{"id":13122,"date":"2023-06-20T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/06\/20\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T14:00:00","slug":"en-serbia-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/06\/20\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IGF Serbia 2023 (Serbian Internet Governance Forum) \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Serbia IGF 2023 \u30d9\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30fc\u30c9 \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Serbia IGF 2023 \u30d9\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30fc\u30c9 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Serbia&#39;s second national IGF met on 16 May 2023 at Dor\u0107ol Platz in Belgrade, packing geopolitics, cybersecurity, digital rights and AI into a single day of digital-policy debate.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Four panels \u2014 geopolitics and digital spaces, digital surveillance, &#39;AI between the technologies of rights and freedoms&#39; and IT business \u2014 ran alongside a National CERT cybersecurity workshop for journalists.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The forum shows how a small country&#39;s national IGF debated keeping the Internet whole in a time of war and fragmentation; its ransomware simulation for reporters is a model newsroom exercise.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>IGF Serbia 2023 (Serbian 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<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Serbia IGF 2023 \u30d9\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30fc\u30c9 \u2014 Conference at a glance\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Official name<\/td>\n<td>IGF Serbia 2023 (Serbian Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edition<\/td>\n<td>Second edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>16 May 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Dor\u0107ol Platz, Belgrade, Serbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>In-person, 10:00\u201316:00 CEST, live-streamed on RNIDS&#39;s YouTube channel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Hosted by RNIDS; co-organised with the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications, DiploFoundation, the Internet Society of Serbia (Belgrade chapter) and Gransy, with support from USAID\/Internews, RIPE NCC, ICANN and the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n<h2>Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Serbia IGF 2023 \u30d9\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30fc\u30c9 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Geopolitics and Digital Spaces \u2014 Keeping the Internet Whole in an Age of Conflict<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel &#39;Geopolitics and Digital Spaces&#39;, 10:30 (after opening remarks by Chengetai Masango of the UN IGF Secretariat, ICANN&#39;s Andrea Beccalli and SEEDIG&#39;s Olga Kyryliuk)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vladimir Radunovi\u0107 (DiploFoundation), Desiree \u017deljka Milo\u0161evi\u0107 (ISOC Serbia Belgrade) and ICANN board member Danko Jevtovi\u0107 spoke, moderated by Slobodan Markovi\u0107 (UNDP) [1][3][5]<\/li>\n<li>The panel asked how Internet coordination and its future can be protected amid geopolitical tension; the running theme was that neutral stewardship keeps the Internet global [1][3][5]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Artificial Intelligence \u2014 Between the Technologies of Rights and Freedoms<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel &#39;Artificial Intelligence Between the Technologies of Rights and Freedoms&#39; (afternoon block)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Sanja Sav\u010di\u0107 (University of Novi Sad law faculty), Maja Zari\u0107 (Ministry of Information and Telecommunications) and Branimir Todorovi\u0107 (University of Ni\u0161) spoke, moderated by RNIDS director Dejan \u0110uki\u0107 \u2014 pairing legal, governmental and engineering views [1][3]<\/li>\n<li>The panel examined the state of algorithm development, international organisations&#39; approaches to AI, and the legal implications for rights and freedoms [1][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Digital Rights and Digital Surveillance \u2014 Who Owns Your Footprint?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel &#39;Digital Rights and Digital Surveillance&#39;, 11:30 (moderator: Bojan Elek, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bogdan Banjac (Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality), Ana Toski\u0107 Cvetinovi\u0107 (Partneri Srbija) and Du\u0161ko Guduri\u0107 (senior adviser to the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance) took part [1][3]<\/li>\n<li>Discussion centred on digital footprints, expanding surveillance and how individuals&#39; rights can be protected online [1][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Cyber-Defence Workshop for Journalists \u2014 A Ransomware Attack, Simulated<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Parallel workshop, 10:30, in the &#39;Koska&#39; space, co-organised by the National CERT and RNIDS (led by Jovan Milosavljevi\u0107, National