and the ability to communicate with people and with other machines (the so-called‘Web of Things').
For instance, General electric forecasts that embedding Internet technologies into machines could add $10-$15 trillion in economic growth worldwide over the next 20 years. 3 The quest for resource efficiency will become an increasingly important driver,
Industrial Internet: Pushing the Boundaries of Minds and Machines. November 2012. http://files. gereports. com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ge-industrial-internet-vision-paper. pdf Horizon 2020 Expert Advisory Group Innovation
in SMES: Consultation on Next EU Strategic Work Programme 2016-2017 6 All of these global challenges present major new business opportunities for SMES,
and now is becoming a global one. Multinational corporations (MNCS) traditionally the most important players in the R&d scene are relocating their research activities to countries
this is already a developing practice in various sectors ranging from semiconductor (fabless IP business models), to biotech, to telecommunication and software industries.
978-0-9849993-7-8 11 http://fr. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jeune entreprise innovante 12 http://ec. europa. eu/digital-agenda/en
and EASME websites but the access is still too confusing, in our view. The goal should be for a micro company to be able to search easily online to identify exactly the programme for which it is eligible,
Index Terms Blended learning, social media, smart phones, informal education, obsolete education. I. INTRODUCTION IBM predicts that in the next couple of years,
The advent of new digital technology and social media is fundamentally reshaping our living and learning.
We see youth becoming much more involved in exchanging information and knowledge over the web than ever before.
either traditional television or the new media (including cell phones, ipads, and social media. The average 8-to 10-year-old devotes approximately 8 hours a day to a variety of different media contents,
or cell phones. Practically all youngsters have access to the Internet (84%%usually high-speed, and 1/3 have access in their own bedroom.
The time spent on a computer amounts to 1. 5 hours per day; out of which half is spent in social networking, playing games,
or viewing videos. New digital technology has made a huge impact on the life of youngsters:
75%of 12-to 17-year-olds now own cell phones, up from 45%in 2004.
Nearly all teenagers (88%)use text messaging. They actually talk less on their phones than any other age group except for senior citizens. 3,
4 Half of teenagers send 50 or more text messages per day, and one-third send more than 100 per day. 3 Teenagers mostly access social media sites from cell phones. 4 They are also avid multitaskers,
often using several technologies simultaneously 1. With this constantly changing landscape education should become less institutionalized and more personalized.
Digital technologies and social media allow students to learn from each other in informal settings anywhere and anytime
When you go online, social networking sites, a video game, etc. you can be interacting with thousands of people (many of
That is the nature of the Internet where Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica stand next to each other
Watching silly videos on Youtube is equally accessible as watching the educational videos on science,
when the Internet and cyberspace did not exist. It is easy to expect people to be more creative but the prevailing paradigm in education, politics,
The unwillingness of administrators to adapt is estimated to be the main obstacle to incorporating more digital and social media tools into classrooms.
Advocates of social media in the classroom claim that social media tools can ignite students'curiosity and ingenuity, exposed them to content experts and real-world examples of classroom lessons,
Digital and social media tools can also support students to develop technological skills; to be creative;
Teens, Smartphones and Texting. WASHINGTON DC: Pew Internet and American Life Project. Online. Available: http://www. pewinternet. org//media/Files/Reports/2012/PIP TEENS S martphones and texting. pdf 4 A. Lenhart, R. Ling, S. Campbell, and K. Purcell.
January 2014. Teens and Mobile phones. WASHINGTON DC: Pew Internet and American Life Project. Online. Available: http://www. pewinternet. org//media//Files/Reports/2010/P IP-Teens-and-Mobile-2010-with-topline. pdf 5 Survey conducted by Maguire Associates, Chronicle
of Higher education. The Innovative University: What College Presidents Think about Change in American Higher education Online. Available:
http://strategicplanning. fairfield. edu/sites/default/files/innovative uni versity 140516. pdf International Journal of Social science and Humanity, Vol. 5, No.
