IGF 2024 Proposed Issues






Number of contributions by:

Stakeholder Group
Government: 44
Intergovernmental Organization: 15
Civil Society: 138
Technical Community: 56
Private Sector: 61

Below are the inputs received in response to the IGF 2024 Call for Thematic Inputs. They will inform the MAG’s discussions and assist them in determining the thematic priorities of the IGF 2024 programme.



Regional Group
African Group: 121
Asia-Pacific Group: 70
Eastern Europe Group: 14
Latin American and Caribbean Group: 30
Western European and Others Group: 60
Intergovernmental Organizations: 19
IGF 2024 Proposed Issues

ID1

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Government

ID2

Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID4

Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content


Technical Community

ID5

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity

We should have global treaty's on internet governance.

Government

ID6

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID7

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content

TITLE OF THE WORKSHOP: "SHAPING AN INCLUSIVE AND ETHICAL INTERNET: COOPERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL FUTURE"

Theme: The workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities related to Internet governance in the context of an increasingly digital and interconnected world. The main objective is to promote a constructive and collaborative discussion between stakeholders to create an inclusive, ethical and sustainable Internet.

Topics to be covered:

1. Digital inclusion and equitable access: Explore ways to ensure that all individuals, regardless of their place of residence or economic situation, have equitable access to the Internet and digital resources.

2. Privacy and Data Protection: Discuss the challenges related to the protection of personal data and privacy in a digital world, and propose approaches to balance technological innovation with the protection of individual rights.

3. Ethical Artificial Intelligence: Examine the ethical implications of artificial intelligence and explore governance frameworks to guide its development and use responsibly.

4. Cybersecurity and Trust: Address issues related to cybersecurity, including threats, vulnerabilities and best practices to strengthen trust in the digital ecosystem.

5. Online content and disinformation: Discuss approaches to combat online disinformation while preserving freedom of expression and avoiding excessive censorship.

Potential participants/facilitators:

1. Government Representatives: To discuss policies and regulations related to the Internet.

2. Members of civil society: To provide ethical perspectives and defend the rights of users.

3. Technology companies: To share their visions and commitments in terms of social responsibility and ethics.

4. Technology and human rights experts: To provide specialized knowledge on the topics covered.

5. Cybersecurity and AI Researchers: To discuss the latest advances and technical challenges.
6. International Organizations: To provide a global perspective on Internet governance.

Traditional and non-traditional formats:
1. Discussion Panels: To discuss each topic in depth with experts.

2. Interactive sessions in small groups: To encourage open exchanges and dialogue between participants.

3. Technological demonstrations: To illustrate the concrete applications of the concepts discussed.

4. Ethical Hackathon: To encourage collaboration between technologists and rights defenders.

The overall objective of this workshop would be to facilitate a common understanding of the issues at stake and to promote cooperation between stakeholders in order to shape a sustainable and ethical digital future.

Private Sector

ID9

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF can ensure its annual meetings and intersessional work align with the goals outlined in the "Our Common Agenda." This involves focusing on digital cooperation, connectivity, digital rights, and the ethical use of technology.

The IGF can actively promote awareness and understanding of the Global Digital Compact. This can be achieved through dedicated sessions, workshops, and discussion forums that focus on the Compact's objectives and its relevance to the digital world.

The IGF can work on developing policy recommendations that support the principles of the Global Digital Compact. These recommendations can then be presented at the Summit of the Future in 2024.

Engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, private sector, civil society, and technical communities, is crucial. The IGF can serve as a platform for these diverse stakeholders to collaborate and contribute to the Global Digital Compact.

The IGF can undertake capacity-building initiatives, particularly in developing countries, to ensure that all nations can contribute to and benefit from the Global Digital Compact.

By focusing on digital inclusion, the IGF can contribute to reducing the digital divide, which is a key aspect of the Global Digital Compact.

Young people are crucial in shaping the future of digital governance. The IGF can foster youth participation and incorporate their perspectives in its processes.

The IGF can establish mechanisms to monitor and report on the progress made in achieving the goals of the Global Digital Compact, providing valuable insights for the Summit of the Future.

Ensuring that the themes and discussions at IGF meetings are consistent with the focus areas of "Our Common Agenda," such as digital trust and security, digital human rights, and sustainable digital environment.

The IGF can facilitate global collaboration and partnerships to achieve the objectives of the Global Digital Compact, promoting a unified approach to digital governance.

The IGF can ensure its annual meetings and intersessional work align with the goals outlined in the "Our Common Agenda." This involves focusing on digital cooperation, connectivity, digital rights, and the ethical use of technology.

The IGF can actively promote awareness and understanding of the Global Digital Compact. This can be achieved through dedicated sessions, workshops, and discussion forums that focus on the Compact's objectives and its relevance to the digital world.

The IGF can work on developing policy recommendations that support the principles of the Global Digital Compact. These recommendations can then be presented at the Summit of the Future in 2024.

Engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including governments, private sector, civil society, and technical communities, is crucial. The IGF can serve as a platform for these diverse stakeholders to collaborate and contribute to the Global Digital Compact.

The IGF can undertake capacity-building initiatives, particularly in developing countries, to ensure that all nations can contribute to and benefit from the Global Digital Compact.

By focusing on digital inclusion, the IGF can contribute to reducing the digital divide, which is a key aspect of the Global Digital Compact.

Young people are crucial in shaping the future of digital governance. The IGF can foster youth participation and incorporate their perspectives in its processes.

The IGF can establish mechanisms to monitor and report on the progress made in achieving the goals of the Global Digital Compact, providing valuable insights for the Summit of the Future.

Ensuring that the themes and discussions at IGF meetings are consistent with the focus areas of "Our Common Agenda," such as digital trust and security, digital human rights, and sustainable digital environment.

The IGF can facilitate global collaboration and partnerships to achieve the objectives of the Global Digital Compact, promoting a unified approach to digital governance.
The introduction of a Citizen Council (a participatory deliberative council working alongside the MAG) at the IGF could be a transformative step towards ensuring greater inclusion and diversity in discussions about internet governance. This council, composed of non-experts from various backgrounds, would provide a unique platform for everyday internet users to voice their concerns, experiences, and perspectives. By actively involving individuals who are directly impacted by internet governance policies but are often outside the traditional decision-making processes, the Citizen Council could offer valuable insights into how these policies affect the broader public. This approach would not only democratize the conversation around internet governance but also help bridge the gap between policy-makers and the global internet community, ensuring that decisions are more representative of and responsive to the needs and challenges faced by ordinary internet users.

Civil Society

ID10

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
Human rights, freedoms, peace and ethics as absolute key topics
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Provide input to the GDC,
promote multi-stakeholder approach,
strengthen human rights and ethics approach

Provide input to the GDC,
promote multi-stakeholder approach,
strengthen human rights and ethics approach
- Hold an alternative IGF 2024 in another location, given the disputed host country choice. Actually, Netmundial +10 might already serve this purpose > IGF should link up more closely with Netmundial +10 in Brazil

- Strengthen the 'Human Rights and Freedoms' thematic track. Keep the same name for this track - this was very well received at last years IGF 2023. Even more important in the context of the host country of IGF 2024 - given its track of human rights violations in both on- and offline domain.

- Introduce a new thematic track on 'Peace and Violence' to include topics such as geopolitical tensions and competition, electoral violence and internet shutdowns, surveillance and manipulation by state authorities and private actors (on the violence side); but also more optimistical outlooks and the sharing of best practices such as PeaceTech (i.e. technologies and AI for good), promotion of SDGs, awareness raising and education for digital literacy, etc (on the peace side).

Civil Society

ID11

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Civil Society

ID13

Cybersecurity and Trust
We have peacetime norms on responsible state behaviour in cyber space. What does this mean for other stakeholders, e.g. for CERTs. Also, what about expectations during conflicts, i.e. war. Today we see things like the IT-Army or NoName, which recruit civilians to participate in hostilities.

The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Maybe emphasize that these proces should talk to other stakeholders rather than only about other stakeholders.

Maybe emphasize that these proces should talk to other stakeholders rather than only about other stakeholders.
It seems there is a large on-line community. I wonder if it makes sens to have online meetings in different time zones, which then report back into the main event.

Technical Community

ID14

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content
N/A
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Leading to the summit the most important step in order to completely bridge the gaps between the related initiatives and agendas in to come up with conclusive collaborations that aim at ideas sharing and activate inputs oriented.

Leading to the summit the most important step in order to completely bridge the gaps between the related initiatives and agendas in to come up with conclusive collaborations that aim at ideas sharing and activate inputs oriented.
Not at the moment but am I allowed to comeback to this box before the dateline?

Civil Society

ID15

Artificial Intelligence
AI Risk (specifically existential but also misuse risk) is the biggest challenge availting humanity in the next few decades. IGN and UN are uniquely positioned to make great impact on this.


Civil Society

ID16

Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
(1) more focused collaborations between groups so that there is equity and synergy. Correspondences will come from a diverse and inclusive perspective.
(2) a single agreed and coordinated narrative so that each group may also provide input to GDC and Summit of the Future.

(1) more focused collaborations between groups so that there is equity and synergy. Correspondences will come from a diverse and inclusive perspective.
(2) a single agreed and coordinated narrative so that each group may also provide input to GDC and Summit of the Future.
(1) I am on the team that is for fewer workshops.
(2) A day dedicated to IGF inter-sessional work. This may require groupings ... maybe by theme

Government

ID17

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Civil Society

ID18

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
DIGITAL COOPERATION

No

Government

ID19

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
The other issue I suggest is about the "technology gap", it is some thing more than digital gap, the technology itself can make huge gap between people and societies. I think it should be considered in IGF that some societies can not access to the technology itself and after that we will see the gap in other dimensions like economy, and etc.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It seems some nations are going in technology very fast and some nations are in back in IGF. we should also think about the technology governance and access for all nations as well. It seems that in governance we are always in behind of technology developers and after they forced some situation we think how to manage and control it.

It seems some nations are going in technology very fast and some nations are in back in IGF. we should also think about the technology governance and access for all nations as well. It seems that in governance we are always in behind of technology developers and after they forced some situation we think how to manage and control it.
In workshops forcing some structure or condition makes proposal very difficult and some cases we can not understand why workshops from a coutry is not accepted. It seems there is some discrimination. I suggest that to accept workshops from a wide range of contries, becaus different idea from different counties can make the IGF more global.

Civil Society

ID20

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation


Technical Community

ID21

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID22

Artificial Intelligence


Technical Community

ID23

Artificial Intelligence


Technical Community

ID24

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development
No
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Please provide input on economic and digital economy while moving in this digitalisation world we must be familiar and enriched with financially and technically earning skills

Please provide input on economic and digital economy while moving in this digitalisation world we must be familiar and enriched with financially and technically earning skills
First AI working 2. what is internet of things how it's useful and harmful 3.Taxation Economy digital economy and protection of currency 4.security and transparent access while using internet

Technical Community

ID25

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Notre objectif c'est avoir trouve une meilleure changement dans le monde entier

Notre objectif c'est avoir trouve une meilleure changement dans le monde entier
No

Civil Society

ID26

Rights and Freedoms
Contributing to a call for thematic imputs deeply rooted in human rights means nothing if our actions are not in line with it. I cannot contribute to an IGF conference in good faith, knowing that the next IGF’s meeting venue, and its host, fall short in upholding foundational human rights principles.

The selected host venue of Riyadh scores poorly on all matters of human rights, whether digital or not. And asking those of us who have been working on freedom of expression, media rights, labor rights, and womens' rights to go there—is in particularly bad taste.

The strength of an IGF conference lies in much more than advocating for inclusivity, freedom, and equity in the digital sphere, or on paper. It needs to be met with concrete actions, in person. Defining the Internet we want, means being willing to speak out about the politics we want, and the rights and freedoms we’re entitled to. This also means speaking out about who is a suitable host for the IGF, and who is not.

The decision to convene the IGF in Riyadh, a place that does not respect important human rights principles raises concerns about the authenticity and dedication of the IGF's efforts to safeguarding human rights.

Maintaining coherence between our professed principles and the chosen venue hosts is pivotal. This inconsistency not only challenges the credibility of our work but should prompt critical reflection on the consistency of our commitment to human rights within the broader spectrum of our actions—and the communities we hope to engage at the IGF.


Civil Society

ID27

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
It is necessary to include the use of Internet with consciousness and responsible way in a climate crisis era we are facing:
So topics such as:
- Intermittent infrastructures
- Insufficiencies of “Life Cycle Assessment” for IoT
- Measurements and Solar Internet


Technical Community

ID28

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
Space internet: interplanetary network (IPN), DTN, and LEO network such as Starlink.


Private Sector

ID29

Emerging Technologies and Innovation
I WANT TO DISCUSS AI AND CYBERSECURTIY BUT FIND THIS TOPIC EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AS ONE WHICH WILL COVER THESE TWO TOPIC AS WELL SOMEHOW. SO YES, MY TOPIC SELECTION IS 'EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION ISSUES'.

AS A PART OF ASIA PACIFIC SPECIALLY MY COUNTRY-INDIA WITH THE MOST POPULOUS NATION IN THE WORLD AND THE MOST SECOND INTERNET USER POPULATION WORLDWIDE, I WANT TO PROPOSE IGF-UN TO GIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HOST IGF IN MY COUNTRY. I WANT TO SHOW THE DIGITAL INCKUSIVITY AND UNIVERSAL ACCEPTANCE OTHER THINGS NATION PEOPLE ARE WORKING AND HOT TOPICS LIKE INTERNET SHUTDOWNS NEED TO BE DISCUSSED WHEN THESE ARE THE MOST PROMINENT ONE IN MY NATION.

Technical Community

ID30

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts - AI risk would be reduced if great powers are not at war.

3. Promote peace and prevent conflicts - AI risk would be reduced if great powers are not at war.
AI Safety track with a focus on cooperation between nations, especially China and the US.

Civil Society

ID31

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Key to all these plans is to insure that Internet access is global, ubiquitous, and cheap (or better yet free). That means the infrastructure (wireless or wireline) and IAD (Internet access devices: smartphones, pcs etc.)

Key to all these plans is to insure that Internet access is global, ubiquitous, and cheap (or better yet free). That means the infrastructure (wireless or wireline) and IAD (Internet access devices: smartphones, pcs etc.)
The IGF needs to think big about getting the word out. There have got to be some marketing people interested in helping.

Civil Society

ID32

Cybersecurity and Trust
During a war, people are so manipulated trough an internet . Case of Africa cause most of people are so connected and it constitue a danger for this people.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It better to invite each of world wide country.

It better to invite each of world wide country.
It is very important to exchange on some top reality issue of each country during the annual IGF.

Civil Society

ID33

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum must the space where the GDC found place on knowing how to implement their conclusions. So our delivers from now on must call to action and propose solutions oriented to their implementation

The Internet Governance Forum must the space where the GDC found place on knowing how to implement their conclusions. So our delivers from now on must call to action and propose solutions oriented to their implementation
About the format I must say that the online part of the hybrid format needs to improve in a way that actually guarenteed an equal foot for remote participants because this year was so prioritized people onsite as they were the only ones participating in the IGF

Civil Society

ID34

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Private Sector

ID35

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
I have raised major issues that are affecting our internet society especially in my country Uganda. We live in a society that has infringed every right and freedom on internet use especially when it comes to dissemination of vital information that would help to build our society.
There isn't any freedom of speech in Uganda because anything said that would expose the filth in our government leaders would call for your arrest and detention for months or even years without any court appearances.
And then you would be charged for igniting hate in the hearts of the masses...we live in a society that doesn't grand any freedom.
U can only freely speak and share information when out of your country.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
By continued round table discussions with the stakeholders to hack into solutions that can bring a sustainable change to the laid up agendas.
Also engaging the young technocrats into their discussions because these young people have the best ideas too that can work for them in the generations to come...

By continued round table discussions with the stakeholders to hack into solutions that can bring a sustainable change to the laid up agendas.
Also engaging the young technocrats into their discussions because these young people have the best ideas too that can work for them in the generations to come...
I can only share more ideas if educated on what these formats and designs are all about and how they should look like and what they are meant for.

Private Sector

ID36

Data Governance, Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID37

Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
To better reflect and contribute to major global initiatives and agendas, the IGF can focus on:

1. Aligning discussions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Emphasizing digital inclusion and accessibility for all.
3. Promoting human rights in the digital realm.
4. Addressing cybersecurity and building trust in the digital space.
5. Exploring the societal impacts of emerging technologies.
6. Contributing to global efforts for climate action through digital means.
7. Strengthening multistakeholder collaboration for inclusive governance.
8. Supporting capacity building, especially in developing countries.
9. Addressing data governance issues, including privacy and responsible use.
10. Exploring the role of the internet in global health and crisis response.

These efforts can make the IGF more relevant and effective in shaping a sustainable and inclusive digital future.

To better reflect and contribute to major global initiatives and agendas, the IGF can focus on:

1. Aligning discussions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Emphasizing digital inclusion and accessibility for all.
3. Promoting human rights in the digital realm.
4. Addressing cybersecurity and building trust in the digital space.
5. Exploring the societal impacts of emerging technologies.
6. Contributing to global efforts for climate action through digital means.
7. Strengthening multistakeholder collaboration for inclusive governance.
8. Supporting capacity building, especially in developing countries.
9. Addressing data governance issues, including privacy and responsible use.
10. Exploring the role of the internet in global health and crisis response.

These efforts can make the IGF more relevant and effective in shaping a sustainable and inclusive digital future.

Technical Community

ID38

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Economic Issues and Development
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
La réunion annuelle du FGI et ses travaux intersessions peuvent mieux refléter ou contribuer aux éléments suivants tout en changeant la mentalité de chaque membre ayant participé à cette réunion annuelle . Chaque membre passera à l'action dans ça communauté.

La réunion annuelle du FGI et ses travaux intersessions peuvent mieux refléter ou contribuer aux éléments suivants tout en changeant la mentalité de chaque membre ayant participé à cette réunion annuelle . Chaque membre passera à l'action dans ça communauté.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID39

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, including the Global Digital Compact, by actively engaging with stakeholders from all sectors to address the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. This can be achieved by organizing sessions and workshops that focus on key issues such as digital inclusion, data governance, cybersecurity, and ethical AI. Additionally, the IGF can work towards fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations that align with the goals of the Global Digital Compact, ultimately contributing to the Summit of the Future in 2024. By doing so, the IGF can play a crucial role in shaping global digital governance and ensuring that the digital future is inclusive, sustainable, and respects human rights.

The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, including the Global Digital Compact, by actively engaging with stakeholders from all sectors to address the challenges and opportunities of the digital age. This can be achieved by organizing sessions and workshops that focus on key issues such as digital inclusion, data governance, cybersecurity, and ethical AI. Additionally, the IGF can work towards fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations that align with the goals of the Global Digital Compact, ultimately contributing to the Summit of the Future in 2024. By doing so, the IGF can play a crucial role in shaping global digital governance and ensuring that the digital future is inclusive, sustainable, and respects human rights.
One idea for the overall format and design of the IGF could be to incorporate more interactive and participatory sessions, such as roundtable discussions, working groups, and collaborative problem-solving activities. This would allow for more meaningful engagement and dialogue among stakeholders, leading to concrete outcomes and actionable recommendations. Additionally, the IGF could consider organizing thematic tracks that cut across different areas of digital governance, such as the intersection of technology and human rights, or the role of digital innovation in achieving sustainable development goals. This approach would help to highlight the interconnected nature of digital issues and foster a more holistic understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the digital age. Overall, the goal should be to create a dynamic and inclusive space for dialogue and collaboration that reflects the diverse perspectives and expertise of all stakeholders involved.

Technical Community

ID40

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Technical Community

ID41

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID42

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation


Intergovernmental Organization

ID43

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content


Civil Society

ID44

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Government

ID45

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation


Civil Society

ID46

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can better reflect the UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact by integrating the 12 commitments into its sessions, fostering multi-stakeholder discussions, and shaping policy recommendations within its thematic tracks. Aligning with these global initiatives can strengthen the IGF’s contribution to the future Summit and advance impactful digital governance reforms.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can better reflect the UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact by integrating the 12 commitments into its sessions, fostering multi-stakeholder discussions, and shaping policy recommendations within its thematic tracks. Aligning with these global initiatives can strengthen the IGF’s contribution to the future Summit and advance impactful digital governance reforms.

Civil Society

ID48

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The annual meetings and intersessional work of the IGF play a crucial role in aligning with and contributing to the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, with a particular emphasis on the Global Digital Compact leading up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. To enhance this alignment, the IGF should prioritize the integration of cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), and leverage blockchain to fortify cybersecurity.

Firstly, the IGF can serve as a platform to deliberate on how AI can be ethically and responsibly employed in addressing global challenges outlined in the Our Common Agenda. Discussions within the IGF can focus on establishing guidelines and frameworks for the ethical deployment of AI in various sectors. Incorporating AI discussions into the annual meetings and intersessional work will contribute to the commitment of harnessing digital technologies for the benefit of all.

Secondly, the IGF should actively explore the potential of blockchain technology in enhancing cybersecurity. Blockchain's decentralized and immutable nature makes it a powerful tool in safeguarding digital ecosystems. The annual meetings can feature sessions that highlight successful use cases of blockchain in cybersecurity, emphasizing its role in securing critical infrastructure, protecting sensitive data, and mitigating cyber threats. This aligns with the commitment to ensuring a secure and resilient digital environment as outlined in the Global Digital Compact.

Thirdly, the IGF can facilitate collaborations and partnerships among stakeholders to implement actionable strategies. By providing a platform for governments, industry leaders, and civil society to discuss and share best practices, the IGF can contribute to the commitment of fostering digital cooperation. Collaborative efforts can lead to the development and adoption of international standards for AI and blockchain applications in cybersecurity.

The annual meeting and intersessional work can significantly contribute to the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact by centering discussions around the ethical use of AI and the integration of blockchain for robust cybersecurity. By addressing these key technological aspects, the IGF can actively participate in shaping a secure, inclusive, and sustainable digital future as the world approaches the "Summit of the Future" in 2024.

The annual meetings and intersessional work of the IGF play a crucial role in aligning with and contributing to the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, with a particular emphasis on the Global Digital Compact leading up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. To enhance this alignment, the IGF should prioritize the integration of cutting-edge technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), and leverage blockchain to fortify cybersecurity.

Firstly, the IGF can serve as a platform to deliberate on how AI can be ethically and responsibly employed in addressing global challenges outlined in the Our Common Agenda. Discussions within the IGF can focus on establishing guidelines and frameworks for the ethical deployment of AI in various sectors. Incorporating AI discussions into the annual meetings and intersessional work will contribute to the commitment of harnessing digital technologies for the benefit of all.

Secondly, the IGF should actively explore the potential of blockchain technology in enhancing cybersecurity. Blockchain's decentralized and immutable nature makes it a powerful tool in safeguarding digital ecosystems. The annual meetings can feature sessions that highlight successful use cases of blockchain in cybersecurity, emphasizing its role in securing critical infrastructure, protecting sensitive data, and mitigating cyber threats. This aligns with the commitment to ensuring a secure and resilient digital environment as outlined in the Global Digital Compact.

Thirdly, the IGF can facilitate collaborations and partnerships among stakeholders to implement actionable strategies. By providing a platform for governments, industry leaders, and civil society to discuss and share best practices, the IGF can contribute to the commitment of fostering digital cooperation. Collaborative efforts can lead to the development and adoption of international standards for AI and blockchain applications in cybersecurity.

The annual meeting and intersessional work can significantly contribute to the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact by centering discussions around the ethical use of AI and the integration of blockchain for robust cybersecurity. By addressing these key technological aspects, the IGF can actively participate in shaping a secure, inclusive, and sustainable digital future as the world approaches the "Summit of the Future" in 2024.
To enhance the overall format and design of the IGF, it would be beneficial to introduce specialized thematic tracks that focus on the intersection of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain, with critical global issues like cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and ethical use of technology. This approach ensures a more targeted and in-depth exploration of key challenges and opportunities. Additionally, incorporating interactive sessions, workshops, and collaborative forums can foster meaningful dialogue and practical solutions. Emphasizing hands-on experiences, case studies, and real-world applications within these thematic tracks will not only engage participants more effectively but also contribute to actionable outcomes and best practices that can be applied on a global scale.

