{"id":15290,"date":"2016-09-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/09\/07\/en-ghana-igf-2016-overview\/"},"modified":"2016-09-07T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T10:00:00","slug":"en-ghana-igf-2016-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2016\/09\/07\/en-ghana-igf-2016-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016 \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. Ghana IGF 2016 met on 18 August 2016 at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in IT in Accra, co-organised by the Ministry of Communication and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter and opened by Communications Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Under the theme 'Building a Strong Multi-Stakeholder Model for a Sustainable Development of the Internet in Ghana', it tackled cybersecurity, affordable access, critical internet infrastructure, data protection and openness, and child safety.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Ghana's positions were then carried to the global IGF in Guadalajara, Mexico, that December, and three remote channels (WebEx and two YouTube streams) kept participation open.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2016<\/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>\nGhana Internet Governance Forum 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n18 August 2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nKofi Annan Centre of Excellence in IT, Accra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nBuilding a Strong Multi-Stakeholder Model for a Sustainable Development of the Internet in Ghana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by the Ministry of Communication and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter; opened by Hon. Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Communications<\/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. A Multistakeholder Model That Lasts \u2014 'Sustaining the Discussions'<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: The forum theme and the coordinator's remarks<\/p>\n

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    "This year we want to focus on the model that will help us create awareness on Internet government issues and sustain the discussions into the future"
    \n\u2014 Eric Akumiah (Ghana IGF Coordinator)<\/strong> [1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n