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In case you missed it: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fifteenth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held online. The IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) together with the IGF Secretariat and UN DESA have begun preparations and consultations on how best to carry out this virtual IGF annual meeting.
The Second Open Consultations and MAG Meetings were held online, 15-19 June.
The MAG reached consensus on seven main sessions for this year’s conference. The seven sessions agreed to are:
The MAG also agreed to the next steps for organizing the first ever all-online IGF:
The summary report of the Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting is now available.
Transcripts, daily summaries and archived webcasts from the proceedings held in plenary can be accessed via the IGF page for the meeting and IGF YouTube channel.
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), has written to the MAG to provide details of UN DESA’s commitment to the UN Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation and to strengthening the IGF.
On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) requests nominations from all stakeholder groups for the IGF 2021 MAG. The deadline for nominations is 25 August.
Best Practice Forums (BPFs)
A summary of the 2020 activities of the BPFs to date was presented at the Open Consultations on 16 June.
The three workstreams of the BPF on Cybersecurity have finalized their individual work plans.
The BPF on Data and New Technologies in an Internet Context is inviting feedback on its Data and New Technologies Issues Card.
Dynamic Coalitions (DCs)
A summary of the 2020 activities of the DCs to date was presented at the Open Consultations on 16 June.
The DCs now have a new latest news web page. Current updates:
The summary of the work of the NRIs was given during the Open Consultations on 16 June.
The results of the NRI Consultations on the Report of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation/Recommendation 5 A/B, including the IGF Plus Model are now available. The consultations closed on 22 May.
A summary report of the 22 June meeting of the NRIs’ collaborative preparatory process for IGF 2020 is available.
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Key dates and deadlines
30 June, 20:00-22:00 UTC |
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9 July, 13:00 UTC |
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14 July |
MAG Virtual Meeting XII |
23 July, 13:00 UTC |
BPF on Gender and Access Virtual Meeting |
25 August |
Deadline: nominations for the 2021 MAG |
3 September, 15:00 UTC |
BPF Data and New Technologies in an Internet Context Virtual Meeting |
20 September |
Deadline: remote hubs registration |
October |
Training sessions for remote hub organizers |
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