Technical Community

ID49

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its - Harnessing Technology for the Global Goals report, jointly authored with PwC, identifies the significant role that digital technology can play in improving resilience to global warming related, natural hazards, reducing emissions and enhancing the ability for humans to take the necessary steps to realize net zero. The WEF report identifies how digital technologies can help to automate and significantly improve the efficiency of industrial, manufacturing and agricultural processes and that Artificial Intelligence (AI) based systems could contribute to a reduction of 4% in global emissions by 2030 (World Economic Forum & PwC, 2021). Despite the digital integration into climate resilience, most technologies are not accessible by persons with disabilities. This implies that, policy makers and innovators ought to collaborate and develop accessible technologies for all.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Organize workshops and sessions focused on capacity building in digital literacy, digital skills, and cybersecurity. This will strengthen global digital capabilities that align with the commitment to foster digital inclusion, access, and empowerment.

Organize workshops and sessions focused on capacity building in digital literacy, digital skills, and cybersecurity. This will strengthen global digital capabilities that align with the commitment to foster digital inclusion, access, and empowerment.
1.Introduce more interactive workshops and roundtable discussions where participants can engage in practical exercises, simulations, case studies, and hands-on demonstrations related to internet governance challenges. This format fosters active participation and practical learning.
2.Implement policy hackathons or innovation labs within the IGF to encourage collaborative problem-solving and the development of innovative solutions to pressing internet governance issues. Participants can work in multidisciplinary teams to create actionable policy proposals or technical tools.

Civil Society

ID50

Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content


Private Sector

ID51

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Ehealth requires meaningful access for All


Private Sector

ID52

Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development, Technical and Operational Topics
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The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
the meetings and objectives worked on this year 2023 have been good and of high quality. In the near future IGF should consider developing its own tool for video conferences and video meetings as well.

the meetings and objectives worked on this year 2023 have been good and of high quality. In the near future IGF should consider developing its own tool for video conferences and video meetings as well.

Civil Society

ID53

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID55

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Technical and Operational Topics


Technical Community

ID56

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
Ehealth requires confidential data sharing and enabling. Accessibility is key. Data trust and access. Resolution of misinformation for healthcare with data trust badges. Agism, technical skills issues for ehealthcare. Quality data input, data transfer and outputs. Bias and ethics considerations.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
IGF must be virtual for equal access and to encourage the interwnt as an example to axhive SDGs.

IGF must be virtual for equal access and to encourage the interwnt as an example to axhive SDGs.
Virtual is a must for equity.

Private Sector

ID57

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is the forum for multistakeholder discussion on public policy matters pertaining to important aspects of Internet governance. The purpose of the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional activity is to foster dialogue on new problems and topics in the digital sphere. Stakeholders from many industries and geographical areas have been brought together by the IGF to talk about concerns pertaining to the administration of the Internet.

A global gathering of professionals from various industries, the Summit of the Future seeks to address the direction of technology and its effects on society. The IGF may support the Summit of the Future by offering a forum for conversations about new problems and difficulties in the digital sphere. The IGF can also assist in identifying areas in which global issues like poverty, injustice, and climate change can be addressed through technology.

The IGF can do the following to better represent or contribute to the Summit of the Future:

Determine areas of shared interest: The IGF and the Summit of the Future can determine areas of shared interest, and the IGF can concentrate on those topics during its annual meeting and intersessional activity.

Interact with stakeholders: To guarantee that their opinions are heard in talks about the Summit of the Future, the IGF can interact with stakeholders from various industries and geographical areas.

Encourage innovation: By presenting cutting-edge technology and their potential to solve global issues, the IGF may encourage innovation.

Work together with other groups: The IGF can cooperate with other groups to make sure that talks about the Summit of the Future are inclusive and reflect a range of viewpoints.

Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is the forum for multistakeholder discussion on public policy matters pertaining to important aspects of Internet governance. The purpose of the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional activity is to foster dialogue on new problems and topics in the digital sphere. Stakeholders from many industries and geographical areas have been brought together by the IGF to talk about concerns pertaining to the administration of the Internet.

A global gathering of professionals from various industries, the Summit of the Future seeks to address the direction of technology and its effects on society. The IGF may support the Summit of the Future by offering a forum for conversations about new problems and difficulties in the digital sphere. The IGF can also assist in identifying areas in which global issues like poverty, injustice, and climate change can be addressed through technology.

The IGF can do the following to better represent or contribute to the Summit of the Future:

Determine areas of shared interest: The IGF and the Summit of the Future can determine areas of shared interest, and the IGF can concentrate on those topics during its annual meeting and intersessional activity.

Interact with stakeholders: To guarantee that their opinions are heard in talks about the Summit of the Future, the IGF can interact with stakeholders from various industries and geographical areas.

Encourage innovation: By presenting cutting-edge technology and their potential to solve global issues, the IGF may encourage innovation.

Work together with other groups: The IGF can cooperate with other groups to make sure that talks about the Summit of the Future are inclusive and reflect a range of viewpoints.
A high-level gathering called the Summit of the Future seeks to unite world leaders in order to create a new international agreement on how to protect the future and provide a better present. The Summit is a once-in-a-generation chance to restore damaged confidence and show that global cooperation can successfully address both present issues and those that may still arise in the future.

Global Economic and Financial Architecture, Human Rights and Participation, Sustainable Development Goals, a Global Digital Compact, Effective Environmental Governance, Peace and Security, and UN and Global Governance Innovation are a few of the thematic tracks that could be covered at the Summit of the Future.

Private Sector

ID58

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
How can AI and emerging technologies benefit people with disabilities? What role can these technologies play in breaking down digital barriers and promoting access to assistive technologies and devices? To promote fairness and equality, it is important to explore the potential of these technologies for improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, and ensuring that they are not left behind in the digital age.

Disability is a cross-cutting issue, and so is digital inclusion and accessibility. I propose that in each theme and session, a slot of at least one representative of the marginalized, unrepresented or underrepresented communities and groups be allocated. This will ensure their voice is heard and their concerns addressed as we move to a more inclusive internet.

Civil Society

ID59

Artificial Intelligence, Economic Issues and Development, Technical and Operational Topics


Civil Society

ID60

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Understanding the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Applications and their Impact on Internet Governance.
Exploring ways to enhance transparency and accountability in artificial intelligence applications.
How to develop an international legal framework to ensure the ethical and sustainable use of artificial intelligence.
Children's rights and how to protect them in the digital Environment.
Enhancing the rights of internet users and preserving their privacy.
Exploring challenges arising in freedom of expression and access to information amidst technological advancements.
Developing strategies to combat the spread of misleading information and promotion of hatred online.
The role of governments and technology companies in achieving a balance between individual rights protection and freedom of expression.
The role of international bodies in setting global digital standards and policies.
Exchanging experiences and knowledge between governments and the private sector to enhance international cooperation.
Focusing on blockchain technology and expanding its use in internet governance.
Legal and ethical challenges associated with the adoption of blockchain technology.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
This proposal aims to enhance the role of the Internet Governance Forum during annual meetings and the periods between sessions to ensure that no aspect is left behind, and to achieve a balance between the goals of the United Nations and the initiatives of the Forum in protecting our planet, promoting peace, and preventing conflicts.
The proposal addresses the following points:
1. Ensuring Sustainability of Efforts: Promoting integration between the annual meeting efforts and activities between sessions to ensure the sustainability of developments and consistent goal achievement, launching long-term initiatives to reaffirm the Forum's commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection.
2. Focus on Justice and Peace: Organizing special sessions focusing on the role of the Internet in promoting digital justice and peace, with an emphasis on combating digital conflicts, launching awareness campaigns about the power of the Internet in fostering tolerance and understanding international law principles.
3. Empowering Women and Girls in the Digital World: Organizing events spotlighting the role of women and girls in leading technological projects and developing digital solutions, launching initiatives to encourage women's participation in technological innovation and internet governance.
4. Building Trust and Partnerships: Enhancing trust among various partners through initiatives that promote understanding and encourage collaboration., highlighting successful examples of digital partnerships that have contributed to achieving sustainable development.
5. Improving Digital Technology for Security and Sustainability: Promoting research and development in the field of digital security technology and developing effective solutions to address modern digital challenges, launching initiatives to integrate digital technology into efforts to preserve the environment and promote sustainability.
6. Enhancing Interaction with Youth: Launching interactive platforms to engage with young people and gather their ideas about digital challenges and solutions, involving youth in Forum activities to enhance their participation in digital decision-making.

We hope that the Preparatory Committee considers these proposals, and we are eager to work collaboratively to achieve our common goals in building a better digital future.

This proposal aims to enhance the role of the Internet Governance Forum during annual meetings and the periods between sessions to ensure that no aspect is left behind, and to achieve a balance between the goals of the United Nations and the initiatives of the Forum in protecting our planet, promoting peace, and preventing conflicts.
The proposal addresses the following points:
1. Ensuring Sustainability of Efforts: Promoting integration between the annual meeting efforts and activities between sessions to ensure the sustainability of developments and consistent goal achievement, launching long-term initiatives to reaffirm the Forum's commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection.
2. Focus on Justice and Peace: Organizing special sessions focusing on the role of the Internet in promoting digital justice and peace, with an emphasis on combating digital conflicts, launching awareness campaigns about the power of the Internet in fostering tolerance and understanding international law principles.
3. Empowering Women and Girls in the Digital World: Organizing events spotlighting the role of women and girls in leading technological projects and developing digital solutions, launching initiatives to encourage women's participation in technological innovation and internet governance.
4. Building Trust and Partnerships: Enhancing trust among various partners through initiatives that promote understanding and encourage collaboration., highlighting successful examples of digital partnerships that have contributed to achieving sustainable development.
5. Improving Digital Technology for Security and Sustainability: Promoting research and development in the field of digital security technology and developing effective solutions to address modern digital challenges, launching initiatives to integrate digital technology into efforts to preserve the environment and promote sustainability.
6. Enhancing Interaction with Youth: Launching interactive platforms to engage with young people and gather their ideas about digital challenges and solutions, involving youth in Forum activities to enhance their participation in digital decision-making.

We hope that the Preparatory Committee considers these proposals, and we are eager to work collaboratively to achieve our common goals in building a better digital future.
We suggest that there be direct communication between the owners of effective initiatives and the private sector and funders participating in the event to establish partnerships to implement these initiatives that serve the goals of the IGF, under the supervision of the specialized committee in the IGF.

Civil Society

ID61

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content
Arab Media Union's Vision for Media Content Regulation in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
1.Ensuring Quality and Credibility: Developing strategies to ensure the quality and credibility of media content in the era of smart technologies, establishing mechanisms to verify the accuracy of information and ensure it is free from distortion.
2. Promoting Diversity and Inclusion: Encouraging and supporting diverse content that reflects various perspectives and cultures, ensuring everyone's right to access diverse and trustworthy media content.
3. Privacy and Security Protection: Formulating policies to safeguard user privacy in the face of advanced technologies, enhancing security measures to protect media content from manipulation or intrusion.
4. Legal and Ethical Challenges: Discussing legal and ethical challenges related to regulating and controlling intelligent content, creating an ethical framework guiding the production and distribution of media content using smart technologies.
5. Guiding Principles.
6. International Collaboration: Promoting international collaboration to establish global standards for regulating media content, participating in international forums to exchange experiences and identify best practices.
7. Encouraging Innovation: Supporting research and innovation in the field of content regulation using smart technologies, encouraging and supporting technological innovation projects to address future challenges.
8. Algorithm Transparency: Urging media companies and platforms to clarify and explain the algorithms used in content presentation, advocating for the adoption of transparency standards governing how content is classified and displayed.

Through this proposal, the Arab Media Union seeks effective partnerships to achieve a balance between protection and freedom in the advanced media world, contributing to creating a safe and sustainable media environment.






The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
We suggest that the IGF involve everyone in implementing the goals of the Global Digital compact by activating important initiatives that serve this compact, disseminating these goals extensively, and providing government sponsorship for these initiatives.

We suggest that the IGF involve everyone in implementing the goals of the Global Digital compact by activating important initiatives that serve this compact, disseminating these goals extensively, and providing government sponsorship for these initiatives.
We propose that there be an international media platform to follow media performance and spread awareness about the risks of the digital environment and how to verify real sources and spread the ethics.

Civil Society

ID62

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Strengthening and enhancing stakeholder engagement from developing countries and their local community too. It also calls for the Forum to contribute to building capacity for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise and spread knowledge and so realtime, zerodate, up-to-date information about Internet Governance issues. To ensure more and more youth participants and awake people to contribute with this legacy.

Strengthening and enhancing stakeholder engagement from developing countries and their local community too. It also calls for the Forum to contribute to building capacity for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise and spread knowledge and so realtime, zerodate, up-to-date information about Internet Governance issues. To ensure more and more youth participants and awake people to contribute with this legacy.
Providing and to promote and foment the presence of the youth participants to engaged with the IGF ecosystem, including special programs such as SIG ISOC and local country chapters, to provide fellowships to include those wish have the most to contribute within the new thematic agenda and give preference to innovation ideas.

Civil Society

ID64

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It is always important to bring the results of the discussions not only the thoughts and interests of the people representing the IGF in these meetings, but also the voices of civil society including people from indigenous communities, LGTBIQ+, women, children, adolescents and youth.

It is always important to bring the results of the discussions not only the thoughts and interests of the people representing the IGF in these meetings, but also the voices of civil society including people from indigenous communities, LGTBIQ+, women, children, adolescents and youth.
More active participation of people is required during the sessions, more inclusion of languages so that participation is truly enriching, more participation of minority representations (indigenous communities, LGTBIQ+, women, children, adolescents and youth, among others).

Civil Society

ID65

Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
I believe in one thing, United Nations can help make the world a better place.
Thanks


Private Sector

ID66

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Here are some additional suggestions to further enhance the effectiveness and impact of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF):

1. **Dynamic Agenda Setting:**
- **Crowdsourced Agenda Items:**
- Allow the community to propose and vote on agenda items, ensuring that discussions reflect the most pressing and relevant issues.
- Utilize online platforms for crowdsourcing ideas and prioritizing topics.

2. **Global Participation:**
- **Virtual Collaboration Spaces:**
- Establish virtual collaboration spaces that enable ongoing discussions and project development throughout the year.
- Foster online communities around specific themes to encourage continuous engagement.

- **Regional IGF Preparatory Meetings:**
- Organize regional IGF preparatory meetings to gather input and insights from different regions, enriching the global discussions with diverse perspectives.

3. **Stakeholder-Specific Tracks:**
- **Business, Civil Society, Technical, and Government Tracks:**
- Introduce specialized tracks for different stakeholder groups, allowing them to delve deeper into issues relevant to their expertise and interests.
- Encourage cross-participation to promote a more holistic understanding of challenges.

4. **Data-driven Insights:**
- **Use of Analytics:**
- Utilize data analytics to identify trends and areas of interest within the IGF discussions.
- Provide real-time insights into participant engagement and topic popularity to guide agenda adjustments.

5. **Public-Private Partnerships:**
- **PPP Roundtables:**
- Host dedicated public-private partnership (PPP) roundtables to explore collaborative approaches to addressing challenges in the digital space.
- Encourage the development of joint initiatives and projects between public and private sectors.

6. **Continuous Evaluation and Improvement:**
- **Post-Event Surveys:**
- Conduct comprehensive post-event surveys to gather feedback on the IGF's organization, content, and outcomes.
- Use feedback to iteratively improve the format and address the evolving needs of participants.

7. **Emerging Technology Focus:**
- **Tech Showcase Sessions:**
- Include dedicated sessions for showcasing and discussing emerging technologies, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things.
- Address the governance challenges and ethical considerations associated with these technologies.

8. **Policy Implementation Workshops:**
- **Interactive Workshops on Implementation:**
- Design workshops specifically focused on the practical aspects of policy implementation, sharing success stories and lessons learned.
- Engage participants in developing actionable roadmaps for implementing recommended policies.

9. **High-Level Dialogues:**
- **Leadership Panels:**
- Organize high-level dialogues featuring leaders from various sectors to discuss overarching trends, challenges, and opportunities in the digital world.
- Invite prominent figures to share their insights and visions for the future.

10. **Communication and Outreach:**
- **Media Partnerships:**
- Collaborate with media organizations to amplify the reach and impact of the IGF.
- Leverage social media, podcasts, and other platforms to share key insights and engage a broader audience.

11. **Interconnected IGF Ecosystem:**
- **IGF Regional Initiatives:**
- Support and promote IGF regional initiatives, fostering a connected global ecosystem of discussions and collaborations.
- Share best practices and outcomes across regional IGFs.

12. **Long-Term Impact Assessment:**
- **Longitudinal Studies:**
- Conduct longitudinal studies to assess the long-term impact of IGF discussions and initiatives.
- Track policy changes, technological advancements, and societal developments influenced by IGF outcomes.

By incorporating these additional elements, the IGF can evolve into a more adaptive, collaborative, and influential platform, addressing the multifaceted challenges of internet governance in a rapidly changing digital landscape.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
To ensure that the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future," the IGF can consider the following strategies:

1. **Alignment with Our Common Agenda:**
- Explicitly integrate the 12 commitments of the Our Common Agenda into the thematic discussions and workshops at the IGF annual meeting.
- Organize sessions dedicated to exploring how Internet governance and digital technologies can contribute to achieving the commitments outlined in the Our Common Agenda.

2. **Inclusion of Key Stakeholders:**
- Ensure diverse and inclusive participation, involving representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, academia, and technical communities, to foster a multi-stakeholder approach in addressing global challenges outlined in the Our Common Agenda.

3. **Global Digital Compact Integration:**
- Develop specific sessions or tracks that focus on the implementation of the Global Digital Compact, discussing its principles and how they can be translated into concrete actions within the Internet governance ecosystem.
- Encourage dialogues between stakeholders to share best practices and lessons learned in aligning with the principles of the Global Digital Compact.

4. **Policy Recommendations:**
- Facilitate working groups or intersessional activities that produce policy recommendations addressing the challenges and opportunities related to the digital realm, with a specific emphasis on supporting the objectives of the Global Digital Compact.

5. **Collaboration with UN Agencies:**
- Foster collaboration with relevant United Nations agencies and bodies working on digital-related issues to create synergies and avoid duplication of efforts in achieving the goals outlined in Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.

6. **Capacity Building and Awareness:**
- Integrate capacity-building sessions into the IGF agenda to empower stakeholders to contribute effectively to the implementation of the Global Digital Compact commitments.
- Promote awareness campaigns within the IGF community to highlight the importance of aligning with the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.

7. **Reporting Mechanism:**
- Establish a reporting mechanism within the IGF framework to track progress on initiatives and projects that contribute to the commitments of Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.
- Regularly update the IGF community on how its activities align with and contribute to the broader United Nations initiatives.

By incorporating these strategies, the IGF can better serve as a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action that directly contributes to the global digital agenda outlined by the United Nations Secretary General.

To ensure that the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future," the IGF can consider the following strategies:

1. **Alignment with Our Common Agenda:**
- Explicitly integrate the 12 commitments of the Our Common Agenda into the thematic discussions and workshops at the IGF annual meeting.
- Organize sessions dedicated to exploring how Internet governance and digital technologies can contribute to achieving the commitments outlined in the Our Common Agenda.

2. **Inclusion of Key Stakeholders:**
- Ensure diverse and inclusive participation, involving representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, academia, and technical communities, to foster a multi-stakeholder approach in addressing global challenges outlined in the Our Common Agenda.

3. **Global Digital Compact Integration:**
- Develop specific sessions or tracks that focus on the implementation of the Global Digital Compact, discussing its principles and how they can be translated into concrete actions within the Internet governance ecosystem.
- Encourage dialogues between stakeholders to share best practices and lessons learned in aligning with the principles of the Global Digital Compact.

4. **Policy Recommendations:**
- Facilitate working groups or intersessional activities that produce policy recommendations addressing the challenges and opportunities related to the digital realm, with a specific emphasis on supporting the objectives of the Global Digital Compact.

5. **Collaboration with UN Agencies:**
- Foster collaboration with relevant United Nations agencies and bodies working on digital-related issues to create synergies and avoid duplication of efforts in achieving the goals outlined in Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.

6. **Capacity Building and Awareness:**
- Integrate capacity-building sessions into the IGF agenda to empower stakeholders to contribute effectively to the implementation of the Global Digital Compact commitments.
- Promote awareness campaigns within the IGF community to highlight the importance of aligning with the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.

7. **Reporting Mechanism:**
- Establish a reporting mechanism within the IGF framework to track progress on initiatives and projects that contribute to the commitments of Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.
- Regularly update the IGF community on how its activities align with and contribute to the broader United Nations initiatives.

By incorporating these strategies, the IGF can better serve as a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action that directly contributes to the global digital agenda outlined by the United Nations Secretary General.
The overall format and design of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can be enhanced to foster more meaningful discussions, collaborations, and outcomes. Here are some ideas to consider:

1. **Thematic Tracks:**
- **Diverse Themes:**
- Expand the thematic tracks to cover a broad spectrum of issues related to internet governance, including emerging technologies, cybersecurity, digital inclusion, and ethical considerations in AI.
- Rotate themes from year to year to ensure comprehensive coverage of relevant topics.

- **Cross-Cutting Themes:**
- Introduce cross-cutting themes that run across multiple tracks, emphasizing the interconnected nature of internet-related issues (e.g., the intersection of technology and human rights).

2. **Interactive Formats:**
- **Workshops and Roundtables:**
- Prioritize interactive workshops and roundtable discussions over traditional panel sessions to encourage more dynamic and participatory engagement among attendees.
- Incorporate audience interaction tools, such as live polls and Q&A sessions, to involve participants in real-time discussions.

- **Scenario Planning and Simulations:**
- Include scenario planning sessions or simulations to explore potential future developments in the digital landscape, encouraging strategic thinking and proactive planning.

3. **Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration:**
- **Thematic Hubs:**
- Establish thematic hubs or working groups that bring together stakeholders with diverse expertise and perspectives to collaboratively address specific challenges or opportunities.
- Encourage these hubs to work on actionable outputs and recommendations.

- **Open Consultations:**
- Organize open consultations prior to the IGF to gather input from stakeholders on key issues and shape the agenda collaboratively.
- Create mechanisms for virtual participation to facilitate global inclusivity.

4. **Policy Incubators:**
- **Incubator Sessions:**
- Introduce policy incubator sessions where participants can work intensively on developing concrete policy recommendations or best practices.
- Provide resources and support for the implementation of recommendations generated during the IGF.

5. **Youth Involvement:**
- **Youth Tracks:**
- Dedicate specific tracks or sessions to address the concerns and perspectives of young people in the digital age.
- Facilitate mentorship programs and collaborative projects between youth and experienced professionals.

6. **Showcasing Innovation:**
- **Innovation Pavilions:**
- Create innovation pavilions or showcases where organizations and startups can demonstrate cutting-edge technologies and solutions.
- Encourage collaboration between innovators and policymakers to explore regulatory considerations.

7. **Outcome-Oriented Approach:**
- **Actionable Outputs:**
- Emphasize the creation of actionable outputs, such as policy recommendations, best practices, or collaborative projects, during and after the IGF.
- Establish follow-up mechanisms to track the implementation of these outputs.

8. **Regional and National Integration:**
- **Regional Tracks:**
- Incorporate regional tracks or sessions to address challenges and opportunities specific to different geographic areas.
- Facilitate the exchange of regional best practices and solutions.

9. **Virtual and Hybrid Components:**
- **Hybrid Model:**
- Develop a hybrid model that combines in-person and virtual components, allowing for greater global participation and reducing environmental impact.
- Leverage technology for remote participation, virtual exhibitions, and networking opportunities.

10. **Accessibility and Inclusivity:**
- **Multilingual Support:**
- Ensure multilingual support for sessions, materials, and communication to enhance accessibility for participants from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
- Provide accommodations for participants with disabilities.

By implementing these ideas, the IGF can evolve into a more dynamic, inclusive, and outcome-oriented platform that effectively addresses the complex challenges and opportunities in the realm of internet governance.

Private Sector

ID67

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Technical Community

ID68

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development
In addition to the above, the following sub-topics are of importance:
• Disinformation
• Cross-border cooperation
• IGF organization and role
• Metaverse
• Multilingualism
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF should maintain its ability to be agile and flexible, in order to continuously evolve. Additionally, it should be further strengthened, empowered and resourced to:
• Continue to serve as a venue for addressing Internet governance in a global multi-stakeholder setup, endorsed by the UN;
• Reinforce its global outreach and inclusivity, by empowering links to- and open channels with NRIs;
• Foster meaningful inclusion of underrepresented actors, particularly from the Global South;
• Effectively relay its outcomes to relevant decision-making venues;
• Channel relevant strategic input from other fora to its work;
• Address urgent and pressing priorities, and coordinate and follow-up on actions related to key Internet and digital governance issues;
• Continue to enhance its role within the global IG ecosystem and build strategic relations to other fora and to key players with regards to global digital policies.

