IGF 2024 Annual NRIs Coordination Session: What NRIs could do for GDC and WSIS+20?

The NRIs Coordination Session is an annual collaborative and open work meeting with all National, Regional, and Youth IGF Initiatives (NRIs), alongside representatives from the IGF community. Developed in an inclusive and bottom-up manner, this session provides a platform to bring together diverse stakeholders to discuss and shape the role of NRIs in addressing pressing global challenges and advancing digital governance.

This year’s discussion will reflect on key developments, including the recognition of the multistakeholder approach in the Global Digital Compact (GDC), and the implementation of its objectives; as well as on the preparation for the WSIS+20 and with that the IGF+20 process, reflecting on its two decades long role in fostering multistakeholder Internet governance which led to organically emerged network of 174 national, regional, and youth IGF initiatives.

Participants will examine the implications of the GDC and WSIS+20 for NRIs, and vice versa, and identify actionable strategies for advancing the shared vision. This session also aims to prepare for upcoming global reviews, including the IGF+20 mandate review, ensuring the continued relevance and impact of NRIs.

DRAFT AGENDA

1) Welcome and introduction by IGF Secretariat
2) Evolution of the NRIs - good practices of impact
3) NRIs role in the context of WSIS+20 and IGF+20
a) How is WSIS+20 impacting NRIs?
b) NRIs role in IGF+20 mandate review
c) IGF National Initiatives relation with their countries’ government
d) GDC implications for NRIs
4) Closing