Oxford University to conduct research into Internet and media self-regulation in Europe

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Oxford University to conduct research into Internet and media
self-regulation in Europe

Press Release online at http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/pr221001.html
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Oxford University to conduct research into Internet and media self-
regulation in Europe 

Monday, 22 October, 2001. 

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
in-depth
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 recognized 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 Germaine
de Haan (+44 1865 284 230) or Damian Tambini (+44 1865284 241) at the
Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford University.

Information about the Safer Internet Action Plan can be found at
http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/iap/index.html (new URL coming soon:
http://europa.eu.int/iap )

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