The IGF should maintain its ability to be agile and flexible, in order to continuously evolve. Additionally, it should be further strengthened, empowered and resourced to:
• Continue to serve as a venue for addressing Internet governance in a global multi-stakeholder setup, endorsed by the UN;
• Reinforce its global outreach and inclusivity, by empowering links to- and open channels with NRIs;
• Foster meaningful inclusion of underrepresented actors, particularly from the Global South;
• Effectively relay its outcomes to relevant decision-making venues;
• Channel relevant strategic input from other fora to its work;
• Address urgent and pressing priorities, and coordinate and follow-up on actions related to key Internet and digital governance issues;
• Continue to enhance its role within the global IG ecosystem and build strategic relations to other fora and to key players with regards to global digital policies.
The modality of the IGF high-level track has proved to be effective in engaging high-level experts and leaders from all stakeholder groups in the Internet governance dialogue. However one point to be considered for the 2024 meeting, is to ensure that the high-level track programme design is integrated with the overall IGF programme, in order to avoid duplication and redundancy in speakers and discussions.

Government

ID69

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content


Civil Society

ID70

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Government

ID71

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Private Sector

ID72

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Media and Content
Disability inclusion
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Disability inclusion

Disability inclusion

Civil Society

ID73

Data Governance
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
To have more dicussion about this compact on 2024 IGF,.

To have more dicussion about this compact on 2024 IGF,.
To enhance the understanding towards 'what is digital soeciety' or 'digitalisation' of different generations. On the one hand, digitalisation brings about more benefit to our society; on the other hand, it meand new challenges. We use mobile phone everyday and stand together but longly.


Technical Community

ID74

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Technical Community

ID75

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Should have more submissions to the global digital compact consultation and representatives from IGF communities at the summit of the future negotiations

Should have more submissions to the global digital compact consultation and representatives from IGF communities at the summit of the future negotiations

Civil Society

ID77

Artificial Intelligence
We are conducting an international assessment of AGI governance: https://mailchi.mp/millennium-project/invitation-to-agi-rtd
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
By creating as session on creating the text for a UN Convention on AI with two sub-sections: one are artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) and one on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the characteristics for a UN Agency to enforce the Convention. Current study on this underway: https://mailchi.mp/millennium-project/invitation-to-agi-rtd

By creating as session on creating the text for a UN Convention on AI with two sub-sections: one are artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) and one on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the characteristics for a UN Agency to enforce the Convention. Current study on this underway: https://mailchi.mp/millennium-project/invitation-to-agi-rtd
Consider an online Delphi or Real-Time Delphi to build on the results of the IGF to further detail implemention.

Civil Society

ID78

Cybersecurity and Trust, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Stability and Resilience of the Internet.


Technical Community

ID79

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Civil Society

ID80

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
We need to investigate the global proliferation of spyware technology, such as Predator and Pegasus, and there are many more going around the earth to violate human rights of many people.


Private Sector

ID81

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Government

ID82

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Le réunion annuelle sont très importants,ça peut aider le menbre de IGF de bien orienté leur réflexion pour bien prendre de décision avenir

Le réunion annuelle sont très importants,ça peut aider le menbre de IGF de bien orienté leur réflexion pour bien prendre de décision avenir
La cybercriminalité en Afrique avec Tik tok , l'éducation de réseau sociaux, peut nous aide à bien orienté le jeune fille ou garçon sur leur manière de l'utilisation

Civil Society

ID84

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) plays a crucial role in facilitating dialogue on internet-related policy issues, striving for a collaborative, inclusive approach to decision-making. Against the backdrop of major global initiatives and agendas, the IGF annually convenes diverse stakeholders to deliberate on pertinent challenges. It's pivotal in aligning with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda, with a particular focus on the Global Digital Compact in anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024.

The "Summit of the Future," slated for September 2024, arises from a critical juncture in global affairs. Triggered by the UN's 75th-anniversary commemoration, the Summit responds to pressing issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and technological advancements. It aims to strengthen international cooperation, ensuring its efficacy in meeting existing agreements and responding to emerging threats and opportunities. The Summit envisions a renewed trust in multilateralism and collective action.

This summit is envisioned as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, building on the 2023 SDG Summit. Its outcome is anticipated to be an intergovernmentally negotiated, action-oriented Pact for the Future. This pact encompasses sustainable development and financing, international peace and security, science, technology, and innovation, youth and future generations, and transforming global governance. Proposals from the UN Secretary-General's "Our Common Agenda" serve as the foundation for this transformative agenda.

In essence, the IGF is integral to the overarching narrative of global cooperation and digital governance, aligning with the Summit of the Future's objectives. It reflects the commitment to shaping a future that embraces inclusivity, sustainability, and the collective well-being of present and future generations.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) plays a crucial role in facilitating dialogue on internet-related policy issues, striving for a collaborative, inclusive approach to decision-making. Against the backdrop of major global initiatives and agendas, the IGF annually convenes diverse stakeholders to deliberate on pertinent challenges. It's pivotal in aligning with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda, with a particular focus on the Global Digital Compact in anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024.

The "Summit of the Future," slated for September 2024, arises from a critical juncture in global affairs. Triggered by the UN's 75th-anniversary commemoration, the Summit responds to pressing issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and technological advancements. It aims to strengthen international cooperation, ensuring its efficacy in meeting existing agreements and responding to emerging threats and opportunities. The Summit envisions a renewed trust in multilateralism and collective action.

This summit is envisioned as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, building on the 2023 SDG Summit. Its outcome is anticipated to be an intergovernmentally negotiated, action-oriented Pact for the Future. This pact encompasses sustainable development and financing, international peace and security, science, technology, and innovation, youth and future generations, and transforming global governance. Proposals from the UN Secretary-General's "Our Common Agenda" serve as the foundation for this transformative agenda.

In essence, the IGF is integral to the overarching narrative of global cooperation and digital governance, aligning with the Summit of the Future's objectives. It reflects the commitment to shaping a future that embraces inclusivity, sustainability, and the collective well-being of present and future generations.

Technical Community

ID85

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Multilingual Internet (universal acceptance of multilingual ID provided by IETF technologies.)


Technical Community

ID86

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Try to make it possible that people have the chance to attend more sessions, maybe one day more and less parallel sessions will help.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Hold digital live streaming events prior to the Summit of the Future so that IGF stakeholders have the possibility to make their voices heard.

Hold digital live streaming events prior to the Summit of the Future so that IGF stakeholders have the possibility to make their voices heard.
Try to somehow refocus the large diversity of topics and themes. The numerous sessions make it hard to get an overview and the chance of missing important sessions and events rises.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID87

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Technical Community

ID88

Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Technical and Operational Topics


Government

ID89

Artificial Intelligence, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Digitalization-Accessibility/Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
We hope to see the IGF stakeholders more and more engaged in the summit of the future preparation, but also the STI 2024, and the GDC activities in New York. The IGF's work have to be promoted at the UNGA level.

We hope to see the IGF stakeholders more and more engaged in the summit of the future preparation, but also the STI 2024, and the GDC activities in New York. The IGF's work have to be promoted at the UNGA level.
In term of communication and to make the IGF more inclusive, interpretation has become a necessity. funding support to all youth coordinators is very essential to allow voices to be heard and give the chance to coordinators to discuss each others and to share views and ideas to tackle global or local challenges.

Civil Society

ID90

Artificial Intelligence, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
As Latinamerican NGO, we are implementing projects to promote responsible, critical and meaningful use of digital media.
www.chicos.net
www.historiasparaarmar.org
chicos.net/humania


Civil Society

ID91

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Intergovernmental Organization

ID92

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can play a crucial role in reflecting and contributing to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, especially the Global Digital Compact in anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. Here are key ways the IGF can enhance its alignment with these initiatives:
Thematic Alignment: Ensure that the IGF's annual meeting and intersessional work directly align with the thematic priorities outlined in the Our Common Agenda, emphasizing areas such as digital inclusion, sustainable development, human rights, and global cooperation in the digital space.
Relevance: Frame IGF discussions and workshops to address challenges and opportunities identified in the Global Digital Compact, actively contributing to the development of solutions and best practices. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement: Strengthen and diversify multi-stakeholder participation in the IGF processes, involving governments, private sector entities, civil society, and the technical community. Relevance: Create dedicated sessions within the IGF that allow stakeholders to discuss and formulate collaborative initiatives in line with the commitments of the Global Digital Compact. Policy Recommendations:This will facilitate the generation of policy recommendations and best practices during IGF meetings and intersessional activities, reflecting the spirit of the Global Digital Compact and contributing to the Our Common Agenda's commitment to fostering cooperation for a safer digital space , which will encourage dynamic discussions that result in tangible outputs, such as reports, guidelines, or collaborative projects, to be presented at the Summit of the Future. Youth Involvement there is strong need to prioritize the involvement of youth in IGF activities, recognizing the Our Common Agenda's emphasis on the role of young people in shaping the future. This means there is need to design specific sessions and initiatives within the IGF to amplify the voices of young leaders, fostering innovation and fresh perspectives in the Global Digital Compact's implementation.

By actively embracing these strategies, the IGF can position itself as a dynamic and influential platform that not only reflects the global initiatives outlined by the United Nations Secretary General but also actively contributes to the implementation of the Our Common Agenda and the realization of the Global Digital Compact's commitments.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can play a crucial role in reflecting and contributing to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, especially the Global Digital Compact in anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. Here are key ways the IGF can enhance its alignment with these initiatives:
Thematic Alignment: Ensure that the IGF's annual meeting and intersessional work directly align with the thematic priorities outlined in the Our Common Agenda, emphasizing areas such as digital inclusion, sustainable development, human rights, and global cooperation in the digital space.
Relevance: Frame IGF discussions and workshops to address challenges and opportunities identified in the Global Digital Compact, actively contributing to the development of solutions and best practices. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement: Strengthen and diversify multi-stakeholder participation in the IGF processes, involving governments, private sector entities, civil society, and the technical community. Relevance: Create dedicated sessions within the IGF that allow stakeholders to discuss and formulate collaborative initiatives in line with the commitments of the Global Digital Compact. Policy Recommendations:This will facilitate the generation of policy recommendations and best practices during IGF meetings and intersessional activities, reflecting the spirit of the Global Digital Compact and contributing to the Our Common Agenda's commitment to fostering cooperation for a safer digital space , which will encourage dynamic discussions that result in tangible outputs, such as reports, guidelines, or collaborative projects, to be presented at the Summit of the Future. Youth Involvement there is strong need to prioritize the involvement of youth in IGF activities, recognizing the Our Common Agenda's emphasis on the role of young people in shaping the future. This means there is need to design specific sessions and initiatives within the IGF to amplify the voices of young leaders, fostering innovation and fresh perspectives in the Global Digital Compact's implementation.

By actively embracing these strategies, the IGF can position itself as a dynamic and influential platform that not only reflects the global initiatives outlined by the United Nations Secretary General but also actively contributes to the implementation of the Our Common Agenda and the realization of the Global Digital Compact's commitments.
The design and format of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can evolve to align with recent trends and address emerging global issues. Here are some ideas for enhancing the overall format and design of the IGF:
Interactive Workshops with Tangible Outputs: A more transformative traditional workshops into interactive sessions that generate tangible outputs, such as policy recommendations, best practice guides, or collaborative projects. This will see a maximize but impactful discussions, creates actionable takeaways, and contributes to the development of concrete initiatives. As well a Multi-Stakeholder Showcases: This will Include dedicated showcases where stakeholders, including governments, private sector, and civil society, present successful projects or initiatives related to the IGF themes.This will highlights best practices, provides practical insights, and encourages cross-sectoral collaboration. A Youth-Centric Sessions and Innovation Corners to designate specific sessions and spaces for youth-centric discussions, innovation corners, or startup showcases to amplify the voices of young leaders and entrepreneurs. This will promotes diversity, incorporates fresh perspectives, and fosters innovation within the IGF ecosystem.
Accessible and Inclusive Design: There is strong need to prioritize accessibility features in both physical and virtual aspects of the IGF, ensuring that the event is inclusive and accommodating to participants with diverse needs.Demonstrating a commitment to inclusivity, broadens participation, and sets a standard for other global events. These ideas aim to enhance the effectiveness, inclusivity, and innovation within the IGF, aligning with recent trends and addressing the evolving landscape of global internet governance and digital policy discussions.

Civil Society

ID93

Digital Cooperation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Cooperation strategies for a balanced governance involving all stakeholders in the financing of infrastructure to address the challenges of universal access and meaningful connectivity most effectively.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It is estimated that 3.7 billion people, nearly half of the world's population, do not have access to the Internet. The least developed countries are the least connected, with only 19% of their population having access. By 2030, according to the United Nations, everyone should have safe and affordable access to the Internet, especially when it comes to using digital services in a meaningful way, in line with sustainable development goals.
In light of the above, it seems opportune to work towards engaging all stakeholders in financing infrastructure actions for balanced access to services. Ongoing discussions for the Global Digital Pact address this issue under thematic area 1: "Connecting everyone to the Internet, including all schools," through consultations led by the Secretary-General's Envoy for Technologies in preparation for the Future Summit.

It is estimated that 3.7 billion people, nearly half of the world's population, do not have access to the Internet. The least developed countries are the least connected, with only 19% of their population having access. By 2030, according to the United Nations, everyone should have safe and affordable access to the Internet, especially when it comes to using digital services in a meaningful way, in line with sustainable development goals.
In light of the above, it seems opportune to work towards engaging all stakeholders in financing infrastructure actions for balanced access to services. Ongoing discussions for the Global Digital Pact address this issue under thematic area 1: "Connecting everyone to the Internet, including all schools," through consultations led by the Secretary-General's Envoy for Technologies in preparation for the Future Summit.
I propose that IGFs integrate actions for the implementation of Research and Development cells in collaboration with the private sector, especially on AI tools and services. Additionally, establish mechanisms for ongoing upgrading of frameworks and other documents related to the governance of critical electronic communication infrastructures. This involves all stakeholders who have already been able to take actions in this direction.

Civil Society

ID94

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID95

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID96

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
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The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?

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Government

ID97

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
When considering how to improve the IGF's annual meeting and its intersessional work, it's essential to contemplate their potential contribution to several key areas:

The IGF could better reflect the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. By focusing on Internet access and connectivity in underserved regions, it could contribute to reducing the digital divide and supporting socio-economic development. Also, increased attention should be given to digital inclusion, especially for marginalized groups like women, persons with disabilities, and rural communities. The IGF can advocate for policies and programs ensuring that no one is left behind in the global digital economy.

Amid growing challenges related to cybersecurity and data protection, the IGF can provide a platform to discuss standards and best practices. This might include debates on data privacy, securing critical infrastructure, and combating cybercrime.To stay relevant, the IGF must address emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). It could encourage collaboration between governments, the private sector, and civil society to shape policies that foster innovation while ensuring ethical standards.

The central focus of the IGF pertains to Internet governance. It should continue to encourage open and inclusive dialogue among different stakeholders, thereby fostering international cooperation to maintain an open, secure, and accessible Internet for all.


When considering how to improve the IGF's annual meeting and its intersessional work, it's essential to contemplate their potential contribution to several key areas:

The IGF could better reflect the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. By focusing on Internet access and connectivity in underserved regions, it could contribute to reducing the digital divide and supporting socio-economic development. Also, increased attention should be given to digital inclusion, especially for marginalized groups like women, persons with disabilities, and rural communities. The IGF can advocate for policies and programs ensuring that no one is left behind in the global digital economy.

Amid growing challenges related to cybersecurity and data protection, the IGF can provide a platform to discuss standards and best practices. This might include debates on data privacy, securing critical infrastructure, and combating cybercrime.To stay relevant, the IGF must address emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things (IoT). It could encourage collaboration between governments, the private sector, and civil society to shape policies that foster innovation while ensuring ethical standards.

The central focus of the IGF pertains to Internet governance. It should continue to encourage open and inclusive dialogue among different stakeholders, thereby fostering international cooperation to maintain an open, secure, and accessible Internet for all.

Introducing focused tracks aligned with key issues like cybersecurity, digital inclusion, emerging technologies, and governance could offer a more organized structure. Each track could feature discussions, workshops, and panels led by experts, policymakers, and stakeholders, delving deeper into specific topics.

Including sessions that spotlight regional challenges and solutions could provide a more nuanced understanding of diverse issues across different parts of the world. These sessions might explore region-specific concerns related to Internet access, regulations, and socio-economic impacts.

Encouraging diverse participation from governments, civil society, the private sector, academia, and technical communities in interactive dialogues could offer a more comprehensive approach to tackling Internet governance challenges.

Trying out different presentation styles, like TED-style talks, debates, or interactive simulations, could make complex topics more engaging and accessible. Real-life case studies and storytelling could add depth and relatability to discussions.

Leveraging virtual and hybrid event formats could increase accessibility and engagement. Features like online streaming, interactive virtual workshops, and discussion forums could attract a wider audience.

Acknowledging the importance of youth perspectives by creating dedicated sessions or tracks specifically involving young voices could inject fresh ideas and viewpoints into discussions about the future of the Internet.

Designing sessions with clear outcome objectives, such as drafting policy recommendations or creating actionable plans, could ensure that discussions result in tangible outputs.

Maintaining engagement throughout the year by organizing webinars, working groups, or online forums between annual meetings could sustain momentum and facilitate ongoing dialogue on crucial themes.


Private Sector

ID98

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Perfect life for me. Paul Micheal Koda Van Treese.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Perfect life for me. Nothing else

Perfect life for me. Nothing else
Perfect Life for me. Paul Van Treese nothing else.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID99

Rights and Freedoms
Governments should have un limited access of internet to achieve their SDGs agenda and populations will have to be adhered to the internet policy guidelines of their governments
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Internet has become a tools for youth and middle aged people in many parts of the world, as we have witnessed repeated ignorance, isolation and exclusion of older persons to access an internet in their respective living areas. so many older aged persons were overlooked their right to access internet and governments should prioritize the need of older aged persons in home care, nursing homes and areas allocated for them. there has to be digital technology tools that will help seniors and older aged persons to entertain and communicate with their relatives, freinds and loved ones.

Internet has become a tools for youth and middle aged people in many parts of the world, as we have witnessed repeated ignorance, isolation and exclusion of older persons to access an internet in their respective living areas. so many older aged persons were overlooked their right to access internet and governments should prioritize the need of older aged persons in home care, nursing homes and areas allocated for them. there has to be digital technology tools that will help seniors and older aged persons to entertain and communicate with their relatives, freinds and loved ones.
Somalia: a country that an armed terrorists groups, federal member states and federal governments all use internet as they wanted without proper supervision and monitoring. cyper securtity crimes is rampant and all social media outlets violate the norms and ethics of internets, violations of human rights against children and women rights , abduction, intimidation, human traficking, sexual and gender based vioence, democratic and electoral process violations are used by an internet.

Civil Society

ID100

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Technical Community

ID101

Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Technical and Operational Topics


Government

ID102

Cybersecurity and Trust


Government

ID103

Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Very interesting verticals
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Early publication of submission for calls

Early publication of submission for calls
Yes, I do

Civil Society

ID104

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content


Civil Society

ID105

Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Intergovernmental Organization

ID106

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Civil Society

ID107

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
In 2024, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) may prioritize key themes such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability, and Climate Change due to several compelling reasons, and additionally a special subtheme to be added for "Deep Fake" as the threats from Deep Fake are indeed a concern which needs to be discussed at the multi stakeholder forum of IGF:

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI):
- Rapid Technological Advancements: The continuous evolution and integration of AI technologies into various aspects of society raise important questions about ethical considerations, accountability, and the potential impact on human rights. The IGF may prioritize AI to explore governance frameworks that ensure responsible AI development and deployment.

- Cross-Border Implications: AI systems often operate across borders, necessitating a global perspective on governance. Addressing issues related to data privacy, bias in algorithms, and the societal impact of AI requires international cooperation and shared guidelines.

2. Data Governance:
- Data as a Strategic Asset: Data has become a crucial asset in the digital economy. The IGF may prioritize data governance to discuss the responsible and ethical use of data, including issues related to data ownership, privacy, and security. Establishing frameworks for data sharing and interoperability can be vital in fostering innovation while protecting individual rights.

- Global Data Flows and Trade: With increasing cross-border data flows, the IGF might focus on developing policies that balance the need for data exchange with privacy and security concerns. Harmonizing international standards for data governance can facilitate fair and efficient global trade.

3. Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change:
- Digital Environmental Impact: The Internet and digital technologies contribute to environmental challenges, including carbon emissions from data centers and electronic waste. Prioritizing environmental sustainability aligns with global efforts to address climate change. The IGF may explore ways to make the digital sector more environmentally friendly, such as adopting sustainable practices and promoting green technologies.

- ICT Solutions for Climate Action: The IGF could highlight the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in addressing climate change. This includes examining how digital innovations can contribute to environmental monitoring, disaster response, and sustainable development.

These thematic priorities reflect the evolving landscape of challenges and opportunities in the digital age. By addressing AI, data governance, environmental sustainability, and climate change, the IGF can contribute to the development of policies and frameworks that ensure the responsible and inclusive use of technology while addressing global challenges that impact society as a whole. These priorities would emphasize the importance of a collaborative and multistakeholder approach to shaping the future of the Internet and its impact on broader societal issues.

The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can play a crucial role in reflecting and contributing to the United Nations Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. Here are ways in which the IGF can better align with and contribute to these initiatives:

a. Incorporate Our Common Agenda Themes:
- The IGF can integrate the themes and commitments outlined in the United Nations Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda into its annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing workshops, sessions, and discussions that specifically address the 12 commitments, ensuring that the IGF aligns its priorities with the global agenda.

b. Technology Track for the Global Digital Compact:
- Dedicate a specific "technology track" within the IGF to engage stakeholders from governments, the United Nations system, the private sector, civil society, grassroots organizations, academia, and individuals. This track could focus on formulating and refining the principles of the Global Digital Compact, allowing for inclusive and multistakeholder contributions.

c. Multistakeholder Engagement and Representation:
- Ensure diverse and inclusive participation from all stakeholder groups in IGF meetings and intersessional activities. This inclusivity will enable a comprehensive and representative discussion on the Global Digital Compact, reflecting the perspectives of governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals.

d. Thematic Sessions on Compact Issues:
- Organize dedicated thematic sessions during IGF meetings that delve into specific issues outlined in the Global Digital Compact. These could include discussions on digital connectivity, preventing Internet fragmentation, data governance, human rights online, and criteria for accountability in addressing discrimination and misleading content.

e. Output and Recommendations:
- Facilitate the generation of concrete outputs and recommendations from IGF discussions related to the Global Digital Compact. These outputs could take the form of reports, guidelines, or best practices that contribute to the formulation of shared principles for an open, free, and secure digital future, as proposed in the Common Agenda.

f. Collaboration with Summit of the Future:
- Establish collaborative mechanisms between the IGF and the Summit of the Future organizing committee to ensure a seamless transition of ideas, recommendations, and commitments. This collaboration could involve joint sessions, consultations, or the presentation of IGF outputs at the Summit.

g. Engage Youth and Future Leaders:
- Given the emphasis on involving youth in the Global Digital Compact, the IGF should actively engage young people in its activities. Create dedicated spaces for youth participation, ensuring that their perspectives and ideas are considered in discussions related to the digital future.

h.Special Emphasis on Deep Fake Technology:
- Recognize the growing threat posed by deep fake technology and its implications for trust, misinformation, and the erosion of digital authenticity. Dedicate specific sessions within the IGF to address the challenges and potential harms associated with deep fakes, fostering a better understanding of the technological landscape and the need for governance mechanisms.

- Facilitate discussions on the ethical considerations, accountability, and potential regulatory frameworks for addressing deep fakes. Engage experts, technologists, and policymakers to explore ways to mitigate the negative impact of malicious uses of deep fake technology while preserving legitimate and creative applications.

- Encourage collaboration between the technical community, civil society, and governments to develop tools and standards for detecting and mitigating the effects of deep fakes. Consider the implications of deep fake technology on human rights, privacy, and the spread of disinformation, and work towards establishing best practices and guidelines.

- Incorporate perspectives from the private sector, including technology companies, to explore industry-led initiatives and self-regulation efforts that can contribute to the responsible development and deployment of deep fake technology.

- Contribute to the development of global norms and principles that address the challenges posed by deep fake technology, ensuring that the discussions and outcomes are integrated into the broader framework of the Global Digital Compact. This may include considerations for transparency, authentication mechanisms, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in content creation.

