{"id":1268,"date":"2020-09-21T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/09\/21\/en-afigf-2020-virtual-overview\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:00:00","slug":"en-afigf-2020-virtual-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/09\/21\/en-afigf-2020-virtual-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"AfIGF 2020 Virtual \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 African IGF met fully online on 25\u201327 November 2020 (with a Youth IGF on the 24th) \u2014 the region's first all-virtual edition, forced by COVID-19, with parallel workshops and plenaries on data, economy and inclusion.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Data-protection policymaking, e-government, digital taxation and pandemic-era internet governance topped the agenda; the digital-government session produced draft recommendations covering data protection, open source and multilingual access.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. It captures Africa debating connectivity gaps and data protection at the very moment the pandemic made the internet indispensable \u2014 a snapshot of how a regional IGF adapted to going virtual.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on AfIGF 2020 in Virtual<\/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

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    📍 Matches the catalogue: fully online \u2014 the first all-virtual AfIGF<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

    \"AfIGF<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n9th African IGF (English Wikipedia calls it the 8th, but the 9th is what fits the official numbering (2021 = 10th, 2022 = 11th per the AU))<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n25\u201327 November 2020 (The African Youth IGF was held on 24 November; the official schedule spans 24\u201327 November)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nFully virtual, due to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nAfIGF Secretariat (hosted by UNECA, supported by the African Union Commission)<\/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. Data Protection \u2014 The Gap Between Policymaking and Implementation<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Workshop "Key issues in Data protection policy making and implementation"<\/p>\n