Internet Governance Dialogue of Costa Rica 2023 (Diálogo de Gobernanza de Internet, DGI CR) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

The 2023 Internet Governance Dialogue of Costa Rica (DGI CR) met on the afternoon of 4 October at ULACIT's Tournón campus in San José, with 55 in-person attendees and a Facebook Live stream.
Two panels — 'financial cybersecurity: protecting digital assets' and 'human rights in the digital era: guaranteeing Internet inclusion' — featured five speakers including the Ombudsman's office and a youth-IGF representative.
Telecom regulator SUTEL and host university ULACIT joined as co-organisers, widening the coalition. Pairing consumer protection with rights guarantees made this a citizen-centred national IGF.

Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Internet Governance Dialogue of Costa Rica 2023 (Diálogo de Gobernanza de Internet, DGI CR) 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	Internet Governance Dialogue of Costa Rica 2023 (Diálogo de Gobernanza de Internet, DGI CR)
Dates	4 October 2023, 13:30–16:30
Venue	ULACIT (Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología), Tournón campus, San José
Theme	Regional governance themes
Participants	55 (55 in-person attendees per the official page; also streamed via Facebook Live)
Host	Co-organised by NIC Costa Rica (National Academy of Sciences), the ministry MICITT, telecom regulator SUTEL, ISOC and ULACIT

(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. Financial Cybersecurity — Protecting Digital Assets

Sessions: Panel 1: 'Financial cybersecurity: protecting digital assets'

Rubén Fallas, a systems and telecoms engineer with 15+ years in information security, and Adalid Medrano, a digital-law attorney and international cybercrime consultant, discussed protecting citizens' assets from account takeovers and e-fraud [1]
After the 2022 ransomware crisis, the security debate visibly shifted from defending state infrastructure to preventing everyday financial harm [1]

2. Human Rights in the Digital Era — The Guarantors' Perspective on Inclusion

Sessions: Panel 2: 'Human rights in the digital era: guaranteeing Internet inclusion'

Hazel Díaz, director of public governance and labour affairs at the Ombudsman's office (Defensoría de los Habitantes), brought the national human-rights guarantor onto the main panel [1]
Youth activist Karen Cruz — Costa Rica's representative at Youth LACIGF and the global IGF — and systems engineer Leidy Guillén, with a public-policy research background, spanned generations and sectors on inclusion [1]

3. A Wider Coalition — SUTEL and ULACIT Join as Co-Organisers

Sessions: Organisational record

The traditional NIC Costa Rica–MICITT–ISOC trio grew to five co-organisers with telecom regulator SUTEL and host university ULACIT [1]
An afternoon slot (13:30–16:30), a university campus and a Facebook Live stream widened access for students and the general public [1]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What was discussed?

A. Two panels: financial cybersecurity — protecting people's digital assets from online-banking fraud — and guaranteeing Internet inclusion as a human right, with the national Ombudsman's office on stage.

Q. What changed this year?

A. The organising coalition grew: telecom regulator SUTEL and host university ULACIT joined the registry–ministry–ISOC trio, the venue moved onto a campus, and the youth-IGF generation was on the panel.

Q. Why should I care?

A. Treating everyday fraud protection as an Internet-governance topic bridges consumer protection and net policy — a framing worth borrowing anywhere.

What Is Costa Rica IGF? (for first-time readers)

Costa Rica 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 2023 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.