By actively aligning its work with the Global Digital Compact and Our Common Agenda, the IGF can contribute significantly to the development of a comprehensive and inclusive framework for global digital governance, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders and promoting a secure and open digital future for all.

The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can play a crucial role in reflecting and contributing to the United Nations Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. Here are ways in which the IGF can better align with and contribute to these initiatives:

a. Incorporate Our Common Agenda Themes:
- The IGF can integrate the themes and commitments outlined in the United Nations Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda into its annual meeting and intersessional work. This could involve organizing workshops, sessions, and discussions that specifically address the 12 commitments, ensuring that the IGF aligns its priorities with the global agenda.

b. Technology Track for the Global Digital Compact:
- Dedicate a specific "technology track" within the IGF to engage stakeholders from governments, the United Nations system, the private sector, civil society, grassroots organizations, academia, and individuals. This track could focus on formulating and refining the principles of the Global Digital Compact, allowing for inclusive and multistakeholder contributions.

c. Multistakeholder Engagement and Representation:
- Ensure diverse and inclusive participation from all stakeholder groups in IGF meetings and intersessional activities. This inclusivity will enable a comprehensive and representative discussion on the Global Digital Compact, reflecting the perspectives of governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals.

d. Thematic Sessions on Compact Issues:
- Organize dedicated thematic sessions during IGF meetings that delve into specific issues outlined in the Global Digital Compact. These could include discussions on digital connectivity, preventing Internet fragmentation, data governance, human rights online, and criteria for accountability in addressing discrimination and misleading content.

e. Output and Recommendations:
- Facilitate the generation of concrete outputs and recommendations from IGF discussions related to the Global Digital Compact. These outputs could take the form of reports, guidelines, or best practices that contribute to the formulation of shared principles for an open, free, and secure digital future, as proposed in the Common Agenda.

f. Collaboration with Summit of the Future:
- Establish collaborative mechanisms between the IGF and the Summit of the Future organizing committee to ensure a seamless transition of ideas, recommendations, and commitments. This collaboration could involve joint sessions, consultations, or the presentation of IGF outputs at the Summit.

g. Engage Youth and Future Leaders:
- Given the emphasis on involving youth in the Global Digital Compact, the IGF should actively engage young people in its activities. Create dedicated spaces for youth participation, ensuring that their perspectives and ideas are considered in discussions related to the digital future.

h.Special Emphasis on Deep Fake Technology:
- Recognize the growing threat posed by deep fake technology and its implications for trust, misinformation, and the erosion of digital authenticity. Dedicate specific sessions within the IGF to address the challenges and potential harms associated with deep fakes, fostering a better understanding of the technological landscape and the need for governance mechanisms.

- Facilitate discussions on the ethical considerations, accountability, and potential regulatory frameworks for addressing deep fakes. Engage experts, technologists, and policymakers to explore ways to mitigate the negative impact of malicious uses of deep fake technology while preserving legitimate and creative applications.

- Encourage collaboration between the technical community, civil society, and governments to develop tools and standards for detecting and mitigating the effects of deep fakes. Consider the implications of deep fake technology on human rights, privacy, and the spread of disinformation, and work towards establishing best practices and guidelines.

- Incorporate perspectives from the private sector, including technology companies, to explore industry-led initiatives and self-regulation efforts that can contribute to the responsible development and deployment of deep fake technology.

- Contribute to the development of global norms and principles that address the challenges posed by deep fake technology, ensuring that the discussions and outcomes are integrated into the broader framework of the Global Digital Compact. This may include considerations for transparency, authentication mechanisms, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in content creation.

By actively aligning its work with the Global Digital Compact and Our Common Agenda, the IGF can contribute significantly to the development of a comprehensive and inclusive framework for global digital governance, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders and promoting a secure and open digital future for all.
Although IGF has been a very successful initiative but certainly a little change in overall format and design of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) can play a crucial role in fostering productive discussions, inclusivity, and meaningful outcomes. Few salient opinions from my side are:

1. Dynamic and Innovative Formats:
- Incorporate Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR): IGF can consider experimenting with immersive technologies to create engaging and interactive virtual experiences. This could include virtual booths, interactive maps, or virtual collaboration spaces to enhance the overall participant experience.

2. Output and Actionable Outcomes:
- Policy Hackathons or Collaborative Drafting Sessions: IGF can facilitate sessions where participants collaboratively draft policy recommendations or frameworks. This approach can result in actionable outcomes that contribute to ongoing policy discussions.

- Interactive Surveys and Feedback Mechanisms including real time: IGF can implement real-time surveys or feedback mechanisms to gauge participant sentiments on key issues. This can provide immediate insights and inform the direction of discussions.

3. Post-Event Sustainability:
- Follow-Up Webinars or Virtual Meetings: IGF can plan to organize follow-up webinars or virtual meetings to continue discussions on critical topics and track progress on action items identified during the event, the follow-up can be of the leaders/ proposers of the events based on respective themes to share the outcome and plan future step and not wait for next IGF.

By adopting innovative and inclusive design elements, the IGF can enhance its impact, encourage collaborative problem-solving, and contribute to the development of actionable outcomes that address the complex challenges of Internet governance.

Civil Society

ID108

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
I propose following panel discussion:
As user experience (UX) design gets better every year and we, as citizens, use applications and websites that are specifically designed to be easy to use according to a don't-make-me-think approach, we become more and more vulnerable to attacks based on social engineering (phishing, smishing, vishing, etc.).
Since security awareness training in companies usually takes place once a year, and our daily use of multiple online products and services (which are designed to over-share our personal information by logging in using our social media profiles, which place design obstacles to discourage us from using 2FA/MFA when logging in, which teach our brains to follow the easiest way), we as adults are becoming more and more defenceless against cybercriminals and other threat actors who are after our data, our money or the information we own. And our children are growing up in this easy-to-use environment that makes them even more vulnerable because they don't know the analogue world, the world before the internet.
Therefore, we should start classifying this kind of UX design methods as a long-term threat vector.
The increasing level of our distraction and the growing pandemics of loneliness are in fact the result of years of contact with an environment designed for the benefit of producers, not users.
In view of the above, we should analyse and follow the path set out by the General Data Protection Act and the Digital Services Act to oblige owners of applications and websites, especially VLOPs (Very Large Online Platforms), to make REAL self-assessments in the following areas: how do their products affect users' / people's level of concentration and state of mind; what are the expected social consequences of using a particular product?
What are the legal/organisational means to achieve this goal? This is the space for discussion.


Private Sector

ID109

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Private Sector

ID111

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Civil Society

ID113

Artificial Intelligence, Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms


Technical Community

ID114

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation


Civil Society

ID116

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The challenges posed by the technology sector are transnational and therefore require a global approach and commitment. We encourage coherence between initiatives, based on human rights, which would lead to global, consistent and enforceable standards that could be implemented in all jurisdictions.

The challenges posed by the technology sector are transnational and therefore require a global approach and commitment. We encourage coherence between initiatives, based on human rights, which would lead to global, consistent and enforceable standards that could be implemented in all jurisdictions.
We strongly encourage the integration of human rights, and in particular children's rights, across all IGF themes.

Civil Society

ID117

Rights and Freedoms
In the EU more and more regulations are being propose to regulate, mainly, the social media platforms. There is regulation around the dissimenation of terroristic content, the digital service act and the still debated regulation on the Child Sexual Abuse Material. The implementation and execution of these regulations are either done by law enforcement, existing regulators or new regulators. How do these institutions balance the Human Rights when reviewing the reports they received? What are the checks and balances to prevent censorship? Do we need an internetregulator to guide the platforms in their decision making of what kind of material they accept on their platfoms? How is the spreading of illegal material prevented in countries of the other continents?
I would like to have panel with members of each continent + one or two platforms. We would discuss some examples of material that might or might not be considered illegal/harmfull (all within the possibilties of disclosure) and have a debate with the public involved.

The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The proposed panel/topic contributes to commitment 3, 4 and 6, digital Human Rights and falls within the protection of Human Rights in general, and online specifically.

The proposed panel/topic contributes to commitment 3, 4 and 6, digital Human Rights and falls within the protection of Human Rights in general, and online specifically.
Engage the public. This can be done to show the work of the people who work at helplines, hotlines and the regulators involved. Let's debate the dillema's we meet every day.

Government

ID118

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content
(International) regulations for better online child protection


Civil Society

ID119

Artificial Intelligence, Rights and Freedoms
Consumer protection, anti-illicit trade, anti-corruption and rule of law regarding AI Governance, Regulation and Ethics should be additional focal points.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Dovetail with the AI Safety Summit, and Responsible AI in Military Domain (REAIM) Conference set for 2024. Specific focus should be on Asia-Pacific approaches and values given the focus on US, EU or China approaches, rules and regulations.

Dovetail with the AI Safety Summit, and Responsible AI in Military Domain (REAIM) Conference set for 2024. Specific focus should be on Asia-Pacific approaches and values given the focus on US, EU or China approaches, rules and regulations.

Private Sector

ID120

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
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The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?

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Civil Society

ID121

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Tackling legal and regulatory obstacles linked to the movement of data across borders, the practice of data localization, and the alignment of laws governing the protection of data.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Actively engage youth in discussions and decision-making processes. The IGF can contribute by providing a platform for youth voices to be heard on topics related to internet governance and digital technologies. The annual meetings can also organize capacity-building sessions and workshops to empower stakeholders from different countries around the world with the knowledge and skills required to implement the principles outlined in the Global Digital Compact.

Actively engage youth in discussions and decision-making processes. The IGF can contribute by providing a platform for youth voices to be heard on topics related to internet governance and digital technologies. The annual meetings can also organize capacity-building sessions and workshops to empower stakeholders from different countries around the world with the knowledge and skills required to implement the principles outlined in the Global Digital Compact.
Utilize virtual collaboration platforms to improve remote participation and interaction. Offer online networking tools, discussion forums, and collaborative document editing features to support ongoing collaboration even after the event concludes.

Government

ID122

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Government

ID123

Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID124

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Economic Issues and Development


Government

ID125

Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
We would suggest combining universal access/meaningful connectivity and economic development, as there is a clear link between promoting UA, local language content and meaningful connectivity and countries’ and individuals’ economic development.

We would also suggest combining emerging technologies and innovation with technical and operational topics. There is a clear line to be drawn between the principles that underpin the Internet’s technical architecture (a decentralised network of networks, the principle of net neutrality, etc.) and how these principles can support the development and utilisation of emerging technologies.

Under the digital cooperation topic, it would be pertinent to include a sub-theme on the Sustainable Development Goals. 2025 will be an important year to instigate clear actions to ensure the goals are met. An exploration of what inputs the GDC and WSIS+20 can deliver in this regard would be pertinent in the context of the SDGs, for example.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF MAG and Leadership Panel should deliver a session at the IGF stating exactly what actions they have taken to promote the IGF (specifically, the multistakeholder nature of the fora with all stakeholders taking part on an equal footing) to GDC negotiators, co-facilitators and the UN Tech Envoy’s Office. Engagement must highlight the IGF’s past successes (including the expansion of its NRIs to bring more stakeholder voices to the table around the globe) and the delivery of reports from its multistakeholder Policy Networks, for example the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation.

Past IGF sessions with the Leadership Panel have included suggestions for future actions, but 2024 will be about delivery. The 2024 IGF agenda should therefore include a ‘progress report’ session, with an emphasis on open discussion, to scrutinise and discuss how these leaders have promoted the role of the IGF at the GDC and across the UN system in 2024; what preparations they have made for the WSIS+20 Review; and what more needs to be done. An action plan must be published in early 2024 detailing planned engagements and objectives, for stakeholders to reference and keep the Leadership Panel accountable in their delivery.

The session should also cover the IGF MAG and Leadership Panel’s engagement throughout 2024. This engagement should include both efforts to promote the IGF’s specific messages and promoting the important role of the IGF itself.

The IGF MAG and Leadership Panel should deliver a session at the IGF stating exactly what actions they have taken to promote the IGF (specifically, the multistakeholder nature of the fora with all stakeholders taking part on an equal footing) to GDC negotiators, co-facilitators and the UN Tech Envoy’s Office. Engagement must highlight the IGF’s past successes (including the expansion of its NRIs to bring more stakeholder voices to the table around the globe) and the delivery of reports from its multistakeholder Policy Networks, for example the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation.

Past IGF sessions with the Leadership Panel have included suggestions for future actions, but 2024 will be about delivery. The 2024 IGF agenda should therefore include a ‘progress report’ session, with an emphasis on open discussion, to scrutinise and discuss how these leaders have promoted the role of the IGF at the GDC and across the UN system in 2024; what preparations they have made for the WSIS+20 Review; and what more needs to be done. An action plan must be published in early 2024 detailing planned engagements and objectives, for stakeholders to reference and keep the Leadership Panel accountable in their delivery.

The session should also cover the IGF MAG and Leadership Panel’s engagement throughout 2024. This engagement should include both efforts to promote the IGF’s specific messages and promoting the important role of the IGF itself.
As other stakeholders have said, the IGF would benefit from a more focused agenda, with fewer, and more streamlined, thematic tracks and sessions. Allowing the MAG to take selection decisions not just on workshops, but open fora, town halls, etc. could support a more focused and representative agenda, although minimum regional and stakeholder diversity thresholds would correspondingly need to be introduced. We have made some suggestions above which could support streamlining, for example tying economic development and meaningful connectivity themes together, as well as emerging technologies and technical topics.

Government

ID126

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance
Data Governance Issues: data interoperability, international data cooperation, data factor and data value


Civil Society

ID127

Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms
Exclusive monopoly on the Internet
Electronic peace.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Forming committees to accelerate and fulfill commitments, and take urgent measures to enable satellite Internet to reach everyone by 2030.

Forming committees to accelerate and fulfill commitments, and take urgent measures to enable satellite Internet to reach everyone by 2030.
First: Creating a greater space for civil society organizations in the forum through a civil society forum that brings together organizations from developed and developing countries.
Second: Including the issue of partnerships in the forum topics.
Third: Listening to the voices of developing and least developed countries and providing more space to learn about their challenges.

Civil Society

ID128

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
The Global Information Society Watch is a collaborative community committed to building an open, inclusive and sustainable
through several stages ofvdevelopment so far. In its formative years it was very much the direct effort of a few people who pulled together the meetingsinformation society.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
the planning meetings were organised on a catch-as-catch-can basis by a group of people professionals, they often had professional contacts with a wide selection of political luminaries, both local and from elsewhere, who could be pulled in as speakers and panellists. Consequently, in many ways, the meetings the future of the IGF our Org began discussions on how the situation could be remedied



the planning meetings were organised on a catch-as-catch-can basis by a group of people professionals, they often had professional contacts with a wide selection of political luminaries, both local and from elsewhere, who could be pulled in as speakers and panellists. Consequently, in many ways, the meetings the future of the IGF our Org began discussions on how the situation could be remedied


The working group was formed “to develop a governance structure for the IGF to Intl Org that supports transparency, openness, inclusivity, diversity, and bottom-up, multistakeholder development of the IGF and other organizational process and for diverse and inclusive participation, including people regardless of their gender, colour, age, sexual preference, gender expression, disability or specific needs, stakeholder the Internet Society has supported multistakeholder Internet governance processes around the world by providing funding to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) as well as a number of National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs), and Schools of Internet Governance (SIGs). We remain strongly committed to this important initiative and are proud of the partnerships we have formed to help ensure the success of IGFs worldwide

Civil Society

ID129

Artificial Intelligence, Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change

Last year, I couldn't participate in IGF2023, it my hope that IGF would consider including satellite conferences for locations that are not central. Although I'm aware that this suggestion defeats most of the goals for the annual international conference. I /My organization would love to host such which will democratize participation.

Civil Society

ID130

Children's rights in the digital environment


Civil Society

ID132

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
"Legal and regulatory" Issues
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
While designing the Theme and Sub-themes for the IGF 2024 process, the UN Sec's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments particularly the GDC in the lead-up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024), should form the focus, cascading down to its intersessional work at national, regional, policy networks as well as the Dynamic coalition.

While designing the Theme and Sub-themes for the IGF 2024 process, the UN Sec's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments particularly the GDC in the lead-up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024), should form the focus, cascading down to its intersessional work at national, regional, policy networks as well as the Dynamic coalition.
I think a Judiciary Track should be considered in the design of the IGF 2024, to develop the capacity of this 3rd arm of governance in countries. The Judges need to be brought on board in the Internet Governance Process in the phase of clamoring for regulations and regulating AI and Data, Privacy, and Protection. We may witness increased court cases in the Internet Ecosystem transactions and the digital industry.

Technical Community

ID134

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Government

ID135

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Descentralizad social media
DAOs and education (open science)


Technical Community

ID136

Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Foster partnerships with other major global initiatives that align with the Our Common Agenda. Collaborating with organizations and initiatives working towards similar goals can amplify the impact and reach of the IGF's efforts.

Actively contribute to preparing for the "Summit of the Future" in 2024 by sharing insights, recommendations, and outcomes from IGF discussions. This will ensure that the IGF's perspectives are considered in shaping the future global digital agenda.

Foster partnerships with other major global initiatives that align with the Our Common Agenda. Collaborating with organizations and initiatives working towards similar goals can amplify the impact and reach of the IGF's efforts.

Actively contribute to preparing for the "Summit of the Future" in 2024 by sharing insights, recommendations, and outcomes from IGF discussions. This will ensure that the IGF's perspectives are considered in shaping the future global digital agenda.

Technical Community

ID137

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The individual and organizational carbon footprint in attending IGF in person is substantial and needs to be properly documented in comparison to other organizations ie. IETF, ICANN Critical is establishing a clear plan and commitment for future meetings

Providing best practices and implementation guide to help organizations to be remote participates without sacrificing the results

Civil Society

ID138

Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Working towards establishing transnational, polycentric, user-agency-focused governance for the entire digital sphere!

As was brought up in Kyoto, I think the IGF does need to focus more on the digital divide, ensuring human rights and sustainable development of one of our most important global infrastructures. There is already too much content to make the conference particularly meaningful for the thousands that attend… and it makes it intimidating for newcomers.

Private Sector

ID139

Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Working towards establishing transnational, polycentric, user-agency-focused governance for the entire digital sphere!

As was brought up in Kyoto, I think the IGF does need to focus more on the digital divide, ensuring human rights and sustainable development of one of our most important global infrastructures. There is already too much content to make the conference particularly meaningful for the thousands that attend… and it makes it intimidating for newcomers.

Private Sector

ID140

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content


Technical Community

ID141

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation


Technical Community

ID142

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
DAO Governance, Disruptive Technologies for democracy and AI Community Networking and connectivity for everyone
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The need of digital accessibility and digital justice or citizens protection on this disruptive era of new artificial entities on the Climate emergency, shows an unexpected world and challenges for the global organization.

The need of digital accessibility and digital justice or citizens protection on this disruptive era of new artificial entities on the Climate emergency, shows an unexpected world and challenges for the global organization.
Open Source for DAO Governance on IGF plus community support for the subjective layer.

Technical Community

ID143

Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms
DECLARE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE INTERNET
make it an INSTITUTION
(the third party that judges all others: nation-states / corporations

We the people
People POWER
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Internet Bank
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18o4-TGvlPCKrIMNKbR95M28KX3urnq_R740ERzr9XnM/edit#slide=id.g119033853f5_0_1218

AGI - Global Government
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jnuJJBfE3Agah1H3LuYfVnrIu2C6yrgOTK8bD3pw1w/edit

Tech-Revolution
https://www.patreon.com/posts/93552837

Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20230324052602/https://prajnainitiative.org/

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new frameworks for politics

new framework for government
new framework for politics
new framework for economy
new framework for intelligence

product: AGI

PS. you can read on my Twitter my project to change the purpose of NATO.

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678917198717284352?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925439325151238?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925645806555137?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679156843812122627?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679299184552280065?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

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NEW ECONOMY / POLITICS / INTELLIGENCE

BITCOIN - INTERNET BANK - AGI

Bitcoin = new monetary system for the internet
Internet Bank = new fiscal system for the internet 

to protect/secure the commons: WE THE PEOPLE / WE THE INTERNET

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Take care,
Joanna
https://twitter.com/joanna_web
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapicetti/
https://linktr.ee/JoannaPicetti
Nostr: npub1pkx92m60skq9pzs90m3yqq9tvwh03xhzc0haeqqc4exjcu7l6ntsanxwks
@joanna

Internet Bank
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18o4-TGvlPCKrIMNKbR95M28KX3urnq_R740ERzr9XnM/edit#slide=id.g119033853f5_0_1218

AGI - Global Government
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jnuJJBfE3Agah1H3LuYfVnrIu2C6yrgOTK8bD3pw1w/edit

Tech-Revolution
https://www.patreon.com/posts/93552837

Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20230324052602/https://prajnainitiative.org/

=====

new frameworks for politics

new framework for government
new framework for politics
new framework for economy
new framework for intelligence

product: AGI

PS. you can read on my Twitter my project to change the purpose of NATO.

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678917198717284352?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925439325151238?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925645806555137?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679156843812122627?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679299184552280065?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

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NEW ECONOMY / POLITICS / INTELLIGENCE

BITCOIN - INTERNET BANK - AGI

Bitcoin = new monetary system for the internet
Internet Bank = new fiscal system for the internet 

to protect/secure the commons: WE THE PEOPLE / WE THE INTERNET

=====

Take care,
Joanna
https://twitter.com/joanna_web
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapicetti/
https://linktr.ee/JoannaPicetti
Nostr: npub1pkx92m60skq9pzs90m3yqq9tvwh03xhzc0haeqqc4exjcu7l6ntsanxwks
@joanna
DECLARE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE INTERNET
make it an INSTITUTION
(the third party that judges all others: nation-states / corporations

We the people
People POWER

Internet Bank
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18o4-TGvlPCKrIMNKbR95M28KX3urnq_R740ERzr9XnM/edit#slide=id.g119033853f5_0_1218

AGI - Global Government
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10jnuJJBfE3Agah1H3LuYfVnrIu2C6yrgOTK8bD3pw1w/edit

Tech-Revolution
https://www.patreon.com/posts/93552837

Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20230324052602/https://prajnainitiative.org/

=====

new frameworks for politics

new framework for government
new framework for politics
new framework for economy
new framework for intelligence

product: AGI

PS. you can read on my Twitter my project to change the purpose of NATO.

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678917198717284352?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925439325151238?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1678925645806555137?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679156843812122627?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

https://x.com/joanna_web/status/1679299184552280065?s=46&t=MK6WlccrDU2fQmV_v21avQ

======

NEW ECONOMY / POLITICS / INTELLIGENCE

BITCOIN - INTERNET BANK - AGI

Bitcoin = new monetary system for the internet
Internet Bank = new fiscal system for the internet 

to protect/secure the commons: WE THE PEOPLE / WE THE INTERNET

=====

Take care,
Joanna
https://twitter.com/joanna_web
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannapicetti/
https://linktr.ee/JoannaPicetti
Nostr: npub1pkx92m60skq9pzs90m3yqq9tvwh03xhzc0haeqqc4exjcu7l6ntsanxwks
@joanna

Private Sector

ID144

Digital Cooperation
Internet as a collaboration system.
In the Global IGF Process we join individual efforts from all over the world working on different issues.
The most relevant cooperation is the Regional IGF but limited to the IGF event.
We would like to broad and make permanent the cooperation working together on common efforts to include and motivate our own stakeholders to work together, collaborate and think in a global environment,
Is broad and permanente Digital Cooperation possible?
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
"The Global Digital Compact is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. The Common Agenda report suggests issues that it might cover, including digital connectivity, avoiding Internet fragmentation, providing people with options as to how their data is used, application of human rights online, and promoting a trustworthy Internet by introducing accountability criteria for discrimination and misleading content". Can we include collaborative Internet?

It will impact on the "7. Improve digital cooperation" in the common agenda and not only "Summit of the Future Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow" but "Summit of the Future Multilateral Solutions for a Better COLLABORATIVE Tomorrow"


"The Global Digital Compact is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. The Common Agenda report suggests issues that it might cover, including digital connectivity, avoiding Internet fragmentation, providing people with options as to how their data is used, application of human rights online, and promoting a trustworthy Internet by introducing accountability criteria for discrimination and misleading content". Can we include collaborative Internet?

