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      IGF 2023 Japan

      Kyoto, October 8-12

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IGF 2023 Themes & Subthemes

The IGF 2023 overarching theme is "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People". Eight sub-themes accompany the theme. Read more below!

Attending WSIS 2023?

Join the Secretariat: We're hosting a briefing session on IGF Japan at the 2023 WSIS Forum in Geneva. The session takes place Friday 17 March, 10-10:45 CET. More details below. 

Message from USG Li

See the video address to the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting from UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Junhua Li. 

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IGF 2022 Outputs: Addis Ababa Messages, Summary Report & More

Please visit IGF 2022 Outputs for this year's Addis Ababa IGF Messages, Summary Report, individual session reports, session transcripts, reports from the intersessional work, youth and parliamentary tracks, outputs from NRIs, annual meeting photos, videos, and more.

Planning IGF 2023
Planning IGF 2023

The IGF 2023 intersessional work and the 18th annual IGF meeting are being planned. During the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, it was decided that the IGF 2023 overarching theme is ''The Internet We Want - Empowering All People''. The programme is developing around eight sub-themes: AI & Emerging Technologies; Avoiding Internet Fragmentation; Cybersecurity, Cybercrime and Online Safety; Data Governance and Trust; Digital Divides and Inclusion; Global Digital Governance and Cooperation; Human Rights and Freedoms; and Sustainability & Environment.

Donors to Trust Fund

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks

China Energy Fund Committee

Government of Germany

Government of Finland

Government of Sweden

Coordination Center for TLD RU

IGFSA

Microsoft Corporation

Government of the United Kingdom

NIC-MEXICO

Verizon

Afilias Global Registry Services

European Commission

The Internet Society Foundation

Government of Japan

MCADE, LLC.

Facebook

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Danish Internet Forum

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

European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)

Tides Foundation

The Internet Society (ISOC)

UNINETT Norid

The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)

Summit Strategies International

Community DNS

Nic.at The Austrian Registry

Number Resource Organization (NRO)

auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator

Politecnico di Torino

Government of the Republic of Korea

Google

Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

Ribose Inc

CISCO

Government of Switzerland

Nominet UK

Government of the Netherlands

Verisign

Government of Norway

AT&T

Amazon

European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association

NIKKEI DigitalCORE

The Walt Disney Company

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

Government of the United States

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