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10 Guiding Principles 1.Create relevant policies with Board oversight to prevent, assess and mitigate risks to freedom of expression for telecoms and services 2.Conduct regular human rights impact assessments and due diligence processes 3.Create/maintain operational processes to handle government requests 4.Adopt strategies to respond to impacts on FoE where a government demand is received that is unlawful 5.Always seek to ensure the safety of company personnel at risk 6.Raise awareness and train employees on related policies and processes 7.Share knowledge with stakeholders 8.Report externally on annual basis on implementation of principles 9.Help inform development of policy and regulations to support FoE 10.Examine as a group options for implementing grievance mechanisms © 2015 Telecommunications Industry Dialogue 3TRANSCRIPT
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Human Rights Reporting:
The Telecommunications Industry Dialogue
Christine DiamenteAlcatel-Lucent Head of Brand & Corporate Sustainability
Ethical Corporation ConferenceNovember 2015
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What is the Telecommunications Industry Dialogue?• Launched in March 2013, the “Industry Dialogue” is a group of
telecommunications operators and vendors who jointly address freedom of expression and privacy rights in the context of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Members include: Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Millicom, Nokia, Orange, Telefonica, Telenor Group, TeliaSonera, Vodafone Group
• ID created 10 Guiding Principles addressing freedom of expression (FoE) and privacy as they relate to telecoms sector
• Companies share best practices and tools for implementing the Guiding Principles in their company operations
• Collaboration with Global Network Initiative (GNI), a multistakeholder organization, aimed at finding a shared and practical approach to promoting freedom of expression and privacy around the world
www.telecomindustrydialogue.org
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10 Guiding Principles1. Create relevant policies with Board oversight to prevent, assess and
mitigate risks to freedom of expression for telecoms and services2. Conduct regular human rights impact assessments and due diligence
processes3. Create/maintain operational processes to handle government
requests4. Adopt strategies to respond to impacts on FoE where a government
demand is received that is unlawful5. Always seek to ensure the safety of company personnel at risk6. Raise awareness and train employees on related policies and
processes7. Share knowledge with stakeholders8. Report externally on annual basis on implementation of principles9. Help inform development of policy and regulations to support FoE10. Examine as a group options for implementing grievance mechanisms
www.telecomsindustrydialogue.org
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Alcatel-Lucent’s implementation of the Guiding Principles
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Stakeholder Dialogue
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Legal Frameworks Resource• 44 countries’ pertinent laws on government access to
communications data and restriction of the content of communications
• Brings together information published by the Industry Dialogue, Vodafone Group, and Telenor Group in an online resource
• Basis for stakeholder engagement – roundtable discussion in London and discussion through Freedom Online Coalition
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