{"id":14563,"date":"2023-07-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/07\/12\/en-bangladesh-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T06:00:00","slug":"en-bangladesh-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/07\/12\/en-bangladesh-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"18th Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2023 (18th BIGF) \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 23\u201325 November 2023 the 18th Bangladesh IGF gathered some 400 participants in Dhaka under the theme 'The Internet We Want: Empowering All People in Bangladesh'.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Unusually, the telecom regulator BTRC co-hosted. The forum imported the UN IGF Kyoto eight-theme framework wholesale, with cybersecurity, cybercrime and online safety in the spotlight, and APNIC joining the Women's IGF session remotely.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Held weeks after the new Cyber Security Act took effect, it was the last BIGF of the Hasina era \u2014 a high-water mark, and a test, of regulator and civil society sharing one stage, soon to be re-examined after the 2024 upheaval.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 18th Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2023 (18th BIGF)<\/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 official event page carries two venue mentions; the UN IGF pre-announcement said 2\u20134 November (hybrid), indicating the meeting was rescheduled to 23\u201325 November<\/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>\n18th Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum 2023 (18th BIGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n23\u201325 November 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nDhaka (the official page's announcement names the BTRC Bhaban in the Agargaon administrative area, while its venue field lists YWCA, Dhaka)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nThe Internet We Want: Empowering All People in Bangladesh (Adopted the UN IGF 2023 (Kyoto) eight-theme framework: AI & emerging technologies; cybersecurity, cybercrime & online safety; digital divides & inclusion; human rights & freedoms; avoiding internet fragmentation; data governance & trust; global digital governance & cooperation; sustainability & environment)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n400 (Per the participants field on the official event page)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nJointly organized by the Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), with a US$3,500 Internet Society Foundation IGF Events grant<\/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 Internet We Want' \u2014 Kyoto's Eight Themes, Transplanted to Dhaka<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Overall programme built on eight sub-themes<\/p>\n