It will impact on the "7. Improve digital cooperation" in the common agenda and not only "Summit of the Future Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow" but "Summit of the Future Multilateral Solutions for a Better COLLABORATIVE Tomorrow"

More participation at NRIs level both national and regional at the Global IGF

Civil Society

ID145

Artificial Intelligence
We propose the theme of artificial intelligence, which today is an innovative technology. Some even consider it a more extraordinary advance than electricity, or the steam engine. It's a good engine that could be included in education to instruct learners, but also to monitor and support them in their educational process and achieve better results.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I believe that IGF is achieving the objectives mentioned. However, it can do much better in promoting new technologies in education. Today, artificial intelligence is included in practically every area of life. And yet, it is still completely absent from learners' daily lives, even though it could contribute so much, especially the generative language model used in machine learning.

I believe that IGF is achieving the objectives mentioned. However, it can do much better in promoting new technologies in education. Today, artificial intelligence is included in practically every area of life. And yet, it is still completely absent from learners' daily lives, even though it could contribute so much, especially the generative language model used in machine learning.
I've only just discovered this program, and at the moment there are no concrete elements in my possession to submit to you. However, I do have a few ideas to put forward if we are to continue working together in the future.

Private Sector

ID146

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
RAS
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
ODD9 - Mettre en place une infrastructure résiliente, promouvoir une industrialisation durable qui profite à tous et encourager l’innovation
ODD13 - Prendre d’urgence des mesures pour lutter contre les changements climatiques et leurs répercussions
ODD16 - Promouvoir l’avènement de sociétés pacifiques et ouvertes aux fins du développement durable
ODD17 - Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs

ODD9 - Mettre en place une infrastructure résiliente, promouvoir une industrialisation durable qui profite à tous et encourager l’innovation
ODD13 - Prendre d’urgence des mesures pour lutter contre les changements climatiques et leurs répercussions
ODD16 - Promouvoir l’avènement de sociétés pacifiques et ouvertes aux fins du développement durable
ODD17 - Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
Le dernier format utilisé à Kyoto m'a semblé pertinent.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID147

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Souveraineté numérique
Gouvernance de l'IA et Ethique
Régulation de l'IA et infrastructure
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
17 - Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
16 - Promouvoir l’avènement de sociétés pacifiques et ouvertes aux fins du développement durable
11 - Faire en sorte que les villes et les établissements humains soient ouverts à tous, sûrs, résilients et durables
1 - Éliminer la pauvreté sous toutes ses formes et partout dans le monde
9 - Mettre en place une infrastructure résiliente, promouvoir une industrialisation durable qui profite à tous et encourager l’innovation

17 - Partenariats pour la réalisation des objectifs
16 - Promouvoir l’avènement de sociétés pacifiques et ouvertes aux fins du développement durable
11 - Faire en sorte que les villes et les établissements humains soient ouverts à tous, sûrs, résilients et durables
1 - Éliminer la pauvreté sous toutes ses formes et partout dans le monde
9 - Mettre en place une infrastructure résiliente, promouvoir une industrialisation durable qui profite à tous et encourager l’innovation
Reconduire le format actuel

Civil Society

ID148

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Technical Community

ID149

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms
While it's challenging to define only three issues and three thematic areas, we strongly recommend 2024 IGF to...:
1) pave efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures to protect data and privacy, and discussing international cooperation in combating cyber threats, while respecting individual privacy and rights particularly regarding children
2) deep dive regulations and standards to ensure AI technologies are developed and used responsibly
3) campaign for balancing the need for regulating online content to prevent hate speech, misinformation, and harmful content, while upholding the principles of free expression and information flow
4) improve the safety of children online, holding the accountability of social media companies
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can at least...:
1) highlight the importance of safeguarding human rights in the digital space, promoting the principles of privacy, free speech, and data security, consistent with the objectives of the Global Digital Compact;
2) shape standards and policies that bolster online cybersecurity, trust, and safety, aligning with the goal of creating a secure and safe digital environment for everyone;
3) assume an active role in closing the digital geographical and gender divide, making sure that women and girls have equitable access to digital resources and are adequately represented in the processes of digital policy-making; and
4) function as a platform to track and report the advancements of these commitments, offering valuable insights and feedback that contribute to the continuous shaping of the Global Digital Compact.

IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can at least...:
1) highlight the importance of safeguarding human rights in the digital space, promoting the principles of privacy, free speech, and data security, consistent with the objectives of the Global Digital Compact;
2) shape standards and policies that bolster online cybersecurity, trust, and safety, aligning with the goal of creating a secure and safe digital environment for everyone;
3) assume an active role in closing the digital geographical and gender divide, making sure that women and girls have equitable access to digital resources and are adequately represented in the processes of digital policy-making; and
4) function as a platform to track and report the advancements of these commitments, offering valuable insights and feedback that contribute to the continuous shaping of the Global Digital Compact.
IGF must encourage multi-generational, gender, geographic, and socioeconomic representation in all of its meetings

Civil Society

ID150

Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms


Private Sector

ID151

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Media and Content
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
From my perspective, developments encapsulated by the term "internet fragmentation" represent the key undercurrent, or common denominator, that connects or even directly causes many issues outlined in Our Common Agenda and the Digital Compact in particular.

Internet fragmentation occurs on multiple levels and across various verticals, such as data flows, hardware standards, or protocols. As such, internet fragmentation should not be regarded merely as a subtheme of "Cybersecurity and Trust Issues," as categorised by the "IGF 2024 Call for Thematic Inputs." Instead, it should be understood and utilised as a lens, or perspective, through which the IGF can interpret its broader mandate.

Through this perspective, there are two types of actors responsible for accelerating the fragmentation trend that the IGF should address: A) nation-states (most importantly, but not exclusively, illiberal and authoritarian ones) and B) unregulated corporate multinationals. Note that in some instances, these two types of actors share interests and mutually reinforce the drivers of fragmentation.

To illustrate with a few observations: Proprietary standards lead to expensive and unaffordable communications technologies, deepening the global digital divide; "sender-pays" networks seriously undermine net neutrality and enable surveillance and problematic platform capitalism; data localisation regimes can stifle innovation and exacerbate global inequalities. Such developments disadvantage "weak" countries and civil societies, predominantly in the majority world (or "Global South"). Importantly, fragmentation is detrimental to any aspiration outlined in the Digital Compact.

Fortunately, the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation of the IGF is already spearheading efforts to provide an analytical framework that will help systematically measure and monitor instances of internet fragmentation (https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/policy-network-on-internet-fragmentation).
As a next step, the IGF's Framework should be utilised to assess how different actors contribute to the acceleration of a fragmenting internet and hold them accountable. However, only some components of such a systematic assessment process have been developed (see, for example, recent studies on China's role in internet fragmentation below) and require synthesis and integration.
-> https://merics.org/en/report/fragmenting-cyberspace-future-internet-china.

Suggestion for the IGF:
It is essential for the IGF to integrate these insights into a comprehensive strategy. The IGF should expand its efforts to analyse and address the multifaceted aspects of internet fragmentation. This task force should aim to synthesise existing research, like the studies on China's role in internet fragmentation, and develop actionable policies to counteract fragmentation. The goal should be to ensure an inclusive, open, and interconnected global digital environment, aligning with the objectives of the Digital Compact and addressing the root causes of fragmentation that impact global internet governance and digital equality.

From my perspective, developments encapsulated by the term "internet fragmentation" represent the key undercurrent, or common denominator, that connects or even directly causes many issues outlined in Our Common Agenda and the Digital Compact in particular.

Internet fragmentation occurs on multiple levels and across various verticals, such as data flows, hardware standards, or protocols. As such, internet fragmentation should not be regarded merely as a subtheme of "Cybersecurity and Trust Issues," as categorised by the "IGF 2024 Call for Thematic Inputs." Instead, it should be understood and utilised as a lens, or perspective, through which the IGF can interpret its broader mandate.

Through this perspective, there are two types of actors responsible for accelerating the fragmentation trend that the IGF should address: A) nation-states (most importantly, but not exclusively, illiberal and authoritarian ones) and B) unregulated corporate multinationals. Note that in some instances, these two types of actors share interests and mutually reinforce the drivers of fragmentation.

To illustrate with a few observations: Proprietary standards lead to expensive and unaffordable communications technologies, deepening the global digital divide; "sender-pays" networks seriously undermine net neutrality and enable surveillance and problematic platform capitalism; data localisation regimes can stifle innovation and exacerbate global inequalities. Such developments disadvantage "weak" countries and civil societies, predominantly in the majority world (or "Global South"). Importantly, fragmentation is detrimental to any aspiration outlined in the Digital Compact.

Fortunately, the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation of the IGF is already spearheading efforts to provide an analytical framework that will help systematically measure and monitor instances of internet fragmentation (https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/policy-network-on-internet-fragmentation).
As a next step, the IGF's Framework should be utilised to assess how different actors contribute to the acceleration of a fragmenting internet and hold them accountable. However, only some components of such a systematic assessment process have been developed (see, for example, recent studies on China's role in internet fragmentation below) and require synthesis and integration.
-> https://merics.org/en/report/fragmenting-cyberspace-future-internet-china.

Suggestion for the IGF:
It is essential for the IGF to integrate these insights into a comprehensive strategy. The IGF should expand its efforts to analyse and address the multifaceted aspects of internet fragmentation. This task force should aim to synthesise existing research, like the studies on China's role in internet fragmentation, and develop actionable policies to counteract fragmentation. The goal should be to ensure an inclusive, open, and interconnected global digital environment, aligning with the objectives of the Digital Compact and addressing the root causes of fragmentation that impact global internet governance and digital equality.

Civil Society

ID152

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
I am writing to strongly recommend Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a major thematic focus for the 19th annual meeting of IGF in 2024, with a specific emphasis on Ethics, Governance, and Risk. This proposal is grounded in the pivotal role AI plays in shaping our digital future and the imperative to address its ethical dimensions, establish robust governance frameworks, and mitigate associated risks.
As a research , this thematic topic is of great concern and the Importance of AI in the Digital Landscape remains crucial , AI has emerged as a transformative force, impacting various sectors globally. Its application ranges from advanced data analytics to autonomous systems, influencing decision-making processes, and shaping societal structures. Recognizing AI's ubiquitous influence, dedicating focused attention to its ethical considerations and governance becomes paramount. Ethical Implications: As AI systems become more sophisticated, ethical concerns surrounding privacy, bias, transparency, accountability, and fairness amplify. Deliberate attention must be given to crafting ethical guidelines and standards to ensure AI technologies align with human values, respect fundamental rights, and foster inclusivity.
Governance Frameworks:Establishing comprehensive governance frameworks for AI is essential to guide its development, deployment, and use. Effective governance mechanisms can address legal, policy, and regulatory challenges, providing a stable foundation for responsible AI practices globally. Collaboration among stakeholders, including governments, industry, academia, and civil society, is crucial for the formulation of robust governance frameworks. Risk Mitigation:AI introduces new risks, including cybersecurity threats, job displacement, and societal disruption. A dedicated focus on risk mitigation strategies will contribute to the development of resilient AI ecosystems. Addressing these risks requires proactive measures, adaptive policies, and international cooperation to ensure a secure and beneficial integration of AI technologies.
In an era dominated by rapid technological advancements, the IGF must position itself at the forefront of discussions on AI. By selecting AI (Ethics, Governance, and Risk) as a thematic focus, IGF can demonstrate its commitment to fostering informed, inclusive, and collaborative dialogues on cutting-edge digital issues. This will attract leading experts, policymakers, and stakeholders, ensuring a diverse and competitive input that contributes to shaping global norms and policies on AI.
Also for the thematic focus on Emerging Technologies and Innovation Issues, with specific attention to the integration of 5G, Data Sharing & Research, and the Internet of Things (IoT) at the 19th annual meeting of IGF in 2024. This proposal is grounded in the transformative potential of these technologies and their profound impact on the digital landscape. Here are compelling reasons for considering this intersection as a major issue for focused discussion.
Pioneering the Digital Future: The combination of 5G, Data Sharing & Research, and IoT represents the frontier of innovation, redefining how we connect, share information, and leverage data. Embracing these emerging technologies is essential for staying ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving digital landscape and ensuring inclusive, sustainable, and forward-thinking digital policies.
Interconnected Opportunities and Challenges:The synergy among these technologies opens doors to unprecedented opportunities across sectors such as healthcare, smart cities, agriculture, and more. Simultaneously, it introduces complex challenges related to privacy, security, ethics, and equitable access. Addressing these multifaceted issues requires a dedicated focus to strike the right balance between innovation and responsible governance.
Societal Impact and Inclusive Governance: The impact of 5G, Data Sharing & Research, and IoT extends beyond technological advancements, influencing societal structures and governance models. Discussing the societal implications, ethical considerations, and regulatory frameworks is paramount for fostering inclusive and human-centric innovation. This thematic focus aligns with the broader goal of shaping a digital future that benefits all stakeholders.

Global Relevance and Collaborative Input: By centering the IGF 2024 discussions on Emerging Technologies and Innovation Issues, particularly 5G, Data Sharing & Research, and IoT, the forum positions itself as a global leader in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by these technologies. This choice attracts diverse expertise, encouraging collaborative input from policymakers, industry leaders, academia, and civil society, enriching the dialogue and outcomes. Articulating the complexities of these emerging technologies in professional language is crucial for fostering meaningful and informed discussions. The selection of this thematic focus ensures a competitive and dynamic input, setting the stage for comprehensive deliberations that contribute to shaping global norms, standards, and policies governing these transformative innovations.
Also Rights and Freedoms Issues, specifically Digital Rights, Freedom of Expression, Gender Rights & Freedoms, and Privacy, as a major thematic focus for the 19th annual meeting of IGF in 2024. This proposal underscores the critical importance of addressing human rights challenges in the digital age and presents compelling reasons for dedicating focused attention to these issues.

Digital Rights as Fundamental Human Rights: Digital technologies have become integral to our daily lives, and as a consequence, the protection of digital rights is paramount. Focusing on Digital Rights acknowledges the significance of online freedoms, access to information, and the right to privacy in the digital realm. This thematic focus reaffirms the commitment to upholding fundamental human rights in the context of evolving technology.
Freedom of Expression in the Digital Sphere: In an era where information is disseminated and consumed online, ensuring Freedom of Expression is imperative. Discussing the challenges and opportunities in safeguarding this right in the digital space allows for a nuanced understanding of issues like online censorship, disinformation, and the role of platforms in shaping public discourse.

Gender Rights & Freedoms in the Digital Landscape: Digital technologies can either perpetuate or challenge existing gender disparities. This thematic focus acknowledges the need to address issues related to online harassment, gender-based violence, and the digital gender divide. Exploring ways to promote inclusivity and gender equality online is vital for fostering a digital space that respects and empowers all individuals. Privacy as a Cornerstone of Digital Governance: The digital era brings forth unprecedented challenges to privacy, necessitating a dedicated exploration of this aspect. By focusing on Privacy, discussions can encompass topics like data protection, surveillance practices, and the balance between security measures and individual privacy rights. A robust dialogue on Privacy is crucial for shaping responsible digital governance frameworks. It is vital in articulating the importance of Rights and Freedoms Issues is essential for engaging a diverse range of stakeholders. The inclusion of Digital Rights, Freedom of Expression, Gender Rights & Freedoms, and Privacy ensures a competitive input, attracting experts, legal professionals, policymakers, and advocates who can contribute nuanced perspectives to the discussions. In the context of global relevance and inclusive Governance: Rights and Freedoms Issues are not confined by borders, making this thematic focus globally relevant. The IGF, as a platform for inclusive governance, should actively engage with these topics to foster international collaboration, exchange best practices, and develop shared principles that respect rights and freedoms in the digital realm.

In conclusion, dedicating a topic on Emerging Technologies and Innovation Issues, specifically exploring the intersections of 5G, Data Sharing & Research, and IoT, reflects a strategic approach to address the evolving digital landscape. I am confident that this thematic focus will facilitate collaborative efforts to navigate challenges and unlock the vast potential of these transformative technologies. Also AI, specifically addressing Ethics, Governance, and Risk, aligns with the global imperative to steer technological advancements responsibly. This choice will facilitate meaningful discussions, foster international cooperation, and position IGF as a leader in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by AI. Rights and Freedoms Issues, encompassing Digital Rights, Freedom of Expression, Gender Rights & Freedoms, and Privacy, aligns with the evolving challenges of our digital society. This thematic focus ensures that human rights are at the forefront of discussions, fostering a responsible and inclusive digital future.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
As a strong internet research the The IGF plays a pivotal role in aligning with major global initiatives such as the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, notably the Global Digital Compact. To better reflect and contribute to these initiatives, the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can prioritize discussions and initiatives that directly address the commitments outlined in :"Our Common Agenda". This involves fostering inclusive dialogues on digital governance, promoting the principles of the Global Digital Compact, and actively engaging with stakeholders to ensure that the outcomes of IGF contribute substantively to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. By integrating these priorities into its agenda and actions, the IGF can effectively serve as a key platform for shaping the global digital governance landscape in accordance with the broader UN agenda.

As a strong internet research the The IGF plays a pivotal role in aligning with major global initiatives such as the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, notably the Global Digital Compact. To better reflect and contribute to these initiatives, the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can prioritize discussions and initiatives that directly address the commitments outlined in :"Our Common Agenda". This involves fostering inclusive dialogues on digital governance, promoting the principles of the Global Digital Compact, and actively engaging with stakeholders to ensure that the outcomes of IGF contribute substantively to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. By integrating these priorities into its agenda and actions, the IGF can effectively serve as a key platform for shaping the global digital governance landscape in accordance with the broader UN agenda.
I strong suggest -Introducing a dynamic hybrid format for the IGF, combining traditional in-person sessions with innovative virtual components, can enhance inclusivity and global participation. This approach accommodates diverse time zones and resource constraints, fostering broader engagement. Implementing interactive thematic tracks with pre-recorded content, live discussions, and virtual collaboration spaces ensures sustained dialogue throughout the year. This format aligns with the UN IGF mission by democratizing access, maximizing stakeholder involvement, and facilitating continuous, inclusive discussions on crucial internet governance issues, thus advancing the IGF's core objective of fostering a multistakeholder approach to shape the digital future. This i submit for consideration .

Civil Society

ID153

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity

None

Private Sector

ID154

Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms

It would be great to schedule topics on a (similar) theme from general to specific, so that participants gain knowledge as they go along and have opportunities to participate, rather than diving into deep topics first and discussing more general issues later in the week.

Civil Society

ID155

Artificial Intelligence, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms
children's rights in the digital world
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
recognise youth as a stakeholder group

recognise youth as a stakeholder group

Civil Society

ID156

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Private Sector

ID157

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation


Civil Society

ID158

Artificial Intelligence, Rights and Freedoms


Technical Community

ID159

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity

More dynamic sessions, include people from the communities, translation of the sessions into Spanish language

Civil Society

ID160

Cybersecurity and Trust


Private Sector

ID161

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Emphasis of green digitalization and recycling of e-waste.

Emphasis of green digitalization and recycling of e-waste.
Affordable Internet Services especially for global South.

Technical Community

ID162

Cybersecurity and Trust, Technical and Operational Topics
No

No

Government

ID165

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance


Civil Society

ID166

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust


Civil Society

ID167

Cybersecurity and Trust
Transform the protection paradigm to defend and anticipate paradigm.
Understand the basic assymetries to understand the attacker's perspective:
• Information asymmetry: The adversary has a higher level of knowledge of the target technology infrastructure than the organization.
• Asymmetry of capabilities: The adversary knows better than the organization the time and resources needed to access the target (and conduct follow-on activities).
• Risk asymmetry: The adversary has a higher level of understanding of the risk involved in conducting certain cyber operations compared to the organization.
• Asymmetry of opportunity: The adversary has a greater level of understanding of the information it can acquire and/or the capacity for disruption, denial, degradation and destruction compared to the organization

The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Digital trust practices in governments and companies.

Digital trust practices in governments and companies.
Rethink cyber risk management in a BANI World.
Avoid false sense of security based on best practices and standards

Technical Community

ID168

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development


Technical Community

ID169

Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content


Private Sector

ID171

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Technical Community

ID172

Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms
Equitable affordable meaningful access


Private Sector

ID174

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I think these commitments reflects the IGF annual meeting. What the mentioned earlier it's all are time demand issues.

I think these commitments reflects the IGF annual meeting. What the mentioned earlier it's all are time demand issues.
Its a better way to collect the opinion.

Civil Society

ID175

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
L'accès à l'internet communautaire à haut débit et à prix abordable doit être une préoccupation mondiale pour le développement du TIC dans le temps et dans l'espace . Il s'avère nécessaire que ce forum serait une occasion d'extérioriser les défis et de prendre des dispositions de plus value pour une innovation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Que les réunions présentielles se multiplient à défaut qu'il y ait dans chaque pays au moins 10 participants à la dite réunion mondiale qui se tient chaque année

Que les réunions présentielles se multiplient à défaut qu'il y ait dans chaque pays au moins 10 participants à la dite réunion mondiale qui se tient chaque année
D'une façon générale,la conception de l'IGF est appréciable mais la platte forme de suivi des enseignements nécessite un long chemin pour accéder aux études vu qu'on a déjà signalé que le débit est lent près que partout dans le monde.

Civil Society

ID176

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Technical Community

ID177

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
N/A
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I think most of the themes which discussed in annual IGF meeting could contribute for the Global Digital Compact because this kind of multi-stakeholder collaboration is a root for future discussion and collaboration for Internet-related issues in terms of implementing the Global Digital Compact. In particular, this annual IGF meeting somehow contribute to United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, commitment 1; No one left behind, 7; Improve digital cooperation, and 11; Listen to and work with youth.

I think most of the themes which discussed in annual IGF meeting could contribute for the Global Digital Compact because this kind of multi-stakeholder collaboration is a root for future discussion and collaboration for Internet-related issues in terms of implementing the Global Digital Compact. In particular, this annual IGF meeting somehow contribute to United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda, commitment 1; No one left behind, 7; Improve digital cooperation, and 11; Listen to and work with youth.
N/A

Civil Society

ID178

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content


Technical Community

ID179

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance

I want to bring more interaction to IGF sesssions, through gamification to intrigue discussion. I'v done this in many sessions with Cybersecurity in Critical infrastructure. Let me know if I can help

Private Sector

ID180

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation
Regulatory Compliance in Cyberspace.
What is the role of regulation in cyber space. Currently self-regulation is the standard. Is there a role for regulators? Does current legislation e.g. consumer protection allow regulatory oversight on digital security? Would consumers be better protected if regulators could/would step in?

Last year in Kyoto there were many sessions on the same topics, sometimes to extremely empty rooms. It comes across as a waste of resources, time and effort of good sessions and potential solutions that went mostly unheard. A second complaint was that there were too many sessions in general. Can the IGF improve itself and become more efficient and output driven on these popular themes? Here is a suggestion to do so.

When a topic, e.g. A.I., cyber security or human rights on the Internet, receives a significant proportion of session submissions, there are two options. 1) Allow the best ones to present, often resulting in very similar statements, often by the same people, with messages that have been presented in other venues before and after or 2) invite these experts to work towards an outcome, whether a message, recommendation or policy advice.

At the IGF many experts are already in the venue, but the IGF most likely misses the ones not selected. This can be altered by changing the focus of popular topics, across all session forms, from sending messages to output. How can the MAG achieve insight into the motivation of session proposers?

These questions could be added to all submission forms:
- What is the issue you want to solve?;
- What is your message/solution/recommendation/policy advice?;
- How do you foresee reaching this outcome?;
- Who do you need to reach the desired outcome?
The answers provide the MAG with valuable insight on route to a tangible outcome. The popular topics have already manifested themselves in the application process.

These themes can be bundled by the MAG and the submitters invited to work together towards a tangible outcome to be presented at the IGF, instead of each sending an individual message there and go home. To approach all session proposals from this angle forces individuals and organisations to change their approach from sending mode to action mode. When working together the group can be tasked with selecting the participants from their midst who get to present individually in support of the tangible outcome.

As a side effect, the number of sessions will go down as well, while more time can be spend on a specific topic.

In an age where more is demanded from the IGF, this is not only a way to produce tangible outcomes but also a way to bring experts together in the intersessional period to work on these messages that can be finalised at the IGF. It will bring another advantage. Organisations that presently can afford to detach themselves from a specific debate, will have an interest to join it in this new setting, to have their voices heard and have influence.

Most likely the topic to pilot this proposal in 2024 will present itself to the MAG.

