Below are contributions in writing, statements, presentations and/or resources provided as inputs by UN entities in the IGF's open consultations with stakeholders:
IGF 2024 Second Open Consultations - 26 June 2024
UN Economic Commission for…
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The Dynamic Coalition on Environment (DCE) is a multi-stakeholder cooperation hub dedicated to addressing the critical intersections of environment and digitalization. Building on the foundational achievements of the IGF's…
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The need for integrating technologies across the healthcare value chain is now undisputed, given its role in transforming healthcare delivery. Healthcare systems must adopt and incorporate Digital Health across the…
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The Internet is the fourth most impactful invention in human history after - the fire, the wheel, the electricity, and yet, we have barely scratched the potential of what the Internet can deliver. As we move ahead with technologies…
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Over the weeks that preceded the IGF 2014 meeting, experts from government, business, civil society and the academic and technical communities worked, through open mailing lists and online virtual meetings, on formulating a series of IGF…
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Overview of the so-far completed Best Practice Forums
2023 Best Practice Forums
2022 Best Practice Forums
2021 Best Practice Forums
2020 Best Practice Forums
2019 Best Practice Forums
2018 Best Practice Forums
2017 Best…
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IGF 2015 Best Practice Forum Handbook
IGF 2015 Best Practice Forum Strengthening Multistakeholder Participation Mechanisms
IGF 2015 Best Practice Forum Creating an Enabling Environment for IPv6 Adoption
IGF 2015 Best Practice Forum Enabling…
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With the new age of gaming in web 3.0 coming along, it is high time we move gaming from a primary purpose of entertainment to a place where it meets a purpose and entertainment. This coalition is – ‘Gaming for purpose – G4P’. G4P is…
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The Dynamic Teen Coalition at the IGF is an extraordinary platform that empowers passionate and determined teenagers to take part in shaping the global landscape of internet governance. Through the near selection of thirteen…
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The proposal to create a UN IGF Data and Artificial Intelligence Governance Coalition (DAIG) emerged during the Data Governance School LatAm, in April 2023, hosted by the Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio…
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The Kyoto IGF Messages, the primary outcome of IGF 2023, synthesize the critical points raised across the more than 300 sessions held at the meeting. The messages are part of the final IGF 2023 Summary Report.
IGF 2023 Summary Report (…
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What is a Resource Person?
Resource persons are experts in the field of Internet Governance who volunteer to join the IGF meeting as support persons or speakers for workshops and other sessions. Since every session should achieve a balance of…
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For access to the Internet to make a meaningful contribution to improving people’s lives locally, for strengthening national economies, and more broadly to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it has to be approached holistically.…
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