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Crowdsourcing Ideas as an Emerging Form of Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance

2015; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/poi3.99

1944-2866

Roxana Radu, Nicolo Zingales, Enrico Calandro,

Social Media and Politics

Policy & InternetVolume 7, Issue 3 p. 362-382 Research Article Crowdsourcing Ideas as an Emerging Form of Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance Roxana Radu, Roxana RaduSearch for more papers by this authorNicolo Zingales, Nicolo ZingalesSearch for more papers by this authorEnrico Calandro, Enrico CalandroSearch for more papers by this author Roxana Radu, Roxana RaduSearch for more papers by this authorNicolo Zingales, Nicolo ZingalesSearch for more papers by this authorEnrico Calandro, Enrico CalandroSearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 August 2015 https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.99Citations: 12Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The online crowdsourcing of ideas for institutional change and legislation drafting has been widely adopted by public bodies from the local to the international level, for improving legitimacy, transparency, and accountability. In multistakeholder set-ups, such an approach seems to fulfill the promise of openness, real-time engagement and cross-fertilization of ideas. Global Internet policy-making appears as a natural experiment for harnessing the potential of crowdsourcing, in particular, as a means to restore trust after the Snowden revelations of mass surveillance. This article investigates two key initiatives of online collective brainstorming for digital policies: ICANN's Strategy Panel on Multistakeholder Innovation and the NETmundial process, highlighting the merits and limitations of crowdsourcing as an emerging form of multistakeholder participation. 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