{"id":15264,"date":"2021-09-09T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/09\/09\/en-uganda-igf-2021-overview\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T14:00:00","slug":"en-uganda-igf-2021-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2021\/09\/09\/en-uganda-igf-2021-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"The 11th Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF 2021) \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. The 11th Uganda IGF met in hybrid form on 12 November 2021, with 110 participants (30 in person) envisioning 'an Internet of Trust and Resilience' \u2014 and graduating the first Uganda School on Internet Governance class.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. The communications regulator reported three million subscribers added and data traffic up from 58 to 69 billion MB through the pandemic; against that, a global survey figure that over 65% of users fear the Internet because of cybercrime framed a crisis of trust.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. In a country that had lived through shutdowns, the record preserves the blunt point that governments switch the Internet off because they undervalue it \u2014 alongside practical fixes from MANRS routing security to 'never use a free VPN'.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on The 11th Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF 2021)<\/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>\nThe 11th Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF 2021)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n11th edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n12 November 2021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nHybrid (in-person plus online; the IGF's NRI record places the meeting in Kampala)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEnvisioning an Internet of Trust and Resilience in Uganda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n110 participants, 30 of them attending physically<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nThe UIGF (coordinator Lillian Nalwoga), sponsored by the Internet Society Foundation, IGFSA and CIPESA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nPreceded by the first Uganda School on Internet Governance (USIG) and the 2nd Youth IGF, with the USIG graduation at the forum<\/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. The Post-COVID Digital Economy \u2014 Three Million New Subscribers and Measuring Meaningful Connectivity<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: First panel with UCC's James Beronda, Airtel Uganda's Bob Kansiime, Crypto Savannah's Noah Balyesaanvu and ISOC Uganda's Lillian Nalwoga<\/p>\n