{"id":12667,"date":"2020-06-08T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/06\/08\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T14:00:00","slug":"en-germany-igf-2020-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/06\/08\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IGF-D 2020 (12th German Internet Governance Forum \/ XII. Deutsches Internet Governance Forum) \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Germany IGF 2020 \u30d9\u30eb\u30ea\u30f3 \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Germany IGF 2020 \u30d9\u30eb\u30ea\u30f3 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 12th German IGF (IGF-D 2020) met on 10 September 2020 in hybrid form: about 40 participants at Berlin&#39;s Caf\u00e9 Moskau and some 150 more online.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Parliamentarians from across the Bundestag debated the future of the IGF process, the government reported submitting its &quot;IGF Plus&quot; paper to the UN after hosting IGF 2019, and pandemic-era digital policy ran through the day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Keeping in-person debate alive under COVID-19 while streaming it worldwide made this an early template for the hybrid conferences that soon became the norm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>IGF-D 2020 (12th German Internet Governance Forum \/ XII. Deutsches Internet Governance Forum)<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#x1f4cd; The catalogue&#39;s &quot;virtual&quot; label is imprecise: speakers and workshop participants met (socially distanced) at Caf\u00e9 Moskau in Berlin, from where the full programme was streamed \u2014 a hybrid event<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Germany IGF 2020 \u30d9\u30eb\u30ea\u30f3 \u2014 Conference at a glance\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Official name<\/td>\n<td>IGF-D 2020 (12th German Internet Governance Forum \/ XII. Deutsches Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>10 September 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Caf\u00e9 Moskau, Berlin, plus online streaming (hybrid)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>IGF-D multistakeholder steering committee, with the German UN Association (DGVN) among the supporting organisers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outcome<\/td>\n<td>Key points fed into the UN IGF process as &quot;Messages from Berlin&quot;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n<h2>Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Germany IGF 2020 \u30d9\u30eb\u30ea\u30f3 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Hybrid under COVID-19 \u2014 Streaming from Caf\u00e9 Moskau to the World<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Overall format (10 September 2020, 09:00\u201318:30)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speakers, panellists and workshop participants gathered (socially distanced) at Caf\u00e9 Moskau while the full programme was streamed and moderated online, with remote viewers submitting questions and comments [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>With about 40 on site and 150 online, the forum kept multistakeholder dialogue running despite pandemic restrictions [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. The Parliamentarians&#39; Panel \u2014 Where Next for the IGF Process?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel &quot;Internet and governance \u2014 how will the UN IGF process continue?&quot; with digital-policy MPs from the parties in the Bundestag<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital-policy MPs from across the Bundestag \u2014 Jens Zimmermann, Hansj\u00f6rg Durz, Manuel H\u00f6ferlin and Dieter Janecek \u2014 called the IGF a good format for broad exchange, urged involving federal and state legislators alike, and pointed to international parliamentary networks on tech policy [2]<\/li>\n<li>Across party lines, the national IGF was affirmed as the hinge between domestic law-making and global governance debates [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. &quot;IGF Plus&quot; \u2014 Germany&#39;s Follow-Through after Hosting in 2019<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Contributions by the Federal Economics Ministry and international guests<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thomas Jarzombek, the Economics Ministry&#39;s digital commissioner, reported that after the positive experience of hosting IGF 2019 Germany had submitted an &quot;IGF Plus&quot; paper to the UN to expand global internet-governance cooperation, affirming the government&#39;s commitment to an interoperable, global and free internet [2]<\/li>\n<li>Swiss ambassador Thomas Schneider argued for putting dialogue and mutual understanding before problem-solving, stressing the value of an informed society [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. How did they meet in the COVID year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Only active participants gathered, socially distanced, at Berlin&#39;s Caf\u00e9 Moskau; the whole programme was streamed. About 40 people on site, 150 online \u2014 and remote viewers could send in questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the main debate?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The future of the UN IGF process. Fresh from hosting the 2019 global meeting, Germany had filed an &quot;IGF Plus&quot; proposal at the UN, and MPs from all parties weighed in on the forum&#39;s value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. It was an early template for the hybrid conference format that became standard, and Germany&#39;s IGF-strengthening push fed the UN digital-cooperation debate that still shapes IGF reform.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Germany IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-germany-igf-2020-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Germany IGF 2020 \u30d9\u30eb\u30ea\u30f3 \u2014 About Germany IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Germany IGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters to You<\/h2>\n<p>What was discussed here becomes <strong>the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years<\/strong>. The principles confirmed at the 2020 meeting are the foundation of the &quot;next rules&quot; for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources &amp; References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dgvn.de\/aktivitaeten\/einzelansicht\/xii-deutsches-internet-governance-forum\">XII. Deutsches Internet Governance Forum<\/a> \u2014 Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr die Vereinten Nationen e.V.\uff08\u30c9\u30a4\u30c4\u56fd\u9023\u5354\u4f1a\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dot.berlin\/igf-d-dotberlin-beim-internet-governance-forum-2020\/\">IGF-D: dotBERLIN beim Internet Governance Forum 2020<\/a> \u2014 dotBERLIN GmbH &amp; Co. KG (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dig.watch\/event\/internet-governance-forum-deutschland\">Internet Governance Forum Deutschland<\/a> \u2014 DiploFoundation (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/germany-igf\">Germany IGF\uff08NRI\u7d39\u4ecb\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\uff09<\/a> \u2014 UN IGF Secretariat (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Related links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IGF official (NRI list): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives\">https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Japan IGF: <a href=\"https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/\">https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yuki Nakazawa&#39;s blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/\">https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Revision History<\/h2>\n<p>Rev. 1 \u2014 published 8 June 2020, 16:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 16 July 2026, 20:09 (Fully revised into the in-depth edition: added the 3-line summary, minutes digest, short talk, source list and diagrams (all quotes verified against the listed sources))<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 12th German IGF (IGF-D 2020) met on 10 September 2020 in hybrid form: about 40 participants at Berlin&#8217;s Caf\u00e9 Moskau and some 150 more on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,72,3,11],"tags":[163,161,160,485,162,164],"class_list":["post-12667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurodig","category-germany-igf","category-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-germanyigf2020","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12667\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}