7 july 2015 658 Mladen Milicevic received A b. A. 1982 and an M. A. 1986 in music composition and multimedia arts studying with Josip Magdic at The Music
Academy of Sarajevo, in his native Bosnia-herzegovina. In 1986 Mr. Milicevic came to the United states to study with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, from
In his academic carrier Mladen Milicevic has served on numerous committees such as rank and tenure, core curriculum, academic technology, university website, mission and identity, faculty senate with many
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Draft Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation-Adoption of Council conclusions At its meeting on 17 april 2012, the Audiovisual Working Party reached an agreement
and the need to make more incopyright material available through the site; -the need to actively promote voluntary agreements6 on the large scale digitisation
including by encouraging cultural institutions to bring all relevant digitised cultural material into the site;
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the Hungarian National Reform Programme 2013 foresees special measures to support the change for the low carbon emission economy as well as to support the development of telecommunication technologies
According to the information available at the Euraxess website 13 Hungarian universities and research organisations declared the implementing the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
According to the information available on different EIP websites Hungarian participants are involved in the following EIP actions:
Hungarian research institutes advertise very few (a mere 10 in March 2013 and 7 in December 2013) vacancies (for researcher positions) on the Euraxess website.
& Code(-)Few vacancies are published on EURAXESS website 4 ERA Framework 5 Priority European Research Infrastructures(+)National Research Infrastructure Register provides information of major Hungarian
the largest PRO in Hungary has several initiatives to attract best researchers(-)The size of initiatives is relatively low(-)Low number of vacancies are published 50 on EURAXESS website 31 Scientific Cooperation with Third Countries
and publish their results on it website(-)Regulation of doctoral schools doesn't mention the principles of innovative doctoral training Action 5:
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Doing Business 2015 Going Beyond Efficiency Resources on the Doing Business website Current features News on the Doing Business project http://www. doingbusiness. org Rankings How economies rank from 1 to 189
/data/good-practice Doing Business iphone app Doing Business at a Glance presenting the full report,
rankings and highlights for each topic for the iphone, ipad and ipod touch http://www. doingbusiness. org/special-features/iphone Doing Business 2015 Going Beyond Efficiency v
and Burgess (2004). 7. The report by the Independent Panel on Doing Business is available on its website at http://www. dbrpanel. org/.
for reasons of transparency Doing Business makes the disaggregated data available on its website. This allows users to construct alternative rankings with any set of weights they may wish to attach to individual indicators.
The Doing Business website presents comparable data for this year and last, making it possible to assess the extent to which there has been an improvement in business regulation in any economy as tracked by the distance to frontier measure.
The full series are available on the website. FIGURE 1. 1 What Doing Business continues to cover and
see its website at http://www. dbrpanel. org/./2. The distance to frontier score shows how far on average an economy is at a point in time from the best performance achieved by any economy on each Doing Business indicator since 2005 or the third year in
Subnational reports are available on the Doing Business website at http://www. doingbusiness. org/subnational.
and other types of laws available on the Doing Business law library website.)8 Because of the data checking
Conference calls and videoconferences with private sector practitioners and government officials Travel to selected economies The Doing Business team develops questionnaires for each topic
The Doing Business website shows the number of respondents for each economy and each indicator set.
and on the Doing Business website. A transparent complaint procedure allows anyone to challenge the data.
they are reflected immediately on the website. HOW DO GOVERNMENTS USE THE DATA? Over the past decade governments have focused increasingly on reforming business regulation as one way of maintaining competitiveness in an increasingly globalized economy.
see the website at http://www. enterprisesurveys. org. 3. These papers are available on the Doing Business website at http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodology. 4. For getting credit,
and weighting methods is available on the Doing Business website at http://www. doingbusiness. org/methodology. 6. For more details,
The full data series are available on the Doing Business website. Revising the ranking calculation Doing Business continues to publish the ease of doing business ranking.
and its work, see its website at http://www. dbrpanel. org. 2. See the data notes for more details. 3. Where the second
and import by implementing computerized systems that allow web-based submission of documents. Croatia switched to an electronic customs system as part of reforms in preparation for accession to the European union.
financial institutions and telephone companies. Strengthening minority investor protections The United arab emirates strengthened minority investor protections the most in 2013/14, through a new ministerial resolution on corporate governance rules and corporate discipline standards.
and even to hold certain hearings through videoconference. The Bahamas, Portugal and Uruguay adopted a new code of civil procedure or amended procedural rules applicable to commercial cases,
And reliable internet and electricity connections are critical to ensure that online platforms function properly.
the Office of the Registrar General makes official fee schedules for business services easily available to the general public at its premises as well as on its website. 14 Rwanda has made important strides in improving its business environment over the past 10
And through a web service the system performs automatic identity checks with the tax and civil registry authorities.
All the incorporation forms are available at no cost on the Companies House website and come with detailed instructions.
