{"id":11851,"date":"2009-11-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2009\/11\/15\/en-igf-2009-sharm-el-sheikh-overview\/"},"modified":"2009-11-15T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-15T07:00:00","slug":"en-igf-2009-sharm-el-sheikh-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2009\/11\/15\/en-igf-2009-sharm-el-sheikh-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Global IGF 2009 Sharm El Sheikh \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The fourth IGF met in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh on 15\u201318 November 2009 \u2014 then the largest ever, with more than 1,800 participants from 112 countries under the theme 'Creating Opportunities for All.'<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The forum's own survival dominated: in a formal UN consultation, 45 of 47 speakers backed continuation \u2014 only China and Saudi Arabia dissented \u2014 paving the way for the General Assembly's five-year mandate renewal (resolution A\/65\/141, 2010). Host Egypt unveiled its Arabic-script domain.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The meeting opened the era of non-Latin domain names and settled the IGF's future \u2014 while the removal of a poster mentioning China's 'Great Firewall' exposed the limits of free expression at a UN forum.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Global IGF 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nFourth IGF meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n15\u201318 November 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nSharm El Sheikh, Egypt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nInternet Governance \u2013 Creating Opportunities for All<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\nMore than 1,800 participants (largest IGF attendance to date)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Countries<\/td>\n112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Governments<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Accredited media<\/td>\n122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Remote hubs<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nGovernment of Egypt and the United Nations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nChairman's Summary; the continuation consultation fed into the Secretary-General's report and the UN General Assembly's five-year mandate renewal (2011\u20132015) via resolution A\/65\/141 in 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. The IGF's Survival \u2014 47 Speakers, Only China and Saudi Arabia Opposed<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Main Session 'Taking Stock and the Way Forward' (18 November, chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang with IGF Secretariat Executive Coordinator Markus Kummer)<\/p>\n

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    "The IGF has provided a neutral venue in which important Internet issues can be discussed \u2014 it should definitely be continued"
    \n\u2014 Robert Kahn (co-inventor of TCP\/IP)<\/strong> [6][5][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "The lack of decision-making is what makes the Internet Governance Forum such an important activity for all of us"
    \n\u2014 Vint Cerf (co-inventor of TCP\/IP, via video)<\/strong> [6][5][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "The current IGF cannot solve in substance the issues of unilateral control of critical Internet resources \u2014 without reform to the IGF, it is not necessary to give the IGF a five-year extension"
    \n\u2014 Chen Yin (head of the Chinese delegation)<\/strong> [6][5][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n