{"id":14978,"date":"2025-07-25T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/07\/25\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:00:00","slug":"en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/07\/25\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia Internet Governance Forum (CamIGF) 2025 \u2014 inaugural edition \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Cambodia IGF 2025 \u30d7\u30ce\u30f3\u30da\u30f3 \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Cambodia IGF 2025 \u30d7\u30ce\u30f3\u30da\u30f3 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cambodia&#39;s first national IGF, CamIGF 2025, drew more than 2,000 participants to Phnom Penh&#39;s Diamond Island Convention Center on 6\u20137 December 2025 under the theme &#39;Building Cambodia&#39;s Inclusive Digital Society&#39;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The forum officially launched the recommendations of UNESCO&#39;s Internet Universality (ROAM-X) assessment and ran 14+ sessions on online safety in the AI era, meaningful connectivity, youth participation and digital rights.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-hosted by a ministry, a UN agency and civil society, the outsized debut shows a late-starting Southeast Asian country standing up a full multistakeholder dialogue in one stroke.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Cambodia Internet Governance Forum (CamIGF) 2025 \u2014 inaugural edition<\/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\/08\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Cambodia IGF 2025 \u30d7\u30ce\u30f3\u30da\u30f3 \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>Cambodia Internet Governance Forum (CamIGF) 2025 \u2014 inaugural edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edition<\/td>\n<td>Inaugural edition \u2014 Cambodia&#39;s first national IGF (matching the UN-recorded establishment year of 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>6\u20137 December 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, Phnom Penh \u2014 hybrid format<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Building Cambodia&#39;s Inclusive Digital Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Participants<\/td>\n<td>More than 2,000 participants from government, civil society, academia, the private sector and the technical community, representing 50+ organizations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sessions<\/td>\n<td>14+ sessions and workshops with 25+ international speakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Co-hosted by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC), UNESCO, the Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) and Open Development Cambodia (ODC); partners included the UN IGF Secretariat, ICANN, ISOC and the APNIC Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outcome<\/td>\n<td>Official launch of the UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators (IUI\/ROAM-X) assessment recommendations, and the launch of Youth IGF Cambodia 2025<\/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\/08\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Cambodia IGF 2025 \u30d7\u30ce\u30f3\u30da\u30f3 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Launching the ROAM-X Recommendations \u2014 Toward Evidence-Based Digital Policy<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Launch session for the Internet Universality Indicators (IUI) recommendations<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Evidence matters \u2014 and Cambodia is acting on it.&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Esther McFarlane, Officer-in-Charge, UNESCO Office in Phnom Penh<\/strong> [1][4]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The IUI assessment by UNESCO and CADT scored Cambodia&#39;s digital governance against the ROAM-X principles \u2014 human Rights, Openness, Accessibility and Multistakeholder participation [1][4]<\/li>\n<li>The recommendations were formally launched at the inaugural CamIGF, with UNESCO committing to support their implementation [1][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. &#39;The Internet Is Like a Jungle&#39; \u2014 Online Safety in the Age of AI<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Opening session and online-safety sessions<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;The internet is like a jungle \u2014 full of opportunities and pathways.&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>H.E. Sok Puthyvuth, Secretary of State, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Online safety amid AI advancement, universal access and meaningful connectivity, data protection and digital skills gaps headlined the agenda [1][3]<\/li>\n<li>Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth stressed coordinated action across sectors so that digital transformation benefits all Cambodians [1][3]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. A Four-Way Co-Host Design \u2014 Government, UN, Academia and Civil Society Together<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Multiple sessions<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;The development and governance of the internet must be guided by open, inclusive, and transparent dialogue.&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Thy Try, Executive Director, Open Development Cambodia<\/strong> [2][4]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The four co-hosts spanned government (MPTC), the UN (UNESCO), academia (CADT) and civil society (ODC), with the UN IGF Secretariat, ICANN, ISOC, APNIC Foundation and APrIGF as partners [2][4]<\/li>\n<li>Chengetai Masango, head of the UN IGF Secretariat, spoke \u2014 plugging the debut edition straight into the global IGF mainstream [2][4]<\/li>\n<li>APNIC Foundation funding secured participation by youth representatives, the technical community, Indigenous communities and civil society leaders [2][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Implementing Inclusion \u2014 Provinces, Persons with Disabilities, Indigenous Communities and Youth<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Multiple sessions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provincial stakeholders, persons with disabilities and Indigenous communities were explicitly included, embodying the &#39;inclusive digital society&#39; theme in the roster itself [1][2][4]<\/li>\n<li>Youth IGF Cambodia 2025 launched alongside, linking the youth activities ODC had incubated since 2023 into the national IGF proper [1][2][4]<\/li>\n<li>Over 50 organizations sustained 14+ sessions across two days, with coverage across 55 media outlets in Khmer, English, French and Mandarin (per APNIC Foundation) [1][2][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. Over 2,000 people at a first edition \u2014 really?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Yes. With a ministry, UNESCO, a national digital academy and a civil society group as co-hosts \u2014 plus APNIC Foundation and ICANN backing \u2014 it launched at the scale of a state event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was actually decided?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The recommendations of UNESCO&#39;s Internet Universality (ROAM-X) assessment were formally launched, giving Cambodia a roadmap for digital policy reform. A national Youth IGF launched at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. A whole-of-country adoption of a UN assessment framework is a template other developing states may follow \u2014 and a signal of where Cambodia&#39;s digital regulation is headed for anyone doing business in ASEAN.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Cambodia IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-cambodia-igf-2025-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Cambodia IGF 2025 \u30d7\u30ce\u30f3\u30da\u30f3 \u2014 About Cambodia IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Cambodia 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 2025 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:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/cambodia-launches-internet-universality-recommendations-first-national-internet-governance-forum\">Cambodia launches Internet Universality recommendations at first National Internet Governance Forum<\/a> \u2014 UNESCO (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnic.foundation\/our-impact\/support-for-cambodias-national-igf-2025\/\">Support for Cambodia&#39;s inaugural National IGF 2025<\/a> \u2014 APNIC Foundation (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dig.watch\/updates\/cambodia-internet-governance-forum\">Cambodia Internet Governance Forum\uff08\u7b2c1\u56de\u958b\u50ac\u306e\u5831\u544a\uff09<\/a> \u2014 DiploFoundation (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambodiaigf.kh\/\">Cambodia IGF 2025\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8: \u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u30fb\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u6570\u30fb\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u30ca\u30fc\u4e00\u89a7\uff09<\/a> \u2014 CamIGF\uff08MPTC\u30fbUNESCO\u30fbCADT\u30fbODC\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/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\u5e748\u670810\u65e5 16\u664240\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>Cambodia&#8217;s first national IGF, CamIGF 2025, drew more than 2,000 participants to Phnom Penh&#8217;s Diamond Island Convention Center on 6\u20137 Decemb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,84,3,11],"tags":[163,2689,161,160,162,164],"class_list":["post-14978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aprigf","category-cambodia-igf","category-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-cambodiaigf2025","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978","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=14978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}