7th edition of the Portuguese Initiative of the Internet Governance Forum

The 7th edition of the Portuguese Initiative of the Internet Governance Forum is taking place today at the University of Aveiro, with this year's theme being "Internet: A Game of Shadows". Public and private stakeholders, academia, the Internet technical community and society in general will meet at this event, which has been held since 2010 with the main aim of informing, debating and reflecting on Internet governance.

The opening session will feature speeches by Ana Sánchez, member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Rector of the University of Aveiro. The event will also be attended by various personalities working in the field of Internet governance.

The program consists of several sessions on topics such as the Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cyberspace Security and Fake News.

The event is organized by FCT, in partnership with ANACOM (National Communications Authority), APDSI (Association for the Promotion and Development of the Information Society), API (Portuguese Press Association), DNS.PT Association, Ciência Viva (National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture), CNCS (National Cybersecurity Centre), IAPMEI (Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation), ISOC-PT (Portuguese Chapter of ISOC), Polo TICE.PT, and the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

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