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France opens up Digital Republic Bill to public comment
2015-09-07 14:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) France's internet bill, announced nearly three years ago and now named officially 'the law for a digital republic', will be put online on 21 September, inviting comments from the public, reports Les Echos. Any proposal will be considered if it obtains a certain number of 'likes' on Facebook, with digital secretary Axelle Lemaire to reply to the most popular requests. Central to the bill is the principle of net neutrality and non-discriminatory access to content and transparency, but some other measures have been removed The bill has three parts, around the themes of 'liberty', 'equality' and 'fraternity'. The first section will set a global framework for France's open data policy. The second section covers internet user rights. The third section refers to digital inclusion. The bill is due for its first reading in parliament in early 2016.
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