• IGF 2024 Venue

    IGF 2024

    Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future

     

    Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    15-19 December

     

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    IGF 2023: Kyoto,
    Japan

    The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

     

    IGF 2023 Outputs
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    IGF 2022: Addis Ababa,
    Ethiopia

    Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future
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  • IGF 2017

    IGF 2017: Geneva, Switzerland

    Shape Your Digital Future! 

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  • IGF 2015

    IGF 2015: João Pessoa, Brazil

    Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development

     

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  • IGF 2018

    IGF 2018: Paris, France

    The Internet of Trust

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  • IGF 2016 Podium

    IGF 2016: Jalisco, Mexico

    Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

     

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  • IGF 2019

    IGF 2019: Berlin, Germany

    One World. One Net. One Vision

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IGF 2024 REGISTRATION OPEN!

We are excited to announce registration for IGF 2024 is now open! Plan your attendance onsite or online at the 19th IGF in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 15-19 December, by registering here

MAG Meeting & Consultations

The IGF 2024 2nd Open Consultations & MAG Meeting took place 26-28 June. If you missed it, catch up with photos, videos & meeting details, including statements from organizations. 

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IGF 2024

The 19th IGF will be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 15 to 19 December 2024 in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC). The meeting is held under the overarching theme of Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future. The programme is shaped according to the four main themes: Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space; Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development and sustainability; Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age; and Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want

 

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IGF 2023 Outputs

The 18th Annual Meeting of the IGF was held under the overarching theme, ''The Internet We Want - Empowering All People'', in Kyoto, Japan from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Summary Report, including the Kyoto IGF Messages, as well as all meeting outputs, are available.

Donors to Trust Fund

China Energy Fund Committee

European Commission

auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

Facebook

Coordination Center for TLD RU

CISCO

Government of the United States

Verisign

UNINETT Norid

AT&T

NIC-MEXICO

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks

Government of the Netherlands

Government of Japan

Government of Norway

The Internet Society Foundation

Government of Sweden

IGFSA

Tides Foundation

Ribose Inc

Afilias Global Registry Services

Number Resource Organization (NRO)

Government of Germany

MCADE, LLC.

Government of Switzerland

Nominet UK

Danish Internet Forum

Government of the Republic of Korea

Microsoft Corporation

NIKKEI DigitalCORE

European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association

Nic.at The Austrian Registry

Google

The Walt Disney Company

Summit Strategies International

The Internet Society (ISOC)

Verizon

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

Politecnico di Torino

Amazon

Government of Finland

The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)

Community DNS

European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)

Government of the United Kingdom

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