{"id":1399,"date":"2021-12-06T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/12\/06\/en-afigf-2021-virtual-overview\/"},"modified":"2021-12-06T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:00:00","slug":"en-afigf-2021-virtual-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/12\/06\/en-afigf-2021-virtual-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"AfIGF 2021 Virtual \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 African IGF met fully online on 14\u201316 December 2021 \u2014 the second all-virtual edition \u2014 under the theme "Advancing digital transformation in Africa in the face of Crisis," organised by the Government of Nigeria with 695 remote participants.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Bilingual (English\/French) parallel workshops covered digital rights and internet affordability under COVID-19, blockchain and financial inclusion, cybersecurity and gender; UNECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe and government ministers spoke at the opening.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. In the pandemic's second year, Africa asked whether crisis could be turned into an accelerator of digital transformation \u2014 debates on affordability, rights and inclusion that resonate well beyond the continent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on AfIGF 2021 in Virtual<\/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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    📍 Matches the catalogue (online). Nigeria organised it but there was no physical venue; no record of a hybrid component was found. Note: igf.africa's history page lists '4\u20136 June 2021', but the official schedules (Sched and the PDF on igf.africa itself) and Wikipedia agree on 14\u201316 December 2021, which is correct.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

    \"AfIGF<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n10th African IGF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n14\u201316 December 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nFully virtual \u2014 the second all-virtual edition in a row<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nAdvancing digital transformation in Africa in the face of Crisis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Remote participants<\/td>\n695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by the Government of Nigeria, supported by partners<\/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. Digital Rights Under COVID-19 \u2014 Community Impacts and Affordability<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Workshops "Covid19, Digital Rights and Impacts on Communities in Africa" and "Barriers and opportunities: The state of Internet access and affordability in African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic"<\/p>\n