Digital strategy : The French government launches a public consultation on its draft digital bill

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 26 September 2015, the Government launched an online public consultation on its "Digital Republic Bill" (hereinafter the "Bill"). This public discussion will enable participants, before the Bill is sent to the Council of State and adopted by the Council of Ministers, to "give their opinion on the various articles of the text and make proposals for amendments, which will themselves be submitted for the opinion of Internet users". Following this consultation, the Bill as amended by the government is expected to be tabled for a first examination in the National Assembly by early 2016. The objectives of the bill As recalled in the explanatory memorandum, the