{"id":15092,"date":"2023-09-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/18\/en-kazakhstan-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:00:00","slug":"en-kazakhstan-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/18\/en-kazakhstan-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Qazaqstan IGF 2023: National Internet Governance Forum \u2014 inaugural edition \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. Kazakhstan's first national Internet Governance Forum, Qazaqstan IGF 2023, met at Almaty's SmArt.Point on 18 October 2023 with 150+ in the room and 300 online.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Thirteen panels covered free speech in the age of algorithms, the draft mass media law, Internet access during disasters and crypto regulation; a data-protection memorandum with Romania was signed and a Digital Rights Compliance Rating of local platforms released.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Opening on the question 'who controls the Internet? \u2014 each of us', a civil-society-led IGF taking root in Central Asia's restrictive environment was significant, timed just after the global IGF in Kyoto.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Qazaqstan IGF 2023: National Internet Governance Forum \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

    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>\nQazaqstan IGF 2023: National Internet Governance Forum \u2014 inaugural edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nInaugural national IGF (initiative established in 2023; the catalog's earlier 'Astana' was wrong \u2014 Almaty is correct)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n18 October 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nSmArt.Point, 280 Bayzakova Street, Almaty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\nMore than 150 in-person participants plus 300 online listeners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\n13 panel sessions per the official report's highlights (the table of contents numbers 12 sessions plus the opening)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganized by the Eurasian Digital Foundation and Digital Rights Center Qazaqstan with ICANN support; attended by the Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Culture and Information, the UN Mission, OSCE, the U.S. Consulate General, USAID and Majilis deputies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nSigning of a memorandum between Kazakhstan's Information Security Committee and Romania's data-protection authority (ICI Bucharest); release of the Digital Rights Compliance Rating 2023 (Kaspi.kz named Best Company); covered by 16 accredited outlets with 21 media mentions<\/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. Who Controls the Internet? \u2014 a Civil-Society-Led Opening<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Forum opening (18 October 2023)<\/p>\n

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    "Together we are witnessing the growing use of data, and these data are leaking, they are being manipulated, and of course this is changing our digital reality. We need to continue to work towards a safe, fair and open digital future where privacy and dignity are not compromised. \u2026 The main question on the agenda is: who controls the Internet? The Internet is managed by you and me, each of us, representatives of civil society, government, academic community, and business."
    \n\u2014 Sarkis Darbinyan, General Counsel, Eurasian Digital Foundation<\/strong> [1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    "Central Asia demonstrates very intense and steady interest; I congratulate you on the start of the first Qazaqstan Internet Governance Forum."
    \n\u2014 Mikhail Anisimov, ICANN Global Engagement Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia<\/strong> [1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n