{"id":15116,"date":"2025-09-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/09\/21\/en-mozambique-igf-2025-overview\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:00:00","slug":"en-mozambique-igf-2025-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2025\/09\/21\/en-mozambique-igf-2025-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet (FGIMz2025 \/ 4th 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-2025-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2025 \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-2025-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2025 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On 16 May 2025 the 4th FGIMz met at Maputo&#39;s Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre under the theme &#39;For an Internet for all, and resilient,&#39; with the 2nd Youth Sub-Forum in parallel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent secretary Nilsa Miquidade of the communications ministry opened four sessions on AI, digital certification, cybersecurity and the access gap; an INCM regulator revealed 531 localities still lack coverage under the &#39;Internet for All 2030&#39; plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An AI-strategy book launch and the bridge to September&#39;s Lusophone IGF (FLGI) at the same venue marked the edition \u2014 the national forum doubling as a platform for the Portuguese-speaking regional process.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet (FGIMz2025 \/ 4th 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-2025-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2025 \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>4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet (FGIMz2025 \/ 4th Mozambique Internet Governance Forum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>16 May 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, Maputo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Por uma Internet Para Todos e Resiliente (For an Internet for all, and resilient)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>In-person<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Side events<\/td>\n<td>2nd Youth Sub-Forum (yFGIMz2025) in parallel; launch of the book &#39;Intelig\u00eancia Artificial: Desafios e Oportunidades para Mo\u00e7ambique&#39;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>INTIC, under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation<\/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-2025-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2025 \u30de\u30d7\u30c8 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. An Open, Secure, Accessible Internet \u2014 Opening Under a New Ministry<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Opening session (16 May)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;The digital era has redefined how we live and interact; the Internet must remain open, secure and accessible (translated from Portuguese)&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Nilsa Miquidade (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation)<\/strong> [2][1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Under the government formed in 2025, INTIC now answers to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Transformation, whose permanent secretary opened the forum; INTIC chair Chemane reported progress on digital-transformation and AI strategies and on bilateral and multilateral agreements for pursuing cybercriminals [2][1]<\/li>\n<li>Maputo city councillor N\u00e9rcio Duvane presented digital-literacy measures including eight digital plazas and free Wi-Fi at eight secondary schools [2][1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. AI&#39;s Challenges and Opportunities \u2014 Data Sovereignty and a Book Launch<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 3, &#39;Challenges and Opportunities of AI for Mozambique&#39; (16 May)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panellists from UNESCO Mozambique (Jo\u00e3o Vembane), the National Health Institute (H\u00e9lder Muchate), UN University Tokyo (Jo\u00e3o Papel) and INTIC&#39;s digital-governance directorate (Eug\u00e9nio Macumbe), moderated by MISA&#39;s Silaide Mutemba, cast AI as &#39;an accelerator of impact&#39; complementing faster, more precise decisions \u2014 while warning that &#39;without data sovereignty there is no technological development&#39; (translated summaries of the Portuguese record) [3][2]<\/li>\n<li>Employment effects, startup innovation, data privacy, regulation and ethics, human rights and cybersecurity risks framed the debate [3][2]<\/li>\n<li>Academic Jos\u00e9 Castiano launched the book &#39;AI: Challenges and Opportunities for Mozambique,&#39; giving the national AI-strategy debate a reference text [3][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. 