{"id":13104,"date":"2017-06-25T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/06\/25\/en-russia-igf-2017-overview\/"},"modified":"2017-06-25T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T11:00:00","slug":"en-russia-igf-2017-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/06\/25\/en-russia-igf-2017-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"RIGF 2017 \u2014 The 8th Russian Internet Governance Forum \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 Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2017) met on 7 April 2017 in Innopolis, a purpose-built IT city in Tatarstan \u2014 the first RIGF ever held outside Moscow, drawing experts from Russia, China, the US and Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Under the theme of engaging more actors in internet governance, sessions covered cybersecurity, the Eurasian regional agenda, e-government, and innovations from AI to the Internet of Things.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. It showed a national IGF leaving the capital to connect with a regional tech hub \u2014 and Russia's effort to keep channels of international dialogue open even amid sanctions-era tensions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on RIGF 2017 \u2014 The 8th Russian 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

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    📍 The first RIGF held outside Moscow. Innopolis is a purpose-built IT city near Kazan, built around a university and a special economic zone for tech companies<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>\nRIGF 2017 \u2014 The 8th Russian Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n8th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n7 April 2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nInnopolis, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEngaging more actors in global internet governance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Format<\/td>\nIn-person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nCoordination Center for TLD .RU\/.\u0420\u0424<\/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 Digital Economy \u2014 Runet at 2.4% of GDP, 19% with Dependent Sectors<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Keynote by Sergey Plugotarenko, Director of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC)<\/p>\n