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IGF 2023 Themes & Subthemes
The IGF 2023 overarching theme is "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People". Eight sub-themes accompany the theme. Read more below!
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Join the Secretariat: We're hosting a briefing session on IGF Japan at the 2023 WSIS Forum in Geneva. The session takes place Friday 17 March, 10-10:45 CET. More details below.
Message from USG Li
See the video address to the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting from UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Junhua Li.
Please visit IGF 2022 Outputs for this year's Addis Ababa IGF Messages, Summary Report, individual session reports, session transcripts, reports from the intersessional work, youth and parliamentary tracks, outputs from NRIs, annual meeting photos, videos, and more.
The IGF 2023 intersessional work and the 18th annual IGF meeting are being planned. During the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, it was decided that the IGF 2023 overarching theme is ''The Internet We Want - Empowering All People''. The programme is developing around eight sub-themes: AI & Emerging Technologies; Avoiding Internet Fragmentation; Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Online Safety; Data Governance and Trust; Digital Divides and Inclusion; Global Digital Governance and Cooperation; Human Rights and Freedoms; and Sustainability & Environment.
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