University to
conduct research into Internet and media self-regulation in Europe
The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford (PCMLP) has been awarded a contract by the European Commission for a three-year research project under the Action Plan on promoting safer use of the Internet (Safer Internet Action Plan). The study, referred to as IAPCODE, aims to conduct research into self-regulatory efforts in various media in Europe and will also assist self-regulatory bodies in developing and implementing their codes of conduct. The research will not only cover the Internet but also ensure a comparative approach covering film and video, videogames, digital television and WAP technology. This contract implements one of the major action lines of the Safer Internet Action Plan, which currently funds 30 different projects relating to illegal and harmful content on the Internet. With the IAPCODE project the PCMLP and the Commission hope to get more indepth knowledge of self-regulation by conducting a comparative study of self-regulatory initiatives in Europe as well as providing a one-stop clearing house on self-regulatory models to assist agencies and others to achieve their policy and legislative objectives. It will furthermore develop models for self-regulation and codes of self-regulatory approaches across national lines in consultation with industry, user and consumer representatives and official regulatory bodies. A website will be launched in January to offer information and assistance on self-regulation and provide a library of the various codes of conduct within Europe. Self-regulatory bodies are encouraged to submit their Codes of Conduct to be included in the library, so as to ensure that it is fully comprehensive. Over the last few years PCMLP has accumulated expertise in self-regulatory approaches and is recognised internationally for its research into issues relating to illegal and harmful content on the internet, and has demonstrated leadership in shaping the public debate as to public actions designed to protect children and consumers. In particular, it completed the Study on Parental Control of Television Broadcasting and, with ERICA in Europe and the Center for Media Education in the United States, a programme of training consumer groups in legal and policy questions involving children and the Internet, both for the European Commission. It prepared a comparative study of self-regulation on the Internet and a follow-up study on codes of conduct for the Bertelsmann Foundation. For more information on the IAPCODE
project, please contact: More information about the Safer Internet
Action Plan can be found at: |
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