Ares(2017)1966365
From:
ROSSIDES Giorgos (CAB-AVRAMOPOULOS)
Sent:
jeudi 13 avril 2017 15:23
To:
@microsoft.com'
Cc:
AVRAMOPOULOS Dimitris (CAB-AVRAMOPOULOS);
(CELA); SCHMITT
Diane (CAB-AVRAMOPOULOS);
(HR)
Subject:
RE: Microsoft announcing support for Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Dear Mr
,
Thank you for your email to Commissioner Avramopoulos, who has asked me to reply on his behalf and convey his
regards.
Thank you also for the advance information about Microsoft's initiative, to support the Institute of Strategic
dialogue in working with NGOs to provide effective counter-narratives against terrorist propaganda on the internet.
This is in principle in line with one of the objectives of the EU Internet Forum, which is to strengthen alternative
voices on the internet, countering the challenges of radicalisation and violent extremism.
We look forward to staying in close contact on the way ahead and to continuing our fruitful partnership in the
context of the Forum.
Kind regards,
Giorgos
Giorgos ROSSIDES
Member of Cabinet of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS
Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs & Citizenship
European Commission
BERL 12/110
Tel: +32 2 29 80097
email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx
web: http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/avramopoulos_en
@Avramopoulos
From:
(CELA)
@microsoft.com]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 7:39 PM
To: AVRAMOPOULOS Dimitris (CAB-AVRAMOPOULOS)
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Cc: ROSSIDES Giorgos (CAB-AVRAMOPOULOS); Mark Lange (CELA)
Subject: Microsoft announcing support for Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Dear Commissioner,
I want to provide you with an announcement that will be made this week. Microsoft is supporting the
Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) on a pilot project to better enable NGOs to surface and serve
impactful counter-narrative content via advertisements on Bing. Our hope is that this collaboration
will help us and NGOs to better understand the problem, devise an effective and proportionate
response, and offer individuals a positive alternative to violence and extremism.
I have attached a copy of the planned announcement. I will let George know when the
announcement is posted on our website.
With my best regards,
, EU Government Affairs
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