Civil Society

ID181

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
- organization the polls in differents contries about AI, data governance, rigths and freedows in the differents aeras like regulations, technicals aspects, public politicies from 2023 until february 2024 (for example) ;

- establish with the national experts and others stakeholders a situation report on the AI, data governance and rigths/freedows following the polls and researchs;

- identify the good practrices and recommandations to the stakeholders;

- organization the polls in differents contries about AI, data governance, rigths and freedows in the differents aeras like regulations, technicals aspects, public politicies from 2023 until february 2024 (for example) ;

- establish with the national experts and others stakeholders a situation report on the AI, data governance and rigths/freedows following the polls and researchs;

- identify the good practrices and recommandations to the stakeholders;
- online training on zoom or Microsoft teams and so one;
- organization international or regional conferences for sharing experiencies in the specifics thematic ;
- organization research, surveys and polls in the different contries or continent about different thematic;
- establish the annual or half-year report on the results of research, surveys and polls to the other stakeholders such as governement, internationals organizations, etc.

Civil Society

ID182

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Technical and Operational Topics
Ensuring cyber security through public and private procurement.
If all organisations start buying ICTs on the basis of upfront deployment of the most modern security standards, all users would benefit from the raised level of security in ICT devices, services and products. Procurement can play a driving role here, if harmonised. The overarching theme here is that research IS3C has conducted in 2023 shows that in general governments do not recognise Internet standards for what they are: the public core of the Internet. This has to change and as soon as possible. Because of this omission, the newer generation Internet standards know a slow level of deployment by Industry, while the flaws are attacked and abused every moment of the day. It leaves all endusers unnecessarily unprotected. At the moment official, i.e. legal, recognition is extremely hard. Pushing for deployment does not have to be. When all organisations would demand the modern generation Internet standards and ICT best practices to be part of all ICT products they procure (or renegotiate), no insecure product would be bought or rented from that moment onwards. IS3C has provided for a list with the 23 most relevant and critical standards that can serve as a starting point for all involved. This would result in a more secure and safer Internet, ICT and IoT for all involved, as regular consumers will profit as well. Starting this discussion at the IGF could be a great lift for all consumers around the world and their trust in online activities.

The IGF is confronted with the desire to produce more tangible outcomes and of a different substance than messages. One way to achieve this is through intersessional processes.

Dynamic Coalitions that work the year round to produce tangible outcomes underneath the aegis of the IGF already contribute to this new standard. How can the work of the DCs become more relevant to the IGF and better known across the board within and outside of the IGF?

IS3C proposes the following options to improve engagement with the DCs in general and with DCs producing tangible outcomes more specifically, so they can contribute to the IGF process in full.
1. To make an inventory of DCs’ output plans at the start of the IGF cycle.
2. To give more prominence to work undertaken in DCs that aim to produce tangible outcomes.
3. To work out how DC reports can receive IGF recognition.
4. To bundle the DC workshops in the IGF programme to avoid competition with a dozen other topics.
5. Through active coordination integrate DCs into relevant parts of the programme, so that messages get shared more widely and effectively.
6. To actively promote DC (and BPF and PN) workshops where a report or message/recommendation is presented.
7. To report on the DC workshops and their outcomes as a standard.
8. To assist in sharing the report with relevant organisations.

Civil Society

ID183

Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Le FGI peut contribuer à cette initiative en fournissant une plateforme pour discuter des questions de gouvernance de l’Internet et de la manière dont elles peuvent être résolues de manière multipartite, ouverte, transparente et inclusive. Le FGI peut également aider à promouvoir la durabilité environnementale numérique, qui est un enjeu crucial pour l’avenir d’Internet et de la planète

Le FGI peut contribuer à cette initiative en fournissant une plateforme pour discuter des questions de gouvernance de l’Internet et de la manière dont elles peuvent être résolues de manière multipartite, ouverte, transparente et inclusive. Le FGI peut également aider à promouvoir la durabilité environnementale numérique, qui est un enjeu crucial pour l’avenir d’Internet et de la planète
Selon une enquête récente menée par Venafi auprès de 800 responsables de la sécurité et de l’informatique de grandes entreprises aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, en France et en Allemagne, il y a de nombreux défis à relever en matière de cybersécurité pour 2024. Les défis incluent la manipulation malveillante des modèles d’IA, le vol des données d’identification et d’accès, les attaques sur le cloud natif avec les environnements Kubernetes ou la gestion des identités machine.

Ces défis nécessitent une approche ascendante, multipartite, ouverte, transparente et inclusive pour être résolus.

Civil Society

ID184

Cybersecurity and Trust
network security and penetration testing


Private Sector

ID185

Artificial Intelligence, Media and Content, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Alfabetización digital, apropiación digital bajo la mirada de los usos y sus significaciones, más allá de la tecnificación.


Technical Community

ID186

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
New framework to the Internet and Digital World Governance. The advance on digital technologies based on internet requires new digital framework to the digital governance. IA, Bockchain and 5G deliveries will be 1000% stronger in transform the human live. Currently, Internet Governance Model do not have answers to this kind of technologies based in through Internet.

New framework to the Internet and Digital World Governance. The advance on digital technologies based on internet requires new digital framework to the digital governance. IA, Bockchain and 5G deliveries will be 1000% stronger in transform the human live. Currently, Internet Governance Model do not have answers to this kind of technologies based in through Internet.

Private Sector

ID187

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Private Sector

ID188

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Private Sector

ID189

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Good environnement in Africa 2030


Civil Society

ID190

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
IGF governance may examine moderation of internet use in order to align with the principles of sustainable development and achieving energy balance
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Achieving fine balance between regulation and liberalism

Achieving fine balance between regulation and liberalism
The thematic tracks may include the adoption of tools to pursue those

Private Sector

ID191

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Civil Society

ID192

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
These three points are the main ones in what will be the definition of the new economy together with the interconnection to the Internet of products or utensils.

The human being is distinguished from the rest of the biological beings on the planet by his ability to create intangible property. This makes it possible to differentiate the individual from the hive.

In the field of a mixed reality between human beings and domestic appliances (IoT), and in the reality of different ways of interpreting and making decisions (intelligence), it is necessary not so much to legislate as to determine the global objectives in these aspects.

the three proposals are independent of the energy or social model., way ahead of that XXst century behavioural science model.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
by getting down to work, limiting response time and decision making, even if this implies certain aspects to be developed at a later stage, integrating ethnic minority populations in order to preserve their values in an interconnected global context. etcetera

by getting down to work, limiting response time and decision making, even if this implies certain aspects to be developed at a later stage, integrating ethnic minority populations in order to preserve their values in an interconnected global context. etcetera
Noy ay this time

Technical Community

ID193

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance

A call for workshops should be done based on the different thematic areas. It will attract experts and participants in those areas to contribute in a more open manner. Also some panel discussion on pressing issues like Child online safety and how AI affect them should be considered.

Civil Society

ID195

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
To ensure unconnected to be connected
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I'm ready to patriciate in this agenda I'm to ensure solving problem of climate change and Digital to connect unconnected

I'm ready to patriciate in this agenda I'm to ensure solving problem of climate change and Digital to connect unconnected
Affordable Internet Access using Stilsttellight in remotines area

Private Sector

ID196

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Media and Content
Data Governance: How to govern data with an emphasis on control to the citizens.
Every individual should have transparency and control over their digital footprint and their data.
How can states & companies empower citizens and individuals on the control of their data?

Content policy & regulation: What ways to have a global standard for content authenticity and how can content credentials become a global standard? How do we get very large online platforms to cooperate with content creator tools and hardware producer?

A crossover event of the youth track and the parliamentarian track, where young people pitch their biggest challanges and possible solutions, each in 5-10 minutes to the parliamentarians and/or a meet-up/lunch/reception where the youth-delegations meet with the MPs, mainly of their country/region.
Since the IGF is going to be hosted by the KSA, some prominent space for local activists and activists in diaspora would be important.
Last but not least it would be great to integrate the driving start-up scene in KSA and in general more start-ups and SMEs to the IGF, although I don't know how to get them to attend.

Government

ID197

Cybersecurity and Trust
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) plays a crucial role in addressing major global initiatives and agendas related to the internet. To ensure that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Digital inclusion, Human rights and Freedom of Expression,CyberSecurity, Emerging Technologies like blockchain, AI, IOT etc; Multistakeholder participation.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) plays a crucial role in addressing major global initiatives and agendas related to the internet. To ensure that the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Digital inclusion, Human rights and Freedom of Expression,CyberSecurity, Emerging Technologies like blockchain, AI, IOT etc; Multistakeholder participation.
IGF can enhance its impact by diversifying thematic tracks, adopting interactive workshop formats, and integrating regional and national perspectives. Youth involvement should be prioritized with dedicated sessions and mentorship programs, while a hybrid model and virtual collaboration tools can broaden global participation. The IGF should focus on tangible outcomes through policy incubators and best practice showcases, ensuring inclusivity across stakeholders. By fostering innovation through labs and competitions, the IGF can evolve into a dynamic forum that effectively addresses the multifaceted landscape of internet governance.

Private Sector

ID198

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Dentro de la agenda seria pertinente tener en cuenta los compromisos:
Numerales 4; 5; 7 y 12

Dentro de la agenda seria pertinente tener en cuenta los compromisos:
Numerales 4; 5; 7 y 12
Propuesta: Quisiéramos que estas charlas más que charlas, fueran talleres de concientización, sobre nuestra responsabilidad como actores civiles, con ejemplos concretos, sobre estas vulnerabilidades. Nuestro tema como colectivo a sido derechos y libertades en cuanto a la imposición de elementos tecnológicos en el cuerpo humano. ( quizás si hay ejemplos puntuales no seria de gran utilidad)

Super importantes que estos foros fueran descentralizados y llegaran a quienes están por fuera de internet como comunidades rurales o sociedades en conflicto.

Civil Society

ID199

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
Cyber- security and computer development
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
United Nations secretary general’s out common agenda

United Nations secretary general’s out common agenda
I have many different ideas

Government

ID201

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID202

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
EDUCATION ON INTERNET
DIGITAL TRUTH
HAW CAN IMPRUVE DIGITAL SKILL

EDUCATION ON INTERNET
DIGITAL TRUTH
HAW CAN IMPRUVE DIGITAL SKILL
YES

Civil Society

ID203

Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content
Internet for Change and Transformation

“It [is] the best of times, it is the worst of times, it is the age of wisdom, it is the age of foolishness, it is the epoch of belief, it is the epoch of incredulity, it is the season of light, it is the season of darkness, it is the spring of hope, it is the winter of despair” –opening passage of A Tale of Two Cities in the present tense.

Another way of seeing what is happening around the world is as in the cusp of change.

There are organizations around the world, some doing quiet work to build communities, resolve conflicts, bridge differences across geographies and cultures, effective in what they do, yet suboptimal in their connections, reach and effect.

Internet, the Network of Networks in the virtual space could look around off screen to identify core communities, empower and enable them to connect initiates and change makers to one another, enable them deduplicate, amplify and optimize their work to heal wounds, bridge differences and cause positive global developments to happen to bring about change and transformation.

With this theme, it is proposed to identify and bring to the IGF significant organizations and initiatives to examine ways of enabling purposeful coordination for good.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
As outlined above

As outlined above
As outlined above

Private Sector

ID204

Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms
Recommend focusing on technology-facilitated gender-based violence as a threat to pluralism, democracy, and individual and societal wellbeing.


Civil Society

ID205

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID206

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
Implementing IT Service Management (ITSM) in Public Services. In the present era of digital advancements, the seamless operation of government institutions relies heavily on the presence of efficient and dependable IT services. To achieve this, many public sector organizations are embracing IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks. ITSM provides a structured approach to managing IT services, optimizing operations, and delivering high-quality services to citizens. In this article, we will explore the key steps involved in implementing ITSM in a government institution and discuss the benefits it brings. In Europe, Public Institutions (Government offices, General Directorates, Public Services for citizens) still have an important role in the democracy’s development. We see, every day, around Europe, a lot of channels, media, services destabilizing democratic institutions with the aim of encouraging debate around topics that, in fact, add nothing to improving the quality of life of citizens. Therefore, implementing ITSM frameworks in public services will allow us to create stronger institutions that are more resistant to threats from the digital world. Step 1: Define Goals and Objectives Step 2: Select an Appropriate ITSM Framework Step 3: Establish an ITSM Team Step 4: Conduct a Gap Analysis Step 5: Design and Document Processes Step 6: Implement Service Desk and ITSM Tools Step 7: Training and Change Management


Government

ID207

Rights and Freedoms, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Affordable Internet Access. Access is the ability to connect to and use the internet. This requires that people have the ability to connect physically (i.e., where they live have internet coverage) as well as the resources to use the internet. Internet access is different from availability, which refers to whether internet service is a possibility (e.g., whether or not mobile internet coverage is available where a person lives). Governments around the world often include language in their national broadband plans or ICT policies that call for “affordable internet access for all.” This same language is used in the Sustainable Development Goals — SDG 9c calls for universal, affordable internet access by 2020. Clearly, the importance of enabling everyone, everywhere to access and participate in the digital revolution is increasingly being recognised the world over. However, many of these statements are not entirely clear about what they mean by ‘access’ and ‘affordable’. This lack of clarity around what exactly we are trying to achieve can be problematic. How can we achieve a goal if we can’t measure it or if we’re all aiming for different goalposts? European companies must develop clearest guidelines and best practices fair and to be understanded for all citizens.


Government

ID208

Rights and Freedoms, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
DNS abuse. European security institutions must work actively in several settings to continually develop ways to combat and prevent DNS abuse. Draft a commitment to tackling security threats, including developing best practices, and educating the internet community. And conduct ongoing technical analysis to assess whether .com domain names are being used to perpetrate infrastructure-based DNS abuse.


Government

ID209

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation


Private Sector

ID210

Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
WCAG 2.2


Technical Community

ID211

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content
e- Governance and service delivery
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
By developing a guideline on how member countries can effectively implement the 12 commitments.

By developing a guideline on how member countries can effectively implement the 12 commitments.
No

Private Sector

ID212

Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Private Sector

ID213

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content


Civil Society

ID214

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms

I suggest some keywords:
- WIDE PARTICIPATION ( make sure that anyone can listen and participate at the discussion on the selected issues)
- DIFFERENT CONTRIBUTION /NOT SECTORIAL ( make sure having different perspective, visions and contributes to discuss the selected issues)
- BOTTOM - UP APPROACH ( make sure to integrate the discussion with bottom - up approaches )

Civil Society

ID215

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Government

ID218

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust


Civil Society

ID219

Economic Issues and Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Private Sector

ID220

Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
 

- The diversity and multistakeholder nature of the IGF can serve as a strong example of inclusive governance for the Global Digital Compact and other processes. By keeping these fundamental principles, the IGF will demonstrate how diverse voices can collaborate effectively on complex global issues.

- Including young people in all IGF processes is essential to achieving the goals of Our Common Agenda. My suggestion is to ensure systematic youth participation in all sessions of the IGF, whether in preparation or as speakers or actors at some point. This will help empower future leaders and foster crucial intergenerational dialogue.

- I also suggest bringing the spirit and commitments of Our Common Agenda to the NRI network and vice versa. By doing so, the IGF will bring internationally diverse contributions to the Global Digital Compact. This ensures that the voices of all regions and stakeholders, from the very bottom to the top, are heard and represented, and the commitments of our Common Agenda have a wider reach.

 

- The diversity and multistakeholder nature of the IGF can serve as a strong example of inclusive governance for the Global Digital Compact and other processes. By keeping these fundamental principles, the IGF will demonstrate how diverse voices can collaborate effectively on complex global issues.

- Including young people in all IGF processes is essential to achieving the goals of Our Common Agenda. My suggestion is to ensure systematic youth participation in all sessions of the IGF, whether in preparation or as speakers or actors at some point. This will help empower future leaders and foster crucial intergenerational dialogue.

- I also suggest bringing the spirit and commitments of Our Common Agenda to the NRI network and vice versa. By doing so, the IGF will bring internationally diverse contributions to the Global Digital Compact. This ensures that the voices of all regions and stakeholders, from the very bottom to the top, are heard and represented, and the commitments of our Common Agenda have a wider reach.

Technical Community

ID221

Artificial Intelligence, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Universal declaration of AI human rights
Interplanetary Internet
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Universal declaration of AI human rights
Interplanetary Internet

Universal declaration of AI human rights
Interplanetary Internet
Universal declaration of AI human rights
Interplanetary Internet

Civil Society

ID222

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity

Not yet.

Private Sector

ID223

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID224

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance


Private Sector

ID225

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID226

Data Governance, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The UN IGF through its annual meeting and its intersessional work should continue to engage into the GDC and Summit for the Future discussions, inter alia by developing focused “Messages” on the matter, as well holding intersessional discussions, and delivering recommendations and reports from the IGF BPFs and Policy Networks on matters relevant to the GDC.
On the other hand, the IGF has offered itself as multistakeholder follow-up mechanism for periodic evaluation of the GDC (https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/24/26649): the IGF should flesh out the proposals included therein during 2024 and implement them as far as possible, inter alia, the following ones:
“The annual IGF meeting could include a dedicated work track, incorporating workshops, open fora, and main and high-level sessions, focused on review and follow-up on the needs and gaps identified in the GDC.
- UN departments and agencies, as well as other interested stakeholders, can be invited to prepare annual/periodic reports on GDC progress that would be presented within this event track, culminating in a debate on "The State of Global Digital Cooperation", convened by the IGF Leadership Panel, and bringing the UN Secretary-General together with multistakeholder leaders from across the globe.
- The IGF Leadership Panel and MAG can call upon the global network of NRIs to dedicate specific conference tracks to GDC follow-up, as appropriate, and report on these discussions; we can also call upon the community to dedicate IGF intersessional work at the global level to GDC issues.
- A synthesis of the outcomes of relevant intersessional work, the annual IGF, debates and agreements relating to GDC review and follow-up can be summarized in a dedicated section of the annual "IGF Outputs" and communicated to all UN departments and agencies, as well as other stakeholders, for appropriate follow-up actions;”

Finally, the IGF 2024 should devote time and space to multistakeholder discussions focused on the WSIS+20 process, and especially, how the UN IGF can be a key element for an updated WSIS Plus architecture fit for purpose to address the challenges and needs of the present and future digital society.

The UN IGF through its annual meeting and its intersessional work should continue to engage into the GDC and Summit for the Future discussions, inter alia by developing focused “Messages” on the matter, as well holding intersessional discussions, and delivering recommendations and reports from the IGF BPFs and Policy Networks on matters relevant to the GDC.
On the other hand, the IGF has offered itself as multistakeholder follow-up mechanism for periodic evaluation of the GDC (https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/24/26649): the IGF should flesh out the proposals included therein during 2024 and implement them as far as possible, inter alia, the following ones:
“The annual IGF meeting could include a dedicated work track, incorporating workshops, open fora, and main and high-level sessions, focused on review and follow-up on the needs and gaps identified in the GDC.
- UN departments and agencies, as well as other interested stakeholders, can be invited to prepare annual/periodic reports on GDC progress that would be presented within this event track, culminating in a debate on "The State of Global Digital Cooperation", convened by the IGF Leadership Panel, and bringing the UN Secretary-General together with multistakeholder leaders from across the globe.
- The IGF Leadership Panel and MAG can call upon the global network of NRIs to dedicate specific conference tracks to GDC follow-up, as appropriate, and report on these discussions; we can also call upon the community to dedicate IGF intersessional work at the global level to GDC issues.
- A synthesis of the outcomes of relevant intersessional work, the annual IGF, debates and agreements relating to GDC review and follow-up can be summarized in a dedicated section of the annual "IGF Outputs" and communicated to all UN departments and agencies, as well as other stakeholders, for appropriate follow-up actions;”

Finally, the IGF 2024 should devote time and space to multistakeholder discussions focused on the WSIS+20 process, and especially, how the UN IGF can be a key element for an updated WSIS Plus architecture fit for purpose to address the challenges and needs of the present and future digital society.
Thematic tracks are a good idea, but not all discussions can happen in silos, many of the themes above are overarching and should be considered throughout the program at the IGF. For instance, gender, human rights, accessibility and connectivity.
In addition, we would like to recall our suggestions included in our stocktaking input of November 2023:
Please allow us to share some additional general suggestions for IGF 2024, in the spirit of an “IGF+” as proposed by the UNSG’s Roadmap on Digital Cooperation, particularly the ideas outlined in Paragraph 93.
In this line, the MAG Working Group on IGF Strengthening and Strategy (WG-strategy) developed concrete recommendations on strategic improvements to the IGF and operational measures in 2021 and 2023. In our opinion, these recommendations are still very valuable and should be followed and implemented.
More specifically, we would like to share the following suggestions:
- We look forward to a stronger collaboration with the UNSG Tech Envoy. A good collaboration between this position and the IGF community should energize the implementation of many recommendations from the UNSG Roadmap, while helping to raising the profile of the IGF. The Tech Envoy should closely liaise with the IGF, particularly the MAG, the MAG WG Strategy and the IGF Secretariat.

- In addition, stronger synergies should be sought between the IGF activities and the implementation actions under the Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. In this sense, we fully endorse the MAG Chair letter sent in November 2021 to the UNSG, available under https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/213/20526

- The program should be more “issue-based” than ever, with a maximum of four to five focus topics - all culminating in a maximum of five high-level main sessions.

- In addition, it should be more integrated than ever: NRI, DC, BPF, PNetworks should be integral part of the high-level and main sessions, providing for integration of the respective intersessional groups into the corresponding four preparatory issue-groups.

- There should be a build-up during the year, with focused preparatory discussions leading to “draft messages” to be put out for public comment and to be discussed in the high-level sessions.

- The “messages” should be short, concise and to the point and be timely and widely distributed.

- The opening session should maintain an interactive format, like e.g., a high-level roundtable.

- There could be a small separate ministerial track: breakfast and dinner, while the rest of their program would be integral part of the IGF, in order to benefit from their participation in other sessions. All parts of the ministerial and parliamentarian program should be open to observation by interested members of the community.

- Similarly, there could be a small CEO business-track, allowing them to mingle amongst each other, but maintaining a coherence with the overall IGF program.

- The MAG would be leading on all the program aspects, with the IGF-Leadership Panel interacting closely with the MAG, and providing strategic input on main focus topics, suggesting speakers, commenting on “draft messages”, and contributing to bringing final messages to other high-level for a.

- The information sources at the disposal of the participants during the IGF (such as digital policy summaries, instant “session reporting”, “daily reports”, etc.) should be further developed, in particular through partnerships with, inter alia, the Geneva Internet Platform, GIPO, IG Schools, etc.

- The inclusiveness of the IGF can be further improved by including the voices and views of ordinary citizens – particularly from the global South – through citizens’ dialogues.

- Strengthening the links and synergies between the IGF and existing observatories and helpdesks active in offering quality information and capacity building in the field of digital governance, such as the Geneva Internet Platform, GIPO, and the various schools for Internet Governance. As discussed in the MAG WG-Strategy, the IGF Secretariat could maintain a dedicated website linking to partners that provide such observatory and helpdesk functions.

- Finally, the organization of the 2024 IGF has to take all necessary steps to ensure a safe and free space for discussions, debate and interaction during the proceedings of the meeting, addressing as soon as possible the concerns expressed, inter alia, by civil society representatives.

Government

ID227

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Please support our applications in sponsorship the attendees

Please support our applications in sponsorship the attendees
Please support our applications in sponsorship the attendees

Government

ID228

Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change

Non je vois les questions traitées par l'équipe IGF sont pertinentes.

Civil Society

ID229

Artificial Intelligence


Private Sector

ID230

Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
creation of website page of disability resource center for the students with disabilities
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Inclusion of newly emerging but professional stakeholders of civil society is strongly desired. Although the are full of innovative and gap filling ideas, not supported by the government programs due to their strict requirements.

Inclusion of newly emerging but professional stakeholders of civil society is strongly desired. Although the are full of innovative and gap filling ideas, not supported by the government programs due to their strict requirements.
N/A

Civil Society

ID231

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Technical Community

ID232

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development


Government

ID233

Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Dismantle the barriers and grant everyone access to the digital world!
Together, we can remove tariffs and non-tariff barriers that prevent the least developed nations (LDCs) from accessing technology. Imagine a time when all residents of LDCs are able to take advantage of technology, whether it is for interacting with the outside world or obtaining essential data and resources. By working together, we can close the digital gap and open doors to better healthcare, education, youth engagement and economic development. Let us Come together to build a more prosperous and inclusive world where LDCs are empowered by accessible technology to thrive!
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF expects to give priority to assisting the least developed countries (LDCs) in the following ways:
 paying attention to the ways that digital technologies and internet governance could contribute to LDCs achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 looking into ways that internet governance might help LDCs become more resilient to climate change and adjust to it.
 giving priority to discussions on closing the digital gap in LDCs by enhancing infrastructure, affordability, and access.
 encouraging LDCs to participate fully in internet governance processes and to develop their capacity.
 promoting global collaboration and assistance to LDCs in the area of internet governance.
The IGF can empower LDCs and encourage their development through the use of digital technology by addressing these topics.

