{"id":15099,"date":"2023-07-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/07\/13\/en-maldives-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-07-13T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T05:00:00","slug":"en-maldives-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/07\/13\/en-maldives-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Maldives IGF 2023 (MVIGF 2023) \u2014 the country’s first IGF \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. On 16\u201317 June 2023, the Maldives' first-ever Internet Governance Forum met in hybrid format at the Maldives National University in Mal\u00e9, hosted by the NGO Women in Tech Maldives.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Debates covered cybersecurity and resilience, closing the digital divide, countering misinformation while protecting free expression, and data governance \u2014 distilled into ten key action areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. A national IGF founded and run by a women-in-tech organization is rare worldwide; the forum gave a small Indian Ocean state its own digital policy dialogue for the first time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Maldives IGF 2023 (MVIGF 2023) \u2014 the country's first IGF<\/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>\nMaldives IGF 2023 (MVIGF 2023) \u2014 the country's first IGF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\nInaugural edition \u2014 the Maldives' first-ever IGF (the catalog's earlier 'Addu City' venue was fabricated; the real venue was Mal\u00e9)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n16\u201317 June 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nMaldives National University (MNU) Main Campus, Mal\u00e9 \u2014 hybrid format<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nHosted by the NGO Women in Tech Maldives as secretariat (the initiative was formed in 2023 with support from NDI and others)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nTen key action areas, including universal access to safe and affordable technology, youth participation in governance, digital literacy, infrastructure expansion and women's participation in tech<\/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. An Inaugural Forum \u2014 a National IGF Built by a Women-in-Tech NGO<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Multiple sessions<\/p>\n