{"id":9199,"date":"2019-06-13T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/13\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview\/"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T07:00:00","slug":"en-hungary-igf-2019-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2019\/06\/13\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary IGF 2019 (The Internet Generation Forum Hungary) \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview_thumbnail-2.svg\" alt=\"Hungary IGF 2019 \u30d6\u30c0\u30da\u30b9\u30c8 \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview_s3-1.svg\" alt=\"Hungary IGF 2019 \u30d6\u30c0\u30da\u30b9\u30c8 \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>On 12 September 2019, Hungary&#39;s first national IGF convened at Hungexpo in Budapest under the playful banner &#39;Internet Generation Forum&#39;, held in English alongside ITU Telecom World \u2014 94 direct registrants plus access for 500+ university students.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Three panels covered the future of the internet in Central and Eastern Europe, information in the age of AI, and keeping young people safe online; the AI panel \u2014 joined by the Council of Europe \u2014 concluded unanimously that human rights must anchor any AI policy approach.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A V4-region student competition sent its winning team to the global IGF in Berlin. Rebranding &#39;IGF&#39; for the internet generation made this one of the more inventive national-IGF launches on record.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Hungary IGF 2019 (The Internet Generation Forum Hungary)<\/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<blockquote>\n<p>&#x1f4cd; Held in conjunction with ITU Telecom World 2019 (9\u201312 September, Budapest), using the same venue and facilities<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview_h2-1.svg\" alt=\"Hungary IGF 2019 \u30d6\u30c0\u30da\u30b9\u30c8 \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>Hungary IGF 2019 (The Internet Generation Forum Hungary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>12 September 2019, 8:30\u201315:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Hungexpo, Albertirsai \u00fat, Budapest \u2014 Forum Area, Room 4 &#39;Helicopter&#39;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>The Internet Generation Forum \u2014 &#39;Discussing the Internet of Today and Tomorrow&#39;, with a dedicated youth focus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Participants<\/td>\n<td>94 direct registrations (56 male, 38 female; 57 from Hungary plus other European countries); also open to ITU Telecom World attendees, including many of the 500+ university students registered that day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Co-organised by the Scientific Association for Infocommunications (HTE) and the ICT Association of Hungary (IVSZ), supported by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, with the IGF Secretariat, ICANN and SEEDIG as partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outcome<\/td>\n<td>Three keynotes, three panels and a student-competition grand final; an official report was filed with the IGF Secretariat<\/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\/07\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview_minutes-1.svg\" alt=\"Hungary IGF 2019 \u30d6\u30c0\u30da\u30b9\u30c8 \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. The Future of the Internet in CEE \u2014 From 5G to Brain Drain<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel 1, &#39;Future of Internet in CEE&#39;, moderated by Joanna Kulesza (ICANN At-Large)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The panel asked whether 5G security and privacy have a regional dimension, and how to stem the brain drain of CEE tech talent [1]<\/li>\n<li>Universal acceptance and IDNs \u2014 readiness for non-Latin scripts \u2014 and how to get regional end-user needs reflected in global discourse were also on the table [1]<\/li>\n<li>Speakers from Albania, North Macedonia, Italy and Hungary (including SEEDIG ambassador Oliana Sula, .hu registry&#39;s J\u00e1nos Zsak\u00f3 and the UN CSTD&#39;s P\u00e9ter Major) closed on whether the region needs its own multistakeholder platform [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Information in the Age of AI \u2014 Unanimous on Human Rights at the Core<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel 2, &#39;Information in the age of AI&#39;, moderated by Levente Nyakas (NMHH), with Council of Europe participation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The panel worked through four questions: what guarantees ensure transparency in AI development, how to build trust in AI among both politicians and users, how AI-driven filter bubbles and content removal affect access to information, and how to model unbiased AI [1][4]<\/li>\n<li>Panellists included Access Now&#39;s Fanni Hidv\u00e9gi (also on the EU&#39;s High-Level Expert Group on AI), Facebook&#39;s Gabriella Cseh, ELTE law scholar Gergely Gosztonyi and Poland&#39;s Krzysztof Izdebski [1][4]<\/li>\n<li>Per the Council of Europe&#39;s account, the multistakeholder panel arrived at &#39;a unanimous conclusion that human rights must be at the heart&#39; of any policy approach to AI [1][4]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Keeping Young People Safe Online \u2014 GDPR, Education and Manufacturer Responsibility<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Panel 3, &#39;Keeping the Internet of tomorrow safe and secure for youngsters&#39;, moderated by Ott\u00f3 Dalos (CEO, Cisco Hungary)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The panel examined how the cloud can protect young users&#39; security and data integrity, the role of the GDPR, and best practices in cybersecurity education [1]<\/li>\n<li>Practical questions \u2014 how dangerous is social media, and how do you convince teenagers that safety matters \u2014 were fielded by ICANN&#39;s Jean-Jacques Sahel and cloud-security expert Predrag Tasevski among others [1]<\/li>\n<li>The division of responsibility between device manufacturers and the state in keeping young people safe foreshadowed later online-safety legislation debates [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. The Student Competition \u2014 &#39;What Would You Fix at the Internet of Today?