{"id":11943,"date":"2008-08-21T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2008\/08\/21\/en-lacigf-2008-montevideo-overview\/"},"modified":"2008-08-21T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T12:00:00","slug":"en-lacigf-2008-montevideo-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2008\/08\/21\/en-lacigf-2008-montevideo-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"LACIGF 2008 Montevideo \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. On 20 August 2008, at the Hotel NH Columbia in Montevideo, Uruguay, Latin America and the Caribbean held its first Regional Preparatory Meeting for the IGF \u2014 the founding edition of what became LACIGF \u2014 convened by LACNIC, NUPEF and APC.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Four panels tackled the global IGF's headline themes: reaching the next billion users, cybersecurity and trust, critical internet resources, and emerging issues. Conclusions fed into the 3rd IGF in Hyderabad, India, that December, with an online comment phase following on 8-11 September.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. This one-day meeting grew into the annual LACIGF, one of the world's earliest regional IGF processes \u2014 a template that national and regional IGFs everywhere, including Japan's, would later follow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on LACIGF 2008 in Montevideo<\/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

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    📍 The official list of past editions on lacigf.org confirms the 1st edition took place in Montevideo in 2008, matching the catalogue. The one-year city shift found in the 2023-2025 catalogue entries does not apply to this year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>\n1st edition (then called the 'Regional Preparatory Meeting for the IGF'; a LACNIC Consultation Meeting was co-located on 19 August)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n20 August 2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nHotel NH Columbia, Montevideo, Uruguay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Panels<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Online phase<\/td>\n8-11 September 2008 (online comment and reflection phase)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Purpose<\/td>\nTo identify the region's priority issues ahead of the 3rd global IGF in Hyderabad, India (December 2008)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nA joint initiative of LACNIC, NUPEF (then a programme of RITS) and APC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Milestone<\/td>\nThe founding meeting of what became LACIGF \u2014 one of the world's earliest regional IGF processes<\/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. Reaching the Next Billion \u2014 National Strategies to Close Infrastructure Gaps<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Panel 'Reaching the Next Billion Users' (20 August, chaired by Valeria Jord\u00e1n)<\/p>\n