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The Benin Youth IGF is excited to extend a warm invitation to you for the upcoming Benin National Youth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024. This edition promises to be insightful and engaging as it delves into the theme: "The Impact of AI on Youth Education and Employment Prospects: Challenges and Opportunities."

Scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in both Cotonou and Parakou, the event will be held in a hybrid format, allowing for maximum participation both in person and virtually.

ISOC Foundation are pleased to announce they are now accepting applications to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) sponsorship program for 2024! Funding is available for organizations who are directly involved in the planning and execution of IGF-Secretariat recognized National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs) as well as National and Regional Schools on Internet Governance (SIGs). Eligible organizations may apply for sponsorships of up to:

All are invited to participate in the open call for topic selection for the YouthLACIGF.

The IGF Secretariat cooperated with the U.S. Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) in developing digital capacity with and for the community of the Maldives. A series of workshops was hosted with Government officials, members of Parliament, members of the Maldives IGF multistakeholder organizing committee and others taking active participation. Over the course of the engagement, the IGF Secretariat focused on ways to elevate multistakeholder voices from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) within the global digital discourse.

The 2023 Brazil IGF hit record participation numbers!

Over 600 stakeholders registered for the 3-day meeting, 30 May - 2 June, in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais.

Learn More Here: https://forumdainternet.cgi.br/

The Colombian IGF has contributed to the consultations toward establishing a proposed Global Digital Compact (GDC). The GDC will be discussed by member states during the 2024 UN World Summit on the Future. 

Read the full input here: https://gobernanzadeinternet.co/es/recursos/pacto-digital-mundial-globa…

The 3rd Youth IGF Bangladesh was successfully held from 25th May to 27th May 2023. 

The remarkable event brought together passionate individuals to discuss and explore various Internet governance topics.

Throughout the three-day event, 8 sessions were hosted, featuring 70 esteemed speakers who shared their valuable insights and experiences. 

The participation was overwhelming, with approximately 400 enthusiastic participants joining to engage in meaningful discussions and networking opportunities. 

The first-ever Kyrgyzstan IGF was held on 29 April!

Read all about it at https://igf.kg/

All are invited to explore the outputs of the Russian Youth Internet Governance Forum, held 12 May. 

See them HERE and learn more below! 

The 2023 North Macedonia IGF was held 15 May 2023, with a focus on the sociological and legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence and case studies of cyber attacks. Read more below!

Join the Serbian IGF on 16 May 2023! The event is open to all.

See all details here:

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Youth IGF Nepal is seeking strengthen programme and event objectives on the 2nd Youth IGF NEPAL (a multistakeholder model event) by incorporating feedback from the community to build on work and outreach for the improvement of the Internet, making it more accessible and open to all.

Youth IGF Nepal is now inviting everyone from all global, regional, and local youths and multi-stakeholder communities to provide inputs can consider for its 2023 thematic topics. See HERE!

The Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (YCIG) is producing a biweekly round-up of all the updates and opportunities in the youth NRIs community! Read the 26 April edition here, and stay up to speed with future editions posted on ycigweb: https://ycigweb.wordpress.com/2023/04/26/by-weekly-update-april-2nd-202…

The Bangladesh Youth IGF are excited to announce the 3rd Youth Internet Governance Forum (Youth IGF) in Bangladesh.

The event will take place on May 25-27, 2023, and will bring together young people, policymakers, academics, civil society representatives, and industry leaders to discuss issues related to creating a safe and inclusive digital future. 

You are invited to save the date and register for the event using this link: https://rb.gy/5duhl0. Please stay tuned for more updates on the theme, agenda, and speakers for the Youth IGF. 

This year the Moldova Internet Governance Forum will be held as a hybrid meeting (in-person and online) on April 27 and 28. Digital resilience is identified as the headline theme for MIGF 2023. 

Anyone interested in discussing current Internet governance issues based on a multilateral, transparent and inclusive dialogue is invited to participate in the national initiative. 

Asia Pacific yIGF and Netmission.Asia-initiated Asia Pacific Policy Observatory has recently published a report about rights, privacy, and freedom in the digital age, with an overview of online safety regulations in Australia, Nepal, and Myanmar.

View the full report at https://nma.asia/appo-april-2023

Safer Internet Day has been celebrated worldwide on February since 2004, with around 180 countries and endorsing the event. This year, to mark the occasion, Youth IGF Nepal and members of the Digital Freedom Coalition organized a High-level Panel on Internet Regulation in Nepal.

During the event, a position paper on Internet Regulation Policy and Practices in Nepal was presented by Mr. Ananda Raj Khanal. The telecom regulator of Nepal, a Hon. Member of Parliament, and the Vice-chair of Nepal Law Commission also addressed the inaugural session.

The 12th African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF-2023) will be held in a hybrid mode and continue discussions begun in 2022. A special emphasis will be placed on UN Digital Initiatives and their relevance to the AU Focus on 2063.

The Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) is therefore opening the call for issues of the 2023 AfIGF program. The Community is invited to submit suggestions for thematic areas the AfIGF 2023 should focus on, bearing in mind the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Digital Transformation Strategy 2030.

