Regional IGF Initiatives

APrIGF was convened in 2010 year.

The core objective is to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.

CA-IGF was established inn 2009 year.

The major objective is to review the pressing issues related to Internet governance. The Forum brings together all stakeholders of this respective region, to present different experiences specific to this sub-region, as well as to take stock of the progress and map the gaps in the integration process of Internet as an engine for development.

CAIGF was organized in 2016 year.

The main purpose of the Forum is the creation of a public platform for the discussion of relevant policies regarding Internet governance in Central Asian syb-region. 

21 - 22 June 2018, Astana, Kazakhstan

CIGF was organized in 2006 year.

The overall objective of this regional IGF is to establish a unique forum space and to engage stakeholders in the development of appropriate policies and structures for Internet governance (IG) in the Caribbean region.

EA-IGF was convened in 2008 with a participation from five countries: Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.

The Forum aims at creating a Community of Practice that will build a sustaining foundation for meaningful participation of East African
stakeholders in Internet public policy debates at the national, regional and international level.  

EuroDIG is created in 2008 by several different stakeholder groups.

The main aim of EuroDIG is to promote the engagement of Europeans in multistakeholder dialogue in order to share their expertise and best practice and, where possible, identify common ground. This enables EuroDIG to pull together national perspectives and to apply and shape European values and views regarding the Internet.

LACIGF was organized in 2008. 

The aim of the Forum is to help identify relevant and priority topics for Latin America and the Caribbean to be considered and discussed at the regional and global level. A complementary goal is to promote the regional community's participation in releavnt global debates, thus bringing discussions closer to the region.

30 July - 3 August 2018,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
 

Macao IGF
(Status Pending)

Sub-regional IGF of Macao was established in 2016 year. 

Through communication and exchange ideas, Macao IGF obtains different angles of view on Internet governance, in order to foster building and maintaining an eternal network development of this respectful region.

SAIGF was convened in 2012 year.

It aims for fostering the engagement of the community members in a discussion on Internet governance. 

SEEDIG was established in 2015 year.

It creates a space for an open, inclusive and informal dialogue on Internet governance issues between stakeholders from South Eastern Europe and the neighbouring area.

WAIGF is a project established in 2008 year, that gathers around eight countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Togo.

It aims to promote Internet Governance issues in this region through a multi-stakeholder process.