Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 13386 | 27 January 2014

Internet and politics: the impact of new information and communication technology on democracy

Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy

Origin - 2014 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 17.11, add the following sub-paragraph:

“pursue the reflection, in close co-operation with the Venice Commission, with a view to elaborating a protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No. 5) on the right to participate in the conduct of public affairs, as stressed in Resolution 1746 (2010) and Recommendation 1928 (2010), and pay special attention to the role of the Internet and other digital tools of participation, such as social networks, online platforms of discussion, electronic voting and open government initiatives”.