What are Digital Rights? Digital Rights refer to the human rights - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What are Digital Rights? Digital Rights refer to the human rights that individuals are entitled to when accessing the internet and digital technologies. The same rights human rights that people have offline must also be protected online. These rights are under a global threat.

What’s at stake? Examples include: ● censorship of freedom of expression ● online abuse, information misuse, and misinformation ● personal information tracked, monitored, shared and sold without consent ● ‘black box’ algorithms that make unaccountable and unfair decisions ● harassment and hate speech on social media ● undermining of democratic processes ● weakening of public faith in institutions

local people, business, Why cities? government, civil society: participatory action plan Cities are frequently the closest democratic institutions to communities and are dealing with growing consequences when it comes to cities have in common: digital rights violations. people impacted, challenges, interests, principles, goal Cities have authority and power in… ● Managing public space ● Protecting vulnerable communities ● Making demands through purchasing global power UN Internet Rights (IGF) ● Enacting legislation UN Declaration of Human Rights ● Being an agile testbed for new policies

Why now? ● Surveillance of corporations and governments ● Hate speech/ curbing of freedom of expression ● Unequal access to internet (equity) ● Targeting of vulnerable populations ● Net Neutrality and privacy protections at risk in some countries ● New legislation is needed ● Trust in institutions is low ● Smart Cities companies prioritize technology over people

What can cities do? Advocate for local interests ● Stand up for digital human rights in public opinion against global and local offenders ● Advocate community interests in institutional legislative and rulemaking processes ● Protect the most vulnerable populations in our society who disproportionately suffer from increased surveillance and digital harms Drive change in own city ● Make software, data choices and procurements respecting human rights and reflecting political will | Digital Ethical Standards ● Organize a sound political or participatory process on digital policies ● Support sustainable business models and community work ● Support public education and awareness building around these issues

Why now? ● Surveillance of corporations and governments ● Hate speech/ curbing of freedom of expression ● Unequal access to internet (equity) ● Targeting of vulnerable populations ● Net Neutrality and privacy protections at risk in some countries ● New legislation is needed ● Trust in institutions is low ● Smart Cities companies prioritize technology over people

Antwerp Austin Manchester Towards 100 Cities Baltimore Meledin Berlin Mérida Bordeaux Milano Boston Montreal Brampton Munich Buenos Aires Cento Paris UN Habitat Chicago Perth Supports the campaign to grow the coalition to 100 cities Copenhagen Philadelphia Mainly in Latin-America, Africa and Asia Dubai Portland Dublin Porto Edinburgh Rennes Metropole Edmonton Eurocities Riga Eindhoven Activates her members to engage in the coalition and Rome Espoo cooridinates activities in Europe Rotterdam today Florence San Francisco Genoa Seattle Gent Sipoo Athens Gijón Stockholm Grenoble Tallinn Bratislava Hamburg Tampere Moskou Helsinki Tel Aviv London Kansas City Terrassa Karlstad Tirana Chicago Kingston Torino Kansas City Las Vegas Toronto Leeds Utrecht Philadelphia Lisbon Valladolid Lyon Liverpool Vancouver Amsterdam London Milano Venice Los Angeles Vienna Barcelona Bratislava Lyon Zaragoza New York City Cluj-Napoca Madison Zurich Malaga 8

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1st wave joined cities! 13. LOS ANGELES ATHENS AUSTIN (USA) 14. LYON 15. MILAN BERLIN BRATISLAVA 16. MOSCOW 17. PHILADELPHIA CARY (USA) CHICAGO 18. PORTLAND 19. SAN JOSE CLUJ-NAPOCA GRENOBLE 20. TIRANA 21. TORINO GUADALAJARA (MEXICO) HELSINKI 22. VIENNA 23. ZARAGOZA KANSAS CITY LONDON PROMOTED BY

“The City of Athens is implementing an ambitious digital transformation strategy which is making it a better place to live, work and visit,” said Mayor Kaminis . “Upholding and advancing the digital rights of our residents is a central focus of this effort and we are proud to become part of this coalition in the first wave of cities.”

“We want to ensure that access to digital services enables people to lead better lives, while leaving no one behind. That's why, as the level of government closest to citizens, cities are collaborating to ensure that secure digital services are designed and developed for and with people. The Digital Rights Coalition includes many EUROCITIES member cities with whom we are working to translate these principles into further actions at the local level.” - Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, EUROCITIES

Our world is evolving. Our communities are no longer solely comprised of those who are physically close to us and therefore our norms, values and rights also need to evolve. Digital rights will not only mean translating OFFLINE rights into the ONLINE world; they should in fact be a tool to expand the scope of our citizenship. They should support the transformation of our societies into safe and sustainable environments. You can count on UCLG to bring the quest for digital rights to the global level, representing not only cities whose citizens are thinking about their digital rights, but also those that are still waiting to go online. - Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG

“ In cities we are the first to experience the impact of digitization ”, says Ger Baron, Chief Technology Officer of Amsterdam . “ We experiment which solutions work and which don't. This gives us the unique possibility to provide feedback towards national, European and global governments on policy-making and regulation needs. With the digital rights coalition, we unite to protect our residents’ personal rights and our position to make city policies in a global digital marketplace .”

“Bratislava is currently creating its Metropolitan plan 2030, we want to uphold ourselves to the highest standards, build upon and create services that invite everyone to the digital space and make it safe and secure for them. Our goal is to learn from other cities, measure our impact and share best practices.” - Petra Dzurovcinova, Chief Innovation Officer

“The city of Zaragoza has just approved a new strategic roadmap for the next 20 years, "H20+". The objective 4 of this new strategy includes the transition towards an innovative and intelligent society based on knowledge and culture. In turn, goal 6 of H20+ aims to achieve a new participatory governance that, through networks and alliances, projects the city and its surroundings. Both objectives are fully aligned with those included in the City Coalition, which seems a logical step to move forward.” - Daniel Sarasa, Urban Innovation Planner Author: Félix Bernad

“A human centric digital society shall reflect the openness, diversity and the inclusion that are at the core of our societies and values. We want an open Internet that allows every citizen to take part in the online society. We want an Internet that empowers citizens not discriminates them” - Deputy Mayor of Barcelona Gerardo Pisarello . “Cities are closer to the citizens and can become custodians of citizen’s digital rights” said Francesca Bria, CTIO of Barcelona . “We need to ask what are the social, ethical and economic implications of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and make sure the rule of law, human rights and democracy are preserved in the digital society. This will lay the foundations for a people-centric digital future. We are very proud to join forces with NYC and Amsterdam to protect citizens’ digital rights, such as their privacy, data protection and right to information self-determination”.

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01 Universal and equal access to the internet, and digital literacy Everyone should have access to affordable and accessible internet and digital services on equal terms, as well as the digital skills to make use of this access and overcome the digital divide.

02 Privacy, data protection and security Everyone should have privacy and control over their personal information through data protection in both physical and virtual places, to ensure digital confidentiality, security, dignity and anonymity, and sovereignty over their data, including the right to know what happens to their data, who uses it and for what purposes.

03 Transparency, accountability, & non-discrimination of data, content and algorithms Everyone should have access to understandable and accurate information about the technological, algorithmic and artificial intelligence systems that impact their lives, and the ability to question and change unfair, biased or discriminatory systems.

04 Participatory Democracy, diversity and inclusion Everyone should be represented on the internet, and collectively engage with the city through open, participatory and transparent opportunities to shape the technologies designed for them, including managing our digital infrastructures and data as a common good.