Latin American and Caribbean Regional Group (GRULAC)

Current record of the existing national IGFs in the GRULAC regional group:

National IGFs in GRULAC Regional Group

Name About Annual Meeting Information Annual Meeting
Report
Argentina IGF

Argentina national IGF was established in 2015 year.

The main goal is to create a space for a dialogue on Internet Governance matters, in which different stakeholders discuss the development of Internet in this respective country.

TBC November 2021,
hosted online
Barbados IGF

Barbados national IGF is established in 2017 year. 

Its objective is to provide Barbadians from all sectors of society with a platform to discuss how they use the Internet and the most pertinent issues affecting them. 

TBC 2020
Bolivia IGF

Bolivia national IGF was organized in 2017.

Its main aim is to create a unique multistakeholder platform for discussing policy issues pertaining to Internet governance, that are of relevance for this respective community.

14-16 October 2021,
La Paz, Bolivia
Brazil IGF

National IGF of Brazil was organized in 2010 year.

Its main objective is bringing together different stakeholder groups to discuss Internet-related issues in Brazil and worldwide. The Forum is, therefore, an open opportunity and an invitation to discuss the current and future challenges of the Internet as a whole. 

  21-25 September 2020,
hosted online
 
Colombia IGF

National IGF of Colombia was launched in 2014 year.

The Forum is focused on discussing needed efforts to shape the evolution and use of the Internet in Colombia.

    9 October 2020,
hosted online

Costa Rica IGF

The Costa Rica national IGF was established in 2017.

Its central objective is to create an opportunity for all stakeholders to discuss Internet Governance issues of relevance for this respective community.

TBC 2021
Dominican Republic IGF

The national IGF of the Dominican Republic was organized in 2015 year.

The main aim of this national IGF is to bring into the discussion the Internet Governance issues of relevance for this respective community to be discussed among interested stakeholders.

TBC 2021
Ecuador IGF

Ecuador national IGF was organized in 2016 year.

Its main goal is to bring gather all stakeholder groups and discuss issues related to the Internet and relevant for this respective community.

 12-15 October 2021,
Manta, Ecuador
El Salvador IGF

National IGF of El Salvador was established in 2018 year. 

It aims to establish a multistakeholder process for its respective community, to discuss Internet governance issues of relevance.

11 September 2019,
San Salvador, El Salvador
 
Guatemala IGF

National IGF of Guatemala has been established in 2017.

Its objective is to create a forum for all stakeholders of this respective community to discuss issues related to Internet governance.

28 October 2020,
hosted online
Haiti IGF

Haiti national IGF was established in 2018. 

Its purpose is to facilitate an open, inclusive, bottom-up and multistakeholder process for its respective community. 

23 September 2021, 
 Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Honduras IGF

National IGF of Honduras was established in 2019.

Its main objective is to create a multistakeholder platform for discussion on Internet governance matters of national priority.

15-19 November 2021, hosted online
Mexico IGF

Mexico national IGF was created in 2015 year. 

The goal of this Initiative is to bring the different stakeholder groups in one place to discuss the issues on Internet governance relevant for their respective community.

Initiative inactive.  
Panama IGF

Panama national IGF was organized in 2017 year.


Its main aim is to provide a unique platform for all stakeholders of this respective community to discuss issues pertaining to the Internet.

14-18 June 2021,
Panama City, Panama

 
Peru IGF

National IGF of Peru was organized in 2015 year. 

Its mission is to create a space for a dialogue on Internet Governance, in which various stakeholder groups discuss the use and development of Internet in this country.

2 December 2020,
hosted online

 

Paraguay IGF

National IGF of Paraguay was established in 2014 year.

It creates a multistakeholder space for this respective community to address issues related to Internet governance, from the national perspective.

TBC 2021  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines IGF

National IGF of St.Vincent and Grenadines was established in 2017.

It aims for creating a unique multistakeholder platform for this respective community to discuss the issues pertaining to the Internet governance.

TBC 2021,
Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago IGF National IGF of Trinidad and Tobago creates unique space for meeting the needs of this respective community for discussing the matters related to  Internet evolution.

27-29 January 2022, 
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay IGF

Uruguay national IGF was created in 2016 year.

Its main objective is to gather different stakeholder groups from this respective country to address relevant Internet governance issues.

TBC 2021

Venezuela IGF

National IGF of Venezuela was established in 2018.

Its core objective is to make possible for the multistakeholder community of Venezuela to channel the inputs regarding the development of Internet Governance related matters.

TBC 2021  

Note: The above information are being published as received.

In case you would like to organize a national IGF, or to engage in any of the existing ones, please contact the IGF Secretariat at: anja.gengo[at]un[dot]org.

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