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IGF Leadership Panel - Call for Nominations
All stakeholders are invited submit names of candidates from all regions and stakeholder groups to serve on the inaugural Panel for the 2022 and 2023 annual cycles. The deadline for nominations is 29 November 2021.
IGF 2021 AT GLANCE
The Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted by the Government of Poland under the overarching theme: ‘’Internet United’’. The programme is built around the six issue areas.
IGF 2021 Schedule
Meet and Interact
The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December, under the overarching theme: Internet United.
Information for travelers to Host City Katowice as well as other tips and health measures is available at the IGF Website and the Host Country Website - COVID-19 INFORMATION
The Preparatory and Engagement Phase is more than an introduction to this year’s IGF. It aims to engage people in IGF discussions and identify synergies between different activities to facilitate cooperation.
The pre-programme contains several session types, depending on facilitators and modes of organization. Read more on this Preparatory and Engagement Phase at its dedicated page.
IGF 2021 Issue Areas
Emerging Regulation: Market Structure, Content, Data And Consumer Rights and Protection
Inclusive Internet Governance Ecosystems and Digital Cooperation
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IGF Capacity Development
The IGF Secretariat, supported by generous contributions from its donors, supports community-centred processes in developing Internet governance capacity.
IGF 2021 Parliamentary Track
In recent years, the IGF has sought to strengthen the parliamentary dimension of the forum by facilitating the participation of parliamentarians in discussions on some of the most pressing issues related to the use, evolution and governance of the Internet and related digital technologies.
IGF 2021 Third Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
The purpose of the third Internet Governance Forum (IGF) open consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting is to advance preparations for the IGF 2021 annual meeting and to take stock of ongoing IGF community intersessional activities and of other relevant Internet governance-related fora
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Donors To The Trust Fund
Verizon
Coordination Center for TLD RU
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
IGFSA
Amazon
Microsoft Corporation
European Commission
Government of Finland
The Internet Society Foundation
Tides Foundation
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
Government of the United States
Government of Japan
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
Government of Norway
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
China Energy Fund Committee
Government of the United Kingdom
Government of the Netherlands
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Verisign
Afilias Global Registry Services
Community DNS
Government of Sweden
NIC-MEXICO
UNINETT Norid
Government of the Republic of Korea
Government of Switzerland
CISCO
Politecnico di Torino
AT&T
Nominet UK
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
Ribose Inc
MCADE, LLC.
Government of Germany
The Walt Disney Company
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
Summit Strategies International
Danish Internet Forum
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
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Proceedings for each of the annual IGF meetings held since 2006
BPFs provide a platform to exchange experiences in addressing Internet policy issue.
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The IGF is a global multistakeholder
platform that facilitates the discussion
of public policy issues pertaining
the Internet
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there is no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise.
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