Winner ECSPDA 28 January 2010: FakeFriends.me

AND THE WINNER IS... PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English)

AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is "PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English).

Launched in July 2009, Per.sonn.es (in French) / Fakefriends.me (in English), is an art project developed by Philippe Rivière, a French webmaster and journalist, aiming at creating the first fake social network on the internet.

“As an art project, Per.sonn.es/Fakefriends.me offers no specific informational section, and bears no other purpose than leading the average user of search engine to experience some discomfort about the too common practice of casually spying on any- and everyone. One can imagine what happens in the mind of search engine users suddenly confronted to fake information matching their request”, says Philippe Rivière.

The ECSDPA 2010 jury is rewarding Per.sonn.es / Fakefriends.me as an original and positive initiative contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of the right to privacy by raising awareness and helping to build conscious critical thinking.

The ECSDPA winner will benefit from a one week lobbying training in Brussels, travel expenses and lodging being fully covered. The ECSDPA initiative, the first of its kind, has been made possible thanks to the support of The Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB) and The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren.

AEDH, EDRI, LSTS/VUB and deBuren congratulate the winner Philippe Rivière and thank the 2010 Jury members: Pierre Barge (AEDH), Emilie Barrau (BEUC), Aleksejs Dimitrovs (AEDH), Serge Gutwirth (LSTS/VUB), Paul de Hert (LSTS/VUB), Andreas Krisch (EDRI), Meryem Marzouki (EDRI), Yves Poullet (CRID), Daniel Retureau (EESC).

Presentation

The European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is a joint initiative launched in 2010 by AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights), with the support of LSTS/VUB (the Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and deBuren (The Flemish- Dutch House for Culture and Debat).

The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. The ECSDPA prize will be awarded each year on 28 January, as a European Civil Society contribution to the Data Protection Day.

The ECSDPA aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. By yearly honouring outstanding achievements in the field, it wishes to enhance public awareness, stimulate creative and constructive input, and favour useful exchanges of information at the European level.

Non-governmental organisations, trade unions, non-profit institutions and any other civil society actor of the 47 Council of Europe member States are invited to participate by submitting their applications.

Contact and Press Enquiries: contact at ecsdpa.org

Eligibility

This is a European open call for participation for civil society entities active in the field of privacy and data protection.

The prize is granted to initiatives undertaken by non-governmental organisations, trade unions, non-profit institutions or any other civil society actor for the benefit of the right to privacy and the protection of personal data - be it local, national or European initiatives.

Civil society entities from the 47 member States of the Council of Europe are invited to submit a short description of any inspiring actions, events, projects or campaigns launched in 2009.

Submissions of applications related to local initiatives are particularly encouraged.

Nomination Process

A short (one page maximum) A4 presentation in English describing a project or campaign and links to visual information must be sent to support the participation. Information on the nominee: name, city, country, Website URL if applicable, as well as complete contact details of the nominee representative: name, email, phone number and/or SkypeID.

Commitment of the nominee to attend the awarding ceremony on 28 January 2010 evening in Brussels to receive its prize, would it win it. Travel costs will be covered.

When the nomination is not made by the nominee itself, it should also include information on the nominating entity or person and complete contact details of its representative for entities.

The final deadline for sending application is 15 January 2010

Applications must be submitted by email at the following address: nominations@ecsdpa.org

Selection Process

The prize will be awarded by a jury of highly qualified experts from different backgrounds: academics, NGOs, media and trade-unions.

10 projects will be short listed after a first selection.

Jury

The Jury is composed by 10 European members. It includes:

- 2 representatives from AEDH, including AEDH President
- 2 representatives from EDRI, including EDRI President
- 3 renowned academics in the field, including two from LSTS/VUB
- The winner of the previous year (1 representative of BEUC for the
first edition)
- 1 representative from a European media
- 1 representative from a European Trade-Union

The full list of 2010 ECSDPA Jury members will be announced later.

Award

The ECSDPA winner will benefit from a one week lobbying training in Brussels, travel expenses and lodging being fully covered.

During this week, visits to main European institutions such as the European Commission, European Parliament European Data Protection Supervisor, will be organized, as well as meetings with their representatives.

The winner will serve as a jury member of the next ECSDPA edition.

