The 3-Line Summary
- The 3rd Moldova IGF (MIGF 2023) met on 27–28 April 2023 in hybrid form at FinTech Hub Moldova, inside Chișinău's Academy of Economic Studies, with the digital agenda in times of crisis as its focus.
- With war continuing in neighbouring Ukraine, sessions tackled Internet governance under crisis pressure, the resilience of digital government and infrastructure, digital ethics, and civil society's safety capacity.
- It also drew the sitting chair of the UN IGF's advisory group — and its core question, keeping infrastructure and government running next door to a war, resonates far beyond Moldova.
Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Moldova IGF 2023 (MIGF 2023) — 3rd Moldova 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 | Moldova IGF 2023 (MIGF 2023) — 3rd Moldova Internet Governance Forum |
| Dates | 27–28 April 2023 |
| Venue | FinTech Hub Moldova (ASEM Bloc B, 59 Bănulescu-Bodoni St), Chișinău |
| Theme | The digital agenda in times of crisis — resilience and digital transformation |
| Format | Hybrid (in-person and online) |
| Languages | Romanian, Russian and English |
| Host | Association 'Comunitatea Internet', the NGO serving as the neutral secretariat of the Moldova IGF |
(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. Internet Governance under Crisis Pressure — War Next Door and Resilience
Sessions: Sessions 'Internet Governance Under Crisis Pressure: National Practices and International Experience' and on digital-infrastructure resilience and security (27 April)
- With war continuing in neighbouring Ukraine, national practices and international experience of Internet governance under crisis pressure took centre stage [1]
- Digital-infrastructure resilience and security had its own session, joined by SecDev Group's Rafal Rohozinski and security expert Robert Muggah, co-founder of the Igarapé Institute [1]
2. Resilient Digital Government — Roadmaps for Change and Adaptation
Sessions: Session 'Resilience of Digital Government: Roadmaps for Change and Adaptation' (27 April)
- E-Government Agency director Olga Tumuruc and colleagues discussed roadmaps for keeping public services running through crisis [1]
- ANRCETI deputy director Silvia Bojoga and Ion Coșuleanu of the Information Society Development Institute added the regulatory and research perspective [1]
3. The UN IGF's MAG Chair in the Room — Deepening Global Ties
Sessions: Opening session and throughout (27–28 April)
- Paul Mitchell, chair of the UN IGF's Multistakeholder Advisory Group, attended, alongside ICANN's Mikhail Anisimov, RIPE NCC's Vahan Hovsepyan and CAIGF chair Tattu Mambetalieva [1][2]
- Hosting inside ASEM's FinTech Hub Moldova wove academia into the forum as both venue and partner — a hallmark of the NRI model [1][2]
4. Digital Ethics and Civil-society Safety — Day 2's Focus
Sessions: Sessions on ethical issues in the digital environment and strengthening civil society's digital-safety capacity (28 April)
- Day 2 turned to ethical issues in the digital environment and to strengthening civil society's digital-safety capacity, with Council of Europe AI Committee member Veronica Crețu framing the ethics and AI questions [1]
- The forum's stated balance — human-rights protection, security and digital innovation — was reaffirmed under crisis conditions [1]
Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered
Q. What made this edition special?
A. It put the digital agenda in times of crisis front and centre: with war ongoing next door in Ukraine, experts spent two days on how to protect government services, infrastructure and civil society digitally.
Q. Was there no forum in 2022?
A. Correct — the official archive lists no 2022 edition, so this was the first forum in about eighteen months, which gave the crisis-and-resilience theme real urgency.
Q. Why should I care?
A. Keeping public services and connectivity alive through emergencies is every country's problem; this is a rare record of practitioners next door to a war comparing notes on how.
What Is Moldova IGF? (for first-time readers)
Moldova 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.
Sources & References
- Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2023（第3回公式サイト） — Comunitatea Internet協会（MIGF事務局） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Moldova IGF — NRI record（2023年年次会合の日付・ハイブリッド形式を記載） — UN IGF Secretariat (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2024（第4回公式サイト・系列の継続確認） — Comunitatea Internet協会（MIGF事務局） (accessed 2026-07-11)
- Moldova IGF 2025: digital dialogue without borders（『第5回国内IGF』の明記により回次を裏付け） — Logos Press（モルドバ、英語版） (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 16 June 2023, 15:00 (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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