{"id":12810,"date":"2016-07-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/07\/08\/en-usa-igf-2016-overview\/"},"modified":"2016-07-08T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T19:00:00","slug":"en-usa-igf-2016-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/07\/08\/en-usa-igf-2016-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IGF-USA 2016 \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. IGF-USA 2016 convened on 14 July 2016 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., bringing together government, industry, civil society and academia across six main sessions.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The IANA stewardship transition dominated the day: NTIA Administrator Lawrence Strickling publicly reaffirmed approval of the transition plan, and the panel that followed turned into a heated clash between supporters and opponents.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Two and a half months later, on 1 October 2016, the transition was completed \u2014 a historic moment when stewardship of the Internet's core resources left the hands of any single government.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on IGF-USA 2016<\/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>\nIGF-USA 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n14 July 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nIGF-USA multistakeholder steering group (civil society, industry, academia and government)<\/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. The IANA Transition \u2014 "Freedom Is Protected by the Internet's Decentralised Nature"<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Statement by NTIA Administrator Lawrence Strickling and plenary panel "ICANN and the IANA Transition: What's Next and What's at Stake?"<\/p>\n

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    "Protecting Internet openness and freedom has been a key criterion for the IANA transition from the day we announced it in March 2014."
    \n\u2014 Lawrence Strickling (Administrator, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce)<\/strong> [4][5]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "We haven't actually empowered the community adequately, and in this respect, the transition is being rushed."
    \n\u2014 Berin Szoka (President, TechFreedom)<\/strong> [4][5]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n