{"id":11871,"date":"2019-11-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/11\/25\/en-igf-2019-berlin-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-11-25T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T08:00:00","slug":"en-igf-2019-berlin-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/11\/25\/en-igf-2019-berlin-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Global IGF 2019 Berlin \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 14th IGF met at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin on 25\u201329 November 2019: 3,679 on-site and roughly 3,000 online participants from 161 countries joined 200 sessions under the theme "One World. One Net. One Vision."<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Chancellor Angela Merkel opened by redefining "digital sovereignty" as self-determination rather than protectionism or censorship, while UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres warned of three divides fracturing the internet. Outcomes were distilled into the Berlin IGF Messages, and the High-Level Panel's "IGF Plus" proposal dominated the corridors.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The debates begun here \u2014 digital sovereignty and the redesign of digital cooperation \u2014 became the starting point for the Global Digital Compact and WSIS+20 discussions that followed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Global IGF 2019 in Berlin<\/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>\n14th annual IGF meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n25\u201329 November 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nEstrel Congress Center, Berlin, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nOne World. One Net. One Vision.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    On-site participants<\/td>\n3,679<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Online participants<\/td>\n2,952<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Countries<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nGovernment of Germany and the United Nations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nBerlin IGF Messages (one per thematic track) and the Chair's Summary<\/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. Digital Sovereignty \u2014 Merkel Redefines It as Self-Determination<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening Ceremony (26 November, Estrel Congress Center)<\/p>\n

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    "Digital sovereignty does not mean protectionism, or that state authorities say what information can be disseminated \u2013 censorship, in other words; rather, it describes the ability both of individuals and of society to shape the digital transformation in a self-determined way"
    \n\u2014 Angela Merkel (Chancellor of Germany)<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "We should all be determined to protect the heart of the internet as a global public good"
    \n\u2014 Angela Merkel (Chancellor of Germany)<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n