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A report produced by the UN General Assembly Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Working Group on Improvements to the IGF called for the development of more tangible outputs to ‘enhance the impact of the IGF on global Internet governance…
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Organizations interested in arranging pre-events or 'Day 0' events are invited to submit their requests by 26 May 2021, 23:59 UTC through the Day 0 application e-form.
Pre-events will be held on 6 December 2021, as the…
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All stakeholders are invited to submit proposals for workshops at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) through the workshop application e-form. The deadline is 26 May 2021, 23:59 UTC.
Two main focus…
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Networking sessions are interactive gatherings of stakeholders interested in the same or a similar issue on Internet governance. Their open (in the case of face-to-face events - open-seating) formats are spontaneous and can serve as…
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Lightning talks are brief, to-the-point, prepared presentation on a specific Internet governance issue.
Stakeholder with demonstrated interest in Internet governance and who can outline Internet governance-related objective to be achieved…
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These types of sessions serve to present and discuss Internet governance academic and/or research initiatives or outputs such as research or think tank work, book launches and similar. Proposals should clearly state the relevance to Internet…
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Town Halls are interactive sessions organized by entities dealing with Internet governance-related issues of international scope. Through town hall sessions, stakeholders exchange views on topical and controversial Internet governance issues. This…
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Open Forums are interactive sessions organized by governments, treaty-based international organizations, and global organizations with international scope and presence, with operations across regions, dealing with Internet governance issues.…
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IGF 2021 Issue Areas
IGF 2021 Programme
IGF 2021 Preparatory and Engagement Phase
Donors Meeting Presentation
About Hybrid IGF Format
IGF Capacity Development
High-level Leaders Track
Parliamentary Track
IGF Main Session…
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Set up IGF 2021 Remote Hub
IGF 2021 Music Night
IGF 2022 MAG Renewal
IGF 2021 Town Hall: 20 Sep at 13 UTC
IGF 2021 Travel Support
Do you plan to come to the 16th IGF in Katowice?
Invitation to the 16th IGF
IGF 2021 Selected…
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Monday 6 DECEMBER 2021
1. HIGH LEVEL EXCHANGE PANEL: Global economic recovery – where are we at? (11.00 - 12.00 CET)
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need to take concerted action to…
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The 16th annual IGF meeting will be hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice from 6-10 December, under the overarching theme: Internet United.
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