{"id":14702,"date":"2023-06-18T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/06\/18\/en-ukraine-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T11:00:00","slug":"en-ukraine-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/06\/18\/en-ukraine-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IGF-UA 2023 (14th Ukrainian 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-ukraine-igf-2023-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine IGF 2023 \u30ad\u30fc\u30a6 \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-ukraine-igf-2023-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine IGF 2023 \u30ad\u30fc\u30a6 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The 14th Ukrainian IGF (IGF-UA 2023) met 15\u201317 November 2023 \u2014 the second wartime edition \u2014 in hybrid form: a protected &#39;point of invincibility&#39; at the Adamant company site in Kyiv, with most participants on videoconference, across six sections.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em><em>The agenda: cybersecurity and war, resilience, Ukraine&#39;s wartime dialogue with the I<\/em> and international organisations, and de-russification of the internet space. Frontline providers reported operating through blackouts and shelling; CENTR&#39;s suspension of the Russian registry&#39;s membership was among the developments discussed.<\/em>*<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Youth IGF-UA went ahead too, pausing for an air alert. The forum demonstrated that multistakeholder dialogue can be sustained institutionally in wartime \u2014 its very operating model becoming a case study for the global IGF community.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>IGF-UA 2023 (14th Ukrainian 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-ukraine-igf-2023-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine IGF 2023 \u30ad\u30fc\u30a6 \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-UA 2023 (14th Ukrainian Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edition<\/td>\n<td>14th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>15\u201317 November 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Hybrid \u2014 a secure &#39;point of invincibility&#39; on the Adamant company site in Kyiv, plus videoconference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Internet Association of Ukraine (InAU), Commission on Science and IT of the USPP and the NGO European Media Platform, sponsored by RIPE NCC and the Internet Society<\/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-ukraine-igf-2023-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine IGF 2023 \u30ad\u30fc\u30a6 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Cybersecurity and War \u2014 Cyber Diplomacy and Second Thoughts on DNS Blocking<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Section 1 &#39;Cybersecurity and War&#39; (mod. Ivan Pietukhov, USPP Commission on Science and IT)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyber diplomacy faces a structural problem, participants noted: relationship-building is undermined on any international platform where Russia \u2014 which violates all norms of international law \u2014 is present [1]<\/li>\n<li>The state&#39;s use of &#39;dubious approaches&#39; such as blocking DNS zones and individual resources to defend the information space was criticised, including draft law 8087: Ukraine should not copy the aggressor&#39;s methods, but learn from established democracies and act systematically and transparently [1]<\/li>\n<li>Researchers demonstrated generative-AI applications that rapidly produce asymmetric scenarios for hardening the cyber defence of systems, including critical infrastructure [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Resilience \u2014 Keeping Networks Alive Through Blackouts, Shelling and Mobilisation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Section 4 &#39;Resilience&#39; (mod. Olena Kushnir, InAU)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frontline and backbone providers laid out their reality: blackouts, mass procurement of uninterruptible power supplies, intensifying missile strikes, problems reserving staff from conscription, curfew passes for repair crews, and mounting cyberattacks [1]<\/li>\n<li>Subsidies were proposed for frontline providers squeezed between subscriber outflow and rising network-maintenance costs, alongside stronger state engagement in network sustainability [1]<\/li>\n<li>A voluntary IP-address transfer freeze, coordinated with RIPE NCC, was explained as a mechanism to protect increasingly valuable IP resources from wartime leakage [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Wartime Dialogue with the I* and International Organisations \u2014 Between Support and Disappointment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Section 5 &#39;Ukraine&#39;s Dialogue with I* and International Organisations in Conditions of War&#39; (mod. Oksana Prykhodko, European Media Platform)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The section&#39;s assessment: all I* and international organisations supported Ukraine after the full-scale aggression, but not all condemned the aggressor. CENTR suspended the membership of Russia&#39;s .ru Coordination Center, while in other bodies \u2014 ICANN was named \u2014 representatives of the aggressor state hold management positions even contrary to statutory documents [1]<\/li>\n<li>RIPE NCC was credited with the highest level of mutual understanding with the Ukrainian community, and stakeholders were urged to engage actively in the Global Digital Compact and the WSIS+20 review [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. De-Russification and De-Sovietisation of the Internet Space \u2014 Language and Domain Sovereignty<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Section 6 &#39;De-Russification and De-Sovietisation in the Internet Space&#39; (mod. Svitlana Tkachenko, Hostmaster)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A representative of the State Language Protection Commissioner presented Content Analysis Center research showing a steady strengthening of Ukrainian on social networks and YouTube; the education ombudsman stressed the need for more quality Ukrainian-language content [1]<\/li>\n<li>Replacing Russian-language names in internet identifiers (domain names) was framed as the other face of