MIGF objectives and tasks
The main objective of the Moldova Internet Governance Forum is to consolidate various categories of actors (public sector, civil society, technical community and academia, private sector, international organizations) to discuss, within a multilateral, democratic and transparent process, the most important public policy issues related to the Internet, as well as security in the virtual environment. The MIGF promotes open discussions and dialogue with a view to identifying a common approach on how to promote the Internet and manage the risks and challenges that arise regarding its use and evolution.
The major directions of the Forum activity are:
- Protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms on Internet, support of democratic process and the rule of law;
- Support of implementation of the Internet governance with the participation of all stakeholders;
- Support of harmonization of international regulations and local legislation;
- Support of enhancing of Internet users’ rights and capabilities;
- Promotion of the universalization of the Internet;
- Support of Internet security and reliability, sustainability and credibility;
- Support of formation of the decentralized approaches of the Internet governance based on social responsibility;
- Support of introduction of innovation, new technologies and services in the Internet sector;
- Introduction of the principles of open access and freedom of user’s choice;
- Facilitation of the cultural and linguistic diversity in the Internet as well as support of development of local content.
The role of a neutral secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum in Moldova is entrusted to the Association "Comunitatea Internet" - a non-governmental organization that supports and promotes the development of the open, secure, trustworthy, and unified global Internet.
MIGF main goals:
- to point out to various stakeholders the opportunities for involvement in Internet governance processes relevant to their business and activities, and to encourage dialogue and, if necessary, help in capacity building for better understanding Internet-related topics;
- to empower and interest all stakeholders in Moldova to actively participate in national, and then directly or indirectly, regional and international Internet governance processes;
- to identify Internet governance topics important to Moldova.
The relevance and methodology of the MIGF
Internet governance is defined as "the development and application by governments, the private sector, and civil society, in their respective roles, of shared principles, norms, rules, decision-making procedures, and programs that shape the evolution and use of the Internet" (Agenda for the information society, Tunis, 2005). The Global Internet Governance Forum was formed in 2006 under the auspices of the United Nations and is the result of the World Summit on the Information Society, held between 2003 and 2005. The MIGF event aims to create a national platform for dialogue and interaction with key stakeholders (both offline and online).
Offline participation implies:
- Annual meetings of IGF / stakeholder groups;
- Engagement in processes related to elaboration, implementation, monitoring or evaluation of Internet Governance policies, as a part of workshops, roundtable meetings, capacity building sessions, public consultations, others initiated by public institutions, international development partners or CSOs.
Online participation implies:
- Regular development and dissemination of information materials on updates related to Internet governance issues;
- Communication through a mailing list;
- Connecting MIGF participants to global and regional level or events dedicated to Internet Governance issues (United Nations IGF, regional and sub-regional forums, ICANN, Internet Society, Freedom Online Coalition, RightsCon, others).
MIGF core principles:
- Openness and transparency (allowing all interested parties to participate in the IGF, public insight into all parts of the IGF's work);
- Inclusivity (enable active involvement of all stakeholders, including the creation of a dedicated website or webpage, creation of a mailing list and/or an open platform, creation of dedicated social media pages, etc.);
- Bottom-up approach (the decision-making process of the MIGF initiative should be bottom-up, where substantive organization of the annual meeting should reflect the needs of the respective community the MIGF are acting within);
- Non-commercial (IGF is not intended for sale of goods and services);
- Multi-stakeholder (the approach refers to collaboration between all stakeholders - public sector, civil society, technical community and academia, private sector - around the development and implementation of an array of Internet-related principles, norms, rules, decision making procedures, and policies and programs).
Agenda
Working languages: Romanian, Russian, English.
Special Guests, Partners from Moldova and abroad, MIGF Organizing Committee:
- Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova
- Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
- Olga Tumuruc, Director of the Electronic Government Agency
- Paul Mitchell, Chair, United Nations Internet Governance Forum, Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG)
- Massimiliano Stucchi, Regional Technical Advisor for the European Bureau at Internet Society
- Mikhail Anisimov, Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Alex Semenyaka, External Relations Officer for the RIPE NCC (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)
- Rafal Rohozinski, Principal and CEO of SecDev Group, Co-founder of SecDev Foundation
- Alexei Marciuc, Chairman of the Association “Comunitatea Internet”, National coordinator for the Moldova Internet Governance Forum (MIGF)
Moderator: Ion Coșuleanu, Information Society Development Institute
- Olga Tumuruc, Director of the Electronic Government Agency
- Silvia Bojoga, Deputy Director and member of the Administrative Board at the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI)
- Veaceslav Cunev, Chairman of the board of the Moldovan Association of Information and Communications Technology Companies
- Sergei Slesarev, Deputy Minister for Digital Development of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Veronica Crețu, Co-founder of the Innovating Governance Association in Vienna, Austria, Member of Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Access Info Group at the Council of Europe
- Alex Semenyaka, External Relations Officer for the RIPE NCC (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)
Moderator: Alexei Marciuc, Chairman of the Association “Comunitatea Internet”, National coordinator for the Moldova Internet Governance Forum (MIGF)
- Tattu Mambetalieva, Chair at Central Asian Internet Governance Forum (CAIGF), Director of Public Foundation "Civil Initiative on Internet Policy", leading partner of the international consortium for the development of digital legislation
- Sarkis Darbinyan, cyberlawyer, digital rights expert, managing partner of DRC Group
- Gulmira Birzhanova, Head of Media Qoldau Legal Service, co-founder of Legal Media Centre, member of the Expert Group on Digital Rights, Kazakhstan
- Galina Climov, Executive Director of the Alliance of Organizations for Persons with Disabilities from the Republic of Moldova
- Sergiu Tutunaru, Director of the Innovative IT Incubator IT4BA (Information Technologies for Business Application), Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
- Oxana Rusanovschi, Deputy Head of the Directorate of Information Technology and Digitalization Policies, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova
- Cyber Crimes Investigation Directorate of the National Inspectorate of Investigations of the General Inspectorate of Police, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
Moderator: Mikhail Anisimov, Head of Global Stakeholder Engagement for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
- Vitalie Boboc, Head of Electronic and Postal Communications Policy Directorate, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova
- Vahan Hovsepyan, External Relations Officer for the RIPE NCC (Caucasus and Central Asia)
- Robert Muggah, Security expert, co-founder of the Igarapé Institute and The SecDev Group, Canada
- Vladimer Svanadze, Chairman of the Board at the Internet Development Initiative (IDI), Georgia
- Alexandru Donos, Cryptography and information security expert
- Andrei Cușcă, Head of the Directorate of Information Technology and Digitalization Policies, Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova
Moderator: Cornelia Cozonac, Director of the Center for investigative journalism of Moldova
- Viorica Zaharia, Journalist, President of the Press Council of the Republic of Moldova, a self-regulatory body
- Sergiu Bozianu, President of the Privacy Research Association, expert in the field of personal data protection
- Tatiana Puiu, Media expert, Freedom House’s Local Representative
- Ion Bunduchi, Director of the Electronic Press Association (APEL), media expert
- Dumitru Tira, CEO of Realitatea media group, expert in media and public communication
Moderator: Asomudin Atoev, Regional project coordinator at The SecDev Foundation’s CyberSTAR program
- Anastasia Vladimirova, Digital security consultant at The SecDev Foundation
- Artem Goryainov, Technical expert at The SecDev Foundation’s CyberSTAR program
- Nino Gamisonia, Digital safety and remediation expert at The SecDev Foundation’s CyberSTAR program
- Alexei Marciuc, National coordinator for the Moldova IGF
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