{"id":11881,"date":"2024-12-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/12\/15\/en-igf-2024-riyadh-overview\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:00:00","slug":"en-igf-2024-riyadh-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/12\/15\/en-igf-2024-riyadh-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Global IGF 2024 Riyadh \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IGF<\/p>\n

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

\"IGF<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The 19th IGF met at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 15\u201319 December 2024: more than 11,000 participants and over 300 sessions \u2014 the largest IGF ever \u2014 under the theme "Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future."<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. As the first IGF after the UN adopted the Global Digital Compact in September 2024, the forum focused on GDC implementation, AI governance and the digital divide. Its outcome, the Riyadh IGF Messages, set the stage for the WSIS+20 review in 2025.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Yet the host country cast a long shadow: 40 human rights groups protested Saudi Arabia's jailing of online critics, and the UN was later found to have edited the records of a human rights session \u2014 a forum that laid bare the gap between the ideals and realities of UN dialogue.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Global IGF 2024 in Riyadh<\/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

    \"IGF<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n19th annual meeting of the IGF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n15\u201319 December 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nKing Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nBuilding our Multistakeholder Digital Future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\nMore than 11,000 participants in person and online \u2014 the IGF's largest-ever gathering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\nOver 300 sessions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nGovernment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Nations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nRiyadh IGF Messages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Context<\/td>\nFirst IGF after the adoption of the Global Digital Compact (September 2024), one year ahead of the WSIS+20 review<\/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

    \"IGF<\/p>\n

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

    1. First IGF After the Global Digital Compact \u2014 Turning the "Blueprint" into Action<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening Ceremony (UN Secretary-General Guterres addressed the forum by video message)<\/p>\n

    \n

    "Digital technology must serve humanity, not the other way around"
    \n\u2014 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres (UN Secretary-General)<\/strong> [1][2][4]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n