{"id":15114,"date":"2023-09-15T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/15\/en-mozambique-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:00:00","slug":"en-mozambique-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/15\/en-mozambique-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet em Mo\u00e7ambique (FGIMz-2023 \/ 3rd Mozambique Internet Governance Forum) \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-mozambique-igf-2023-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2023 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \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-mozambique-igf-2023-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2023 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On 8 December 2023 the 3rd FGIMz met at the Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel in Maputo, keeping the four-pillar theme &#39;For an accessible, inclusive, secure and resilient Internet.&#39;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The first Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz) ran in parallel, and science minister Daniel Nivagara toured an ICT exhibition of providers, telecom operators and security firms; partner institutions received trophies after the event.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three consecutive editions made the national IGF an annual fixture, and institutionalised youth participation carried into every later edition.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet em Mo\u00e7ambique (FGIMz-2023 \/ 3rd Mozambique Internet Governance Forum)<\/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-mozambique-igf-2023-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2023 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \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>3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet em Mo\u00e7ambique (FGIMz-2023 \/ 3rd Mozambique Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>8 December 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel, Maputo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Por uma Internet Acess\u00edvel, Inclusiva, Segura e Resiliente (For an accessible, inclusive, secure and resilient Internet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>In-person, with an ICT exhibition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Side events<\/td>\n<td>First Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz) held in parallel, plus an ICT solutions exhibition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) and INTIC<\/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-mozambique-igf-2023-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2023 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. The First yFGIMz \u2014 Institutionalising Youth Participation<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: 1st Youth Sub-Forum (8 December, parallel to the main forum)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To draw young people into debates on a sustainable digital future and internet governance, the first youth sub-forum ran alongside the main meeting [2]<\/li>\n<li>It transplanted the global Youth IGF wave into Mozambique&#39;s national process, and led directly to a second yFGIMz in 2025 [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. The ICT Exhibition and Industry \u2014 a Ministerial Tour and Institutional Trophies<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Exhibition (8 December) and trophy ceremony<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibits spanned providers, telecom operators, security solutions, innovation and entrepreneurship, and smart factories, with science minister Daniel Nivagara touring the floor [3][4][2]<\/li>\n<li>Trophies were presented to institutions that had supported INTIC&#39;s work, making the public\u2013private support base visible [3][4][2]<\/li>\n<li>INTIC chair Chemane had stressed beforehand that the exhibition would showcase the breadth of ICT solutions [3][4][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Governance Talk Takes Root \u2014 &#39;A Key to Better Services Across Sectors&#39;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Main forum (8 December)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;Internet governance is a key element in improving services in the public and private sectors, academia and civil society, highlighting the Mozambican government&#39;s commitment (translated summary from Portuguese)&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Lourino Chemane (Chairman, INTIC)<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>A preparatory meeting on 17 November set the multisector agenda for the 8 December forum [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>With three consecutive editions since 2021, the national IGF&#39;s format \u2014 provincial inputs, a youth forum and an exhibition \u2014 was essentially complete [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What was this edition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The consolidation year: a first-ever youth sub-forum ran in parallel, and the minister toured the ICT exhibition \u2014 proof the national IGF had become an annual institution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What stood out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The launch of yFGIMz, which institutionalised youth participation \u2014 Mozambique&#39;s take on the global Youth IGF wave, building its next generation of governance actors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Youth tracks are now core to IGF processes everywhere, and Mozambique&#39;s state-led model is a useful comparison; pairing the forum with an industry exhibition is a playbook other countries borrow too.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Mozambique IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-mozambique-igf-2023-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2023 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \u2014 About Mozambique IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Mozambique 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 2023 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:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/mocambique-a-caminho-da-3a-edicao-do-forum-de-governacao-da-internet-fgimz-2023\/\">Mo\u00e7ambique a caminho da 3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet (FGIMz-2023)\uff08\u6e96\u5099\u4f1a\u540811\/17\u30fb12\/8\u958b\u50ac\u4e88\u5b9a\u30fb\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC\uff08\u30e2\u30b6\u30f3\u30d3\u30fc\u30af\u56fd\u5bb6\u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u6280\u8853\u9662\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/mocambique-a-passos-largos-da-3a-edicao-do-forum-nacional-de-governacao-da-internet\/\">Mo\u00e7ambique a &#39;passos largos&#39; da 3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet\uff08\u4f1a\u5834\u30fbyFGIMz\u4f75\u50ac\u30fb\u5c55\u793a\u4f1a\u30fb\u30b7\u30a7\u30de\u30cd\u767a\u8a00\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\u3002\u5f15\u7528\u306f\u7ffb\u8a33\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/3a-edicao-do-fgimz-2023-entrega-de-trofeus-as-instituicoes-em-reconhecimento-do-seu-apoio-as-actividades-do-intic\/\">3\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do FGIMZ \u2013 2023: Entrega de Trof\u00e9us as Institui\u00e7\u00f5es\uff08\u4e8b\u5f8c\u8a18\u4e8b\u30fb\u8868\u5f70\u5f0f\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/visita-a-exposicao-por-sua-excelencia-ministro-da-ciencia-tecnologia-e-ensino-superior-prof-doutor-daniel-daniel-nivagara\/\">Visita a Exposi\u00e7\u00e3o por Sua Excel\u00eancia Ministro da Ci\u00eancia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Prof. Doutor Daniel Nivagara\uff08\u4e8b\u5f8c\u8a18\u4e8b\u30fb\u5927\u81e3\u306e\u5c55\u793a\u4f1a\u8996\u5bdf\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC (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\u67081\u65e5 19\u664245\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 8 December 2023 the 3rd FGIMz met at the Montebelo Indy Congress Hotel in Maputo, keeping the four-pillar theme &#8216;For an accessible, inclu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,133,11],"tags":[163,161,160,162,930,164],"class_list":["post-15114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-igf","category-mozambique-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-mozambiqueigf2023","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114","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=15114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}