{"id":13107,"date":"2019-06-07T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/07\/en-russia-igf-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-06-07T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T11:00:00","slug":"en-russia-igf-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/07\/en-russia-igf-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"RIGF 2019 \u2014 The 10th 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 10th Russian Internet Governance Forum (RIGF 2019) met at Moscow's Lotte Hotel on 8 April 2019 \u2014 a milestone edition coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the .RU domain, and marked by a greeting from President Putin.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. A plenary titled "Russia in the Global Web" anchored four blocks: information security and quality, new technologies, and women leaders in IT. The Virtuti Interneti award went to Jovan Kurbalija, author of 'An Introduction to Internet Governance.'<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The president invoked "the principle of the freedom of the Internet" in the same year Russia was legislating for autonomous operation of its network \u2014 making this forum a revealing historical document of that tension.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on RIGF 2019 \u2014 The 10th 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

    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 2019 \u2014 The 10th Russian Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n10th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n8 April 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nLotte Hotel Moscow (Crystal Ballroom, 8 Novinskiy Blvd), Moscow, Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Format<\/td>\nIn-person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Award<\/td>\nThe Virtuti Interneti award went to Dr Jovan Kurbalija, founder of DiploFoundation and author of 'An Introduction to Internet Governance'<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nCoordination Center for TLD .RU\/.\u0420\u0424<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Note<\/td>\nThe 10th RIGF, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the .RU domain (registered 7 April 1994)<\/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. Putin's Greeting \u2014 Internet Freedom Paired with Risk Control<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening ceremony (8 April; read by First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko)<\/p>\n

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    "I am confident that we should continue to follow the principle of the freedom of the Internet, creating conditions for a wide exchange of information and the implementation of business initiatives and startups"
    \n\u2014 President Vladimir Putin (written greeting) \u2014 official English version<\/strong> [3][4]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "At the same time, it is also important to counter the risks and challenges of cyber crime and the spread of illegal content"
    \n\u2014 President Vladimir Putin (from the same greeting) \u2014 official English version<\/strong> [3][4]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n