{"id":13092,"date":"2011-06-24T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2011\/06\/24\/en-russia-igf-2011-overview\/"},"modified":"2011-06-24T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T07:00:00","slug":"en-russia-igf-2011-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2011\/06\/24\/en-russia-igf-2011-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2011) \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 2nd Russian IGF met on 12 May 2011 at Moscow's Expocentre with 500+ participants, about 100 of them international, including ICANN's board chair and ISOC's policy chief.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The headline: Telecom Minister Igor Schegolev declared Russia would not impose strict control over the internet. Roundtables covered CIS governance, Russia\u2013US future scenarios and cybercrime cooperation with Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. It stands as a rare on-the-record moment of the government endorsing multistakeholderism \u2014 striking to reread against the internet restrictions Russia adopted in later years.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 2nd Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2011)<\/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>\n2nd Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2011)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n12 May 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nExpocentre at Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nCoordination Center for TLD RU; co-hosted by the RF Ministry of Telecom and Mass Media<\/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. Opening Plenary \u2014 'Russia Will Not Impose Strict Control'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Plenary 'Internet as a Set of Innovation Tools' (10:30\u201313:00)<\/p>\n

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    "Russia is not going to impose strict control over the Internet's functioning"
    \n\u2014 Igor Schegolev (RF Minister of Telecom and Mass Media)<\/strong> [3][4][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "Co-governance has made the Internet what it is now"
    \n\u2014 Markus Kummer (Vice President for Public Policy, ISOC)<\/strong> [3][4][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "Today, Internet governance actually is governing our lives"
    \n\u2014 Marina Nikerova (Chair of the Council, Coordination Center for TLD RU)<\/strong> [3][4][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n