Youth IGF Nepal has joined the Digital Freedom Coalition, a consortium of organizations working in the area of digital freedom, cybersecurity, digital resilience and Internet governance in Nepal. The Coalition aims to coordinate the efforts of member organizations on ensuring privacy online, meaningful access to technology, cybersecurity, Internet governance, freedom of expression online and a resilient digital ecosystem in Nepal.

The ninth edition of EURid’s annual celebration of the best .eu websites brought together talented individuals and entrepreneurs from across Europe as part of the new .eu Day. Representatives of innovative online companies from Greece, Croatia, Spain, Hungary and the Netherlands with the .eu domain from all over Europe gathered to celebrate their achievements.

The recordings of the 9th Internet Governance Forum Colombia (in Spanish) with the workshop and panel sessions are now available at https://gobernanzadeinternet.co/es/foro-de-gobernanza

Don't miss national-level discussions on Digital Security; Data & Artificial Intelligence; Digital Human Rights and more... 

The Internet Society Foundation is now accepting applications for 2023 sponsorships through our Internet Governance Forum (IGF) funding program! This funding is available to organizations who are directly involved in the planning and execution of a local, national, or regional IGF, a school of Internet Governance, or Youth Internet Governance Forum.

The Zambia IGF 2022 Remote Hub was successfully held by the Internet Society Zambia Chapter from 29 November to 1 December at the University of Zambia’s Christian Centre. The Hub was organized to follow live the IGF 2022 convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. About 20 participants attended the hub daily. Discussion topics covered cybersecurity, connectivity and accessibility, child safety online, digital literacy, and youth engagement in Internet governance. 

Members of the ISOC Armenia chapter as well as participants from various stakeholder organizations were invited to join the Armenian Hub for IGF 2022, held in Yerevan. 

The hub saw approximately 20 participants on Days 1 and 2. IGF 2022's global perspectives on Internet fragmentation, accessibility, security, and DNS management complemented regionally-specific talks organized for the hub. Participants received free meeting bags, replicating the annual onsite IGF practice, with one participant inspired to join the ISOC Armenia chapter based on their experience.

The 8th Annual Gambia National Internet Governance Forum was held on the 13th and 14th of June 2022 as a hybrid event. The theme for this year's IGF was in line with the theme for the West African IGF, “Digital Sustainability: Data Innovation for Post Covid-19 Recovery.” This two-day event brought together stakeholders in the Internet and Tech Ecosystem of the Gambia to discuss issues related to digital sustainability and progress made so far to build a digital economy.

The 18th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF), taking place 24th to 26th AUGUST 2022 in a virtual format, on the theme "Internet Governance Priorities for ICT-Driven Development", will feature a Youth IGF and the CIGF will also be held jointly with the inaugural Internet Governance Forum for Small Island Developing States (SIDS IGF). The concept of a SIDS IGF was mooted by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretary General in 2021 and support for the idea grew given the realisation that SIDS worldwide share similar development challenges and there existed

On July 12, Italy IGF will hold a talk with the Deputy Minister of Economy Hon. Laura Castelli on the Italian Government's digital economic strategies. The aim of the debate is to discuss the content of legislative measures issued by the Government and Parliament in support of innovation and digitization of processes, products and services, and to collect ideas based on stakeholders' experiences.

Read more below!

Save the Date for the 6th annual Guatemala Internet Governance Forum, happening 29 September 2022. 

Please see all details here: https://igf.gt/2021/

On 2-3 April, Youth IGF (yIGF) Myanmar organized its first-ever annual event, titled “Youth Dialogue on Healthy Digital Lives". Organized virtually, five national and five international guest speakers presented on a range of digital topics, relating to Misinformation, Disinformation and Hate Speech, Social Media, and Mental Health. 

Read more below!

Following the National ICT Day of Nepal on May 2nd 2022, the Youth Internet Governance Forum Nepal concluded its first annual meeting with the slogan, “Empowering Youths for Open and Inclusive Internet”. Around 40 young participants from different stakeholder groups participated in the event. 

Read More Here! https://yigf.org.np/youth-igf2022/

Join the 2022 edition of the West Africa Youth IGF on May 25th.

The virtual event, under the theme: Building Digital Capabilities of Youth in a Connected World, explores conversations on how youth can build skills and access resources which can translate to innovation and technological solutions to drive development.

Learn more and register here: https://ti.to/wayigf/2022

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Asia Pacific yIGF 2022 is now open for registration! Sign up to join virtually or physically in Singapore on 10 & 11 September 2022.

Apply at https://nma.asia/sign-up-yigf2022 before 26 Jun 2022.

More info at https://netmission.asia/2022/05/14/asia-pacific-youth-igf-2022-recruitm…

Join a week of talks and events marking Internet Day, organized by the El Salvador IGF, from 16 to 20 May 2022. More information below. 

The Colombian IGF has held a roundtable dialogue with Colombia's Ministry of Information Technology and Communication to discuss a draft decree on cybersecurity and recent guidelines for the Digital Security Strategy in Colombia. Listen here [in Spanish]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOXEHumY9I

The APrIGF Call for Proposals deadline is extended to 16 May 2022. All stakeholders from the region are encouraged to submit proposals to shape the APrIGF 2022 hosted in Singapore from 12-14 September. The overarching theme is: 

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Envisioning a community-led Internet that is inclusive, sustainable and trusted