3er. Foro colombiano de Gobernanza de Internet (3rd Colombian Internet Governance Forum) — In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary

The 3-Line Summary

On 21 October 2016 the 3rd Colombian IGF met at Universidad del Rosario's Jockey Club auditorium in Bogotá — a one-day, four-panel event planned for about 120 people with remote participation.
The agenda skewed SDG-ward: the digital economy and decent work, access for inclusion, smart cities, and gender equity; Anja Gengo of the UN IGF Secretariat's NRI desk sent a video greeting.
It captures the moment national IGFs were being woven into the UN's recognised NRI network — with UN Women and Facebook sharing the gender panel.

Welcome — this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 3er. Foro colombiano de Gobernanza de Internet (3rd Colombian 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	3er. Foro colombiano de Gobernanza de Internet (3rd Colombian Internet Governance Forum)
Dates	21 October 2016
Venue	Auditorio Jockey Club, Universidad del Rosario, Carrera 6 No. 15-18, Bogotá
Theme	Regional governance themes
Host	Mesa Colombiana de Gobernanza de Internet
Outcome	An official rapporteur's report (relatoría) was published on the event site

(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 Digital Economy and Decent Work — with Rappi's Lawyer on Stage

Sessions: Panel 'Digital Ecosystem: Decent Work and Economic Growth' (9:30-11:00, moderator: Ricardo Pedraza)

Alongside MinTIC's telework lead and Corporación Colombia Digital, Diego Alonso — lawyer for fast-growing delivery app Rappi — joined the panel, bringing platform-work questions to the table with the company itself present [1]
Moderator Ricardo Pedraza, a CRC adviser thrice appointed to the UN IGF's MAG, linked the debate to the global process [1]
The framing explicitly tracked SDG 8, examining the digital ecosystem through both use and growth [1]

2. Access for Inclusion — Rural Community Networks Take the Stage

Sessions: Panel 'Access for Inclusion and Development' (11:30-13:00, moderator: Pilar Sáenz, Karisma)

MinTIC connectivity director Luis Fernando Lozano presented Vive Digital results — a national fibre network reaching 1,078 municipalities and 7,621 rural community-access points [1]
Fredy Rivera of 'Nuestra Red', a rural connectivity platform in the coffee belt, showcased citizen-run access — a forerunner of Colombia's later community-network policy debate [1]
Venezuelan technologist Paola Pérez reported on empowering the mountain village of 'Los Nevados' through ICTs, bringing peripheral communities' own voices in [1]

3. Gender Equity and Online Violence — from UN Women to Facebook

Sessions: Panel 'Gender Equity' (4:30-6:00 pm, moderator: Olga Paz Martínez, Colnodo)

Bogotá's Secretary for Women Cristina Vélez, MinTIC appropriation director Adriana Correa, UN Women Colombia's María Reyero, Eliana Riaño of the Law-1257 network against violence towards women, and Facebook Colombia's public-policy manager Claudia Giraldo shared the panel [1]
Civil society, government, a UN agency and a platform company at one table made this an early institutionalisation of gender as a standing national-IGF theme [1]
Moderator Olga Paz (Colnodo), of APC's Women's Rights Programme, framed closing the gender digital divide as a continuing series theme [1]

4. Plugging into the NRI Network — Anja Gengo's Video Greeting, plus Smart Cities

Sessions: Opening greetings (8:45) and the 'Smart Cities' panel (2:30-4:00 pm, moderator: Katherine Cancelado)

Anja Gengo, the UN IGF Secretariat's focal point for National and Regional Initiatives, greeted the forum by videoconference — marking the Colombian IGF's place in the recognised NRI network [1][2]
An introductory 'what is internet governance' session for first-timers opened the day, the prototype for the beginner courses and workshops of later editions [1][2]
On smart cities, Marco Peres of Universidad Externado's Observatory of Society, Government and IT discussed Bogotá's e-government strategy and urban data use [1][2]

Three-Minute Short Talk — Your Questions Answered

Q. What did the day look like?

A. About 120 people in a Bogotá university auditorium, opening with an 'intro to internet governance' session and racing through four panels — digital economy, access, smart cities, gender equity — with a video greeting from the UN IGF Secretariat.

Q. Who stood out on stage?

A. Rappi's lawyer, UN Women, Facebook's public-policy manager, and the founder of 'Nuestra Red', a citizen-run rural network — corporations, the UN and the grassroots at one table.

Q. Why should I care?

A. Platform labour and online gender violence hit most countries' policy agendas a few years later; this shows the multistakeholder 'talk first, in one room' format at work.

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

Colombia 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 2016 meeting are the foundation of the "next rules" for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.