4ª Edição do Fórum Nacional de Governação da Internet (FGIMz2025 / 4th Mozambique Internet Governance Forum) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

On 16 May 2025 the 4th FGIMz met at Maputo's Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre under the theme 'For an Internet for all, and resilient,' with the 2nd Youth Sub-Forum in parallel.
Permanent secretary Nilsa Miquidade of the communications ministry opened four sessions on AI, digital certification, cybersecurity and the access gap; an INCM regulator revealed 531 localities still lack coverage under the 'Internet for All 2030' plan.
An AI-strategy book launch and the bridge to September's Lusophone IGF (FLGI) at the same venue marked the edition — the national forum doubling as a platform for the Portuguese-speaking regional process.

Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 4ª Edição do Fórum Nacional de Governação da Internet (FGIMz2025 / 4th 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	4ª Edição do Fórum Nacional de Governação da Internet (FGIMz2025 / 4th Mozambique Internet Governance Forum)
Dates	16 May 2025
Venue	Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, Maputo
Theme	Por uma Internet Para Todos e Resiliente (For an Internet for all, and resilient)
Format	In-person
Side events	2nd Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz2025) in parallel; launch of the book 'Inteligência Artificial: Desafios e Oportunidades para Moçambique'
Host	INTIC, under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation

(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. An Open, Secure, Accessible Internet — Opening Under a New Ministry

Sessions: Opening session (16 May)

"The digital era has redefined how we live and interact; the Internet must remain open, secure and accessible (translated from Portuguese)"
— Nilsa Miquidade (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation) [2][1]

Under the government formed in 2025, INTIC now answers to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, whose permanent secretary opened the forum; INTIC chair Chemane reported progress on digital-transformation and AI strategies and on bilateral and multilateral agreements for pursuing cybercriminals [2][1]
Maputo city councillor Nércio Duvane presented digital-literacy measures including eight digital plazas and free Wi-Fi at eight secondary schools [2][1]

2. AI's Challenges and Opportunities — Data Sovereignty and a Book Launch

Sessions: Session 3, 'Challenges and Opportunities of AI for Mozambique' (16 May)

Panellists from UNESCO Mozambique (João Vembane), the National Health Institute (Hélder Muchate), UN University Tokyo (João Papel) and INTIC's digital-governance directorate (Eugénio Macumbe), moderated by MISA's Silaide Mutemba, cast AI as 'an accelerator of impact' complementing faster, more precise decisions — while warning that 'without data sovereignty there is no technological development' (translated summaries of the Portuguese record) [3][2]
Employment effects, startup innovation, data privacy, regulation and ethics, human rights and cybersecurity risks framed the debate [3][2]
Academic José Castiano launched the book 'AI: Challenges and Opportunities for Mozambique,' giving the national AI-strategy debate a reference text [3][2]

3. 531 Localities Still Offline — Access, Costs and Coverage

Sessions: Session 4, 'Access, Costs and Coverage of the Internet and Digital Services in Mozambique' (16 May)

INCM board member Massingue Apala reported the launch of the 'Internet for All 2030' project and expanding 4G coverage — while disclosing that 531 localities remain unserved (translated summary of the Portuguese record) [4]
TMcel's infrastructure head, INAGE's planning director and the head of data-centre firm RAXIO Mozambique joined, moderated by AMPETIC's Vitor Guerra, on rural infrastructure gaps, connectivity costs, and public policy and regulation [4]
The access-and-inclusion thread running since the first edition matured into concrete policy debate with a coverage count and a 2030 target [4]

4. Auditing Past Recommendations and Bridging to the Lusophone IGF

Sessions: Overall forum design (INTIC's official message)

Chemane's official message set the edition's goals: auditing compliance with past forum recommendations, sharing lessons from AfIGF 2024, FLGI 2024 and IGF 2024, and dialogue on cybersecurity, data-protection and cybercrime legislation [1][5]
On 22–23 September 2025 the same Joaquim Chissano Centre hosted the 3rd Lusophone IGF (FLGI), which produced the 'Carta de Maputo' — the national forum served as its springboard [1][5]
Because the UN IGF listing records the September FLGI dates as Mozambique's annual meeting, care is needed not to conflate it with the May FGIMz itself [1][5]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What was this edition?

A. The audit year: edition four reviewed how far past recommendations had been implemented, across four sessions on AI, digital certification, the access gap and cybersecurity.

Q. What was the headline?

A. The regulator's disclosure that 531 localities still have no coverage — a hard number attached to the 'Internet for All 2030' plan's progress and gaps.

Q. Why should I care?

A. This forum doubled as the springboard for the Lusophone IGF, a rare language-bloc governance process spanning Brazil, Portugal and Africa — a new shape for regional internet governance worth watching.

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 2025 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.