Technology, Democracy, Human Rights, and its Policy Implications for the EU

Marietje Schaake is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) political group.

She serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she focuses on neighborhood policy, human rights and Iran. In the Committee on Culture, Media, Education, Youth and Sports she works on Europe's Digital Agenda and is rapporteur of a Report on the role of culture and new media in the EU´s external actions (vote expected February 2011).

Marietje is a member of the delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute member on the delegation with the Balkan countries. She is also a founder of the European Parliament Intergroup on New Media and Technology.

Before joining the European Parliament, she worked as an independent advisor to governments, diplomats, businesses and NGO's, on issues of transatlantic relations, diversity and pluralism, civil and human rights and integration.