531 Localities Still Offline \u2014 Access, Costs and Coverage<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session 4, &#39;Access, Costs and Coverage of the Internet and Digital Services in Mozambique&#39; (16 May)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>INCM board member Massingue Apala reported the launch of the &#39;Internet for All 2030&#39; project and expanding 4G coverage \u2014 while disclosing that 531 localities remain unserved (translated summary of the Portuguese record) [4]<\/li>\n<li>TMcel&#39;s infrastructure head, INAGE&#39;s planning director and the head of data-centre firm RAXIO Mozambique joined, moderated by AMPETIC&#39;s Vitor Guerra, on rural infrastructure gaps, connectivity costs, and public policy and regulation [4]<\/li>\n<li>The access-and-inclusion thread running since the first edition matured into concrete policy debate with a coverage count and a 2030 target [4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Auditing Past Recommendations and Bridging to the Lusophone IGF<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Overall forum design (INTIC&#39;s official message)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemane&#39;s official message set the edition&#39;s goals: auditing compliance with past forum recommendations, sharing lessons from AfIGF 2024, FLGI 2024 and IGF 2024, and dialogue on cybersecurity, data-protection and cybercrime legislation [1][5]<\/li>\n<li>On 22\u201323 September 2025 the same Joaquim Chissano Centre hosted the 3rd Lusophone IGF (FLGI), which produced the &#39;Carta de Maputo&#39; \u2014 the national forum served as its springboard [1][5]<\/li>\n<li>Because the UN IGF listing records the September FLGI dates as Mozambique&#39;s annual meeting, care is needed not to conflate it with the May FGIMz itself [1][5]<\/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 audit year: edition four reviewed how far past recommendations had been implemented, across four sessions on AI, digital certification, the access gap and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the headline?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The regulator&#39;s disclosure that 531 localities still have no coverage \u2014 a hard number attached to the &#39;Internet for All 2030&#39; plan&#39;s progress and gaps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. This forum doubled as the springboard for the Lusophone IGF, a rare language-bloc governance process spanning Brazil, Portugal and Africa \u2014 a new shape for regional internet governance worth watching.<\/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-2025-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Mozambique IGF 2025 \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 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:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/mensagem-alusiva-a-realizacao-4a-edicao-do-forum-nacional-de-governacao-da-internet-2025-fgimz2025-em-paralelo-com-a-2a-edicao-do-sub-forum-da-juventude-em-governacao-da-internet-em-mocambique-yfg\/\">Mensagem alusiva \u00e0 realiza\u00e7\u00e3o 4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet 2025 (FGIMz2025)\uff08INTIC\u8b70\u9577\u516c\u5f0f\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3002\u65e5\u4ed8\u30fb\u4f1a\u5834\u30fb\u76ee\u7684\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\/maputo-acolhe-a-4a-edicao-do-forum-nacional-de-governacao-da-internet\/\">Maputo acolhe a 4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do F\u00f3rum Nacional de Governa\u00e7\u00e3o da Internet\uff08\u4e8b\u5f8c\u8a18\u4e8b\u3002\u958b\u4f1a\u30fb\u767b\u58c7\u8005\u30fb\u66f8\u7c4d\u767a\u8868\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\/4a-edicao-do-fgimz-2025-sessao-3-desafios-e-oportunidades-da-inteligencia-artificial-para-mocambique\/\">4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do FGIMz-2025 \u2013 SESS\u00c3O 3: Desafios e Oportunidades da Intelig\u00eancia Artificial para Mo\u00e7ambique\uff08\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f33\u8a18\u9332\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intic.gov.mz\/4a-edicao-do-fgimz-2025-sessao-4-acesso-custos-e-cobertura-da-internet-e-dos-servicos-digitais-em-mocambique\/\">4\u00aa Edi\u00e7\u00e3o do FGIMz-2025 \u2013 SESS\u00c3O 4: Acesso, Custos e Cobertura da Internet e dos Servi\u00e7os Digitais em Mo\u00e7ambique\uff08\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f34\u8a18\u9332\u3002\u8461\u8a9e\uff09<\/a> \u2014 INTIC (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/mozambique-igf\">Mozambique IGF\uff08NRI\u8a18\u9332\u3002\u5e74\u6b21\u4f1a\u5408\u6b04\u306f2025-09-22\u301c23\uff1dFLGI\u4f75\u50ac\u65e5\u7a0b\u3092\u8a18\u8f09\uff09<\/a> \u2014 UN IGF Secretariat (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\u67083\u65e5 9\u664237\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 16 May 2025 the 4th FGIMz met at Maputo&#8217;s Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre under the theme &#8216;For an Internet for all, and <\/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":[163,161,160,162,2741,164],"class_list":["post-15116","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-mozambiqueigf2025","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15116","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=15116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}