Session
The evolution of Internet governance and the multistakeholder model has been marked by significant processes and initiatives such as NETmundial+10, WSIS+20, and the Global Digital Compact (GDC). These efforts have played a crucial role in shaping Internet/digital governance, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and promoting the multistakeholder model. While impacts at the local level may be less visible globally, they are nonetheless significant. Local communities are experiencing changes in the quality of multistakeholder engagement and the implementation of the model. These shifts at the local level are essential for the overall effectiveness and inclusiveness of global Internet governance, highlighting the importance of continuous adaptation and improvement in multistakeholder practices.
Through exchange with communities from around the world gathered around 174 national, regional, sub-regional, and youth IGF initiatives, this panel will address the pivotal discourse of the evolution of Internet governance and the multistakeholder model. This session will discuss aspects related to various policy matters on the session’s topic, such as:
- What is the impact of NETmundial+10, WSIS+20, GDC, etc. processes on Internet governance and the multistakeholder model and how can we use the NETmundial+10 Multistakeholder Statement to advance them?
- What are the existing initiatives within and beyond NRIs’ process, as examples of good practices of evolving Internet governance and the multistakeholder model?
- How do Internet governance processes and its multistakeholder model advance digital public policy? How do they interact with traditional multilateral processes?
- How have Internet governance and the multistakeholder model evolved from sectoral and regional points of view?
- Which voices should be in the model at the national, and regional level and how can they be effectively brought in? How can Internet governance be more useful to all stakeholders so that they identify NRI spaces as a key venue for advocacy?
- Can the multistakeholder approach pave the way for inclusiveness and Internet resilience in times of crisis
- After 20+ years of experience, what worked well and what didn’t work in the bottom-up multistakeholder model for Internet Governance?
Speakers:
- Mr. Chafic Chaya, Arab IGF
- Mr. Giacomo Mazzone, EuroDIG
- Ms. Lillian Nalwoga, African IGF
- Ms. Jennifer Chung, Moderator
- Ms. Amrita Choudhury, India IGF
- Mr. Charles Noir, Canada IGF
- Ms. Lilian Chamorro Rojas, LACIGF
Objective and format: Share concrete practices about the multistakeholder model from the NRIs communities but also from initiatives beyond the NRIs.
Onsite moderator: Ms. Jennifer Chung, APrIGF
Online moderator: Mr. Pedro Lana, Youth LACIGF
Rapporteurs: Mr. Athanase BAHIZIRE, Youth IGF DRC; Ms. Ines Hfaiedh, Tunisia; Mr. Umut Pajaro, Youth Colombia IGF; and Ms. Jasmine Ko, Hong Kong Youth IGF; and Ms. Martha Negedu, Nigeria IGF
Connection to SDGs: Digital inclusion plays a pivotal role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in several ways. This session is in direct relation to the digital technologies supporting realization of the SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth, SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 10 Reduced inequalities and SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions.