{"id":13064,"date":"2019-09-06T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/09\/06\/en-nigeria-igf-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T10:00:00","slug":"en-nigeria-igf-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/09\/06\/en-nigeria-igf-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"8th Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF 2019) \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 8th Nigeria IGF met on 11 July 2019 at the Muson Centre in Lagos, the commercial capital, under the theme 'Enabling Digital Commonwealth for Development' \u2014 asking how the wealth the internet creates can become a commonwealth for all Nigerians.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The NCC framed the task as protecting 122 million internet users and announced work on an Internet Industry Code of Practice; six workshops delivered recommendations on data management, preventing online monopolies and opening public-sector data, and graduates of the Nigerian School on Internet Governance received their certificates.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. A forum where the scale question \u2014 how to protect 100-million-plus users \u2014 met a homegrown talent pipeline; its push for an industry code of practice anticipated platform-regulation debates worldwide.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 8th Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF 2019)<\/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>\n8th Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF 2019)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n11 July 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nMuson Centre, 8\/9 Marina Road, Onikan, Lagos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEnabling Digital Commonwealth for Development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Workshops<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by the NIGF-MAG (Federal Ministry of Communications, NITDA, NCC, NiRA, ISOC NG, DigitalSENSE Africa Media, GNC, CTDI) with local internet stakeholders; coordinated by Mary Uduma, opened by ISOC NG president Dewole Ajao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nWorkshop rapporteurs reported recommendations to plenary \u2014 on data management, preventing online monopolies, improving access to public-sector data and more<\/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. Protecting 122 Million Users \u2014 The Internet Industry Code of Practice<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: NCC address (EVC Prof. Umar Danbatta, delivered by Dr Chidi Diugwu, Head of New Technology and Assessment)<\/p>\n

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    "The internet remains one of the most important and critical resources in the 21st century (NCC press statement)"
    \n\u2014 Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC of the NCC (delivered by representative)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "The Commission will intensify efforts at putting in place an Internet Industry Code of Practice that will spell out the minimum acceptable behaviours relating to the provision and use of the internet in Nigeria (ibid.)"
    \n\u2014 Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC of the NCC (delivered by representative)<\/strong> [2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n