{"id":13046,"date":"2025-06-05T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/06\/05\/en-moldova-igf-2025-overview\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:00:00","slug":"en-moldova-igf-2025-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/06\/05\/en-moldova-igf-2025-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova IGF 2025 (MIGF 2025) \u2014 5th 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-2025-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2025 \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-2025-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2025 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 5th Moldova IGF (MIGF 2025) met on 15\u201316 April 2025 as a hybrid at Chi\u0219in\u0103u&#39;s Bristol Central Park Hotel, drawing some 40 experts from 15 countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An ICANN vice-president keynoted &#39;From the Summit of the Future to WSIS+20&#39;; sessions covered EU regulatory alignment, disinformation and digital integrity, and fundamental rights, with day two devoted to Universal Acceptance Day training.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In the year of the WSIS+20 review, a national dialogue plugged itself straight into the UN process \u2014 and its Universal Acceptance agenda speaks to anyone whose language the Internet still handles imperfectly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Moldova IGF 2025 (MIGF 2025) \u2014 5th 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-2025-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2025 \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 2025 (MIGF 2025) \u2014 5th Moldova Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>15\u201316 April 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Hybrid: Congress Hall, Bristol Central Park Hotel (32 Alexander Pushkin St), Chi\u0219in\u0103u, plus online participation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Digital Dialogue without Borders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Participants<\/td>\n<td>40<\/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; (chairman and MIGF coordinator: Alexei Marciuc), co-organised with the regulator ANRCETI and the government IT and cybersecurity service STISC<\/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-2025-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2025 \u30ad\u30b7\u30ca\u30a6 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. WSIS+20 and the IGF&#39;s Future \u2014 An ICANN Vice-president&#39;s Keynote<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Keynote &#39;From the Summit of the Future to WSIS+20&#39; (15 April, 10:20\u201310:50)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ICANN vice-president Veni Markovski&#39;s keynote &#39;From the Summit of the Future to WSIS+20&#39; traced the line from the UN&#39;s Summit of the Future and Global Digital Compact to the WSIS+20 review due at the end of 2025 \u2014 and where a national dialogue plugs in [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>Anja Gengo of the UN IGF Secretariat joined the opening, underscoring the role of national IGFs in a milestone year for WSIS+20 and Global Digital Compact processes [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Toward a Trusted Digital Future \u2014 EU Alignment and Sustainable Cooperation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 1: &#39;Strategic Frameworks and Partnerships for a Trusted Digital Future&#39; (15 April, 10:50\u201312:10)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Digital development requires not only technological solutions, but also sustainable models of cooperation&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Alexei Marciuc (MIGF Coordinator; Chairman, Comunitatea Internet)<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-sector collaboration on security standards, data protection and alignment with European regulation was the session&#39;s core, with ANRCETI director Sergiu Gaibu, Vitalie Tarlev, RIPE NCC&#39;s Oleksiy Semenyaka and CAIGF chair Tattu Mambetalieva on the panel [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>MP Victor Sp\u00eenu framed building the digital ecosystem as a political priority tied to EU integration (per local press) [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Disinformation and Digital Integrity \u2014 AI-generated Content and Election Integrity<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 2: &#39;Toward a Trustworthy Online Information Environment: Strengthening Digital Integrity in Moldova&#39; (15 April, 12:10\u201313:20)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Misinformation and disinformation, AI-generated content, election integrity, media literacy and child protection were tackled together, moderated by Realitatea Media Group CEO Dumitru Tira [1]<\/li>\n<li>With Access Now&#39;s Anastasiya Zhyrmont and ARTICLE 19&#39;s Joanna Szyma\u0144ska on the panel, the tension between cleaning up the information environment and protecting free expression was front and centre [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Fundamental Rights in the Digital Era \u2014 The Constitutional Court Meets Civil Society<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 3: &#39;Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the Era of Digital Innovation&#39; and Session 4: &#39;Integrated Digital Safety&#39; (15 April, afternoon)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A legal panel moderated by the Constitutional Court&#39;s Valeriu Kuciuk took up constitutional rights, the digital divide and rural access, AI regulation and digital sovereignty [1]<\/li>\n<li>A following session moderated by the SecDev Foundation&#39;s Michael L. Gray addressed cyber threats against civil-society organisations, digital hygiene and building a culture of institutional resilience [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Universal Acceptance Day \u2014 Hands-on Training for a Multilingual Internet<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Side event: Universal Acceptance Day (16 April, with ICANN, UNESCO and the Universal Acceptance Steering Group)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day 2 became Universal Acceptance Day, opened by ICANN board chair Tripti Sinha, senior vice-president Theresa Swinehart, UASG chair Anil Kumar Jain and Nicoleta Colomee\u021b of the e-Governance Agency [1]<\/li>\n<li>ICANN UA programme manager Arnt Gulbrandsen led technical training on internationalised domain names (IDNs) and email address internationalisation (EAI), complete with Java, JavaScript and Python workshops and certificates for finishers [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What was discussed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. With the UN&#39;s WSIS+20 review due at year&#39;s end, the forum debated EU regulatory alignment, countering disinformation, and fundamental rights in the digital era \u2014 then spent day two on hands-on Universal Acceptance training to make domains and email work in every language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. How big was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. A compact dialogue of some 40 experts from 15 countries \u2014 but with ICANN&#39;s board chair and the UN IGF Secretariat in the room, the guest list punched far above its size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. If your language&#39;s domain names or email addresses ever get rejected by a website, that is exactly the Universal Acceptance problem this forum trained people to fix \u2014 and its WSIS+20 timing shows how a national dialogue feeds the UN process deciding the IGF&#39;s future.<\/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-2025-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Moldova IGF 2025 \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 2025 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:\/\/2025.igf.md\/\">Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2025\uff08\u7b2c5\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:\/\/logos-pres.md\/en\/article\/moldova-igf-2025-digital-dialogue-without-borders\/\">Moldova IGF 2025: digital dialogue without borders<\/a> \u2014 Logos Press\uff08\u30e2\u30eb\u30c9\u30d0\u3001\u82f1\u8a9e\u7248\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isocfoundation.org\/project\/moldova-internet-governance-forum-2025\/\">Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2025 \u2014 IGF Events grant<\/a> \u2014 Internet Society Foundation (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:\/\/2024.igf.md\/\">Moldova Internet Governance Forum 2024\uff08\u7b2c4\u56de\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u30fb2025\u5e744\u670815\u301c16\u65e5\u958b\u50ac\u4e88\u5b9a\u306e\u544a\u77e5\u3092\u63b2\u8f09\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Comunitatea Internet\u5354\u4f1a\uff08MIGF\u4e8b\u52d9\u5c40\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 5 June 2025, 16:00 (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 5th Moldova IGF (MIGF 2025) met on 15\u201316 April 2025 as a hybrid at Chi\u0219in\u0103u&#8217;s Bristol Central Park Hotel, drawing some 40 experts from 1<\/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":[163,161,160,162,2462,164],"class_list":["post-13046","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-moldovaigf2025","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13046","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=13046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13046\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}