CERT)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The workshop covered common attack types, attackers&#39; motives and self-help precautions; a simulation of a ransomware attack on a media house put journalists in the decision-maker&#39;s seat from the victim&#39;s perspective [4]<\/li>\n<li>It also covered protecting newsroom IT infrastructure, including domain locking and defences against DNS attacks [4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. IT Business \u2014 Serbian Companies and Startups Take Stock<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: IT business panel (afternoon block)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Filip Karai\u010di\u0107 (Quantox Technology), \u0110or\u0111e Vukoti\u0107 (startup Joberty), Sanja Keki\u0107 (Women4Cyber Serbia) and Du\u0161an Stoji\u010devi\u0107 (Gransy) discussed the sector [1][3]<\/li>\n<li>The panel weighed business conditions, talent and market challenges and opportunities for Serbia&#39;s IT industry amid rapid technological change [1][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. So what did the meeting decide?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Nothing binding \u2014 this was the second annual forum where Serbia&#39;s stakeholders debate Internet policy as equals, from geopolitics to AI in one day, feeding the national digital-policy conversation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What stood out most?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The cybersecurity workshop for journalists run with the National CERT: a simulated ransomware attack on a media house put reporters in the shoes of decision-makers at a victim organisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Cyberattacks on newsrooms are a global reality, and the journalist-drill format travels well. The forum also shows how a post-Yugoslav country debated Internet fragmentation after the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Serbia IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-serbia-igf-2023-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Serbia IGF 2023 \u30d9\u30aa\u30b0\u30e9\u30fc\u30c9 \u2014 About Serbia IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Serbia IGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters to You<\/h2>\n<p>What was discussed here becomes <strong>the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years<\/strong>. The principles confirmed at the 2023 meeting are the foundation of the &quot;next rules&quot; for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources &amp; References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2023.igf.rs\/\">IGF Srbija 2023\uff08\u5927\u4f1a\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u30fb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF Serbia\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnids.rs\/en\/what-s-new\/registration-is-open-igf-serbia-2023\">Registration is open for IGF Serbia 2023<\/a> \u2014 RNIDS (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ogledalo.rs\/igf-srbija-2023-geopolitika-i-internet-digitalna-prava-vestacka-inteligencija-i-it-biznis\/\">IGF Srbija 2023: geopolitika i internet, digitalna prava, ve\u0161ta\u010dka inteligencija i IT biznis<\/a> \u2014 Ogledalo\uff08\u30bb\u30eb\u30d3\u30a2\u8a9e\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cert.rs\/rs\/vest\/1044-Odr%C5%BEan-srpski-forum-o-upravljanju-internetom-IGF-Srbija-2023.html\">Odr\u017ean srpski forum o upravljanju internetom &#8211; IGF Srbija 2023\uff08\u30bb\u30eb\u30d3\u30a2IGF 2023\u958b\u50ac\u5831\u544a\uff09<\/a> \u2014 \u30bb\u30eb\u30d3\u30a2\u56fd\u5bb6CERT\uff08Nacionalni CERT Republike Srbije\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/serbia-igf-on-16-may-open-to-all\">Serbia IGF on 16 May Open to All!<\/a> \u2014 \u56fd\u9023IGF\u4e8b\u52d9\u5c40 (accessed 2026-07-11)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Related links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IGF official (NRI list): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives\">https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Japan IGF: <a href=\"https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/\">https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yuki Nakazawa&#39;s blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/\">https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Revision History<\/h2>\n<p>Rev. 1 \u2014 published 20 June 2023, 16:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 17 July 2026, 12:32 (Fully revised into the in-depth edition: added the 3-line summary, minutes digest, short talk, source list and diagrams (all quotes verified against the listed sources))<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbia&#8217;s second national IGF met on 16 May 2023 at Dor\u0107ol Platz in Belgrade, packing geopolitics, cybersecurity, digital rights and AI into <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,87],"tags":[163,161,160,162,802,164],"class_list":["post-13122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-igf","category-regional-igf","category-serbia-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-serbiaigf2023","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}