In recent years, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has sought to strengthen 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. In 2019 and 2020, a parliamentary roundtable was held in the context of the IGF annual meeting. In 2021 and 2022, an extended parliamentary track was introduced, which included a series of activities for parliamentarians in the lead-up to and at the annual IGF meeting.
Building on the IGF 2022 Parliamentary Track experience, the IGF plans to further strengthen its parliamentary track, in particular through expanding the set of intersessional activities dedicated to fostering inter-parliamentary dialogue and cooperation on key digital policy issues. With the IGF 2023 meeting scheduled to be held in Japan, focus will be placed on global engagement with parliaments and parliamentarians with special focus on Asia and Pacific region.
A thematic framework and outline of activities planned to be undertaken in 2023 are under planning.
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Objective
- Create inter-regional cooperation leading to global cooperation among members of parliaments themselves, and members of parliaments and other stakeholders. The planned structure includes the following activities.
- Raise awareness on Internte governance among legislators and other stakeholders
- Develop capacity for and with legislators
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IGF 2023 PARLIAMENTARY TRACK STRUCTURE |
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REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS |
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Pacific IGF (PACIGF) Asia Pacific regional IGF (APrIGF) |
Regional consultations/roundtable with Pacific member and Asia Pacific members of parliaments (MPs); with involvement of MPs from other regions |
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African IGF, Parliamentary Track Africa Youth IGF (Structure could follow the 2022 parliamentary symposium at the African IGF in Malawi) |
Regional consultations/roundtable with African members of parliaments (MPs) with involvement of MPs from other regions |
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| EuroDIG Tampere, Finland | 19-21 June 2023 Digital cooperation between African and European parliamentarians |
Regional consultations/roundtable with European members of parliaments (MPs) with specific involvement of MPs from the African region, as well as other regions. Registration link here. |
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| Latin American and the Caribbean IGF Location TBC | August 2023 |
Regional consultations with members of parliaments (MPs) with specific involvement of MPs from the African region, as well as other regions. Format: hybrid |
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ONLINE PREPARATIONS |
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Series of short online workshops/meetings focused on the objectives of the parliamentary track. The topics to be discussed at the regional consultations and at the 18th IGF in Kyoto, to unpack the key elements and set the tone for the main roundtable in Kyoto. Up to three online meetings (60 min) with experts from different stakeholder groups to unpack the topics are expected to take place, in addition to the activities in Kyoto. |
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IGF 2023 |
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Series of activities hosted across two consecutive days (times to be confirmed) during the 18th IGF:
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IGF 2023 PARLIAMENTRY TRACK OUTCOME DOCUMENT |
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Preparatory activities:
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Outputs of previous IGF parliamentary tracks:
- Toolkit for parliamentarians on key Internet and digital policy issues
- The output document outlining key takeaways from the IGF 2022 parliamentary track is available in English, French and Spanish | November-December 2022.
- Output document from the parliamentary track hosted at the 16th IGF | December 2021, Katowice
- Output document from the parliamentary roundtable hosted at the 15th IGF | November 2020, online
- Message from the meeting of parliamentarians participating in the 14th IGF, Jimmy Schulz Call | November 2019, Berlin
For any questions related to the parliamentary track, please contact the Secretariat at igf [at] un [dot] org