{"id":14572,"date":"2023-10-19T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/10\/19\/en-bosnia-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:00:00","slug":"en-bosnia-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/10\/19\/en-bosnia-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"BHIGF 2023 (Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet Governance Forum \/ BH IGF) \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 2 October 2023, at the Novotel Bristol in Sarajevo, the Bosnia and Herzegovina IGF returned from a five-year pause \u2014 a fourth edition run by a new committee led by investigative outlet BIRN BiH.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Speakers confronted grim numbers \u2014 15 million attempted cyberattacks in months, and still no CERT \u2014 alongside genocide denial and online hate; the conclusions travelled to the global IGF in Kyoto.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. A country rated the Western Balkans' least prepared against cyberattacks rebuilt its governance dialogue through civil society \u2014 a case study in restarting a dormant national IGF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on BHIGF 2023 (Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet Governance Forum \/ BH IGF)<\/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>\nBHIGF 2023 (Bosnia and Herzegovina Internet Governance Forum \/ BH IGF)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nFourth edition \u2014 the relaunch after what the organisers themselves call a five-year pause ('pet godina pauze') since 2017; stewardship passed from One World Platform to a BIRN-led committee, with coordinator Aida Mahmutovi\u0107 (BIRN) providing continuity from the first edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n2 October 2023, 09:30\u201314:00 (hybrid: onsite and online)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nNovotel Bristol Sarajevo, Fra Filipa Lastri\u0107a St, Sarajevo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Supporters<\/td>\nInternet Society Foundation, the British Embassy in BiH and the Hanns Seidel Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganising committee: BIRN BiH (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network), the Cyber Security Excellence Centre (CSEC), BHNIX.ba, the FBiH Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors (CEST FBiH), the University of Sarajevo Faculty of Political Sciences, and Logosoft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nConclusions and recommendations were conveyed to the global IGF 2023 in Kyoto, Japan<\/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. Cybersecurity Without a CERT \u2014 15 Million Attempted Attacks<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Cybersecurity session, including the presentation of CSEC's new threat report<\/p>\n

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    "One proof of this is the 15 million attempted cyberattacks in BiH in the last few months"
    \n\u2014 Julian Reilly, British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong> [2][1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "If you don't have a CERT, it's like not having a State Department"
    \n\u2014 Arben Murtezi\u0107, Director, FBiH Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors<\/strong> [2][1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n