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The 17th annual IGF meeting will be hosted in a hybrid format. The meeting will aim at accommodating the participation of stakeholders present onsite in Addis Ababa or participating online in an equitable manner. This hybrid approach also…

Stakeholders, countries and regions often have different priorities when addressing issues ‎related to the use and evolution of the Internet. They also have different capacities for discussing such issues and engaging in national, regional and…

MARCH 2022 / THE IGF NEWSLETTER   IGF 2022 Overarching Theme & Themes Intersessional Activities & NRIs: PNs & BPFs Announced Capacity Development Syllabus for Schools on Internet…

DAY 1: Internet governance in the broader world ‎30 March 2022‎ Hours indicated in local time of the venue (EST)‎ 09:30-11:00 Welcome and introduction Keynote addresses Structure and agenda for the meeting…

The IGF annual meeting is composed of dozens of sessions predominantly hosted by the ‎multistakeholder networks of people and organizations from different parts of the world. In ‎order to contribute to the quality of the sessions, the IGF…

To foster sustainability of IGF processes, developing capacity on Internet governance of the next ‎generations of experts and leaders is critical. During each IGF cycle, the IGF Secretariat cooperates with ‎the Host Country and network of Youth IGF…

The Internet Governance Forum Expert Group Meeting will be hosted from ‎30 March until 1 April 2022 in New York at the premises of the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations. The current list of participants is below. Arida,…

Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u is an Information Scientist with over 20 years’ experience in the Digital Space.  Her current fields of interest are Internet Governance, Cyber Diplomacy, Cybersecurity, Gender Equity and Sensitivity in the Digital…

Messages from Katowice IGF and other substantive outputs IGF 2021 Summary Report Katowice IGF Messages  Parliamentary Track output document available in English | French | Spanish Summary of the IGF 2021 High-Level…

Day 1: IGF 2021 Stocktaking Process and Suggestions for 2022  - Synthesis Stocktaking Guiding Questions Call for Issues - Summary of Inputs Stakeholder Views on IGF & UN Processes - Main Inputs UN Secretary-General’s Our…

Adam Peake, Global Civil Society Engagement, ICANN (The Hague, Netherlands) Adam is responsible for ICANN's relations with civil society organizations, including academia, and supporting non-commercial participation in ICANN's multistakeholder…

Thomas Schneider is Ambassador and Director of International Affairs at the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) in the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). He is a long-…

Mr. Juuso Moisander works with Commercial and Economic aspects of Technology and internet governance at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. He got involved in WSIS follow-up and attended his first IGF in 2008. A strong supporter of the…

Paul Mitchell is the current Chair of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group. In nearly 30 years at Microsoft Paul held diverse roles spanning numerous products and technologies: digital programing tools…

Ms Anju Mangal is the Regional Head of Asia Pacific, Alliance for Affordable Internet, World Wide Web Foundation. Ms Mangal was the first Pacific Islander appointed as a MAG member years ago.  She is currently the Chair of Asia Pacific Internet…