&#39;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Grand final of the student competition for university students and young innovators from the V4 countries and wider CEE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students from the V4 countries and wider CEE answered the prompt &#39;What would you fix at the Internet of today for a better Internet of tomorrow?&#39;, with four university teams from Hungary and Armenia reaching the final [1]<\/li>\n<li>The winning team from Corvinus University of Budapest \u2014 Anna Koll\u00e1r and Vir\u00e1g Kiss \u2014 won a fully paid trip to that year&#39;s global IGF in Berlin [1]<\/li>\n<li>The event ran on a shoestring: no speaker fees or travel costs, with the venue and facilities provided through ITU Telecom World and in-kind sponsor support [1]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Opening Keynotes \u2014 Government, Regulator and a Neighbour<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Keynotes by Deputy State Secretary K\u00e1roly Solym\u00e1r, Ervin Kajzinger (NMHH) and Agnieszka G\u0142adysz (UKE, Poland)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deputy State Secretary K\u00e1roly Solym\u00e1r (Ministry of Innovation and Technology) and Ervin Kajzinger (NMHH) both stressed the importance of youth involvement in technology and internet debates [1][5]<\/li>\n<li>Agnieszka G\u0142adysz of Poland&#39;s Office for Electronic Communications (UKE) surveyed the Polish telecoms sector, bringing a V4 perspective [1][5]<\/li>\n<li>The day was moderated by P\u00e9ter Major, Hungary&#39;s ICANN GAC representative and a member of the UN CSTD [1][5]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What is the &#39;Internet Generation Forum&#39; \u2014 is it different from an IGF?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Same thing. Hungary&#39;s first national IGF rebranded the acronym to put youth front and centre. It was formally recognised as an NRI by the UN IGF Secretariat in June 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Did it decide anything?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. IGFs don&#39;t decide, but the AI panel reached a unanimous conclusion that human rights must anchor any AI policy approach \u2014 notable for a CEE national forum in 2019, well before the EU AI Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. It is a masterclass in launching a national IGF on a shoestring: piggyback on an ITU world event for the venue, rebrand for young people, and make the prize of your student competition a trip to the global IGF.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Hungary IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/en-hungary-igf-2019-overview_h1-1.svg\" alt=\"Hungary IGF 2019 \u30d6\u30c0\u30da\u30b9\u30c8 \u2014 About Hungary IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Hungary 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:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220120134555\/https:\/\/igfhungary.hu\/igf_report_2019.pdf\">The Internet Generation Forum Hungary 2019 \u2014 \u516c\u5f0f\u5831\u544a\u66f8\uff08PDF\u30fbWayback Machine\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF Hungary\uff08igfhungary.hu\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/hungary-igf-0\">Hungary IGF\uff08NRI\u8a18\u9332\uff1a2019\u5e74\u8a2d\u7acb\u30fb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c7\u30a3\u30cd\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u60c5\u5831\uff09<\/a> \u2014 intgovforum.org (accessed 2026-07-16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ivsz.hu\/esemenyek\/internet-governance-forum-2019\/\">Internet Governance Forum 2019\uff08\u958b\u50ac\u544a\u77e5\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IVSZ\uff08\u30cf\u30f3\u30ac\u30ea\u30fcICT\u5354\u4f1a\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191110210946\/https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/freedom-expression\/-\/council-of-europe-at-the-igf-hungary-human-rights-must-be-at-heart-of-the-policy-approach-towards-artificial-intelligence\">Council of Europe at the IGF &#8211; Hungary: Human rights must be at heart of the policy approach towards artificial intelligence\uff08Wayback Machine\uff09<\/a> \u2014 Council of Europe (accessed 2026-07-16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20241209005523\/http:\/\/www.igfitalia2019.polito.it\/en\/news\/hungary_igf\">Hungary IGF\uff08\u958b\u4f1a\u306e\u69d8\u5b50\u3002\u57fa\u8abf\u767b\u58c7\u8005\u3068\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\u306e\u8a18\u9332\u30fbWayback Machine\uff09<\/a> \u2014 IGF Italia 2019\uff08\u30c8\u30ea\u30ce\u5de5\u79d1\u5927\u5b66\uff09 (accessed 2026-07-16)<\/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>Revision History<\/h2>\n<p>Rev. 1 \u2014 published 13 June 2019, 09:00 (Article published)<\/p>\n<p>Rev. 2 \u2014 updated 17 July 2026, 12:32 (Fully revised into the in-depth edition: added the 3-line summary, minutes digest, short talk, source list and diagrams (all quotes verified against the listed sources))<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 September 2019, Hungary&#8217;s first national IGF convened at Hungexpo in Budapest under the playful banner &#8216;Internet Generation Forum&#8217;, he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,39,3,11],"tags":[163,161,160,958,162,164],"class_list":["post-9199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurodig","category-hungary-igf","category-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-hungaryigf2019","tag-minutes-digest","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9199","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=9199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9199\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}