The NRIs are collaboratively working on implementing their 2026 work plan.
The preparatory process is implemented through a bottom-up, consultative process among all NRIs. This process is usually done through virtual meetings, surveys and open, written consultations through the NRIs mailing list. The final decisions are based on a consensus.
Meetings hosted in 2026:
| Meeting Date and Summary Report | Agenda Focus |
| Virtual Meeting I: 19 January 2026, 13:00 UTC | Reflection on WSIS+20 UNGA Resolution and Agreeing on 2026 objectives |
| Virtual Meeting II: 18 February 2026, 12:00 UTC | Endorsing NRIs annual work plan 2025 |
| Virtual Meeting III: 30 March 2026, 14:00 UTC | Reviewing content and design of NRIs brochures |
| Virtual Meeting IV: 28 April 2026, 12:00 UTC | Finalization of NRIs brochures |
| Virtual Meeting V: 28 May 2026, 14:00 UTC | Reviewing NRIs Toolkit |
| Virtual Meeting VI: 29 June 2026, 12:00 UTC | Planning NRIs organized participation at the 21st IGF |
*Times for hosting of the NRIs meetings rotate on a monthly basis between earlier (9-12) and later (13-17) UTC hours.
Relevant inputs/outputs and announcements:
- IGF 2026 NRIs work plan
- NRIs survey results: improving working modalities
- NRIs input to WSIS+20 Elements Paper
- IGF 2026 Call for NRIs Grants: open until 11 February
- The NRIs main session and NRIs coordination session, as well as the collaborative sessions, will continue to be developed in a bottom-up manner among all NRIs, as per Guidelines for the NRIs sessions. For each session, a focus working group will be formed among NRIs coordinators and other NRIs community members delegated by the NRIs multistakeholder organizing committees. For more information about these sessions, please click on the links below:
- NRIs brochures to support stakeholder engagement
- NRIs Compendium
- Youth Engagement at the IGF
- Guidelines for NRIs remote hubs
- Collaborative mechanisms between the NRIs and BPFs
- Guidelines for the NRIs sessions
- Guidelines on how to submit a substantive input for the NRIs sessions
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