Organizers

The European Association for the Defense of Human rights (AEDH) acts in a Europe where major choices are made and affect 500 million individuals. It takes a stand and asserts Human and citizens’ rights so that the Fundamental Rights of all EU residents are recognised in their universality, indivisibility and validity. It counts 23 member organisations in 18 countries as well as individual members and volunteers. It calls for the existence and the recognition of a real citizen counter-power.

www.aedh.eu

European Digital Rights (EDRI) is the first and largest European non-governmental, not-for-profit organization focusing on the defence and promotion of human rights in the digital environment. EDRI includes 27 member organizations from 18 countries of the Council of Europe space, as well as individual observers. EDRI publishes EDRI-gram, a bi-weekly newsletter about digital rights in Europe. EDRI is an observer to the CoE and to WIPO and serves on the OECD CSISAC) board.

www.edri.org

About the sponsors

The Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB), is a major stakeholder in the European data protection scene.

It is the main organiser of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP, www.cpdpconferences.org) conference, and it co-organises a series of activities for the 2010 Privacy Day: a civil society award, a privacy party, a Pecha Kucha and a political debate in the European Parliament.

www.vub.ac.be/LSTS

The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren is an organisation for culture and debate, located in the center of Brussels. deBuren invites artists, journalists, scientists, politicians and writers to discuss on themes like media, art, literature, civil society, politics and Europe.

deBuren sponsors the ECSDPA by covering travel expenses and a one week lodging in Brussels for the award winner.

www.deburen.eu

Press releases

Press releases (in chronological order):

Call for Nominations opened

AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) launch the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA). The prize aims at rewarding positive initiatives contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of right to privacy and to the protection of personal data in Europe. The ECSDPA prize will be awarded each year on 28 January, as a European Civil Society contribution to the Data Protection Day.

Such achievements and initiatives have to enhance public awareness, stimulate creative and constructive input, and favour useful exchanges of information at any level, from the very local neighbourhood to the whole European continent.

The award is open to all non-governmental organisations, trade unions, non-profit institutions and any other civil society actor from the 47 member States of the Council of Europe. The ECSDPA winner will benefit from a one week lobbying training in Brussels, travel expenses and lodging being fully covered.

The ECSDPA initiative, the first of its kind, has been made possible thanks to the support of The Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB) and The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren.

You can find the operational details about the prize, including application and selection procedures, by following the link: http://www.ecsdpa.org.

The deadline for submitting nominations is 15 January 2010. Nominations should be sent to: nominations at ecsdpa dot org.

For any further information, please contact: contact at escdpa dot org

Press release PDF Format
http://www.edri.org/files/ECSDPA-PR-151209en.pdf

L’Appel a nominations est ouvert

L’AEDH (Association Européenne pour la defense des Droits de l’Homme) et EDRI (European Digital Rights) lancent la première édition du Prix européen de la société civile pour la protection des données personnelles (ECSDPA – European Civil Society Data Protection Award). Le prix vise à récompenser des initiatives positives contribuant à la visibilité et à l’effectivité du droit à la vie privée et à la protection des données personnelles en Europe. Le prix ECSDPA sera remis le 28 janvier de chaque année, comme contribution de la société civile européenne à la Journée de la protection des données.

Les réalisations et initiatives présentées doivent amener le public à une prise de conscience, stimuler des apports créatifs et constructifs et favoriser des échanges d’informations à quelque niveau d’intervention que ce soit, du niveau local de quartier à l’ensemble du continent européen.

Le prix est ouvert à toute organisation non-gouvernementale, syndicat, institution sans but lucratif et tout autre acteur de la société civile de l’un des 47 Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe. Le lauréat du prix ECSDPA bénéficiera d’une semaine de formation au lobbying à Bruxelles, dont les frais de voyage et de logement seront entièrement pris en charge.

L’initiative ESCDPA, la première du genre, est rendue possible grâce au soutien du groupe de recherche en Droit, Science, Technologie et Société de la Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB) et de la Maison flamando-néerlandaise deBuren.

Vous trouverez des informations sur les modalités pratiques d'attribution du prix, notamment les procédures de candidature et de sélection, à : http://www.ecsdpa.org

La date limite de transmission des candidatures est fixée au 15 janvier 2010. Les nominations doivent être envoyées à: nominations a ecsdpa.org.

