{"id":15304,"date":"2023-09-22T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/22\/en-ghana-igf-2023-overview\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T07:00:00","slug":"en-ghana-igf-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2023\/09\/22\/en-ghana-igf-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2023 \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 2023 met on 6-7 July at the Accra International Conference Centre, organised by the GDNR and ISOC Ghana under the theme 'Building a Secure and Sustainable Digital Future' \u2014 announced as a hybrid event expecting over 600 participants.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful's keynote pledged to close the digital divide through GIFEC's rural connectivity programmes; the three-tier structure (IGF School, Youth IGF, main forum) framed debates aligned with the UN Global Digital Compact.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. The forum was explicitly positioned as Ghana's preparation for the 18th global IGF in Kyoto, Japan, three months later \u2014 with the Japanese ambassador announced beforehand as guest speaker, making this an edition directly tied to Japan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on Ghana Internet Governance Forum 2023<\/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 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n6-7 July 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nAccra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nBuilding a Secure and Sustainable Digital Future<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Format<\/td>\nHybrid; organisers announced beforehand that over 600 participants were expected onsite and remotely (no post-event source confirming the actual attendance was found)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Keynote<\/td>\nKeynote delivered by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation (confirmed by state broadcaster GBC's post-event report). Pre-event announcements named Japanese Ambassador Hisanobu Mochizuki as guest speaker (his actual appearance is not confirmed by a post-event source)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by the Ghana Domain Name Registry (GDNR) and the Internet Society Ghana Chapter, under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation<\/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 Minister's Keynote \u2014 Government Building the Right Environment for Internet Use<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Keynote address, main forum<\/p>\n

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    "The Ministry is working to bridge the digital divide and promote digital inclusion through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC)"
    \n\u2014 Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation<\/strong> [1]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n