The IGF expects to give priority to assisting the least developed countries (LDCs) in the following ways:
 paying attention to the ways that digital technologies and internet governance could contribute to LDCs achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 looking into ways that internet governance might help LDCs become more resilient to climate change and adjust to it.
 giving priority to discussions on closing the digital gap in LDCs by enhancing infrastructure, affordability, and access.
 encouraging LDCs to participate fully in internet governance processes and to develop their capacity.
 promoting global collaboration and assistance to LDCs in the area of internet governance.
The IGF can empower LDCs and encourage their development through the use of digital technology by addressing these topics.
Some of the following concepts should be taken into account for the IGF's general structure and design:
 Use themed tracks to concentrate on particular interest areas.
 To encourage active engagement, introduce interactive workshops and policy hackathons.
 Set up roundtables at the highest level for strategic discussions.
 Incorporate tracks or sessions with a regional emphasis.
 Encourage discussions with multiple stakeholders to hear different points of view.
 Involve young people with specialised programmes or tracks.
 Place a focus on measurable results and practical suggestions.
The IGF may develop into a more vibrant and significant forum for discussions and actions related to internet governance by putting these suggestions into practice.

Civil Society

ID234

Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Digital Inclusion: Focusing on issues like improving digital literacy, skills acquisition, and digital transformation to close digital divides and strengthening capacities to ensure individuals can use the Internet safely and in their own language and realize the economic and social potential of the digital economy, particularly for those in underserved communities.

Sustainability: Sustainability is key to encouraging digital development and transformation that advances the green energy transition and reduces the environmental footprint of the Internet and digital technologies. In parallel, technology is also a tool to promote sustainability and to mitigate the impacts of climate change.


Government

ID235

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation
8 sub-themes at IGF 2023 were too much from our point of view. Perhaps 3-4 subtopics are enough in a year to actually address the most pressing issues. Due to the particular importance of the topic of AI, we propose including AI in the overarching motto.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
In particular when it comes to the intersessional work, the Best Practice Forums, Dynamic Coalitions and the Policy Networks should – if feasible – submit written input to the zero draft of the Global Digital Compact. The Global Digital Compact and the results of the “Summit of the future” should be discussed in one of the main sessions of this year’s IGF.

In particular when it comes to the intersessional work, the Best Practice Forums, Dynamic Coalitions and the Policy Networks should – if feasible – submit written input to the zero draft of the Global Digital Compact. The Global Digital Compact and the results of the “Summit of the future” should be discussed in one of the main sessions of this year’s IGF.
The range on offer at the IGF is very comprehensive and complex. It is not easy for visitors to find their way around. In this respect, consideration should be given to reducing the number of thematic fields (as mentioned above) and also to reducing the number of sessions. The hybrid character should be further expanded in order to offer onsite and online participants the same opportunities for participation and discussion, for example to take part in interactive surveys both onsite and online. Breaks could also be scheduled between the individual sessions to change rooms so that participants can experience the entire session.

Private Sector

ID236

Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Data Governance: As countries advance towards AI regulation, considerations must be made to prioritize the governance of data, a key facet of AI systems. Data needs from companies training large AI models stand to increase dramatically over the next year, raising concerns about consumer privacy, intellectual property, and informed consent. Given the new complexities the introduction of AI has posed to the production and use of data, countries must be proactive in revamping existing data regulations and putting new safeguards in place.

Environmental Sustainability: As climate change disproportionately affects countries in the Global South, there is a need for sustainable solutions to scale worldwide. However, rising interest in leveraging AI also comes with climate concerns, given the large amount of computing and natural resources this technology consumes. With this in mind, the promise of AI must be balanced with environmental vigilance to lessen the risk of exacerbating the current crises and focus on developing solutions to counteract future devastating impacts.

Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity: To ensure that countries can equitably participate in the global digital economy, investments must strengthen telecommunications and electrical infrastructure and increase access to internet services. Africa struggles with limited internet penetration, which should be a priority for the continent as it aims to increase participation in AI development. While there have been significant efforts from large tech companies such as Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to establish subsea cables, this growing development raises concerns about “algorithmic colonization.” Countries throughout the Global South should work to establish data infrastructure independently of big tech while ensuring that marginalized populations have meaningful access to these services.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF's commitment to engaging major global agendas should be reflected in truly inclusive delegate representation. Though past forums have seen relatively diverse participation, government delegations skew heavily European. Future organizing communities could better serve the mission of IGF by increasing representation from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania. Particular effort to incorporate smaller South Pacific nations would align with rising internet governance priorities in that rapidly connecting region. Amplifying voices from across geographies and economic backgrounds is the first step towards digital inclusion.

The IGF's commitment to engaging major global agendas should be reflected in truly inclusive delegate representation. Though past forums have seen relatively diverse participation, government delegations skew heavily European. Future organizing communities could better serve the mission of IGF by increasing representation from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Oceania. Particular effort to incorporate smaller South Pacific nations would align with rising internet governance priorities in that rapidly connecting region. Amplifying voices from across geographies and economic backgrounds is the first step towards digital inclusion.
The current IGF thematic tracks aptly capture salient internet governance issues. However, a solid opportunity exists to amplify on-site and virtual collaboration through more hands-on workshops, collaborative policy sprints, and innovation showcases. Such efforts could set the groundwork for future developments and highlight impactful initiatives in internet governance. Facilitating collective action across stakeholders has strong potential to accelerate IGF's mission to shape our digital future.

Civil Society

ID237

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
N/A
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Certainly, the IGF annual meeting and its intersectional work will accelerate the development of the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024).

Certainly, the IGF annual meeting and its intersectional work will accelerate the development of the UN Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024).
Not at the moment, but an improvement over last years IGF meeting at Kyoto, Japan will be suitable.

Technical Community

ID238

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact, by:

1. Aligning with the objectives and principles outlined in the Our Common Agenda and Global Digital Compact.
2. Including a diverse range of stakeholders to gather diverse perspectives and expertise.
3. Generating concrete policy recommendations to support the implementation of the Global Digital Compact.
4. Promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation to address digital governance challenges.
5. Disseminating information and raising awareness about the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact through the IGF platform.

By implementing these measures, the IGF can enhance its contribution to the United Nations' global initiatives and agendas, facilitating discussions, collaboration, and policy development in the digital governance space.

The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact, by:

1. Aligning with the objectives and principles outlined in the Our Common Agenda and Global Digital Compact.
2. Including a diverse range of stakeholders to gather diverse perspectives and expertise.
3. Generating concrete policy recommendations to support the implementation of the Global Digital Compact.
4. Promoting multi-stakeholder cooperation to address digital governance challenges.
5. Disseminating information and raising awareness about the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact through the IGF platform.

By implementing these measures, the IGF can enhance its contribution to the United Nations' global initiatives and agendas, facilitating discussions, collaboration, and policy development in the digital governance space.
When considering the overall format and design of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), including thematic tracks or treating themes differently, here are some ideas to consider:

Diverse Thematic Tracks:

Create diverse thematic tracks that cover a wide range of topics related to internet governance. This could include tracks on cybersecurity, digital inclusion, emerging technologies, human rights online, and more.
Ensure that each track addresses both current challenges and future trends in the digital landscape.
Interdisciplinary Approach:

Encourage an interdisciplinary approach by integrating themes that span technology, policy, law, ethics, and social aspects of the internet. This can provide a holistic view of internet governance.
Dynamic Themes:

Allow for dynamic themes that evolve each year based on the rapidly changing digital landscape. This ensures that the IGF remains relevant and responsive to emerging issues.
Regional Focus:

Introduce regional focus within thematic tracks to address specific challenges and opportunities unique to different parts of the world. This can promote inclusivity and diversity in discussions.
Interactive Sessions:
Involve Civil Society on their areas of scope, our, in Human Rights, Open Government, Transparency, tracking systems and educational forums

Design sessions that encourage active participation and engagement from attendees. This could include workshops, roundtable discussions, locally, state, and nationally, and interactive panels to facilitate meaningful conversations.
Incorporate Emerging Technologies:

Include tracks dedicated to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Explore their implications on internet governance and their role in shaping the digital future.
Youth Involvement:

Incorporate a thematic track or dedicated sessions that focus on the perspectives and contributions of young people. This can help ensure a more inclusive and future-oriented discussion.
Multi-Stakeholder Participation:

Emphasize the importance of multi-stakeholder participation by involving representatives from governments, businesses, civil society, academia, and technical communities. This diverse input can lead to more comprehensive and balanced discussions.
Case Studies and Best Practices:

Include sessions that showcase successful case studies and best practices in internet governance. This provides practical insights and solutions that other regions or stakeholders can learn from.
Continuous Evaluation and Feedback:

Implement a system for continuous evaluation and feedback from participants to refine and improve the IGF's format and design each year. This ensures responsiveness to the needs and expectations of the community.
Remember, these are just starting points, and the design should be flexible to adapt to the evolving nature of the internet and the global digital landscape.

Civil Society

ID239

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation


Intergovernmental Organization

ID240

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID241

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content
I would love to explore the how we can incorporate African philosophy into the regulation of AI
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
What is imperative in this present future is that the recommendations need to be acted upon. The impediment the world faces is the lack of action from the stakeholders and seeing the rise of emerging technologies and various issues aligned with it, there is a great duty upon the UN to try and give realization to such a vision.

What is imperative in this present future is that the recommendations need to be acted upon. The impediment the world faces is the lack of action from the stakeholders and seeing the rise of emerging technologies and various issues aligned with it, there is a great duty upon the UN to try and give realization to such a vision.

Technical Community

ID242

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, fostering collaboration and inclusivity is paramount. The Global Digital Compact outlines key principles for a sustainable and equitable digital future. Here's how the annual meeting of the IGF and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to this global initiative:

1. Aligning Agendas:
The IGF should proactively align its annual meeting themes and intersessional activities with the principles and main themes of the Global Digital Compact. This alignment ensures that discussions and outcomes directly contribute to the goals of fostering a secure, open, and inclusive digital environment and contribute to shaping the Compact.

2. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement:
The Global Digital Compact emphasizes the importance of multi-stakeholder cooperation. The IGF should enhance efforts to include diverse voices from governments, civil society, private sector, and technical communities in its deliberations. This ensures a holistic approach to addressing challenges and crafting effective solutions.With the Secretariat of the IGF located in Geneva it is well placed to engaged other international organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Additionally, it's location also provides a unique access to the financial community which should be included in this discussions as investments and other financial resources will be critical especially tackling the digital divide and connectivity. The Secretariat could prioritize capturing the perspectives of International Geneva and ensure they are fed into the ongoing discussions in New York.

3.Capacity Building:
The Global Digital Compact highlights the need for capacity building to bridge digital divides. The IGF's intersessional work should prioritize initiatives that empower developing nations with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the digital landscape and actively participate in shaping digital governance policies.These initiatives should include targeted and tailored thematic training and capacity building for diplomats and technocrats especially from developing countries.

4. Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting:
As the next annual meeting of the IGF will be held after the Summit of the Future, the IGF should position itself to contribute to the implementation and monitoring of the Compact. The IGF can contribute to by through collaboration with relevant stakeholders to establish mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on progress. Regular assessments of the impact of digital policies and initiatives discussed at the IGF can provide valuable insights and accountability in advancing the goals outlined in the Compact post its adoption.

5. Public Awareness and Education:
To align with the Compact's goal of raising public awareness, the IGF should prioritize initiatives that educate individuals about digital rights, online safety, and the broader implications of digital technologies. Empowered citizens are essential for creating a digital society that respects human values.

In an ever-evolving digital landscape, fostering collaboration and inclusivity is paramount. The Global Digital Compact outlines key principles for a sustainable and equitable digital future. Here's how the annual meeting of the IGF and its intersessional work can better reflect and contribute to this global initiative:

1. Aligning Agendas:
The IGF should proactively align its annual meeting themes and intersessional activities with the principles and main themes of the Global Digital Compact. This alignment ensures that discussions and outcomes directly contribute to the goals of fostering a secure, open, and inclusive digital environment and contribute to shaping the Compact.

2. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement:
The Global Digital Compact emphasizes the importance of multi-stakeholder cooperation. The IGF should enhance efforts to include diverse voices from governments, civil society, private sector, and technical communities in its deliberations. This ensures a holistic approach to addressing challenges and crafting effective solutions.With the Secretariat of the IGF located in Geneva it is well placed to engaged other international organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Additionally, it's location also provides a unique access to the financial community which should be included in this discussions as investments and other financial resources will be critical especially tackling the digital divide and connectivity. The Secretariat could prioritize capturing the perspectives of International Geneva and ensure they are fed into the ongoing discussions in New York.

3.Capacity Building:
The Global Digital Compact highlights the need for capacity building to bridge digital divides. The IGF's intersessional work should prioritize initiatives that empower developing nations with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the digital landscape and actively participate in shaping digital governance policies.These initiatives should include targeted and tailored thematic training and capacity building for diplomats and technocrats especially from developing countries.

4. Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting:
As the next annual meeting of the IGF will be held after the Summit of the Future, the IGF should position itself to contribute to the implementation and monitoring of the Compact. The IGF can contribute to by through collaboration with relevant stakeholders to establish mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on progress. Regular assessments of the impact of digital policies and initiatives discussed at the IGF can provide valuable insights and accountability in advancing the goals outlined in the Compact post its adoption.

5. Public Awareness and Education:
To align with the Compact's goal of raising public awareness, the IGF should prioritize initiatives that educate individuals about digital rights, online safety, and the broader implications of digital technologies. Empowered citizens are essential for creating a digital society that respects human values.
1.While the thematic tracks are relevant , it is important that connectivity still sits at the heart of the discussions as there are still a significant portion of the world that is still unconnected.

2.For some of the thematic tracks, it could be useful to have high profile individuals or celebrities become spoke persons or ambassadors to increase visibility and awareness. Online Safety for example it not very technical and is of growing concerning.

3.The Secretariat should increase visibility through briefings and training sessions especially for developing countries.

Government

ID243

Digital Cooperation
It is important to stop taxing internet access and device we must use for the access. When we look at innovation internet can provide to other economy sector, it is important to permit access to internet for anyone anywhere. In rural area internet is not available anywhere. We can provide global funds for building community network anywhere. it is not only ISOC chapters whom can do it everywhere. Others organizations such as local NGO can contribute more. In my country Benin, some of NGO such as NGO Women Be Free provide training for laddies and women in digital environment. It provide school on internet governance also for laddies and women.This NGO need support and funds to continue it contribution. It impact local village directly with it contribution. Internet is some time big challenge for it job. It is important to help with universal funds and other fund also available in global level.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It is important now to have some announcement for grant in the specific area of the implementation of internet in the development. We need fund for training in school of internet governance anywhere. it is important to let more people know and use internet for their activities and access to service knowledge and public activities. It is also important to have fund to establish community network anywhere.

It is important now to have some announcement for grant in the specific area of the implementation of internet in the development. We need fund for training in school of internet governance anywhere. it is important to let more people know and use internet for their activities and access to service knowledge and public activities. It is also important to have fund to establish community network anywhere.
In IGF 2024 we need for each session: general information, practical action, decision for the future and date of evaluation.

Government

ID244

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
First, the need of UN-International Internet Governance Law (IIGL): let us think about the root cause of the current Internet connectivity major problems such as by the name of freedom speech and democracy, universal human rights, unrestricted democracy, free inclusive internet connectivity etc, affected local countries and governments that are unable to control both streams’ media & social media. As a global unified society, we need unified governing UN-International Internet Governance Law (IIGL).

Second, Education for cyber attackers: We must start educating cyber attackers to behave as natural human beings, behave professionally, ethically applying natural law with more soft skills and acceptable hard skills. If we all perform any task with integrity, honesty, humanity, kindness, apply responsibility and accountability for the equitable benefit of all human-kinds such as global society including all nations citizens of our beautiful earth.

Third, current Existing Working System Framework (EWSF): We must break the current cycle of the world society governing system which is dominated to everything with developed nations (formulated before the Internet come to existence or early age). We must build new system that matches/suitable and applicable to the rapid advanced technology and the interest of all nations citizens worldwide that fully agreed and signed by every UN-IGF and ITU members nations/countries for the common public benefits.

The world society need of UN-International Internet Governance Law (IIGL). Otherwise the INTERNET will heart undemocratic nations worldwide such as social media (FB, YouTube, Ticktock, Twitter etc) connectivity and inclusiveness it self with out the IIGL will mobilize weaker nations citizens specially unemployed youth. We already witnessed countries currently lawless such as Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia etc. Also the world is a witnessing government sponsoring war in Ukraine Vs Russia, Israel Vs Palestine Group Hamas. The INTERNET and SOCIAL MEDIA PLAY an important role both negative and positive directions.

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Civil Society

ID245

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms
Tech Facilitated gender based violence


Civil Society

ID246

Artificial Intelligence
AI in business processes - legal, economic and management aspects


Private Sector

ID247

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content

If the IGF can create a group forum for young participants, where they can meet and discuss how the Internet is been utilized in their own community, in their various cultures, to enable the IGF create a synergy to systemize the advantages each culture or country gain from their own use of the Internet. This will help to improve Africa’s participation in the Internet objective or goal as intended by the IGF.

Private Sector

ID248

Artificial Intelligence
While AI systems offer great perspectives, they also represent important risks for equality, including gender equality. This was analysed, together with legal responses that could be offered to combat these risks and the potential of these technologies to promote equality, including gender equality, in the 2023 'Study on the impact of artificial intelligence systems, their potential for promoting equality – including gender equality – and the risks they may cause in relation to non-discrimination', commissioned by the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) and the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) of the Council of Europe.
The regulatory landscape regarding the use of AI systems is developing rapidly. The adoption of the EU AI Act is expected by Spring 2024. Meanwhile, the Council of Europe is finalising a framework convention on AI, human rights, democracy and the rule of law. This international legally-binding instrument will be complemented by sectoral instruments to tackle specific aspects and provide guidance to member States, including in field of combating discrimination and promoting (gender) equality.
In the study and draft legal texts outlined above, equality bodies have been identified as key actors in raising awareness of the opportunities and challenges, including biases of AI, and in providing redress for those affected by them. However, equality bodies alone cannot succeed. Effective redress can only be achieved through a combination of different regulatory tools, including data protection and sectorial regulation such as employment laws. Enacting equality in the use of AI systems requires awareness and relevant competences in all sectors and from the design stage via deployment and implementation to monitoring. End-users should be informed of the use of AI and be enabled to seek redress.
The IGF can facilitate a cross-sectoral exchange and networking to stratagize how to go from regulation to practice and make it work for the end users.


Intergovernmental Organization

ID249

Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content
States across the globe experienced several crises in the last few years, which have impacted on the production, dissemination, and reception of hate speech.Crises can exacerbate hate speech that is targeted at specific individuals and groups who are deemed responsible for them, and crises can also be aggravated by hate speech. Hate speech in times of crisis may build on existing discriminatory or hate narratives, but also trigger and multiply new narratives.
In order to be prepared to tackle hate speech in times of crisis, legal frameworks should be amended, law enforcement measures reinforced, collaboration between media, national human rights institutions and equality bodies strengthened, and support to those targeted by hate speech prioritised. These are among key recommendations provided to Council of Europe member states by 'Study on preventing and combating hate speech in times of Crisis' published in 2023 by the Council of Europe. The study analyses hate speech that occurred in Europe during crises in recent years, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the full-scale military aggression of Russia against Ukraine since February 2022, and related responses from the state authorities and other actors. It outlines challenges and lessons learnt from such responses and gives recommendations on addressing crises.
Challenges in addressing hate speech during crises are numerous: distinguishing free speech from hate speech, accessing data on online hate speech, removing online hate speech quickly, dedicating enough resources for quick reaction, and investing in a timely manner in enhanced education and training, to name a few.
Important steps have already been taken – by various actors and at various levels – such as the implementation of legal measures to combat hate speech, coordinated campaigns online and offline by law enforcement and networks of stakeholders, education and counter-speech initiatives and some actions in support of those targeted by hate speech.
However, much remains to be done to increase the preparedness for preventing and combating hate speech in times of crisis. It should be recognised that it can be difficult to amend legal frameworks, to establish efficient procedures to combat hate speech or make quick substantial policy or practical changes in times of crisis, the authors of the report stress. Therefore, it is essential to take steps to prepare good conditions of social cohesion and solid response mechanisms to hate speech in ordinary times to ensure a greater level of resilience to discriminatory and hateful speech and enable quick and efficient intervention in times of crisis.
The study builds on Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate speech adopted in May 2022.


Intergovernmental Organization

ID250

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Civil Society

ID251

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF's multi-stakeholder format and active engagement of youth participation align with the United Nations Secretary-General's Common Agenda commitments, particularly focusing on "Leave no one behind" (Commitment 1), "Improve digital cooperation" (Commitment 7), and "Listen to and work with youth" (Commitment 11). By addressing these commitments, the IGF structure aims to contribute significantly to building a more inclusive and cooperative digital future. Emphasizing the importance of ongoing crises affecting cyberspace, the IGF Annual Meeting and its intersessional work provide a platform for collaborative efforts. Through multi-stakeholder collaboration, there is a collective commitment to "Leave no one behind" (Commitment 1), "Promote peace and prevent conflicts" (Commitment 3), "Improve digital cooperation" (Commitment 7), and "Listen to and work with youth" (Commitment 11). This collaborative approach is crucial for navigating current challenges and working towards a better digital future.

The IGF's multi-stakeholder format and active engagement of youth participation align with the United Nations Secretary-General's Common Agenda commitments, particularly focusing on "Leave no one behind" (Commitment 1), "Improve digital cooperation" (Commitment 7), and "Listen to and work with youth" (Commitment 11). By addressing these commitments, the IGF structure aims to contribute significantly to building a more inclusive and cooperative digital future. Emphasizing the importance of ongoing crises affecting cyberspace, the IGF Annual Meeting and its intersessional work provide a platform for collaborative efforts. Through multi-stakeholder collaboration, there is a collective commitment to "Leave no one behind" (Commitment 1), "Promote peace and prevent conflicts" (Commitment 3), "Improve digital cooperation" (Commitment 7), and "Listen to and work with youth" (Commitment 11). This collaborative approach is crucial for navigating current challenges and working towards a better digital future.

Promoting increased involvement of children in upcoming global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) sessions is crucial, as they should be recognized as valuable stakeholders within the IG community. Given that children play a pivotal role in shaping our digital future, their perspectives on the challenges and advantages they face while using the Internet are indispensable. It is essential to acknowledge their firsthand experiences.

Furthermore, there is a pressing need to address the online safety of children and youth, providing education on secure usage of social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram Reels. Every discourse within the IGF should actively incorporate the voices of children, ensuring their concerns are heard and taken into account when formulating future digital measures and policies. This inclusive approach will contribute to a more comprehensive and effective framework for safeguarding the digital well-being of the younger generation.

Civil Society

ID252

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Technical Community

ID253

Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
Global Human rights principles support the right to disconnect or stay offline, and individuals must not be penalized or deprived of services that could accessed otherwise. Vulnerable members of society become overwhelmed with multiple digital services and entirely cut off from traditional ways of accessing everyday services such as transportation, medical services, accommodation, etc. The reality of aging or contextual circumstances that create unique features inapplicable to a generalized system process - this scenario isolates individuals with distinctive scars and experiences.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
IGF annual meetings and its intersessional work can better reflect or contribute by integrating outputs from other global initiatives into the IGF agenda. IGF must also be more inclusive and align with other international initiatives as a source of input and discussion beyond IGF NRI tracks. IGF must be flexible enough to accommodate smaller initiatives and sufficient to amplify emerging conversations.IGF must go beyond traditional means of engagement and actors to reach communities affected by Internet governance forum conversations.

IGF annual meetings and its intersessional work can better reflect or contribute by integrating outputs from other global initiatives into the IGF agenda. IGF must also be more inclusive and align with other international initiatives as a source of input and discussion beyond IGF NRI tracks. IGF must be flexible enough to accommodate smaller initiatives and sufficient to amplify emerging conversations.IGF must go beyond traditional means of engagement and actors to reach communities affected by Internet governance forum conversations.

