3ª Edição do Fórum de Governação da Internet em Moçambique (FGIMz-2023 / 3rd Mozambique Internet Governance Forum) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

On 8 December 2023 the 3rd FGIMz met at the Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel in Maputo, keeping the four-pillar theme 'For an accessible, inclusive, secure and resilient Internet.'
The first Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz) ran in parallel, and science minister Daniel Nivagara toured an ICT exhibition of providers, telecom operators and security firms; partner institutions received trophies after the event.
Three consecutive editions made the national IGF an annual fixture, and institutionalised youth participation carried into every later edition.

Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 3ª Edição do Fórum de Governação da Internet em Moçambique (FGIMz-2023 / 3rd Mozambique 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	3ª Edição do Fórum de Governação da Internet em Moçambique (FGIMz-2023 / 3rd Mozambique Internet Governance Forum)
Dates	8 December 2023
Venue	Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel, Maputo
Theme	Por uma Internet Acessível, Inclusiva, Segura e Resiliente (For an accessible, inclusive, secure and resilient Internet)
Format	In-person, with an ICT exhibition
Side events	First Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz) held in parallel, plus an ICT solutions exhibition
Host	Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) and INTIC

(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 yFGIMz — Institutionalising Youth Participation

Sessions: 1st Youth Sub-Forum (8 December, parallel to the main forum)

To draw young people into debates on a sustainable digital future and internet governance, the first youth sub-forum ran alongside the main meeting [2]
It transplanted the global Youth IGF wave into Mozambique's national process, and led directly to a second yFGIMz in 2025 [2]

2. The ICT Exhibition and Industry — a Ministerial Tour and Institutional Trophies

Sessions: Exhibition (8 December) and trophy ceremony

Exhibits spanned providers, telecom operators, security solutions, innovation and entrepreneurship, and smart factories, with science minister Daniel Nivagara touring the floor [3][4][2]
Trophies were presented to institutions that had supported INTIC's work, making the public–private support base visible [3][4][2]
INTIC chair Chemane had stressed beforehand that the exhibition would showcase the breadth of ICT solutions [3][4][2]

3. Governance Talk Takes Root — 'A Key to Better Services Across Sectors'

Sessions: Main forum (8 December)

"Internet governance is a key element in improving services in the public and private sectors, academia and civil society, highlighting the Mozambican government's commitment (translated summary from Portuguese)"
— Lourino Chemane (Chairman, INTIC) [1][2]

A preparatory meeting on 17 November set the multisector agenda for the 8 December forum [1][2]
With three consecutive editions since 2021, the national IGF's format — provincial inputs, a youth forum and an exhibition — was essentially complete [1][2]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What was this edition?

A. The consolidation year: a first-ever youth sub-forum ran in parallel, and the minister toured the ICT exhibition — proof the national IGF had become an annual institution.

Q. What stood out?

A. The launch of yFGIMz, which institutionalised youth participation — Mozambique's take on the global Youth IGF wave, building its next generation of governance actors.

Q. Why should I care?

A. Youth tracks are now core to IGF processes everywhere, and Mozambique's state-led model is a useful comparison; pairing the forum with an industry exhibition is a playbook other countries borrow too.

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

Mozambique 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.