Pour toute information complémentaire, veuillez contacter: contact a escdpa.org

Appel a nominations format PDF
http://www.edri.org/files/ECSDPA-PR-151209fr.pdf

Abierta la convocatoria de candidaturas

La AEDH (Asociación Europea para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos) y EDRI (European Digital Rights) lanza la primera edición del Premio Europeo de la sociedad civil para la protección de datos personales (ECSDPA – Premio de la Sociedad Civil Europea de Protección de Datos). El premio tiene como objetivo premiar las iniciativas positivas que contribuyan a la visibilidad y la eficacia del derecho a la intimidad y protección de datos personales en Europa. El premio ECSDPA se entregará el 28 de Enero de cada año como una contribución de la sociedad civil al Día Europeo de la Protección de Datos.

Los logros e iniciativas presentados deber servir para aumentar la conciencia pública, estimular las aportaciones creativas y constructivas, y favorecer los intercambios de información a cualquier nivel, desde el nivel local de un barrio hasta todo el continente europeo.

El premio está abierto a todas las organizaciones no gubernamentales, sindicatos, instituciones sin ánimo de lucro y cualquier otro actor de la sociedad civil de los 47 Estados miembros del Consejo de Europa. The ECSDPA winner will benefit from a one week lobbying training in Brussels, travel expenses and lodging being fully covered. El ganador del premio ECSDPA disfrutará de una semana de formación en Bruselas, con gastos de viaje y alojamiento totalmente cubiertos.

The ECSDPA initiative, the first of its kind, has been made possible thanks to the support of The Law Science Technology & Society Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB) and The Flemish-Dutch House deBuren. La iniciativa ECSDPA, la primera de su tipo, ha sido posible gracias al apoyo del Grupo de Investigación sobre legislación en Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad de la Universidad Libre de Bruselas (LST / VUB) y la organización flamenco-neerlandés deBuren.

Se pueden encontrar detalles prácticos sobre el premio, incluidos los procedimientos de solicitud y selección, siguiendo el enlace: http://www.ecsdpa.org.

El plazo de presentación de candidaturas finaliza el 15 de enero de 2010. Las nominaciones deben ser enviadas a: nominations en ecsdpa punto org.

Para más información, póngase en contacto con: contact en escdpa punto org

Award: Aurfruf zur Nominierung / Einreichung

AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human Rights) und EDRi (European Digital Rights) verleihen zum ersten Mal den Europäischen Datenschutzpreis ECSDPA (European Civil Society Data Protection Award). Der Award zielt auf die Auszeichnung viel versprechender Initiativen ab, die zur Sichtbarkeit und Effektivität des Rechts auf Privatsphäre und den Schutz personenbezogener Daten in Europa beitragen. Der Datenschutzpreis ECSDPA wird künftig jährlich als Beitrag der Europäischen Zivilgesellschaft zum Datenschutztag am 28. Januar vergeben.

Die Auszeichnung wird für Verdienste und Initiativen vergeben, die das öffentliche Bewusstsein stärken, zu kreativen und konstruktiven Beiträgen anspornen und den nutzbringenden Informationsaustausch auf allen Ebenen unterstützten, sei es im lokalen Umfeld, sei es auf gesamteuropäischer Ebene.

Einreichen können alle Nicht-Regierungsorganisationen, Gewerkschaften, gemeinnützige Institutionen und Vertreter der Zivilgesellschaft aus allen 47 Mitgliedsstaaten des Europarates. Die Gewinner des ECSDPA-Awards erhalten ein einwöchiges Lobbying Training in Brüssel. Reise- und Aufenthaltskosten werden ebenfalls gedeckt.

Der ECSDPA-Award ist der erste seiner Art und wurde ermöglicht durch die Unterstützung der Law Science Technology & Society Research Group der Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS/VUB) sowie des Flämisch-Niederländischen Hauses deBuren.

Weitere Informationen zum Award sowie zur Einreichung und zum Auswahlverfahren sind verfügbar unter:

- ECSDPA: Europäischer Datenschutzpreis der Zivilgesellschaft (Deutschsprachige Übersetzung)

http://www.ecsdpa.org (Englischsprachige Originalfassung)

Einreichschluss für Anträge / Nominierungen ist der 15. Januar 2010.

Anträge sind zu übermitteln an: nominations at ecsdpa.org

Kontaktadresse für weitere Information: contact at escdpa.org

AEDH-EDRI EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY DATA PROTECTION AWARD 2010: THE WINNER IS PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English)

AEDH (European Association for the Defense of Human rights) and EDRI (European Digital Rights) are pleased to announce that the winner of the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA) is PER.SONN.ES (in French) / FAKEFRIENDS.ME (in English).