Tuesday, April 12, 2011

PS facing the "digital challenge"

Members of the National Socialist Party voted unanimously Saturday, April 9, the project for the 2012 presidential election. Of all the proposals contained in the document, some are devoted to developing new technologies. Web laws. In the latest version of the text, dated April 8, the first Socialist Party promises to repeal the law Hadopi (High Authority for the dissemination of works and the protection of rights on the Internet), which establishes a "graduated response" may result in suspension of Internet access for a user accused of illegal downloading.

"Adapting copyright to the digital revolution now more than ever by the emergence of a new economic model really paying for redistributive and assigns, not criminal laws that we will repeal," the project. Late 2010, Christian Paul, deputy chairman of the Nièvre and ideas from the laboratory of PS, had already promised the elimination of the opposition Hadopisi he win the elections in 2012.

"We want a clean break with the repressive impotence," once again "said Paul. But the fate of the High Authority does not unanimous within the different currents of the PS, some of which are favorable to its outright abolition, others to reform lightest of its role and its modes of action .

For now, the PS is also studying the tracks of the "new economic model" to finance the creation of the internet. "The idea is to identify through negotiation what copyright efficient to unlock digital markets and not be captive of a few big platforms," said MP PS. Industry support. Industrial aspects of new technologies are discussed in the draft of the Socialist Party.

"If Europe can move forward, we propose to our partners to deliver European loans (" Eurobonds ") to finance future investments (energy transport networks, digital networks, biotechnology ...) and industrial champions of tomorrow. " But the document does not give details on the type of sectors to support, whether in software, equipment suppliers and infrastructure, such as cloud computing (cloud computing).

"We want to support small and medium businesses. Today's champions have started small," said Christian Paul. Fighting the "digital divide". In a paper dated April 5, the formation of left calls "digital challenge" and discusses new technologies in terms of uses. "The right wing missed the turn and allowed new technologies to widen the digital divide in the country," said the PS, noting that in 2011, "one French person in four does not have a computer, one in three does no Internet access.

To promote access for all, the Socialist Party proposes a "social tariff, as there's electricity. "We will maintain and fund public service obligations of France Telecom, including the provision of fixed telephone subscriptions at reduced rates," the document, although the details remain unclear.

But such a measure has already been initiated by the current government. The state has signed in March with the main telephone operators an agreement whereby they undertake to provide within six months a "social tariff mobile, accredited by the state. Under the agreement, users will have 40 minutes and 40 SMS communications for ten euros per month.

The plan of the Socialist Party also plans to develop high-speed nationwide. "To prevent any French being sidelined by the digital revolution, in conjunction with local authorities, we will launch a plan to deploy fiber optic access to the very broadband for all by 2020" Note the text. France Telecom has already begun in February, to be fitted in optical fiber 10 million homes by 2015 and 15 million by 2020, representing 60% of French households.

According to data from Arcep, the telecoms regulator, 1.075 million homes were eligible for the fiber in March. But only about 115 000 households have so far subscribed to such an offer. "The issue of broadband is far from settled. The problem is that operators are in a logic of short and medium term, hardly compatible with universal coverage," said Mr.

Paul, however. "Net neutrality." The paper also outlines broad principles, reaffirming the concept of "founder" of "Net Neutrality", ensuring equal access to the Internet, without discrimination, but does not specify under what conditions. UMP and PS have already clashed earlier this year on this issue, both sides claiming to support the inclusion of this principle in the law, but without agreeing on its definition: the UMP advocates an approach allowing interventions by ISPs to manage their network, the Socialist Party, he had filed a bill on net neutrality, rejected in March.

Gray areas. Several issues relating to new technologies do not appear in the PS projects. While the European Commission is considering the reform of the Directive on Privacy on the Internet, the Socialist Party does not refer to a "right to oblivion" digital. The global governance issues are not mentioned.

The Socialist Party official said, however, that these issues will be discussed at a round table dedicated in the summer.

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