{"id":11996,"date":"2024-06-07T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:00:00","slug":"en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"PACIGF 2024 Wellington \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"PACIGF 2024 \u30a6\u30a7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3 \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"PACIGF 2024 \u30a6\u30a7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 6th Pacific IGF (PacIGF2024) met at the T\u0101kina Convention Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on 2\u20133 September 2024, co-located with APNIC 58, under the theme &quot;Strengthening Digital Governance and Resilience in the Pacific Islands.&quot;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital resilience in a disaster-prone region anchored the agenda, alongside coordinated cybersecurity response, AI, digital transformation and inclusion.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>With a M\u0101ori opening ceremony and a Pacific IGF Pioneers roundtable, the forum carried Pacific voices into global Internet governance \u2014 and passed the baton to Apia, Samoa, for the 2025 edition.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>PACIGF 2024 in Wellington<\/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<blockquote>\n<p>&#x1f4cd; The catalogue lists this event in Apia, Samoa, but the 2024 edition (6th Pacific IGF) was held in Wellington, New Zealand, co-located with APNIC 58. Apia, Samoa (National University of Samoa) hosted the following 2025 edition (30 June \u2013 4 July 2025); the catalogue has likely conflated the two<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"PACIGF 2024 \u30a6\u30a7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3 \u2014 Conference at a glance\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Edition<\/td>\n<td>6th Pacific IGF (PacIGF2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>2\u20133 September 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>T\u0101kina Wellington Convention &amp; Exhibition Centre, Wellington, New Zealand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Strengthening Digital Governance and Resilience in the Pacific Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>Hybrid event with in-person and Zoom participation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Organized by PICISOC (Pacific Chapter of the Internet Society) with partner stakeholders, co-located with the APNIC 58 conference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n<h2>Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"PACIGF 2024 \u30a6\u30a7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Co-location with APNIC 58 \u2014 Bridging the Technical Community and Governance Dialogue<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Opening plenary and full programme (2\u20133 September)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pacific IGF shared a venue with APNIC 58, putting network operators and policy stakeholders in the same rooms [1][2][3]<\/li>\n<li>The forum&#39;s role was framed as addressing local Pacific issues and Internet governance developments and providing impartial advice to governments and the public [1][2][3]<\/li>\n<li>A hybrid in-person\/Zoom format kept remote island participants in the conversation [1][2][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Digital Resilience \u2014 Preparedness in a Disaster-Prone Pacific<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: &quot;Technology in Enhancing Access to Information &amp; Internet Resilience&quot; session and group discussions<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Presentations covered digital transformation, cybersecurity threats, mitigation strategies, and the importance of digital resilience in disaster-prone areas&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Gina Mahe (Tonga Communications Corporation, APNIC 2024 Fellow)<\/strong> [4][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Discussions on cybersecurity incident response emphasized the critical need for coordinated efforts to enhance regional security and preparedness [4][3]<\/li>\n<li>Group discussions ran across infrastructure, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, climate resilience, policy frameworks and innovation [4][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. AI and Digital Transformation \u2014 New Policy Agendas for Island Nations<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: &quot;Artificial Intelligence&quot; and &quot;Digital Transformation trends&quot; sessions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI featured as a main session, with Karolina Iwanska presenting European AI regulation \u2014 external regulatory currents tested against island realities [2][3]<\/li>\n<li>ICANN&#39;s Champika Wijayatunga covered Universal Acceptance, IDNs and internationalized email (EAI), framing linguistic inclusion as a technical task [2][3]<\/li>\n<li>The digital transformation session took up digitization of government and economies and the capacity building it demands [2][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Pacific Inclusion and Identity \u2014 A M\u0101ori Ceremony and the Pioneers Roundtable<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Opening ceremony, &quot;Pacific IGF Pioneers&quot; roundtable and UNESCO sessions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The forum opened with a M\u0101ori performance, and the keynote was delivered by Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, a Samoan-New Zealand leader [2][3]<\/li>\n<li>A &quot;Pacific IGF Pioneers&quot; roundtable looked back over the forum&#39;s journey since 2011 [2][3]<\/li>\n<li>APNIC Director General Jia Rong Low and UNESCO&#39;s Director for Pacific States Shamila Nair-Bedouelle spoke, with UNESCO sessions on empowering islands through Internet governance [2][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What does this meeting actually do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. It&#39;s the 6th edition of the Pacific&#39;s regional IGF \u2014 not a decision-making body, but a forum that offers impartial advice to governments and the public on Internet issues affecting Pacific islanders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the main focus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Resilience. In a region where cyclones and volcanic eruptions can sever connectivity, the forum centred on how to build infrastructure that recovers fast and coordinated regional cybersecurity response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Submarine cables and disaster-resilient networks in the Pacific involve partners worldwide, and digital resilience in disaster-prone places is a lesson every connected country needs.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is PACIGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-pacigf-2024-samoa-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"PACIGF 2024 \u30a6\u30a7\u30ea\u30f3\u30c8\u30f3 \u2014 About PACIGF\"><\/p>\n<p>PACIGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters to You<\/h2>\n<p>What was discussed here becomes <strong>the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years<\/strong>. The principles confirmed at the 2024 meeting are the foundation of the &quot;next rules&quot; for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources &amp; References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificigf.org\/pacific-igf-2024-gallery\">Pacific IGF 2024\uff08\u7b2c6\u56de\u30fb\u958b\u50ac\u6982\u8981\u3068\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Pacific IGF\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isoc.live\/18323\/\">WEBCAST 2-3 SEP \u2013 Pacific Islands Internet Governance Forum (PacIGF2024)<\/a> \u2014 ISOC LIVE\uff08Internet Society\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/pacigf2024\">2024 Pacific Islands Internet Governance Forum (PacIGF2024) \u2014 \u9332\u753b\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6<\/a> \u2014 PICISOC \/ Internet Archive (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.apnic.net\/2024\/10\/23\/apnic-fellowship-a-journey-through-internet-infrastructure-and-governance\/\">APNIC fellowship: A journey through Internet Infrastructure and governance<\/a> \u2014 APNIC Blog\uff08Gina Mahe \u5bc4\u7a3f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pacificigf.org\/pacific-igf-2025\">PACIFIC IGF 2025\uff08\u6b21\u56de\u30b5\u30e2\u30a2\u30fb\u30a2\u30d4\u30a2\u958b\u50ac\u306e\u516c\u5f0f\u544a\u77e5\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Pacific IGF\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Related links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IGF official (NRI list): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives\">https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Japan IGF: <a href=\"https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/\">https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yuki Nakazawa&#39;s blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/\">https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Revision History<\/h2>\n<p>Rev. 1 \u2014 published 7 June 2024, 09:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 11 July 2026, 02:14 (Fully revised into the in-depth edition: added the 3-line summary, minutes digest, short talk, source list and diagrams (all quotes verified against the listed sources))<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 6th Pacific IGF (PacIGF2024) met at the T\u0101kina Convention Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, on 2\u20133 September 2024, co-located with APNI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,11],"tags":[163,161,160,162,548,164],"class_list":["post-11996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-igf","category-pacigf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-pacigf2024","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}