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The first-ever Kyrgyzstan IGF was held on 29 April! Read all about it at https://igf.kg/

To Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Initiatives (NRIs) , and especially Youth NRIs: YCIG is pleased to return to a regular schedule with biweekly updates. These updates are specifically designed to provide news, events, and opportunities of…

Participate in the IGF 2023 Music Night in Kyoto, Japan! Expressions of interest can be submitted through this form until 15 September.

Hear the opening statements from Chair Mr. Vint Cerf and Vice-Chair Ms. Maria Ressa at the Leadership Panel press conference 14 July - with transcripts here.

See the list of 80 IGF 2023 workshops selected by the MAG; this year we received many excellent and twice the usual number of proposals. 

Read the MAG Chair's Blog! The Chair shares reflections on how the IGF 2023 programme is addressing digital change. 

Registration is now open for the 18th annual IGF, "Internet We Want - Empowering All People", taking place 8-12 October 2023 in Kyoto, Japan. 

The IGF 2024 Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) renewal process is now open until 15 August. For details, please see the announcement calling for nominations.

The IGF 2023 Second Open Consultations & MAG Meeting is taking place 10-12 July, onsite at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), and online. All are welcome to register to attend! 

A record number of session proposals were received for IGF 2023 - almost twice as many as last year and more than double from 2021. See the close-to 800 proposals here. 

We're making travel support available to a limited number of eligible IGF 2023 participants from the Global South. Read the call and apply until 12 July!

The IGF 2023 Call for Sessions is closed, and we've received a record number of proposals! The 398 eligible workshops - almost double from past years - can be viewed here. 

The Policy Network on AI (PNAI) held its inaugural meeting in May, setting the stage for exploration of artificial intelligence and related aspects of data governance in the coming months. Currently, PNAI is in the process of defining the topics and…

Stakeholders now have beyond 19 May and can apply for IGF 2023 sessions, including competitively evaluated workshops, on eight subthemes, until 24 May 2023, 23:59 UTC. 

On 25 May, the Internet Safety, Security and Standards Coalition (IS3C)'s coordinator Wout de Natris intervened in the UN-organized Thematic Deep Dive on Trust and Security. The deep dives are organised within the Global Digital Compact process;…