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Mr. Galvani, Alvaro. Brasilia, Brazil - Head, Division of Information Society, Ministry of External Relations (MER)
Mr. Alvaro Galvani participated in the organization and attended the meetings of IGF 2007 as diplomat at the Division of Science and…
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On behalf of the Secretary-General, it is my pleasure to invite you to the fifth meeting of the Internet Governance Forum. The meeting, which is being graciously hosted by the Government of Lithuania, will be held in Vilnius from 14 to 17 September…
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Workshops are designed to explore detailed issues related to the main themes from different perspectives. As in previous years, workshops must include a balance of stakeholders and viewpoints in order to be accepted into the programme.
The aim of…
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All major organizations dealing with Internet governance related issues as well as the regional fora will be given a slot, at their request, to hold an open forum in order to present and discuss their activities. The meetings should focus on the…
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Rodriguez Katitza - International Rights Director at Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Rodriguez Katitza is International Rights Director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( http://www.eff.org ). She concentrates on comparative policy and legal…
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The Secretary-General's note on the Continuation of the Internet Governance Forum is now available in all UN languages. [عربي] [中文] [English] [Français] [Русский] [Español]
A statement by Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang on matters related to…
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Workshop proposals can now be submitted via the online form accessible by clicking the New Proposal link on the left. Users have to log in first. If you do not have a login password and username for this Website please email
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IGF meetings
February• 09 February: Open Consultations.• 10-11 February: MAG meeting.
March• 30 March: Deadline for submitting meeting/activity reports for Dynamic Coalitions.
April • 15 April: Deadline for providing proposals for…
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The overall attendance with 1480 participants1 from 116 countries, of which 127 were media representatives. From these, 277 came from civil society, 416 from government, 243 from business entities, 142 from intergovernmental organizations, 275 from…
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AimsThe Coalition, organized as a working group, will coordinate the development of communities and the deployment of technologies that will enable localization for all. Localization, the linguistic and cultural adaptation of digital content, is a…
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As time passes by, the legal issues surrounding social media shall be of tremendous significance. These legal issues are currently beginning to emerge but are likely to consume sufficient attention and time of the relevant stakeholders over a…
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Sweden, EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union [doc]
Portugal, Knowledge Society Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education [doc]
Singapore, Infocomm Development Authority [pdf]
Switzerland, Federal Office of…
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Video clips and written statements*
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Bob Khan
CEO and President of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI)
[Video Clip]
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Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google (Video)
[Video Clip…
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The fourth annual IGF Meeting from 15-18 November 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt has concluded. A Chairman's summary is available here [doc] IGF 2009 Sharm El Sheikh HIGHLIGHTS:File IGF Final Round Up release[doc] [rtf] [pdf] [Ar doc] IGF…
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