There were almost 15,000 unique downloads of this company information data set in 2013.19 Over the past decade,
as a result of more burdensome regulations. 4. See, for example, the website of the Companies Office of Jamaica at http://www. orcjamaica. com/profile/and that of the Companies Registry of Hong kong at http://www. cr. gov. hk
Information from the website of the Rwandan Office of the Registrar General at http://org. rdb. rw/.
Information from the website of the Rwandan Office of the Registrar General at http://org. rdb. rw/.
In Canada the building code requires a builder to obtain a zoning permit before even applying for a site plan approval and the technical review of a development application.
In the Philippines it takes 5 days on average to obtain the site clearance from the City planning
Very few require a site inspection as part of this process, but in those that do, the overall permitting system tends to be less efficient.
Zoning maps are available on the website of the Municipality of Guatemala city at http://vu. muniguate. com/index. php?
where the land registry and the cadastre allow users to file anonymous complaints through their website,
where the website of the Registrar General Department enables users to fill out a form providing feedback
For more on the information available, see the website of Sweden's mapping, cadastral and land registration authority (Lantmäteriet) at http://www. lantmateriet. se/en/Maps-and-geographic-information. 13.
For more on the information available, see the website of the Lithuanian Real property Cadastre and Register at http://www. registrucentras. lt. 14.
For more on the information available, see the website of the Land Registry of Panama at https://www. registro-publico. gob. pa/index. php/es/icons. html. 15.
see the website of the Department of the Director General of Land and Mines of Malaysia at http://www. kptg. gov. my/?
For more information, see the website of the Registrar General Department of Mauritius at http://registrar. mof. gov. mu/English/Pages/About%20the%20department/Land. aspx. 17.
and credit bureaus Consumers Nonregulated financial institutions Credit card issuers Retailers Telecoms and utilities Public records Court judgments Credit registry Data bank Data providers Service
Retailers Telecoms and utilities Central bank Credit card issuers Banks and regulated financial institutions Note: Some economies have only a credit registry,
One way to do so is through an online platform accessed with a traditional internet browser.
For more information on IOSCO, see its website at http://www. iosco. org/about/./d. Huang, Elkinawy and Jain 2013.
For example, in 2010 Hungary introduced a sectorspecific surtax on business activity in retail, telecommunications and energy supply.
and Google Scholar (http://scholar. google. com). 2. The conference took place at Georgetown University's Mcdonough School of business in WASHINGTON DC.
If 2 procedures can be completed through the same website but require separate filings, they are counted as 2 separate procedures.
The questionnaire data are confirmed through teleconference calls or on-site visits in all economies. Figure 14.9 Do lenders have credit information on entrepreneurs seeking credit?
computerized system (the Web-Based One Customs system) for the submission and processing of export
Taiwan, China Getting electricity Taiwan, China, made getting electricity easier by eliminating site inspections. Getting credit Taiwan, China, improved access to credit information by beginning to include data from utility companies in credit reports.
Contact details for local partners are available on the Doing Business website at http://www. doingbusiness. org.
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To be selected, ideas must receive at least 10,000 votes on the crowdsourcing site. Once the project has received its 10,000 supporters,
Its mission control centre for social media demonstrates the potential of social business, putting social media literally at the centre of the way the company approaches marketing.
Gatorade created the Gatorade Mission Control Centre-a room that sits in the middle of the marketing department of its headquarters in Chicago
Facebook activities and blog postings that mention the brand, its endorsers, competitors and broader sports nutrition topics are tracked in real time,
Initial results are impressive, with claims of a 250%increase in engagement and 65%reduction in early (web page exits.
Using Consumer Segmentation and Social media to Drive Market Growth The impact of digitisation on marketing,
Mckinsey states that more than 75%of the value add created by the internet can be found in traditional industries4.
Internet Matters. Essays in Digital Transformation 14 Objectives Practically, five objectives have been set which need to be reached.
