• IGF 2024 Venue

    IGF 2024

    Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future

     

    Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    15-19 December

     

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    IGF 2023: Kyoto,
    Japan

    The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

     

    IGF 2023 Outputs
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    IGF 2022: Addis Ababa,
    Ethiopia

    Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future
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    Schedule
  • IGF 2017

    IGF 2017: Geneva, Switzerland

    Shape Your Digital Future! 

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  • IGF 2015

    IGF 2015: João Pessoa, Brazil

    Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development

     

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  • IGF 2018

    IGF 2018: Paris, France

    The Internet of Trust

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  • IGF 2016 Podium

    IGF 2016: Jalisco, Mexico

    Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

     

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  • IGF 2019

    IGF 2019: Berlin, Germany

    One World. One Net. One Vision

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Notice: The Indico system used for IGF 2024 registration is temporarily down due to weather affecting servers. All is being done to ensure it is back online soon. 

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Friday November 1st, 13.00 UTC, the IGF 2024 Youth Engagement Webinar will gather young people around the world! Register HERE to join.

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The IGF 2024 Host Country website has launched! This resource is your one-stop shop for information on visas, accommodation & making the most of your stay in Riyadh. 

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IGF 2024

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 draft agenda is available. For participation logistics (visas, accommodation, transportation etc.), please visit the IGF 2024 Host Country website

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IGF 2023 Outputs

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.

 

 

 

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The IGF operates exclusively on voluntary contributions to its multistakeholder Trust Fund. See our donors list and learn more about donating and providing vital support to IGF work under "Support the IGF".

 

 Summary Report

 

Learn about the activities of the United Nations Secretary-General's appointed members of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and its new Chair in 2024, as well as the Leadership Panel

IGF Community Updates

Donors to Trust Fund

MCADE, LLC.

The Internet Society Foundation

Coordination Center for TLD RU

NIKKEI DigitalCORE

European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association

Politecnico di Torino

Verisign

The Internet Society (ISOC)

European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)

AT&T

The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)

UNINETT Norid

Government of Germany

Number Resource Organization (NRO)

Government of Japan

China Energy Fund Committee

NIC-MEXICO

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks

Government of the Netherlands

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

Google

Microsoft Corporation

Government of the Republic of Korea

Amazon

Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

Government of the United States

Nic.at The Austrian Registry

Government of Switzerland

Afilias Global Registry Services

Verizon

Government of Finland

Government of the United Kingdom

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)

The Walt Disney Company

Government of Sweden

CISCO

Summit Strategies International

Facebook

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Danish Internet Forum

Government of Norway

European Commission

Community DNS

Ribose Inc

auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator

Tides Foundation

IGFSA

Nominet UK

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