19th annual meeting
INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM
15-19 December
The 19th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh from 15 to 19 December 2024. The Forum's overarching theme is: Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future.
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DAYS300+
SESSIONS175+
COUNTRIES9000+
PARTICIPANTS
IGF 2024
The IGF 2024 intersessional work and the 19th annual IGF meeting are being planned within the overarching theme ''Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future''. The programme is being 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
- Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want
IGF Mobile App
Manage your IGF 2024 experience from the IGF Mobile App!
IGF Thematic tracks
The IGF 2024 programme features over 300 different sessions focused on various digital public policy issues nested under 4 subthemes.
Session Formats
Intersessional Work and NRIs at IGF
Youth at IGF 2024
IGF has remained committed to fostering meaningful engagement of youth in Internet governance. The IGF Secretariat together with the IGF 2024 Host Country, Youth IGF coordinators and several international youth-centric organizations, has designed and implemented several capacity development activities throughout the year including at the 19th IGF in Riyadh. The co-organizers have been unpacking the opportunities and policy challenges arising from digital transformation through several capacity development workshops hosted in conjunction with the regional IGFs.
IGF 2024 Outputs
This section takes you to various types of outputs resulting from IGF2024.
IGF Village
During the 19th annual IGF, interested stakeholders can display or distribute relevant information about their Internet governance-related activities at the IGF Village. The IGF Village consists of physical and virtual display booths, located in the meeting's area and online in accordance with the hybrid nature of the meeting.
High-level Tracks
In addition to the opening and closing sessions, IGF 2024 featured a high-level leaders tracks and a parliamentary session.
High-level Speakers
Engaging with some of the world leading experts
IGF 2024 will bring together experts and leaders from all stakeholder groups, including governments, civil society, private sector, technical communities, intergovernmental and international organisations and from all parts of the world, to engage in discussions on some of the most pertinent issues on Internet governance. The high-level leaders track features a number of prominent speakers, such as the ones presented here. The Secretary-General’s appointed Leadership Panel strategically promotes greater impact and dissemination of the IGF discussions.
About IGF
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates discussions on public policy issues pertaining to Internet governance. The IGF was one of the most important outcomes of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) that mandated the United Nations Secretary-General to formally convene the Forum.
Institutionally, the IGF is supported by the IGF Secretariat, administered by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), while the programme of the annual IGF meeting is developed by the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG).
The Secretary-General’s appointed Leadership Panel strategically promotes greater impact and dissemination of the IGF discussions.
Within IGF’s framework of intersessional work and annual meetings, stakeholders coming from all disciplines (e.g. governments, private sector, civil society and technical communities) and from all parts of the world are discussing public digital policy, networking and exchanging best practices for an open, safer and accessible Internet for all.