{"id":14559,"date":"2020-07-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/07\/20\/en-bangladesh-igf-2020-overview\/"},"modified":"2020-07-20T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:00:00","slug":"en-bangladesh-igf-2020-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2020\/07\/20\/en-bangladesh-igf-2020-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Annual Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2020 \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. On 6\u20138 November 2020 the 15th Annual Bangladesh IGF went fully virtual for the first time, adopting the UN IGF 2020 theme 'Internet for Human Resilience and Solidarity'.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Nine sessions over three days examined whether internet governance delivered during COVID-19, Bangladesh's strategy on AI, blockchain, IoT and data localisation, 5G and the Bangla top-level domain, and fintech-driven financial inclusion.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. By moving online rather than cancelling, BIGF preserved its unbroken run since 2006 \u2014 and its pandemic-era debate on connectivity as a lifeline mirrored what national IGFs everywhere, Japan's included, were grappling with that year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 15th Annual Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2020<\/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>\n15th Annual Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n6\u20138 November 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nOnline (virtual forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nInternet for Human Resilience and Solidarity (adopting the UN IGF 2020 overarching theme) (Built around the UN IGF 2020's four thematic tracks \u2014 Data, Environment, Inclusion, Trust \u2014 with the UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation also featured prominently)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nBangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\n15th Annual BIGF 2020 Report (listed on the event site's report page)<\/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 Pandemic Test \u2014 'Has Internet Governance Delivered During COVID-19?'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: 'Has Internet Governance been delivered during the COVID-19 Crisis\/Pandemic?' (7 November, 15:00\u201316:30)<\/p>\n