The 3-Line Summary
- Slovenia's second national IGF, SloIGF 2017, met on 17 October 2017 at Hotel Slon in central Ljubljana, opened by National Assembly President Dr Milan Brglez as honorary patron.
- Three pillars framed the day — open technologies and open society, countering online extremism while safeguarding human rights, and privacy and security for the Internet's future — with ISOC, ICANN and SEEDIG representatives attending.
- The forum doubled as the launch event for SEEDIG 2018, the South-East European dialogue held in Slovenia the following spring — a model of a national IGF feeding a regional one.
Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on SloIGF 2017 (Slovenian Internet Governance Forum) draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.
Conference at a Glance (from official records)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Official name | SloIGF 2017 (Slovenian Internet Governance Forum) |
| Edition | Second edition |
| Dates | 17 October 2017 |
| Venue | Best Western Premier Hotel Slon, Kavarna II hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Theme | Regional governance themes |
| Host | Inštitut Digitas and Arnes; honorary patron Dr Milan Brglez, President of the National Assembly; main sponsor the Internet Society, with IGFSA, ICANN and RIPE NCC |
(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. Open Technologies, Open Society — What Keeps the Internet Open
Sessions: SloIGF 2017 discussion session (Kavarna II hall, Hotel Slon)
- Participants from government, academia and the technical community discussed the role of open technologies and standards in an open society (per dig.watch's record) [1][2]
- Few national IGFs are opened by the speaker of parliament — Brglez's patronage gave the dialogue parliamentary endorsement [1][2]
2. Countering Online Extremism While Protecting Rights and Freedoms
Sessions: SloIGF 2017 discussion session
- One of the forum's headline topics was 'countering online extremism and ensuring human rights and freedom in the digital space' — the tension between content policy and free expression [2]
- With European legislatures then racing to regulate terrorist content, even Slovenia's national forum confronted the balance between takedowns and freedoms head-on [2]
3. Privacy and Security for the Internet's Future
Sessions: SloIGF 2017 discussion session
- Privacy and security were framed as preconditions for the Internet's future, covering data protection and network security (per dig.watch) [1][2]
- Meeting seven months before the GDPR took effect, privacy practice was a shared concern across every stakeholder group in the room [1][2]
4. Launching SEEDIG 2018 — From National Forum to Regional Host
Sessions: SEEDIG 2018 launch (within SloIGF 2017)
- SloIGF 2017 served as the launch event for SEEDIG 2018, the South-East European Dialogue on Internet Governance held in Slovenia the following spring [2]
- With ISOC, ICANN and SEEDIG representatives in attendance, the forum modelled how a national IGF can anchor and attract a regional meeting [2]
Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered
Q. So what did the meeting decide?
A. Nothing binding — it was the second annual forum where Slovenian stakeholders debate Internet policy as equals, this time opened by the President of the National Assembly as honorary patron.
Q. What was the hottest topic?
A. Countering online extremism without sacrificing rights. As European lawmakers moved against terrorist content, the forum tackled the takedowns-versus-freedoms dilemma that is still with us.
Q. Why should I care?
A. The content-regulation debate is universal, and SloIGF's role in launching SEEDIG 2018 shows how a national forum can bootstrap regional cooperation — a play other countries can copy.
What Is Slovenia IGF? (for first-time readers)
Slovenia 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 2017 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.
Sources & References
- SLO IGF 2017（第2回大会ページ） — SloIGF（公式サイト sloigf.si） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Slovenian Internet Governance Forum 2017 — DiploFoundation (accessed 2026-07-11)
- O SloIGF（SloIGFについて） — SloIGF（公式サイト sloigf.si） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Slovenia IGF（NRI記録） — 国連IGF事務局 (accessed 2026-07-11)
Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.
Related links
- IGF official (NRI list): https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives
- Japan IGF: https://japanigf.jp/
- Yuki Nakazawa's blog: https://nkzw.jp/category/igf/
Revision History
Rev. 1 — published 15 June 2017, 12:00 (Article published)
Rev. 2 — updated 17 July 2026, 12:32 (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))
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