Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-16-Speech-4-034"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Information society for All2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000316.2.4-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-16-Speech-4-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the world of IT is awash with opportunities, if we believed the Commission’s communication and Parliament’s resolution. I do not want to deny this. I would, however, want to express a reservation regarding the boundless possibilities the information society has to offer. It strikes me that the other side of the coin hardly gets mentioned. By which I mean, not only does IT exclude certain groups of society, it also creates a new electronic reality, that is to say a reality which has no room for standards and values. I would welcome the development of IT ethics, as proposed by Mrs Schröder. These IT ethics should not be optional but should be translated into adequate legislation. Subsidies to develop filters, so as to be able to offer a clean Internet, should form part of these ethics. I find it useful that Parliament’s resolution questions the powers of the Commission and Member States. In the case of educational initiatives, however, I would like to make it clear that Europe has no powers. In this particular field of policy, national Member States can carry responsibility far more efficiently. Finally, I would like to extend warm thanks to the rapporteur, Mrs Read, for her work. It is thanks to her that we can vote on this before the summit in Lisbon. Her first version displayed more consistency than the present resolution, which resembles a hotchpotch of positions, sprinkled with contradictions. We should ensure consistency in our resolutions from now on."@en1

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