{"id":13078,"date":"2021-10-19T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/10\/19\/en-nmacedonia-igf-2021-overview\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T09:00:00","slug":"en-nmacedonia-igf-2021-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/10\/19\/en-nmacedonia-igf-2021-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IGF MKD 2021 (North Macedonia IGF) \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. On 15 December 2021 the fifth IGF MKD met in hybrid form at FINKI in Skopje and online, supported by a grant from the UN IGF Secretariat.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Digital transformation and productivity, connectivity measured by the EU's DESI index, e-commerce and electronic identification, AI governance, and AI accessibility for Balkan languages filled the agenda.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. With Albania's new national IGF reporting in, the forum was growing into a regional hub \u2014 and its small-language AI topic anticipated a defining question of the generative-AI era.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on IGF MKD 2021 (North Macedonia IGF)<\/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 MKD 2021 (North Macedonia IGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n5th annual meeting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n15 December 2021 (The official agenda states 'Date 15.12.2021' and 'Venue: FINKI \/ online'; the official live stream was on the same day)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nFINKI (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University), Skopje, hybrid with online participation (On-site attendance was limited and by e-mail invitation, depending on health protocols)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nIGF MKD, supported that year by a grant from the UN IGF Secretariat<\/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. North Macedonia on the DESI Scale \u2014 The Connectivity Gap with the EU<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Talks in the IGF MKD session (12:00\u201314:15, moderated by Prof. Boro Jakimovski)<\/p>\n