{"id":150,"date":"2012-10-03T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2012\/10\/03\/en-afigf-2012-cairo-overview\/"},"modified":"2012-10-03T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T07:00:00","slug":"en-afigf-2012-cairo-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2012\/10\/03\/en-afigf-2012-cairo-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"AfIGF 2012 Cairo \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. The first African Internet Governance Forum met at Cairo's Smart Village on 2\u20134 October 2012, drawing 229 on-site participants from 31 countries plus 52 remote participants from 21 countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Delegates adopted the forum's Terms of Reference and 61 recommendations \u2014 spanning access, cybersecurity and the .africa domain \u2014 to carry 'one African voice' to the global IGF in Baku a month later.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. It was the moment the UN's IGF model took root at the continental level in Africa, completing a chain that channels national and regional voices into global internet policy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on AfIGF 2012 in Cairo<\/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
    Edition<\/td>\nFirst meeting. The AfIGF was formally launched on 30 September 2011 during the global IGF in Nairobi; Cairo was its first face-to-face forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n2\u20134 October 2012 (Pre-conference workshops on 2 October; the main forum ran 3\u20134 October)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nSmart Village Convention Center, Cairo, Egypt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Remote participants<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participating countries<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Remote-participation countries<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Chair<\/td>\nAfIGF Chair 2012\u20132013: Nermine El Saadany (Egypt)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nGovernment of Egypt (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology), co-organised with UNECA, the African Union Commission and the five sub-regional IGFs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nAdoption of the AfIGF Terms of Reference and 61 recommendations<\/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. Birth of the AfIGF \u2014 'One African Voice' Launches in Cairo<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening ceremony and adoption of the Terms of Reference (3 October)<\/p>\n

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    "Today, we witness the birth of the First African Internet Governance Forum"
    \n\u2014 Eng. Hany Mahmoud (Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt)<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "Today, in Cairo, another great stone will mark the history: the creation of the African Internet Governance Forum"
    \n\u2014 Moctar Yedaly (African Union Commission)<\/strong> [1][3]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n