{"id":15179,"date":"2019-06-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/02\/en-portugal-igf-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-06-02T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T10:00:00","slug":"en-portugal-igf-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/02\/en-portugal-igf-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI 2019 \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-portugal-igf-2019-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Portugal IGF 2019 \u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3 \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-portugal-igf-2019-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Portugal IGF 2019 \u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On 13 November 2019 the Portuguese IGF initiative met at the Universidade da Beira Interior in Covilh\u00e3, an interior city, under the theme &#39;Reclaiming trust in the Internet&#39;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Four tracks \u2014 public policy, distributed-ledger technologies including blockchain, illicit online content, and cybersecurity \u2014 produced the &#39;Messages from Covilh\u00e3&#39;; a Youth IGF ran the day before.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Holding the forum outside the capital, with sign-language interpretation, made inclusion part of the design \u2014 a model for national IGFs that tend to cluster in capital cities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI 2019<\/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-portugal-igf-2019-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Portugal IGF 2019 \u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3 \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>Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI 2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>13 November 2019 (10:00\u201318:00)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Grand auditorium, Polo 1, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilh\u00e3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>&#39;Reconquistar a confian\u00e7a na Internet&#39; (Reclaiming trust in the Internet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>FCT, ANACOM, APDSI, .PT (DNS.PT), CNCS, IAPMEI, Polo TICE.PT, Secretariat-General of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and Universidade da Beira Interior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outcome<\/td>\n<td>&#39;Mensagens da Covilh\u00e3 2019&#39; (Messages from Covilh\u00e3)<\/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-portugal-igf-2019-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Portugal IGF 2019 \u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Internet Public Policy \u2014 &#39;The User Comes First&#39;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Public-policy session (national and global contexts)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#39;The user comes first&#39; ran through the discussions as the organising principle (Messages from Covilh\u00e3, translated from Portuguese) [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>Regulation must evolve with technology, and future regulators need education in how the Internet actually works [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Illicit Content and the Dark Web \u2014 Can Self-Regulation Work?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session on illicit content and online behaviour<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#39;Self-regulation presents itself as a possible solution&#39; (Messages from Covilh\u00e3, translated from Portuguese) [2]<\/li>\n<li>Standardising concepts across jurisdictions was deemed critical, alongside each user&#39;s own responsibility [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Cybersecurity \u2014 Neutral Technology, Human Behaviour<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session on security and trust in cyberspace<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Human behaviour is the foundation of cybersecurity; citizens must adopt protective habits and risk awareness [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>A holistic integration of people, processes and technology was advocated, with the national cybersecurity centre CNCS among the co-organisers [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Blockchain and Democracy \u2014 &#39;A New Form of Democracy&#39;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session on decentralized ledger technologies (DLT)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#39;Decentralisation is neither more nor less democratic; it is a new form of democracy&#39; (Messages from Covilh\u00e3, translated from Portuguese) [2]<\/li>\n<li>Net neutrality was framed as a threatened democratic principle, and regulation against the spread of false information was called for [2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What was this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The 2019 edition of Portugal&#39;s national IGF \u2014 held not in Lisbon but in the university city of Covilh\u00e3, under the banner of reclaiming trust in the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What stood out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The &#39;user comes first&#39; principle, and the blockchain debate&#39;s conclusion that decentralisation is &#39;a new form of democracy&#39;. Outcomes were published as the Messages from Covilh\u00e3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Its inclusion playbook \u2014 a venue outside the capital, a Youth IGF the day before, sign-language interpretation \u2014 is a template for any national IGF stuck in its capital city.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Portugal IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-portugal-igf-2019-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Portugal IGF 2019 \u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3 \u2014 About Portugal IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Portugal 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 2019 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:\/\/governacaointernet.pt\/pt\/evento_2019\/\">Evento 2019 \u2013 Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI\uff08\u30b3\u30f4\u30a3\u30ea\u30e3\u30f3\u5927\u4f1a\u516c\u5f0f\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI\uff08governacaointernet.pt\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/governacaointernet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/mensagens_covilha.pdf\">Mensagens da Covilh\u00e3 2019\uff08\u6210\u679c\u6587\u66f8, PDF\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/governacaointernet.pt\/\">Iniciativa Portuguesa do FGI \u2014 \u30c8\u30c3\u30d7\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\uff08\u7cfb\u5217\u53f2\u30fb\u6b74\u4ee3\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u96c6\u4e00\u89a7\uff09<\/a> \u2014 governacaointernet.pt (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/portugal-igf-1\">Portugal IGF\uff08NRI\u516c\u5f0f\u767b\u9332\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\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 8\u664221\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 13 November 2019 the Portuguese IGF initiative met at the Universidade da Beira Interior in Covilh\u00e3, an interior city, under the theme &#8216;R<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,3,86,11],"tags":[163,161,160,162,695,164],"class_list":["post-15179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurodig","category-igf","category-portugal-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-portugaligf2019","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15179","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=15179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}