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IGF 2024
IGF 2023 Outputs
The 19th IGF will be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 15 to 19 December 2024 in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC). The meeting is held under the overarching theme of Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future. The programme is shaped according to the four main themes: Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space; Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development and sustainability; Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age; and Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want.
The 18th Annual Meeting of the IGF was held under the overarching theme, ''The Internet We Want - Empowering All People'', in Kyoto, Japan from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Summary Report, including the Kyoto IGF Messages, as well as all meeting outputs, are available.
IGF 2024 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland
Room XXVI
Registration link: https://indico.un.org/event/1010751/
Room XXVI | Building E | UN Office at Geneva, Switzerland Open Consultations |
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| 10:00-10:30 |
● Welcome from Chair and adoption of agenda |
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| 10:30 - 12:30 | Exchange about the NetMundial+10 outcomes and the IGF contribution to the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and WSIS+20 ● Addressing NetMundial+10 outcomes ● Update on the current state of the GDC process ● Update on WSIS+20 Consultations Roadmap ● Discussion on how the IGF can further contribute to these processes |
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| 12:30-13:00 | IGF continuous improvements: What to do in 2024? ● Content and format of the annual meeting ● Outputs and outcomes ● Intersessional activities |
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| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Intersessional Event | |
| 16:30-17:45 | Discussion about the international digital governance processes and initiatives. Interventions from:
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| 17:45-18:00 |
Recap and closing of the Open Consultations. |
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Room XXVI | Building E | UN Office at Geneva, Switzerland MAG Meeting (open to observers) |
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| 10:00-10:15 |
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| 10:15 - 10:45 | Opening session
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| 10:45 - 13:00 | Plenary 1: Final Workshop Review and Approval
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| 13:00-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Consultation on UNESCO's revision of the Internet Universality Indicators | |
| 15:00-16:45 |
Plenary 1: Final Workshop Review and Approval (cont.)
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| 16:45-17:45 | Plenary 2: Planning IGF 2024 main sessions
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| 17:45 - 18:00 |
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Room XXVI | Building E | UN Office at Geneva, Switzerland MAG Meeting (open to observers) |
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| 10:00-11:30 |
Plenary 2: Planning IGF 2024 main sessions (cont.)
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| 11:30-12:15 |
Plenary 3: Other IGF 2024 programme elements
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| 12:15 - 13:00 | Plenary 4: IGF 2024 Programme Overview
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| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 15:00-16:30 |
MAG reflections on:
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Plenary 5: Roundtable exchange with facilitators of the MAG Working Groups, IGF 2024 intersessional activities and NRIs:
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| 17:45-18:00 | Next steps in IGF 2024 process Recap and closing |
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IGF Community Updates
Donors to Trust Fund
Nominet UK
Government of the United States
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
Politecnico di Torino
NIC-MEXICO
MCADE, LLC.
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
Government of the Netherlands
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Danish Internet Forum
Government of the United Kingdom
Government of Germany
China Energy Fund Committee
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
Community DNS
Afilias Global Registry Services
Government of Finland
European Commission
Government of Switzerland
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
AT&T
Government of the Republic of Korea
Microsoft Corporation
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
CISCO
Government of Japan
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Verisign
The Internet Society Foundation
Tides Foundation
Ribose Inc
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Summit Strategies International
Verizon
Government of Norway
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
UNINETT Norid
IGFSA
Amazon
Government of Sweden
Coordination Center for TLD RU
The Walt Disney Company
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