{"id":13100,"date":"2015-06-19T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2015\/06\/19\/en-russia-igf-2015-overview\/"},"modified":"2015-06-19T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T12:00:00","slug":"en-russia-igf-2015-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2015\/06\/19\/en-russia-igf-2015-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"6th Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2015) \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 6th Russian IGF met on 7 April 2015 at Moscow's Lotte Hotel with nearly 500 participants from 27 countries, focusing on IoT, BRICS cooperation and Cyrillic domains.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The flashpoint: US sanctions had cut Crimean users off from Google, Amazon, Apple, GoDaddy and PayPal services. A Joint Statement declared territorial discrimination of internet users unacceptable, warning of fragmentation.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. This was one of the first forums anywhere to confront sanctions colliding with the internet \u2014 an early look at geopolitics reaching down into network infrastructure.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 6th Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2015)<\/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>\n6th Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2015)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n7 April 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nLotte Hotel, Moscow<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Award<\/td>\nDr Paul Vixie received the forum's Order for Service to the Internet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nCoordination Center for TLD RU\/\u0420\u0424 and the Technical Center of Internet, supported by the Telecom Ministry, ICANN, RAEC and Kaspersky Lab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nA Joint Statement Against Territorial Discrimination of Internet Users opened for signature<\/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. The Joint Statement \u2014 When Sanctions Hit the Internet<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Joint Statement Against Territorial Discrimination of Internet Users (presented 7 April)<\/p>\n