5th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum Spain (IGF Spain 2015) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

On 27-29 May 2015, the 5th IGF Spain annual meeting drew over 150 attendees to ETSIT-UPM in Madrid and launched the forum's first annual report.
Debates covered children's digital identity, intellectual property in the EU Digital Single Market, net neutrality, cybersecurity, and fintech and blockchain.
The state secretary called the report a reference for public digital policy; the meeting's messages were delivered to EuroDIG in Sofia, linking national debate to Europe.

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Conference at a Glance (from official records)

Item	Detail
Official name	5th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum Spain (IGF Spain 2015)
Edition	5th Annual Meeting
Dates	27–29 May 2015
Venue	ETSIT-UPM (Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Madrid
Theme	Regional governance themes
Participants	Over 150 attendees
Sessions	8 (Eight roundtables and expert presentations across two working days plus associated programme)
Host	Coordinated by Jorge Pérez (UPM); attended by Red.es director-general César Miralles and deputy director-general Gema María Campillos among other officials
Outcome	First annual report 'Informe de la Gobernanza de Internet en España 2015' launched; the meeting's messages were taken to EuroDIG 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria

(See the source list at the end of this article.)

Discussion Digest — from the Session Records

Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.

1. The First Annual Report — Documenting Spain's Governance Debate

Sessions: Launch of the report 'Internet Governance in Spain 2015'

"The report not only helps articulate a deep debate on Internet governance in Spain and elevate its conclusions to the international community, but also serves as a reference for the public administration in designing and evolving digital policies"
— Víctor Calvo-Sotelo (State Secretary for Telecommunications and the Information Society) [1][2]

The series' first annual report analysed ICANN's multistakeholder transition, threats to ecosystem security, opportunities and risks for children, net neutrality, and employment and entrepreneurship chapter by chapter [1][2]
It documented and interpreted technical, socio-economic, regulatory and policy developments from 2014 through early 2015, becoming a foundation for later editions [1][2]

2. Children's Digital Identity — A Paediatrician's Warning

Sessions: Roundtable 'Children's and young people's network identity' (#igfMenores, moderated by Ana Moreno)

"The bulk of the problem comes in adolescence — the most serious issue is cyberbullying"
— María Salmerón (paediatrician, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid) [1][2]

Maialen Garmendia presented the EU Kids Online research network, while ONTSI-Red.es reported on its Digital Trust training plan [1][2]
A developmental-stage view was offered: healthcare tends to discuss only risks for infants, yet from age three the Internet also brings substantial opportunities [1][2]

3. Intellectual Property and the Digital Single Market — 'The Digital Revolution Forces a Rethink'

Sessions: Roundtable 'Intellectual property and the Digital Single Market' (#igfPI, moderated by Borja Adsuara)

"The digital revolution has caught us all by surprise and forces us to rethink intellectual-property rights — it is also an enormous opportunity to expand them"
— Carlos Guervós (Ministry of Culture) [1][2]

"Digital content is the main growth engine of the European economy"
— Cristina Morales (Ministry of Industry) [1][2]

Days after the EU's Digital Single Market strategy appeared (May 2015), the panel wrestled with harmonising copyright while preserving cultural-industry jobs [1][2]
Adigital's José Luis Zimmermann urged a harmonised European framework for competitive firms, while Adepi's Antonio Fernández defended IP as the cornerstone sustaining the cultural industry [1][2]

4. Net Neutrality and Cybersecurity — Ripples from the FCC's New Rules

Sessions: Roundtables 'Open Internet and net neutrality' (#igfOpen) and 'Regulatory trends in cybersecurity' (#igfCiber)

Using the FCC's February 2015 broadband rules banning paid prioritisation, panellists debated Europe's response; SETSI's Ángel León noted the ban targets practices that 'exclude new business models' [1][2]
On cybersecurity, speakers reviewed penal-code reforms on child abuse material and terrorism, with INCIBE's Francisco Pérez Bes saying new cyber threats force a rethink of legislation [1][2]
Fintech and blockchain disintermediation, big data and surveillance, and online employment and entrepreneurship ran in parallel [1][2]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What did the meeting decide?

A. Nothing binding — but it launched the forum's first annual report on Internet governance in Spain, and its messages went to EuroDIG in Sofia.

Q. What was the most contentious topic?

A. Copyright. Right after the EU unveiled its Digital Single Market strategy, government, cultural industries and Internet firms tugged over protecting creators versus enabling new digital business.

Q. Why does it matter?

A. The debates over the FCC's net-neutrality rules and fintech regulation mirrored policy arguments happening simultaneously across developed economies.

What Is Spain IGF? (for first-time readers)

Spain IGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.

Why It Matters to You

What was discussed here becomes the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years. The principles confirmed at the 2015 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.