{"id":13044,"date":"2024-06-13T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/13\/en-moldova-igf-2024-overview\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:00:00","slug":"en-moldova-igf-2024-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/13\/en-moldova-igf-2024-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova IGF 2024 (MIGF 2024) \u2014 4th Moldova Internet Governance Forum \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-moldova-igf-2024-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2024 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \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-moldova-igf-2024-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2024 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 4th Moldova IGF (MIGF 2024) met on 29\u201330 April 2024 at Student Hub ASEM in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, built around three pillars: digital infrastructure, cybersecurity strategy, and innovation versus regulation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The government&#39;s cybersecurity agency, regulator ANRCETI, leading ISP StarNet, ICANN, RIPE NCC and Access Now shared the stage; day two paired a debate on Internet-freedom legislation with the launch of a Moldovan Youth IGF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A national IGF putting regulators, industry and rights advocates in one room \u2014 and starting to groom its next generation \u2014 with the AI-regulation-versus-security balance echoing debates everywhere.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Moldova IGF 2024 (MIGF 2024) \u2014 4th Moldova 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<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-moldova-igf-2024-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2024 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \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>Moldova IGF 2024 (MIGF 2024) \u2014 4th Moldova Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>29\u201330 April 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Student Hub ASEM (ASEM Bloc B, 59 B\u0103nulescu-Bodoni St), Chi\u0219in\u0103u<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Languages<\/td>\n<td>Romanian, Russian and English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Association &#39;Comunitatea Internet&#39; (National Coordinator: Alexei Marciuc)<\/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-moldova-igf-2024-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2024 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Hardening Digital Infrastructure \u2014 Government, ISPs and RIPE NCC at One Table<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 1 on digital infrastructure (29 April, 10:40\u201312:10)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moderated by ICANN&#39;s Mikhail Anisimov, the panel brought together IT and cybersecurity official Alexandru Core\u021bchi, Anatolie Golovco of the Prime Minister&#39;s office, StarNet CTO Sergiu Chi\u021ban and RIPE NCC&#39;s Vahan Hovsepyan [1]<\/li>\n<li>Government, a major private ISP and the international technical community debated infrastructure development and resilience side by side \u2014 the multistakeholder format in miniature [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. National Cybersecurity Strategy \u2014 Where Regulation, Rights and Practice Meet<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 2 on cybersecurity strategy (29 April, 12:30\u201314:00)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ion Vintila of the cybersecurity agency, Viorel Plopa of the Center for Legal Security and Access Now&#39;s Anastasiya Zhyrmont examined cybersecurity from both the national-strategy and rights-advocacy angles [1]<\/li>\n<li>Moderated by Sergiu Bozianu of the Privacy Research Association, the session centred on balancing stronger security institutions with privacy and civil liberties [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Innovation versus Regulation \u2014 AI Expertise Meets the Regulator<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 3 on innovation and regulation (29 April, 15:00\u201316:30)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ATIC chair Veaceslav Cunev, ANRCETI director Sergiu Gaibu and Council of Europe AI expert Irina Buzu debated how to balance innovation with regulation [1]<\/li>\n<li>Moderated by Realitatea Media&#39;s Sergiu Scobioala, the industry-regulator-international triangle took on what regulation should look like in the AI era [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. A Youth IGF Is Born, and Internet Freedom Debated \u2014 Day 2&#39;s Side Events<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Side events on Internet freedom and security (30 April, 9:30\u201312:50) and the launch of the Youth IGF initiative (13:40\u201315:10)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Internet-freedom side event saw Ihor Rozkladai of Ukraine&#39;s CEDEM, Internews Moldova&#39;s Oxana Iute\u0219 and Freedom House&#39;s Tatiana Puiu tackle the legislative challenge of squaring security with civil liberties [1]<\/li>\n<li>It was followed by the launch of a Moldovan Youth IGF initiative, moderated by IT4BA&#39;s Sergiu Tutunaru, opening a pathway for younger voices into the governance process [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What kind of meeting was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The fourth edition of Moldova&#39;s national IGF: two days of dialogue among government, business, international organisations and civil society, built on three sessions \u2014 digital infrastructure, cybersecurity strategy, and innovation versus regulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was new?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The birth of a Youth IGF. A day-two side event launched the Moldovan Youth IGF initiative \u2014 a national IGF starting to cultivate its next generation, symbolically on the same day as the debate on freedom-versus-security legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Balancing AI regulation with innovation, and security laws with civil liberties, are live questions everywhere; the format \u2014 regulator and rights groups at the same table \u2014 travels well too.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Moldova IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-moldova-igf-2024-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2024 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \u2014 About Moldova IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Moldova 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 2024 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:\/\/2024.igf.md\/\">Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2024\uff08\u7b2c4\u56de\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Comunitatea Internet\u5354\u4f1a\uff08MIGF\u4e8b\u52d9\u5c40\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/moldova-igf-2\">Moldova IGF \u2014 NRI record<\/a> \u2014 UN IGF Secretariat (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2025.igf.md\/\">Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2025\uff08\u7b2c5\u56de\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u30fb\u7cfb\u5217\u306e\u7d99\u7d9a\u78ba\u8a8d\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Comunitatea Internet\u5354\u4f1a\uff08MIGF\u4e8b\u52d9\u5c40\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/logos-pres.md\/en\/article\/moldova-igf-2025-digital-dialogue-without-borders\/\">Moldova IGF 2025: digital dialogue without borders\uff08\u300e\u7b2c5\u56de\u56fd\u5185IGF\u300f\u306e\u660e\u8a18\u306b\u3088\u308a2024\u5e74=\u7b2c4\u56de\u3092\u88cf\u4ed8\u3051\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Logos Press\uff08\u30e2\u30eb\u30c9\u30d0\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\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 13 June 2024, 13:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 17 July 2026, 12:32 (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 4th Moldova IGF (MIGF 2024) met on 29\u201330 April 2024 at Student Hub ASEM in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, built around three pillars: digital infrastructure,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,69,11],"tags":[163,161,160,162,2461,164],"class_list":["post-13044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-igf","category-moldova-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-moldovaigf2024","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13044","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=13044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13044\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}