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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. The 10th APrIGF \u2014 its first in Russia \u2014 met at Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island, Vladivostok, on 16\u201319 July 2019, with 183 overseas participants from 30 countries plus some 50 locals across 28 sessions.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Under the theme 'Enabling a Safe, Secure and Universal Internet for All,' debate centred on the 'death of transit' as traffic consolidates into a few CDNs and clouds, national anti-misinformation laws, child online safety, and the governance of crypto assets.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Its signature tension \u2014 state-driven 'localisation' of the internet versus one universal internet \u2014 was argued in the very country then legislating a sovereign internet, giving the anniversary meeting an unusual edge.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on AprIGF 2019 in Vladivostok<\/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
    Edition<\/td>\nTenth APrIGF, marking the forum's 10th anniversary \u2014 its first time in Russia, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the .RU ccTLD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n16\u201319 July 2019 (16 July was the pre-event day; the main conference ran 17\u201319 July)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nCongress and Exhibition Center, Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), Russky Island, Vladivostok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEnabling a Safe, Secure and Universal Internet for All in Asia Pacific<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sessions<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Sub-themes<\/td>\nSix sub-themes: Safer Internet, Cybersecurity & Regulation; Access & Universality; Emerging Technologies & Society; Human Rights Online; Evolving Role of Internet Governance & Multistakeholder Participation; Digital Economy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Opening<\/td>\nOpening speakers included Andrei Vorobyov (CEO, Coordination Center), Sergei Maksimchuk (Vice-Governor, Far East region), Hasanul Haq Inu MP (Bangladesh, former Information Minister), Rajnesh Singh (MSG Chair), Victoria Panova (FEFU Vice President), Vladimir Solodov (Prime Minister of the Republic of Sakha), Chengetai Masango (UN IGF Secretariat), Elena Voronina (CEO, MSK-IX) and Edmon Chung (CEO, DotAsia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nHosted by the Coordination Center for TLD .RU\/.\u0420\u0424 (the Russian registry), co-hosted by FEFU, with DotAsia as secretariat and support from ICANN, APNIC, ISOC, the global IGF Secretariat and the Office of the Governor of Russia's Far East region<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nSynthesis Document process (framework document open for public input 16\u201331 July, with townhall sessions during the meeting)<\/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 Localising Internet \u2014 'The Death of Transit' and Consolidation<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Workshop 'Localized Internet: two sides of a coin' (organised by APNIC)<\/p>\n