‘Financial services & insurance',‘computers & electronics'and‘media & telecommunications'are leading the race to maximise the enabling and disruptive potential of digital technologies,
& Logistics Business & Administrative Services Utilities Basic Manufacturing Chemicals Trade & Retail Equipment & Machinery Automotive Media & Telecommunications Computers & Electronics Financial services & Insurance Leading
and the presence and connection to internet (i e. business function‘infrastructure), 'whilst input, processing and output functions are impacted less by digital technologies.
ranging from+17 points in the Media & Telecommunications industry to-10 points in the Consumer goods industry;
& Telecommunications Consumer goods Transportation & Logistics Chemicals Construction Basic Manufacturing Equipment & Machinery Automotive Financial services & Insurance Leading Midfield Lagging Infrastructure 10 85 90
& Logistics Business & Administrative Services Utilities Basic Manufacturing Chemicals Trade & Retail Equipment & Machinery Automotive Media & Telecommunications Computers & Electronics Financial services & Insurance-15
Also, the 2013 Commission Staff Working Document'Strengthening the environment for Web entrepreneurs in the EU'24 proposes an action with regard to venture capital
Strengthening the environment for Web entrepreneurs in the EU Lack of information and financial knowledge is for some SMES
& Restaurants 60 Financial services & Insurance Computers & Electronics Media & Telecommunications Automotive Equipment & Machinery Trade & Retail Chemicals 10 15 20 25 30 35
and returning forms 50%of pop. using e-government 15%of pop. having never used the internet 75%of pop. using internet regularly 60%of disadvantages people using internet regularly 50%of pop. buying online
Integrating technological developments such as cloud computing, communication on radio spectrum sharing, guidelines on state aids on broadband, etc.
Launch specific actions for web entrepreneurs. Strengthen competences and skills. Adopted in June 2008, the Small Business Act for Europe reflects the European commission's political will to recognise the central role of SMES in the EU economy.
Starting from raising general ICT awareness and financing basic ICT investments and internet connectivity, e-business policies have matured towards personalised ebusiness coaching,
and use this data to transform raw data into apps, websites or other products. Leverage success stories to increase awareness
and the private sector-online courses to close knowledge gaps (e g. accounting, web development, coding,).Description Leverage the European ecompetence Framework to identify which e-leadership skills are currently lacking across the European union.
Development and promotion of open online courses in various fields (e g. accounting, web development, finance. Owner:
and support-web portal as single point of information on existing financial instruments for entrepreneurs Actively promote these financial instruments through:
a central website linking to the national Points of Single Contact. Leverage the Service Directive to extend the scope of PSCS to other sectors (currently covers the services sector only.
All PSCS are part of the European EUGO network, a central website to access all PSCS in Europe.
and the private sector-online courses to close knowledge gaps (e g. accounting, web development, coding,).Pillar 4:
Strengthening the environment for Web entrepreneurs in the EU-European commission (2012. A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery.
Using Consumer Segmentation and Social media to Drive Market Growth-Tesco PLC (2012. Tesco Homeplus expands number of virtual stores.
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including data points regarding the use of computer networks as well as electronic transmissions suitable for automatic order processing;
the importance of digital processes in the sales function, including the use of computer networks as well as electronic transmission of data suitable for automatic sales processing;
and use of computers and computer networks (wired and wireless) as well as the presence and type of connection to the Internet.
Europe Central/Northern europe Equipment & Machinery Trade & Retail Chemicals Utilities Basic Manufacturing Financial services & Insurance Computers & Electronics Media & Telecommunications Automotive Business & Administrative
The research carried out by thecirca Group Europe using a combination of phone and face-to-face interviews,
Events, Telephone Advisory Service, Service Essentials Workshop and the Service Strategy Programme. In order to create meaningful impact on a business it is important to engage it over a longer period of time.
and an online site was created to manage communications and providea digital forum for the organisations to communicate at any time.
or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. the term characterizes not only a technical development,
. ie You can print off a copy of the feedback form from our website and post it to us at:
It would be like trying to do healthcare without telephones. The benefits from having an integrated electronic record in terms of the quality of care you can give are really indisputable.
Complications from surgery in the hospitals using the checklist were reduced by almost one third compared to the control sites and mortality by almost a half (41.
