{"id":12594,"date":"2022-08-03T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2022\/08\/03\/en-brazil-igf-2022-overview\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:00:00","slug":"en-brazil-igf-2022-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2022\/08\/03\/en-brazil-igf-2022-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"12th Internet Forum in Brazil (12\u00ba F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil \/ FIB12) \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-brazil-igf-2022-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Brazil IGF 2022 \u30ca\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb \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-brazil-igf-2022-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Brazil IGF 2022 \u30ca\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 12th Internet Forum in Brazil (FIB12) met 31 May \u2013 3 June 2022 at the Holiday Inn in Natal \u2014 the first in-person edition after two online years \u2014 with three main sessions and 27 community-proposed workshops.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Its three pillars: diversity and gender in ICT, platform regulation and remuneration of journalism, and &#39;thirty years after ECO-92&#39; on the Internet&#39;s future, honouring Brazilian Internet pioneer Tadao Takahashi, who had died that April.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The news-remuneration debate mirrors fights playing out from Australia to Europe, and the tribute to Takahashi \u2014 a Japanese-Brazilian pioneer \u2014 links Brazil&#39;s Internet history to the global one.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>12th Internet Forum in Brazil (12\u00ba F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil \/ FIB12)<\/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<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-brazil-igf-2022-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Brazil IGF 2022 \u30ca\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb \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>Official name<\/td>\n<td>12th Internet Forum in Brazil (12\u00ba F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil \/ FIB12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>31 May \u2013 3 June 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Holiday Inn Natal, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Main sessions<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Workshops<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), operated by NIC.br<\/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-brazil-igf-2022-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Brazil IGF 2022 \u30ca\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Diversity and Gender in ICT \u2014 An Agenda for Inclusion and Representation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Main session &#39;Diversity and Gender in ICT: an agenda for inclusion and representation&#39; (1 June, 10:00\u201312:00)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The session analysed technology&#39;s societal impacts and the effects of digital exclusion through a sociotechnical lens [2]<\/li>\n<li>Under-representation of women and minorities in tech decision-making was framed as a direct cause of biased service design [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Platform Regulation and Paying for Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Main session &#39;Platform regulation and remuneration of journalistic activity&#39; (2 June, 10:00\u201312:00)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panellists examined how digital platforms reshape revenues for cultural producers and news organisations, and the oligopolisation of advertising markets [2][4]<\/li>\n<li>With Australia&#39;s bargaining code and EU neighbouring rights as precedents \u2014 and news-remuneration clauses surfacing in Brazil&#39;s PL 2630 \u2014 the session asked squarely who pays for journalism [2][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Thirty Years after ECO-92 \u2014 Honouring Tadao Takahashi<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Main session &#39;30 years of ECO-92 and the Internet&#39;s future in Brazil: tribute to Tadao Takahashi&#39; (3 June, 10:00\u201312:00)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Tadao&#39;s contributions to the development of the Internet in our country are countless&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Demi Getschko (NIC.br)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>ECO-92, the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, was a milestone that drove a major expansion of Internet connectivity in Brazil; the session took stock of the thirty years since [2]<\/li>\n<li>Tadao Takahashi, the Japanese-Brazilian researcher who led the creation of the RNP research network and helped establish CGI.br, was honoured following his death in April 2022 [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Back in Person \u2014 The FIB Comes to Natal<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Overall programme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After two online years the forum returned to a physical venue \u2014 its first time in Natal \u2014 while keeping YouTube streaming [1][2][3]<\/li>\n<li>The 27 community-proposed workshops spanned data, diversity, infrastructure, privacy and regulation, with speakers including Demi Getschko, Tanara Lauschner and Maximiliano Martinh\u00e3o [1][2][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What made this edition special?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. People met face to face again after two online years \u2014 in Natal for the first time \u2014 while keeping the live stream that had widened participation during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the most contentious topic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Making platforms pay for news. With Australia&#39;s bargaining code as precedent, the forum debated how platform advertising dominance drains news-media revenue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Who was Tadao Takahashi?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. A Japanese-Brazilian Internet pioneer who built Brazil&#39;s research network RNP and helped create CGI.br. He died in April 2022, and the closing main session honoured him.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Brazil IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-brazil-igf-2022-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Brazil IGF 2022 \u30ca\u30bf\u30fc\u30eb \u2014 About Brazil IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Brazil IGF 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 2022 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:\/\/www.nic.br\/noticia\/na-midia\/12-forum-da-internet-no-brasil-vai-ocorrer-em-natal-de-31-de-maio-a-3-de-junho\/\">12\u00ba F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil vai ocorrer em Natal, de 31 de maio a 3 de junho<\/a> \u2014 NIC.br\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30fb\u5831\u9053\u8ee2\u8f09\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgi.br\/noticia\/releases\/12-forum-da-internet-no-brasil-amplia-debates-sobre-diversidade-na-tecnologia-regulacao-de-plataformas-e-futuro-da-internet\/\">12\u00ba F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil amplia debates sobre diversidade na tecnologia, regula\u00e7\u00e3o de plataformas e futuro da Internet<\/a> \u2014 CGI.br\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fib.cgi.br\/2022\/workshops-selecionados-fib12\/\">Workshops selecionados FIB12<\/a> \u2014 FIB \/ CGI.br\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vermelho.org.br\/2022\/06\/01\/forum-da-internet-no-brasil-debate-temas-da-area-em-natal-rn\/\">F\u00f3rum da Internet no Brasil debate temas da \u00e1rea em Natal (RN)<\/a> \u2014 Vermelho\uff08\u5831\u9053\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fib.cgi.br\/2022\/chamada\/\">Chamada de propostas \u2014 FIB12<\/a> \u2014 FIB \/ CGI.br\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 2 August 2022, 13:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 16 July 2026, 20:09 (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 12th Internet Forum in Brazil (FIB12) met 31 May \u2013 3 June 2022 at the Holiday Inn in Natal \u2014 the first in-person edition after two onlin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105,3,19,11],"tags":[163,571,161,160,162,164],"class_list":["post-12594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brazil-igf","category-igf","category-lacigf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-braziligf2022","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12594","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=12594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}