{"id":12558,"date":"2016-06-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/06\/23\/en-australia-igf-2016-overview\/"},"modified":"2016-06-23T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T22:00:00","slug":"en-australia-igf-2016-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/06\/23\/en-australia-igf-2016-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"auIGF 2016 (Australian Internet Governance Forum) \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 fifth auIGF met at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne, on 11\u201312 October 2016 under the theme 'A focus on a competitive, digital future for Australia' \u2014 the last edition auDA would ever host.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The agenda tracked the April 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy's public-private push on cyber defence, getting girls into STEM, the Internet of Things, and a digital economy facing forecasts that 40% of existing jobs could be automated.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Soon after, a shaken-up auDA withdrew its support and Australia's national IGF vanished for two years \u2014 a cautionary tale about hanging a national forum on a single sponsor.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on auIGF 2016 (Australian Internet Governance Forum)<\/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
    Official name<\/td>\nauIGF 2016 (Australian Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nFifth and final edition hosted by auDA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n11\u201312 October 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nPark Hyatt, Melbourne, Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nA focus on a competitive, digital future for Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\n.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA); opened by Board Chair Stuart Benjamin and CEO Cameron Boardman, with Ian Cover as MC<\/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. Cybersecurity \u2014 Implementing a National Strategy of 'Shared Responsibility'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening plenary 'The exponentially growing threat' (11 October, 9:45, Ballroom; moderated by Rachael Falk)<\/p>\n