{"id":12985,"date":"2017-06-25T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/06\/25\/en-georgia-igf-2017-overview\/"},"modified":"2017-06-25T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T10:00:00","slug":"en-georgia-igf-2017-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/06\/25\/en-georgia-igf-2017-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"GeoIGF 2017 (3rd Georgian 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 3rd GeoIGF met in Tbilisi on 11\u201312 September 2017, organised by the Council of Europe with the Economy Ministry, the GNCC, ISOC, ICANN and the RIPE NCC \u2014 drawing guests of the rank of ISOC's vice-president and the head of the UN IGF Secretariat.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Broadband access challenges and the personal data protection framework dominated, and the RIPE NCC and GNCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the forum covering IPv6 and measurement cooperation.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. This was the edition where the forum grew beyond talk: a national IGF proved it could serve as a working junction between global internet bodies and a domestic regulator.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on GeoIGF 2017 (3rd Georgian 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>\nGeoIGF 2017 (3rd Georgian Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n11\u201312 September 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nTbilisi (specific venue not confirmed in available sources)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by the Council of Europe with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, GNCC, ISOC, ICANN, RIPE NCC, the Small and Medium Telecom Operators Association, academia and media partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nSigning of a Memorandum of Understanding between the RIPE NCC and the GNCC during the forum<\/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. Broadband Access \u2014 Closing the Gaps in a Mountainous Country<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Multiple sessions<\/p>\n