{"id":12561,"date":"2019-06-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/05\/en-australia-igf-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-06-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T05:00:00","slug":"en-australia-igf-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/05\/en-australia-igf-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"NetThing 2019 (Australia’s 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. NetThing 2019 met at the University of Technology Sydney on 28 October 2019, drawing about 200 participants \u2014 the revival of Australia's national IGF, three years after auDA discontinued the auIGF in 2016.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Built around policy, inclusion, security and the future, the forum fed views into the 2020 Cyber Security Strategy consultation, debated post-Christchurch platform regulation, and asked 'Are we humans or are we data?'<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. A volunteer steering committee spent a year rebuilding the lapsed national forum from the community up \u2014 a case study for anyone running a national IGF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on NetThing 2019 (Australia's 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>\nNetThing 2019 (Australia's Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n28 October 2019 (one-day event)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n\u7d04200\u4eba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nNetThing Steering Committee (volunteer multistakeholder group, supported by sponsors including auDA, APNIC and Afilias)<\/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. A Revival After Three Years \u2014 From auIGF to NetThing<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening (Welcome to Country by Michael West; Chair's welcome by Sandra Davey)<\/p>\n

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    "What was clear to me after NetThing, is that Australia needs a coalition, a community of people and organizations, to advocate for good practices in Internet governance."
    \n\u2014 Sandra Davey (Chair, NetThing Steering Committee)<\/strong> [2][3][1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "A regular gathering, not a conference; a community event about the Internet, where everyone's opinions and ideas are equally valued."
    \n\u2014 Sandra Davey (Chair, NetThing Steering Committee)<\/strong> [2][3][1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n