Regional IGF Initiatives

• 2012 Report
• 2013 Report
• 2014 Report
• 2015 Report
• 2016 Report
• 2017 Report
• 2018 Report
• 2019 Report

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 sub-region. 

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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.

• 2016 Report
• 2018 Report
• 2019 Report

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 sustainable 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 relevant global debates, thus bringing discussions closer to the region.

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• 2020 Report
• 2019 Report
• 2018 Report
• 2017 Report

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.

The Hong Kong sub-regional IGF was established in 2019.

Its core objective is to provide a dialogue platform for the multistakeholder community to address issues related to Internet Governance and facilitate the exchange of opinions.

The Quebec IGF was recognized in 2020.

Bringing together on an equal footing the different communities that are stakeholders in the Internet, FGI Québec aims to facilitate a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and support those who have decision-making power in the public and private sectors to face the risks and challenges that arise.

The Southeast Asia IGF was recognized in 2021.

The forum's primary goal is to facilitate equitable and constructive dialogue among the various representatives and shaping debate within the relevant decision-making stakeholder at the regional level.