07/03/2013 Culture, Science, Education and Media
“Internet and politics: the impact of new information and communication technology on democracy” is the theme of a hearing in Paris on Monday 11 March by the PACE Culture Committee.
For Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE), who is preparing a report on the subject, these paradigm shifts mean we have to analyse the structural impact of the Internet and the new social media on democracy: to what extent are they a real opportunity for a stronger and more dynamic democracy and to what extent do they undermine it? How can we take on the challenges posed by the development of the Internet and ICT and how can we use these new resources constructively to expand and consolidate democracy as lawmakers?