IGF 2023 DC-SIG Involving Schools of Internet Governance in achieving SDGs

Schools on Internet Governance (SIGs) are an important initiatives that help with creating and strengthening capacity in Internet Governance. Regional SIGs have been operating in all the regions of the world, while national SIGs exist in many, but not all, countries. The DC-SIGs provides a common platform where SIGs can discuss matters of their interest, share information, share innovations and discuss adaptive mechanisms as they evolve. While the global pandemic did adversely impact many SIGs, most are now back in a fully functional manner.



This session will take stock of the current status of SIGs, support community members who want to establish SIGs in countries that do not have them, and examine how SIGs can improve themselves by adapting new programmes and courses.



As part of each yearly meeting, the DC SIG takes on a topic of specific interest for discussion and further development of plans. This year, looking at how the DC SIG can contribute to developing curricula in support of SDGs will be the focus.

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Discuss the creation of specific curricula for SIGs related to the SDG



- General issues involved

- Topic Specifics

--How are they created?

--Are Specialists needed.?

--For which SDGs would we plan on creating curricula modules:

SDG 5 on Gender,

SDG 7 on Energy,

SDG 13 on Climate Change,

SDG11 on Sustainable Smart Cities.