The telecommunications market represents an excellent example of the economic advantages of standards. The advent of the Global system for mobile communications (GSM) standard launched in 1990 opened up a worldwide market for mobile phones
whose impact continues to growï. 2. 3 Stakeholders A wide range of stakeholders will benefit from having ehealth interoperability standards in place including healthcare professionals, service planners, healthcare organisations, healthcare software suppliers, implementers
the standards developers themselves have a keen interest in ensuring the adoption of their standards. http://www. hisi. ie/media/Report of the health ict industry group november 2009. pdf Ï http://www. etsi. org/Website/Aboutetsi/Introduction
Journal Medical Internet Research. 2001; Accessed on: 19 may 2011.2) Australian National E-Health and Information Principal Committee.
http://www. health. gov. au/internet/main/publishing. nsf/content/604cf066be4 8789dca25751d000c15c7/$file/National%20ehealth%20strategy%20final. pdf. Accessed on:
http://www. cms. gov/Quarterlyproviderupdates/downloads/cms0011f. pdf. Accessed on: 24 november 2011.4) Health Service Executive.
http://www. ithealthboard. health. nz/sites/all/files/National%20health%20it%20plan%20v11 1. pdf. Accessed on:
http://www. ehr-impact. eu/downloads/documents/EHRI FINAL REPORT 2009. pdf. Accessed on: 12 march 2011.33) Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA.
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Health Information and Quality Authority Dublin Regional Office George's Court George's Lane Smithfield Dublin 7 Phone:+
35 3. Cooperation on Internet management processes (Internet governance...35 4. Developing international network law and the protection of human rights...
We advocate the continuing development of the global Internet as an open, safe and free space that protects diversity of opinion and the exchange of ideas,
The Internet and digitisation add new dimensions to the transfer of knowledge. Networked research is making the process of discovery and invention and their transfer into innovation faster than ever before.
A powerful, open Internet opens up widespread access to the digital world. Expertise in media and technology is a prerequisite for users'control over their own deployment of digital technologies.
purchase products and services on the Internet or do training courses online. Our home, learning and working environments are all becoming increasingly digitally networked.
Our citizens and our enterprises must be able to access the Internet via fixed and mobile networks.
we will also put in place the necessary resources to expand mobile Internet services. The digital transformation has become a central challenge for industry, science, society and policymakers.
and ability to take action in the area of information and telecommunications technology. We will also ensure that our foreign policy gives due regard to maintaining our technological sovereignty in key areas.
However, the Internet does more than merely drive growth and innovation. It also facilitates participation in societal developments and decision-making processes,
half of all Internet users do not feel that their data is safe online, we have good cause to feel alarmed:
The use of encryption and other security mechanisms is necessary to ensuring Internet safety. Companies must also bear a large degree of responsibility in this regard by making these technologies easy to access
and use for all Internet users. For our part, we will make citizens aware of existing security risks and support companies in the use of secure information and communications technologies.
Where necessary, we will also offer our citizens services that enable safe use of the Internet.
Working together to shape the digital transformation Everyone should be able to develop their own full potential on the Internet
and play a role in shaping the Internet. Companies do this by driving innovative technologies and developing new business models and bringing these to market.
We must also ensure that the huge opportunities presented by the Internet and digitisation, in particular the new forms of communication and access to information they enable,
the publishing of machine-readable state data on the Internet, we will strive to create greater transparency
and representatives of the Internet community on a long-term basis to implement and further develop the Digital Agenda.
The Federal government aims to use an efficient mix of technologies to provide ubiquitous broadband infrastructure delivering download speeds of at least 50 Mb per second by 2018.
Today, passengers can already check themselves into the next flight using their smart phones. And that's not all:
We will support the collaborative laying of telecommunication cables during construction and streamline authorisation processes.
The Network Alliance for a Digital Germany (Netzallianz Digitales Deutschland) is established a forum by the government for comprehensive discussion by telecommunications and network operators of the conditions for incentivising market investments.
As a result of the early allocation of radio frequencies to mobile communications in the 700 MHZ range a frequency range that enables wireless connections in rural areas in particular thanks to the development of digital terrestrial television (switch to DVB-T2) we can ensure that certain peripheral
Applications such electronic toll systems, the ecall emergency call system or mobile payments are assigned an infrastructure to better meet our stringent requirements for security within a mobile
which are being influenced by mobile Internet use and by cloud and social media applications, are being used for new business models.
These changes are having a massive impact at the very heart of our economy. Networked production or Industry 4. 0 has the potential to recast value added chains
We wish to preserve the free and open Internet in its current form and safeguard its role as a space for diversity of opinion, participation and innovation.
However, this must not occur at the expense of the freedom, openness or continued quality improvement of the best-effort Internet.
and competition can develop unhindered by any abusive activities carried out by dominant Internet corporations.
Meanwhile, we will improve Internet data protection and consumer information in relation to online companies. Informational self-determination and data autonomy for consumers must be based on the core principles of transparency with accessible customer information
We are strongly supporting the adoption of an EU-wide basic regulation on data protection enshrining the applicability of EU data protection law for Internet enterprises based outside the EU (marketplace principle.
This will involve fairly reconciling the interests of right-holders and users, Internet service providers and Internet users.
and further improve the trustworthiness of the German government's communication systems. zzwe use our own dedicated networks to the greatest extent possible,
including online and offline events. 2. Strengthening digital media skills for all generations It is our aim that all individuals should be able to develop their full potential in the digital society in a secure,
In addition, we are inviting young people to become involved in suitable structures for peer support. zzwe are continuing the An Internet for children (Ein Netz für Kinder) initiative,
therefore assessing how family support services contracted on the Internet can be targeted better towards helping parents reconcile family and working life on a partnership basis and how, in this process,
what the Internet has to offer. zzthe flexibility of digital environments also offers huge potential in the area of equal opportunities policy.
and advance online equality as a topic in its own right. 5. Fostering digital engagement With the Internet becoming ever more important in our daily lives,
intergenerational engagement to promote media skills in the area of the Internet and other new media.
the Internet not only offers an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration but also opens up new potential applications, business models and means of dissemination.
a publicly funded research institute will investigate the ethical, legal, economic and participatory aspects of the Internet and digitisation.
and technology analysis. 6. Culture and media Digital technologies and distribution via the Internet have revolutionised
telecommunications law and competition law. zzwe are also advocating a review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. 30 PERSONALFÜHRUNG VI.
and they can operate with maximum security on the Internet. Consumers will not trust online shops
email services and social networks unless their data is secure and not misused. Companies will not trust new business models
and companies Our aim is to protect the privacy of individuals and their communication on the Internet.
Internet providers must also take responsibility for ensuring that users can operate securely online. We are making industry
web tracking or cloud computing to protect privacy. 32 VI. SICHERHEIT, SCHUTZ UND VERTRAUEN FÜR GESELLSCHAFT UND WIRTSCHAFT zzin response to global networking and revelations about the misuse of personal data
We support the establishment of an Internet arbitration board. zzin order to identify shortcomings in digital products and services at an early stage,
and ensure they are equipped better to distinguish between legal and illegal activities on the Internet. zzwe will clarify the future status and role of the Data protection Foundation (Stiftung Datenschutz).
To this end, we are expanding standardisation activities that apply in particular to the international context. zzwe are empowering the Federal Network Agency (BNETZA) to meet the needs of telecommunications security and the European regulation on electronic identification and trust services
Network and Information security Agency) and Europol‘s European Cybercrime Centre. 5. More security in cyberspace As in the offline world,
We will thus house the processing of all Internet activities relating to these incidents under one roof. zzwe will adapt the criminal law to the digital age
free and secure global Internet as a space for diversity of opinion, participation, innovation and as an engine for economic growth and work.
Rules and conditions for the global network cannot be created solely at national level, but must be rooted
Some of the basic issues surrounding management of the Internet (such as the assignment and coordination of critical Internet resources) are decided at a global level.
, completion of the digital single market, data protection, the protection of intellectual property on the Internet,
With the appointment of an independent Digital Champion (an Internet ambassador for Germany) to the European commission, we can present established national measures to our partners.
We will continue to actively follow discussions on the subject of the Internet among other issues, within the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and debate them with interested experts.
We are coordinating and participating in decision-making processes in the ITU‘s radio sector and standardisation sector,
We will also actively help to shape the debate on digital issues in the OECD. 3. Cooperation on Internet management processes (Internet governance) We participate actively in discussions on the follow-up process to the two world summits on the information society (WSIS+10
) including the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and its preparatory meeting (Eurodig IGFDEUTSCHLAND). ) Our aim is to ensure the participation of all stakeholders (multi-stakeholder approach.
EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE DIGITAL AGENDA We actively participate in discussions conducted under the auspices of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on the reorganisation of control over the assignment and coordination of critical Internet resources
we will continue to regularly discuss our positions on issues relating to Internet governance with German stakeholders.
We also support the development of the Sao Paolo Process for creating universal Internet principles.
We will coordinate our positions on issues relating to Internet governance at European level. 4. Developing international network law
zzwe are increasing German involvement in www. freedomonlinecoalition. com. zzwe are continuing the Internet and human rights round table with the involvement of civil society and the private sector. 5. Digitisation in development cooperation We are using digitisation as an important element of development cooperation.
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