de-russification, with the initiator of the domain de-russification movement sharing experience and Latvia&#39;s record on expanding state-language use online cited as international reference [1]<\/li>\n<li>The agreed conclusion: expanding state-language use in both content and identifiers requires systematic, careful work by the state, business and civil society [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Post-War Recovery Through Innovation \u2014 The Brain Drain in Numbers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Section 3 &#39;Innovative Development for the Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine&#39; (mod. Andrii Pazyuk)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the knowledge-economy index Ukraine ranked 63rd in 2022, down from 56th in 2012; education fell from 21st to 58th and innovation from 59th to 63rd, while targeted ICT-sector stimulation lifted that sector from 77th to 56th [1][4]<\/li>\n<li>With up to 8 million people \u2014 mostly women and children \u2014 having left in 2022 and the population projected at 30 million by 2030, participants warned universities and vocational schools are &#39;running out of applicants&#39; [1][4]<\/li>\n<li>The National IP &amp; Innovations Hub being built on UKRNOIVI, and the Ukrainian Cluster Alliance&#39;s Manifesto on transition to Industry 5.0, were presented as pillars of innovation-driven recovery [1][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. How was year two of wartime hosting managed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Hybrid: most joined by videoconference, while the admin team worked offline from a protected &#39;point of invincibility&#39; at the Adamant site in Kyiv, with power backup and shelter. Automatic Ukrainian-English subtitles debuted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the starkest report?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Frontline providers&#39; daily reality \u2014 blackouts, missile strikes, staff conscription, repair crews needing curfew passes \u2014 and the improvisation that keeps networks running, plus proposed subsidies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Continuity of communications under disaster or attack is a universal concern, and the CENTR\/ICANN debates pose a global question: how should the internet&#39;s technical community respond to war?<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Ukraine IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-ukraine-igf-2023-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Ukraine IGF 2023 \u30ad\u30fc\u30a6 \u2014 About Ukraine IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Ukraine 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-ua.org\/files\/news\/1009\/igf-ua-2023.zip\">Ukrainian IGF-UA 2023 Annual Report\uff08XIV \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u0443\u043c \u516c\u5f0f\u5e74\u6b21\u5831\u544a\u66f8\u30fb\u82f1\u8a9eDOCX\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF-UA\u7d44\u7e54\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a (accessed 2026-07-17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2023.igf-ua.org\">IGF-UA 2023 \u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\uff0814-\u0439 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u0443\u043c \u0437 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0456\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0406\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c IGF-UA 2023\u300111\u670815-17\u65e5\u30fb\u30ad\u30fc\u30a6\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF-UA\u7d44\u7e54\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a (accessed 2026-07-17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i-ua.tv\/stream\/84166-vi-ukrainskyi-molodizhnyi-forum-z-upravlinnia-internetom-youth-igf-ua\">VI \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0456\u0436\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u0443\u043c \u0437 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0456\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0406\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c Youth IGF-UA\uff08\u7b2c6\u56de\u30e6\u30fc\u30b9\u7248\u306e\u4e2d\u7d99\u52d5\u753b\uff09<\/a> \u2014 I-UA.tv\uff08\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u30ca\u30fc\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nipo.gov.ua\/14-igf-ua\/\">XIV \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u0443\u043c \u0437 \u0443\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0456\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0456\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c (IGF-UA)\uff08\u56fd\u5bb6\u77e5\u8ca1\u6a5f\u95a2NIPO\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u5831\u544a: \u56fd\u5bb6IP&amp;\u30a4\u30ce\u30d9\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30cf\u30d6\u306e\u767a\u8868\uff09<\/a> \u2014 \u30a6\u30af\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u56fd\u5bb6\u77e5\u7684\u8ca1\u7523\u6a5f\u95a2\uff08NIPO\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-17)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/2020.igf-ua.org\/reports\">IGF-UA \u516c\u5f0f\u5831\u544a\u66f8\u4e00\u89a7\uff08\u0420\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u0432\u0456\u0442 IGF-UA 2023\u306e\u914d\u5e03\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF-UA\u7d44\u7e54\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a (accessed 2026-07-17)<\/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>\u66f4\u65b0\u5c65\u6b74<\/h2>\n<p>\u7b2c1\u7a3f\u6295\u7a3f 2026\u5e747\u670817\u65e5 20\u664200\u5206\uff08\u8a18\u4e8b\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\uff09<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 14th Ukrainian IGF (IGF-UA 2023) met 15\u201317 November 2023 \u2014 the second wartime edition \u2014 in hybrid form: a protected &#8216;point of invincibil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,3,11,110],"tags":[163,161,160,162,164,2561],"class_list":["post-14702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurodig","category-igf","category-regional-igf","category-ukraine-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced","tag-ukraineigf2023"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14702","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=14702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}