[P2P-F] Fwd: [opennetcoalition] Open Government in France: an Empty Promise?

Fri Dec 9 21:30:05 CET 2016

dear stacco,

perhaps worth republishing on the p2p blog ?

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From: La Quadrature du Net <contact at laquadrature.net>
Date: Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 12:15 AM
Subject: [opennetcoalition] Open Government in France: an Empty Promise?
To: opennetcoalition at laquadrature.net

Press Release

*Tags : OGP16, AXELLE LEMAIRE, BERNARD CAZENEUVE, OPENWASHING, FREEDOM OF
EXPRESSION, OPEN DATA, FREE SOFTWARE, SURVEILLANCE*

La Quadrature du Net — For immediate release

Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/Open-Government-France-an-
Empty-Promise
Open Government in France: an Empty Promise?

Paris, 9 December 2016 — *As France is hosting the Open Government
Partnership Global Summit, a number of Civil Society Organizations point
out the inconsistencies of the French government. Some have decided not to
attend.*

The report on "open government" in France is co-signed by the following
Civil Society Organizations (CSO): ANTICOR, April, BLOOM, DemocracyOS
France, Fais ta loi, Framasoft, La Quadrature du Net, Ligue des Droits de
l’Homme, Regards Citoyens, République citoyenne, SavoirsCom1.
While showcasing a "dialogue with civil society", France is far from being
an exemplary democracy

Open government is a new way to collaborate between public actors and civil
society, to find mutual answers to the important challenges democracies are
facing: human rights, preservation of the environment, fighting corruption,
universal access to knowledge, etc.

To this end, seventy countries joined the Open Government Partnership
(OGP). Each state is required to co-create and implement a "National Action
Plan" together with civil society.

France joined the Open Government Partnership in April 2014, and published
its first National Action Plan in July 2015.Since October 2016 the French
government co-chairs the OGP with WRI (World Resource Institute), a
US-based civil society organization. As such, France will host the OGP
Global Summit, in Paris, from December 7th to December 9th, 2016, announced
as the "COP 21 for democracy".

As the "Country of Human Rights", co-chair and host of the OGP Global
Summit, France should be exemplary regarding open government.

Unfortunately, actions do not match the promises, including in the three
areas identified as "core priorities" by the French government itself (1.
climate change and sustainable development ; 2. transparency, integrity and
anti-corruption ; 3. building digital commons), despite the Government's
self-satisfaction.Worse, some decisions, incompatible with democratic
progress as promoted by the Open Government Partnership, are leading France
on a dangerous path.

The Civil Society Organizations who co-sign this statement, publish their
critical analysis of Open Government in France and ask the French
Government and Representatives to reevaluate some choices that are widely
inconsistent with general interest and OGP's principles, and to finally
bring coherence between speeches and actions.

*Read the entire document
<https://www.laquadrature.net/files/open%20government%20partnership%20empty%20promise.pdf>*

*Signatories*

   - ANTICOR <http://www.anticor.org> is a non-profit organisation founded
   in 2002 by Eric Halpen and Severine Tessier to fight corruption and bring
   ethics back into politics.
   - April <http://www.april.org/> is the main French advocacy association
   devoted to promoting and protecting Free/Libre Software. The involvement of
   its volunteers and staff enables it to carry out many and diverse actions
   to promote digital freedoms.
   - BLOOM <http://www.bloomassociation.org/>is a non-profit organization
   founded in 2005 by Claire Nouvian that works to preserve the marine
   environment and species from unnecessary destruction and to increase social
   benefits in the fishing sector.
   - DemocracyOS France <http://democracyos.eu/> is a non-profit
   organization promoting the use of an open source web platform that allows
   transparent and collective decision making.
   - Fais Ta Loi <http://faistaloi.org/>is a collective that aims at
   helping people furthest from the democratic debate to make their voice
   heard in Parliament.
   - Framasoft <https://framasoft.org/> is a network dedicated to the
   promotion of free culture, in general, and free software in particular.
   - Ligue des Droits de l’Homme <http://www.ldh-france.org/> acts for the
   defence of the rights and liberties of all. It is in interested in social
   citizenship and proposes measures for a strong and vibrant democracy, in
   France and in Europe.
   - La Quadrature du Net <https://www.laquadrature.net/> is a non-profit
   association that defends the rights and freedoms of citizens on the
   Internet.
   - Regards Citoyens <http://regardscitoyens.org/> is a French
   organization of citizens volunteering from all regions to work together on
   providing a better understanding of the French democratic institutions by
   levering public information in new and creative ways. Regards Citoyens has
   advocated for public Open Data in France since 2009. Their most prominent
   initiatives are parliamentary monitoring websites including notably:
   NosDeputes.fr; NosSenateurs.fr and LaFabriqueDeLaLoi.fr.
   - République citoyenne <http://republiquecitoyenne.fr/> is a French CSO,
   created in 2013, that aims at stimulating citizens' critical thinking on
   democratic issues and on open government, in particular.
   - SavoirsCom1 <https://www.savoirscom1.info/> is a collective dedicated
   to promote Knowledge Commons in public policies.

About La Quadrature du Net

La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and
freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for
the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding
principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge.

>In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better
understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and
pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage
citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the
digital age.

La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international
NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society
Institute and Privacy International.

List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/
en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net
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