{"id":11958,"date":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/07\/28\/en-lacigf-2016-san-jose-overview\/"},"modified":"2016-07-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T15:00:00","slug":"en-lacigf-2016-san-jose-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/07\/28\/en-lacigf-2016-san-jose-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"LACIGF 2016 San Jos\u00e9 \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 9th Latin America and Caribbean IGF (LACIGF 9) met in San Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica, on 27\u201329 July 2016, locally organised by the social enterprise Sul\u00e1 Bats\u00fa, with ten sessions on the region's internet policy agenda.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Surveillance and privacy, net neutrality, intermediary liability, intellectual property versus access to knowledge, and 'connecting the next billion' topped the agenda; the first-ever Youth LACIGF drew over 77 young people from 15 countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The meeting marked a turning point in bringing Central American voices into regional policy dialogue, and the youth-participation track it launched became a fixture of the forum in later years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on LACIGF 2016 in San Jos\u00e9<\/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>\n9th edition (LACIGF 9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n27\u201329 July 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nSan Jos\u00e9, Costa Rica<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Youth<\/td>\nThe first Youth LACIGF was held alongside the forum, with more than 77 young people from 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nLocally organised by Sul\u00e1 Bats\u00fa, a Costa Rican social enterprise working in the ICT sector<\/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. Surveillance and Privacy \u2014 Cybersecurity and Trust in the Digital Environment<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Session "Surveillance and Privacy \u2014 Concerns about Cybersecurity and Trust in the Digital Environment"<\/p>\n