{"id":14801,"date":"2019-06-22T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/22\/en-youth-eurodig-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-06-22T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-22T13:00:00","slug":"en-youth-eurodig-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/22\/en-youth-eurodig-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUthDIG 2019 \u2014 Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance, The Hague \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-youth-eurodig-2019-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"YouthDIG 2019 \u30cf\u30fc\u30b0 \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-youth-eurodig-2019-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"YouthDIG 2019 \u30cf\u30fc\u30b0 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On 16\u201318 June 2019 the third YOUthDIG convened in The Hague \u2014 now expanded from two days to three, combined with online preparation meetings: the template the programme still uses. Sessions ran at Leiden University College The Hague and the House of Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Youth Messages 2019 came in two clusters \u2014 Digital Ethics &amp; Inclusion, and Cybersecurity, Trust &amp; Privacy \u2014 including the cohort&#39;s own invention &#39;SAPA&#39;, an algorithm to replace some online ads with information about Council of Europe opportunities for young people.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Welcomed by the City of The Hague and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with a visit to the Ministry of Justice and Security, this was the edition where the &#39;city of peace and justice&#39; put its administration behind youth participation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>YOUthDIG 2019 \u2014 Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance, The Hague<\/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-youth-eurodig-2019-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"YouthDIG 2019 \u30cf\u30fc\u30b0 \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>YOUthDIG 2019 \u2014 Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance, The Hague<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>16\u201318 June 2019 (arrival on the 15th; expanded to a three-day track from this year)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>The Hague, Netherlands \u2014 sessions at Leiden University College The Hague and the House of Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outcome<\/td>\n<td>Youth Messages 2019 in two clusters \u2014 Digital Ethics &amp; Inclusion, and Cybersecurity, Trust &amp; Privacy \u2014 feeding into EuroDIG and the global IGF<\/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-youth-eurodig-2019-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"YouthDIG 2019 \u30cf\u30fc\u30b0 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. From Two Days to Three \u2014 the Programme Comes of Age<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Overall programme (16\u201318 June) and 2\u20133 online preparation meetings (April\u2013June)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first three-day edition allowed a staged build-up: human rights (day 1), cybersecurity and literacy (day 2), expert dialogue and message drafting (day 3) [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>Fellows&#39; duties were codified \u2014 2\u20133 online preparation meetings, joining EuroDIG session organising teams, serving as remote participation moderators \u2014 institutionalising the shift from learners to co-organisers [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>The agenda was explicitly &#39;shaped by former YoutDIGers&#39;, starting the alumni cycle in which each cohort designs the next edition [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Digital Ethics &amp; Inclusion \u2014 &#39;SAPA&#39;, Turning Ads into Opportunities<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Youth Message cluster &#39;Digital Ethics &amp; Inclusion&#39; (drafted 18 June, afternoon)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The signature proposal was the cohort&#39;s own &#39;SAPA&#39; (Smart Active Participation Algorithm): replace some of the ads users see while browsing with information about Council of Europe initiatives, suggesting age-appropriate opportunities \u2014 and make it a top priority for multistakeholder discussion [3]<\/li>\n<li>Hate speech, fake news, privacy and cyberbullying are &#39;not sufficiently discussed and taught at schools&#39;, they argued, envisioning a curriculum enforced by regulation [3]<\/li>\n<li>They also called for harmonising states&#39; ethics codes on algorithm design, an Internet Governance youth ambassadors programme for teenagers, and strengthening existing youth parliaments [3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Cybersecurity, Trust &amp; Privacy \u2014 Make Anonymity a Viable Option<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Youth Message cluster &#39;Cybersecurity, Trust &amp; Privacy&#39; (cybersecurity workshop 17 June, House of Europe)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To &#39;reclaim privacy of the many&#39;, governments should act proactively rather than reactively \u2014 fostering public discussion and mainstreaming digital literacy in basic education \u2014 while the private sector should &#39;make anonymity a viable option&#39; [3]<\/li>\n<li>IoT was framed as a key pillar of cybersecurity, in continuous exponential development with growing capabilities and threats, demanding awareness-raising and updated curricula on IoT security [3]<\/li>\n<li>Regulators should encourage technology to be open source to foster transparency \u2014 one of the cohort&#39;s boldest asks [3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. The Hague Context \u2014 the City of Peace and Justice Turns Out<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Opening (16 June, 9:10, Leiden University College The Hague) and visit to the Ministry of Justice and Security (17 June)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Salima Oualite of the Municipality of The Hague and Arnold van Rhijn of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy opened the programme \u2014 city and state welcoming the cohort together [2][4]<\/li>\n<li>Day two included a local partner visit to the Ministry of Justice and Security, putting fellows inside the machinery of the international city of justice [2][4]<\/li>\n<li>The parent EuroDIG 2019 was itself hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs with ECP, the Municipality and .nl registry SIDN \u2014 the youth pre-event was formally embedded in the national host set-up [2][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What changed with this edition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The length. It grew from two days to three, combined with online preparation meetings from spring \u2014 the format still in use. The alumni cycle, where former participants design the programme, was also codified this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What&#39;s the most interesting proposal in the messages?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. &#39;SAPA&#39; \u2014 an algorithm that would swap some online ads for information about Council of Europe opportunities for young people. Also notable: make anonymity a viable option, and encourage open-sourcing technology for transparency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The Hague model \u2014 city hall and ministries opening the event and a justice-ministry visit built into the schedule \u2014 is a blueprint for how a host government can take a youth meeting seriously.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is YouthDIG? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-youth-eurodig-2019-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"YouthDIG 2019 \u30cf\u30fc\u30b0 \u2014 About YouthDIG\"><\/p>\n<p>YouthDIG 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 2019 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:\/\/eurodigwiki.org\/wiki\/YOUthDIG_2019\">YOUthDIG 2019\uff08\u6982\u8981\u30fb\u4f53\u5236\u30fb\u30d5\u30a7\u30ed\u30fc\u30b7\u30c3\u30d7\uff09<\/a> \u2014 EuroDIG Wiki\uff08EuroDIG\u516c\u5f0f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurodigwiki.org\/wiki\/YOUthDIG_2019_programme\">YOUthDIG 2019 programme\uff0816-18 June 2019, The Hague\uff0f\u4f1a\u5834\u30fb\u8a2a\u554f\u5148\u8a73\u7d30\uff09<\/a> \u2014 EuroDIG Wiki\uff08EuroDIG\u516c\u5f0f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurodigwiki.org\/wiki\/YOUthDIG_2019_messages\">YOUthDIG 2019 messages\uff08\u30e6\u30fc\u30b9\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u5168\u6587\uff09<\/a> \u2014 EuroDIG Wiki\uff08EuroDIG\u516c\u5f0f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eurodigwiki.org\/wiki\/EuroDIG_2019\">EuroDIG 2019\uff08June 19\u201320, The Hague\uff0f\u30db\u30b9\u30c8\u4f53\u5236\uff09<\/a> \u2014 EuroDIG Wiki\uff08EuroDIG\u516c\u5f0f\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurodig.org\/get-involved\/youthdig\/\">YOUthDIG\uff08\u7cfb\u5217\u6982\u8981\u3068\u6b74\u4ee3\u30e6\u30fc\u30b9\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u30a2\u30fc\u30ab\u30a4\u30d6\uff09<\/a> \u2014 EuroDIG\uff08eurodig.org\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-22)<\/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\u670813\u65e5 11\u664248\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>On 16\u201318 June 2019 the third YOUthDIG convened in The Hague \u2014 now expanded from two days to three, combined with online preparation meetings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[163,161,160,162,164,2608],"class_list":["post-14801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-igf","category-youth-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced","tag-youthdig2019"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14801","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=14801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}