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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>Thanks Wolfgang but I would have thought that there would be some sort of concise description/definition especially if as you say, they are looking at this as some sort of alternative (?) to existing forms of "participation in democracies".<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Surely they aren't as wooly in their definition as the US seems to be in what Roland pointed us to as coming from NTIA's Lawrence Strickling<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i>The strength and power of the multistakeholder process arises from the engagement of all interested parties including industry, civil society, technical and academic experts, and governments. By encouraging the participation of all parties, multistakeholder processes encourage broader and more creative problem solving. This is essential when dealing with the Internet, which thrives only through the cooperation of many different parties.<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText>M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang" [mailto:wolfgang.kleinwaechter@medienkomm.uni-halle.de] <br>Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:50 AM<br>To: governance@lists.igcaucus.org; michael gurstein; governance@lists.igcaucus.org<br>Subject: AW: [governance] Germany & Internet Governance</p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi Michael,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>you will find a lot of references in the Special Report on Internet Governance. The model is even described as an innovative policy model which can be useful also for other policy fields and enhance broader participation in democracies. There is no single paragraph for MS, but if you use Google Translate you will get the main messages from this report. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>wolfgang <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Von: <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a> im Auftrag von michael gurstein<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Gesendet: Do 18.04.2013 09:43<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>An: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a>; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Betreff: RE: [governance] Germany & Internet Governance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Wolfgang,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Perhaps you could provide us with an English translation of the "multistakeholder model" that the Commission is supporting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Tks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>M<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>[<a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a>] On Behalf Of "Kleinwächter, Wolfgang"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:30 AM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Cc: <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>governance@lists.igcaucus.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: [governance] Germany & Internet Governance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>for those of you who understand German: The German Bundestag discusses today the final report of the Parliamentary Enquete Commission "Internet and the Digital Society". The Commission was established three years ago and has covered nearly all related issues - from Intellectual Property to Net Neutrality, from Privacy to Security. The Final Report with eight Special Reports is more than 1000 pages. The good news is that the Commission supports 100 per cent the multistakeholder model for Internet Governance and recommends that Germany should host (probably 2016 or 2017) the IGF. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Here is the Final Report with Receommendations:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/125/1712550.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/125/1712550.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Here is the Special Report for Internet Governance: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/124/1712480.pdf"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://dipbt.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/124/1712480.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>And here is the main Website with a lot of additional Background Material <a href="http://www.bundestag.de/internetenquete/Nach_der_letzten_Sitzung_FAQ/index.j"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.bundestag.de/internetenquete/Nach_der_letzten_Sitzung_FAQ/index.j</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>sp<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Wolfgang<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>