Glossary

B C D I M N P U W

Best Practice Forum

Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion(s)

Connecting the Next Billion

Commission on Science and Technology for Development

Dynamic Coalition

Digital Economy refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies, although we increasingly perceive this as conducting business through markets based on the internet and the World Wide Web. The digital economy is also sometimes called the Internet Economy, New Economy, or Web Economy. Increasingly, the digital economy is intertwined with the traditional economy, making a clear delineation harder.

Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)

Internet Governance Forum

Internet of Things

International Telecommunication Union

Multistakeholder Advisory Group

National and Regional IGF Initiative

National and Regional IGF Initiatives

Policy Network

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

United Nations Office at Geneva

(MAG) Working Group
Working Group on Communication and Outreach
Working Group on Fundraising (WG-FUN)
Working Group on IGF Improvements
Working Group on Multi-year Strategic Work Programme
Working Group on New Session Formats
Working Group on Outreach and Engagement
Working Group on Workshop Review and Evaluation Process

World Summit on the Information Society