Civil Society

ID254

Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The New Iron Curtain: How the Russian Government is cracking down on the Internet and what can be done to prevent it

Exiled media organizations encounter numerous threats to their personal safety and their ability to fulfill their journalistic mission, such as staying relevant while reporting from exile, preserving their readership in denied areas and circumventing the numerous blockings by the authorities. Russian censorship policies, combined with the well-intentioned sanctions from the West, constrain Russian citizens’ ability to access independent, fact-based journalism. And these problems are common not only for the Russian independent media, but also for civil activists, anti-war projects and ordinary citizens with an anti-war stance. Within just a couple of years the Russian internet that used to be one of the most free ones has become one of the most regulated and censored. We see how many governments of non-democratic countries take an example from Russia and start to copy these mechanisms to suppress the freedoms and rights of its citizens, and we believe this will have horrible consequences not only for Russians, but for the whole world on very different levels. This is important to not to let this scenario be repeated in whatever part of the world.



The New Iron Curtain: How the Russian Government is cracking down on the Internet and what can be done to prevent it

Exiled media organizations encounter numerous threats to their personal safety and their ability to fulfill their journalistic mission, such as staying relevant while reporting from exile, preserving their readership in denied areas and circumventing the numerous blockings by the authorities. Russian censorship policies, combined with the well-intentioned sanctions from the West, constrain Russian citizens’ ability to access independent, fact-based journalism. And these problems are common not only for the Russian independent media, but also for civil activists, anti-war projects and ordinary citizens with an anti-war stance. Within just a couple of years the Russian internet that used to be one of the most free ones has become one of the most regulated and censored. We see how many governments of non-democratic countries take an example from Russia and start to copy these mechanisms to suppress the freedoms and rights of its citizens, and we believe this will have horrible consequences not only for Russians, but for the whole world on very different levels. This is important to not to let this scenario be repeated in whatever part of the world.



Civil Society

ID255

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Technical and Operational Topics


Technical Community

ID256

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
Feminist research on digital technologies show there are many things to be interrogated with regard to how tech is sold to us — those living with the continuities of colonisation, those living within patriarchal oppression. In this age of A.I, expanded digital economies, and flagrant data harvesting, economically precarious communities find themselves further estranged from crucial deliberations pertaining to the governance of the internet. We must therefore center economics in the discussion.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The digital ecosystem, as currently organised, ignores our experiences as users and instead centres profit-making, data extraction in the name of “market-interests,” and the political interests of those in power. In addition, contrary to the beliefs often sold to us regarding digital spaces being “democratic,” or “inherently progressive” by virtue of the things they enable such as connection and innovation, digital spaces are entrenched in and sometimes even worsen the inequalities we face “offline.” As such, it is increasingly necessary that the IGF grapples with and organise around the inequalities and violences that are embedded in our “online” and “offline” lives as shaped by our digital experiences. This can be done by involving grassroots communities organizing around gender, environment and combatting mass digital surveillance.

The digital ecosystem, as currently organised, ignores our experiences as users and instead centres profit-making, data extraction in the name of “market-interests,” and the political interests of those in power. In addition, contrary to the beliefs often sold to us regarding digital spaces being “democratic,” or “inherently progressive” by virtue of the things they enable such as connection and innovation, digital spaces are entrenched in and sometimes even worsen the inequalities we face “offline.” As such, it is increasingly necessary that the IGF grapples with and organise around the inequalities and violences that are embedded in our “online” and “offline” lives as shaped by our digital experiences. This can be done by involving grassroots communities organizing around gender, environment and combatting mass digital surveillance.
Involve more grassroot community organizers as these IGF discussions can come off as very siloed and elitist.

Civil Society

ID257

Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content
Protection of children againts online pornography
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I think that, in particular, a secure internet would be a good thing to address and to evaluate in what ways we can move in this direction as a society.

I think that, in particular, a secure internet would be a good thing to address and to evaluate in what ways we can move in this direction as a society.
I think it would be good if there was both a frontal presentation of certain topics and a workers' presentation - through examples of good practice.

Civil Society

ID258

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
AI governance across nations, what guidelines should we use?

AI governance across nations, what guidelines should we use?

Government

ID259

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
There are several topics that could also be addressed in addition to those selected, such as the design, ethics, governance and risks of artificial intelligence, data free flow, digital ethics, cross border cooperation, international cooperation on data, biometrics, metaverse, human rights, privacy, jurisdiction and dispute resolution, which are also considered relevant, also adding neurorights.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It would be important to bear in mind that the 12 commitments outlined in the pact, although they are in line with the issues that are related to the current perspective in the digital field, it is also important to consider the new aspects that are being generated around emerging technologies in relation to the risks and benefits that arise, such as artificial intelligence, neurorights, digital identity, and others.

It would be important to bear in mind that the 12 commitments outlined in the pact, although they are in line with the issues that are related to the current perspective in the digital field, it is also important to consider the new aspects that are being generated around emerging technologies in relation to the risks and benefits that arise, such as artificial intelligence, neurorights, digital identity, and others.

Government

ID260

Digital Cooperation, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Decades since the last visit to the Moon, humanity stands on the cusp of an exciting reentry into human and robotic space exploration - a global momentum is underway, with governments, space agencies, academia, and the commercial sector actively involved in efforts to reach the Moon and this time to establish sustained human presence on the lunar surface.
In this context, numerous programs and initiatives have been initiated worldwide to deploy communication network infrastructures and capabilities on and around the Moon. These efforts lay the foundation for what could evolve into an Interplanetary Internet. It is foreseeable that, in the not too distant future, diverse communication networks provided by various actors, including those of the private sector will converge in space starting from the Moon, marking the emergence of "networks of networks in space."
Therefore, humanity's next venture is to ensure a common, open and shared network environment even in space, akin to the terrestrial Internet. In addition, the multistakeholder policy making process which has matured over the long history of the Internet and at the heart of Internet governance would be the most crucial factor for humanity to ensure such environment in space. We are now at an inflection point as commercial and government capabilities are starting to materialize on the Moon and now is the time to turn our attention to Internet governance in Space.
The IGF, with its inclusive approach and commitment to multistakeholderism, is well-positioned to start initial discussions in shaping governance for the Interplanetary Internet. The Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group (IPNSIG) urges the inclusion of “Interplanetary Internet Governance” as a thematic topic in the IGF 2024 agenda, marking a significant step toward addressing the governance challenges and opportunities that accompany our exploration beyond Earth's boundaries.
As a reference to this thematic input, the link to the IPNSIG report published in 2023 is provided below. The report covers our initial assessment, analysis, and recommendations on the governance of the Interplanetary Internet. It can be used for preparatory purposes in identifying thematic topics and as a basis for IGF discussions. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1anMcVEqXjNtk5gdo_qce28SowusXKkfi/view
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF shall continue to be at the heart of addressing global issues addressed in the Global Digital Compact, including overcoming the digital divide, protecting gender equity and human rights in the digital domain, and avoiding Internet fragmentation. IGF can be used as a forum for evaluating progress, discuss issues, identify needs of new policies beyond the Global Digital Compact adoption in 2024. Special sessions can be formed in alignment with the GDC goals.

The IGF shall continue to be at the heart of addressing global issues addressed in the Global Digital Compact, including overcoming the digital divide, protecting gender equity and human rights in the digital domain, and avoiding Internet fragmentation. IGF can be used as a forum for evaluating progress, discuss issues, identify needs of new policies beyond the Global Digital Compact adoption in 2024. Special sessions can be formed in alignment with the GDC goals.
None at the moment, but would like to extend our support in adding the proposed theme to the overall IGF format/agenda.

Technical Community

ID261

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content
Net neutrality
Balancing competing interests between various stakeholders
Global context of the internet
AI Innovations and How to take advantage of the benefits of AI in education
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF and the Future We Desire: Reflecting and Contributing to Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024)
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) stands at a pivotal moment.The IGF has a unique chance to magnify their commitments and shape a more inclusive, equal, and sustainable digital future as the UN navigates its ambitious in the Common Agenda and gets ready for the revolutionary Summit of the Future in 2024. By strategically aligning its annual meeting and intersessional work with Our Common Agenda's 12 commitments and the Global Digital Compact, the IGF can truly become a catalyst for positive change. In the future, IGF themes are shaped by community outcomes, with the ethical implications of AI expected to be a crucial topic, driven by evolving global discourse. National and Regional Youth Initiatives (NRIs) are interconnected with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and they act as an excellent platform for youth to discuss, exchange information, and share best practices on various issues that affect them the most. Here are some initiatives for its better reflect and contribution in annual meeting and its intersessional work:
1. The development and emphasis on regulatory and policy frameworks
2. Develop digital skills capacity and shorten the disparity of digital skills
3. Mirroring the Commitments
- Thematic Resonance: Choosing themes that directly resonate with the 12 commitments, such as "Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Age" or "Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Economy," would ensure the IGF addresses pressing global concerns head-on.
- Intensive Sessions and Workshops: Organizing focused discussions and workshops tailored to specific commitments, featuring diverse stakeholders from governments, civil society, and the private sector, would foster in-depth exploration and collaborative problem-solving.
- Mock parliamentary sessions of the Children's National Assembly on Internet Governance: Children's role should be placed an emphasis in the reflect and contribution of United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024). The organization of a mock session of the Children's National Assembly can contribute to the effective implementation of the Children's Law and encourage discussion, participation on issues of Internet governance (especially the Global Digital Compact) as well as the role and relationship between the Children's Law and Internet governance, IGF. Thereby concretizing the national action program for children's Internet governance and diversifying children's perspectives on internet governance issues, continue to implement activities to promote children's right to participate in Internet governance also.
- Concrete Recommendations: Contributing actionable recommendations and best practices to the UN's Global Digital Compact development process would ensure the IGF's insights directly inform global policymaking.
4. Multistakeholder Dialogue: The IGF's unique multistakeholder format is ideally suited to facilitate constructive dialogue on the principles and priorities of the Global Digital Compact, enabling all voices to be heard and considered.
5. Implementation Challenges: Identifying potential roadblocks and areas for collaboration in implementing the Compact's objectives would ensure its smooth and effective rollout across the globe.
6. Innovative Solutions: Showcasing successful initiatives and best practices related to the Compact's objectives would provide valuable inspiration and guidance for national and regional implementation efforts.
7. Shaping the Summit of the Future:
- Bridging the Divide: The IGF can bridge the gap between traditional stakeholders and the digital world by ensuring the voices of civil society, tech experts, and grassroots communities are heard at the Summit, contributing to a truly inclusive conversation (through conferences, forums,etc.)
- Cross-cutting Discussions: By encouraging dialogue across different themes and commitments, the IGF can highlight interdependencies and foster holistic solutions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to achieving the stated goals.
- Regional and Local Voices: The IGF can provide a platform for developing countries and marginalized communities to share their perspectives and ensure their needs and priorities are incorporated into global digital policymaking.
- Innovation and Experimentation: Showcasing emerging technologies and innovative approaches to tackling digital challenges can inspire new solutions and accelerate progress towards achieving the Compact's objectives.
By actively engaging with Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact, the IGF can solidify its role as a vital forum for shaping the future of the internet. The 2024 meeting offers an unparalleled opportunity to make a lasting impact, and by seizing this opportunity, the IGF can ensure the internet serves as a tool for positive change, contributing to a more just, equitable, and sustainable future for all. The success of the IGF in reflecting and contributing to these initiatives will require the active participation and collaboration of all stakeholders. By working together, we can ensure the IGF becomes a powerful catalyst for a better digital future, reflecting the aspirations of Our Common Agenda and paving the way for a successful Summit of the Future in 2024.

The IGF and the Future We Desire: Reflecting and Contributing to Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024)
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) stands at a pivotal moment.The IGF has a unique chance to magnify their commitments and shape a more inclusive, equal, and sustainable digital future as the UN navigates its ambitious in the Common Agenda and gets ready for the revolutionary Summit of the Future in 2024. By strategically aligning its annual meeting and intersessional work with Our Common Agenda's 12 commitments and the Global Digital Compact, the IGF can truly become a catalyst for positive change. In the future, IGF themes are shaped by community outcomes, with the ethical implications of AI expected to be a crucial topic, driven by evolving global discourse. National and Regional Youth Initiatives (NRIs) are interconnected with the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and they act as an excellent platform for youth to discuss, exchange information, and share best practices on various issues that affect them the most. Here are some initiatives for its better reflect and contribution in annual meeting and its intersessional work:
1. The development and emphasis on regulatory and policy frameworks
2. Develop digital skills capacity and shorten the disparity of digital skills
3. Mirroring the Commitments
- Thematic Resonance: Choosing themes that directly resonate with the 12 commitments, such as "Leaving No One Behind in the Digital Age" or "Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Economy," would ensure the IGF addresses pressing global concerns head-on.
- Intensive Sessions and Workshops: Organizing focused discussions and workshops tailored to specific commitments, featuring diverse stakeholders from governments, civil society, and the private sector, would foster in-depth exploration and collaborative problem-solving.
- Mock parliamentary sessions of the Children's National Assembly on Internet Governance: Children's role should be placed an emphasis in the reflect and contribution of United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024). The organization of a mock session of the Children's National Assembly can contribute to the effective implementation of the Children's Law and encourage discussion, participation on issues of Internet governance (especially the Global Digital Compact) as well as the role and relationship between the Children's Law and Internet governance, IGF. Thereby concretizing the national action program for children's Internet governance and diversifying children's perspectives on internet governance issues, continue to implement activities to promote children's right to participate in Internet governance also.
- Concrete Recommendations: Contributing actionable recommendations and best practices to the UN's Global Digital Compact development process would ensure the IGF's insights directly inform global policymaking.
4. Multistakeholder Dialogue: The IGF's unique multistakeholder format is ideally suited to facilitate constructive dialogue on the principles and priorities of the Global Digital Compact, enabling all voices to be heard and considered.
5. Implementation Challenges: Identifying potential roadblocks and areas for collaboration in implementing the Compact's objectives would ensure its smooth and effective rollout across the globe.
6. Innovative Solutions: Showcasing successful initiatives and best practices related to the Compact's objectives would provide valuable inspiration and guidance for national and regional implementation efforts.
7. Shaping the Summit of the Future:
- Bridging the Divide: The IGF can bridge the gap between traditional stakeholders and the digital world by ensuring the voices of civil society, tech experts, and grassroots communities are heard at the Summit, contributing to a truly inclusive conversation (through conferences, forums,etc.)
- Cross-cutting Discussions: By encouraging dialogue across different themes and commitments, the IGF can highlight interdependencies and foster holistic solutions, ensuring a comprehensive approach to achieving the stated goals.
- Regional and Local Voices: The IGF can provide a platform for developing countries and marginalized communities to share their perspectives and ensure their needs and priorities are incorporated into global digital policymaking.
- Innovation and Experimentation: Showcasing emerging technologies and innovative approaches to tackling digital challenges can inspire new solutions and accelerate progress towards achieving the Compact's objectives.
By actively engaging with Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact, the IGF can solidify its role as a vital forum for shaping the future of the internet. The 2024 meeting offers an unparalleled opportunity to make a lasting impact, and by seizing this opportunity, the IGF can ensure the internet serves as a tool for positive change, contributing to a more just, equitable, and sustainable future for all. The success of the IGF in reflecting and contributing to these initiatives will require the active participation and collaboration of all stakeholders. By working together, we can ensure the IGF becomes a powerful catalyst for a better digital future, reflecting the aspirations of Our Common Agenda and paving the way for a successful Summit of the Future in 2024.
The IGF has proved to be a large and valuable platform for Multi-stakeholder discussion on Internet governance. Nevertheless, with the pace of changes in digital landscape being rather fast, it is necessary to get down to thinking over fresh approaches to updating format and design of IGF that are more adequate compared with what we have currently. Here are some ideas:
1. Thematic Tracks with a Twist:
- Interweaving Themes: Instead of siloed tracks, curate the thematic structure to encourage cross-pollination of ideas. Merge or overlap themes to reflect how issues like cybersecurity and access are interconnected.
- Organizing interactive Sessions: Use workshops, hackathons, and immersive simulations to stimulate active participation and collaborative problem-solving.
- Global Conversations: Organize regional pre-events to gather diverse perspectives and feed them into the main IGF dialogue, ensuring all voices are heard.
2. Beyond "Themes":
- Challenge-based Approach: Instead of predefined themes, identify pressing global challenges related to the internet, such as bridging the digital divide or combating online misinformation. Focus the IGF on finding solutions to these challenges.
- Open Issue Platform: Create a virtual platform where stakeholders can continuously submit and discuss emerging issues throughout the year, culminating in dedicated sessions at the annual meeting.
- Living Agenda: Allow the IGF agenda to evolve organically based on input from participants. Use AI to analyze real-time discussions and identify trending topics that deserve dedicated sessions.
- Mock parliamentary sessions of the Children's National Assembly on Internet Governance: Children's role should be placed an emphasis in the reflect and contribution of United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments, particularly the Global Digital Compact in the lead up to the "Summit of the Future" (2024). The organization of a mock session of the Children's National Assembly can contribute to the effective implementation of the Children's Law and encourage discussion, participation on issues of Internet governance (especially the Global Digital Compact) as well as the role and relationship between the Children's Law and Internet governance, IGF. Thereby concretizing the national action program for children's Internet governance and diversifying children's perspectives on internet governance issues, continue to implement activities to promote children's right to participate in Internet governance also.
3. Engaging New Actors:
- Gamification: Develop interactive games and simulations that allow participants to experience different aspects of internet governance challenges firsthand. This can attract younger audiences and non-technical stakeholders.
- "Unconference" Sessions: Organize self-organized sessions led by participants on topics that spark their interest. This allows for more organic discussions and bottom-up agenda setting.
- Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences: Use VR to immerse participants in the realities of digital issues, such as online harassment or cybersecurity threats, fostering empathy and understanding.
4. Embracing Technology:
- AI-powered Facilitation: Use AI to analyze discussions, identify key ideas, and suggest follow-up questions or speakers, ensuring the conversation stays focused and productive.
- Live Transcription and Translation: Break down language barriers by providing real-time transcription and translation for all sessions, increasing accessibility and inclusivity.
- Hybrid Model: Combine physical and virtual elements to make the IGF accessible to a wider audience and foster remote participation, while still retaining the value of face-to-face interaction.
The key is to be creative, experiment, and embrace new formats and technologies. By making the IGF more dynamic, engaging, and inclusive, we can ensure it remains a vital forum for shaping a better digital future for all.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID263

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation

There needs to be a review of how non workshop format sessions are allocated. Last year saw a proliferation of slots automatically awarded to Open Forums and Town Halls. More than actual workshops. It is unclear what, if any, substantive review of these proposals took place prior to their granting of a program slot. Was this done by the MAG? Secretariat? In many cases, proposals were awarded simply because an organization qualified on applicant criteria. And in many cases, those entitles guaranteed a slot in the program also submitted workshop proposals and day zero proposals, creating more scarcity for proposers who didn't qualify for the automatic slots. The MAG needs to review this process to ensure Open Forum and Town Hall submissions meet a level of quality beyond applicant criteria and prevent IG organizations who automatically qualify for Open Forums and Town Halls from double or triple dipping in the program.

Private Sector

ID264

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


Government

ID266

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The 12 commitments should have relevant action plans per region. Focus on actions.

The 12 commitments should have relevant action plans per region. Focus on actions.
Actions and outcomes should be the focus.

Civil Society

ID267

Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Propongo contribuir como ponente en caracter particular de "ACCESO A INTERNET INALÁMBRICO: DESDE LA TELEFONÍA MÓVIL A LOS SATÉLITES LEO".
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Para que la reunión anual del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF) y su trabajo entre sesiones reflejen o contribuyan mejor a la Agenda Común del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas y sus 12 compromisos, especialmente en el contexto del Pacto Digital Mundial previo a la "Cumbre del Futuro" en 2024, se pueden considerar las siguientes acciones:

Incorporar los 12 compromisos en la agenda del IGF: Asegurarse de que las discusiones y sesiones del IGF aborden directamente los 12 compromisos de la Agenda Común del Secretario General, lo que permitirá una alineación clara con las prioridades de la ONU.

Sesiones temáticas específicas: Organizar sesiones temáticas centradas en los desafíos y oportunidades clave identificados en los 12 compromisos. Esto puede incluir discusiones sobre temas como la inclusión digital, la ciberseguridad, la ética digital, la privacidad de los datos y la cooperación internacional.

Participación de líderes y expertos relevantes: Invitar a líderes gubernamentales, representantes del sector privado, expertos en tecnología, sociedad civil y otros actores clave que puedan aportar perspectivas valiosas sobre los 12 compromisos y el Pacto Digital Mundial.

Consulta pública y participación ciudadana: Facilitar mecanismos para la participación ciudadana y la consulta pública en las discusiones del IGF, permitiendo que la voz de la sociedad civil y otros actores relevantes contribuya a la formulación de políticas digitales.

Revisión y monitoreo de avances: Establecer sesiones específicas para revisar y monitorear los avances realizados en relación con los 12 compromisos, brindando oportunidades para la rendición de cuentas y la identificación de áreas donde se requieren mayores esfuerzos.

Desarrollo de recomendaciones y mejores prácticas: Fomentar la elaboración de recomendaciones y mejores prácticas derivadas de las discusiones del IGF, que puedan ser consideradas en el desarrollo de políticas y acciones concretas relacionadas con la Agenda Común del Secretario General.

Colaboración con otras plataformas y eventos: Establecer colaboraciones con otras plataformas y eventos relacionados con la tecnología y la gobernanza digital para crear sinergias y evitar duplicaciones de esfuerzos, especialmente en el período previo a la "Cumbre del Futuro".

Sesiones específicas sobre el Pacto Digital Mundial: Organizar sesiones dedicadas a discutir y avanzar en la implementación del Pacto Digital Mundial, proporcionando un espacio para la colaboración entre diferentes partes interesadas y la formulación de estrategias concretas.

Al adoptar estas medidas, el IGF puede desempeñar un papel crucial en la promoción de la Agenda Común del Secretario General y sus 12 compromisos, contribuyendo así a la creación de un entorno digital más inclusivo, ético y sostenible a nivel global.

Para que la reunión anual del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF) y su trabajo entre sesiones reflejen o contribuyan mejor a la Agenda Común del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas y sus 12 compromisos, especialmente en el contexto del Pacto Digital Mundial previo a la "Cumbre del Futuro" en 2024, se pueden considerar las siguientes acciones:

Incorporar los 12 compromisos en la agenda del IGF: Asegurarse de que las discusiones y sesiones del IGF aborden directamente los 12 compromisos de la Agenda Común del Secretario General, lo que permitirá una alineación clara con las prioridades de la ONU.

Sesiones temáticas específicas: Organizar sesiones temáticas centradas en los desafíos y oportunidades clave identificados en los 12 compromisos. Esto puede incluir discusiones sobre temas como la inclusión digital, la ciberseguridad, la ética digital, la privacidad de los datos y la cooperación internacional.

Participación de líderes y expertos relevantes: Invitar a líderes gubernamentales, representantes del sector privado, expertos en tecnología, sociedad civil y otros actores clave que puedan aportar perspectivas valiosas sobre los 12 compromisos y el Pacto Digital Mundial.

Consulta pública y participación ciudadana: Facilitar mecanismos para la participación ciudadana y la consulta pública en las discusiones del IGF, permitiendo que la voz de la sociedad civil y otros actores relevantes contribuya a la formulación de políticas digitales.

Revisión y monitoreo de avances: Establecer sesiones específicas para revisar y monitorear los avances realizados en relación con los 12 compromisos, brindando oportunidades para la rendición de cuentas y la identificación de áreas donde se requieren mayores esfuerzos.

Desarrollo de recomendaciones y mejores prácticas: Fomentar la elaboración de recomendaciones y mejores prácticas derivadas de las discusiones del IGF, que puedan ser consideradas en el desarrollo de políticas y acciones concretas relacionadas con la Agenda Común del Secretario General.

Colaboración con otras plataformas y eventos: Establecer colaboraciones con otras plataformas y eventos relacionados con la tecnología y la gobernanza digital para crear sinergias y evitar duplicaciones de esfuerzos, especialmente en el período previo a la "Cumbre del Futuro".

Sesiones específicas sobre el Pacto Digital Mundial: Organizar sesiones dedicadas a discutir y avanzar en la implementación del Pacto Digital Mundial, proporcionando un espacio para la colaboración entre diferentes partes interesadas y la formulación de estrategias concretas.

Al adoptar estas medidas, el IGF puede desempeñar un papel crucial en la promoción de la Agenda Común del Secretario General y sus 12 compromisos, contribuyendo así a la creación de un entorno digital más inclusivo, ético y sostenible a nivel global.
El formato y diseño del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet (IGF) deben ser flexibles y centrados en la participación inclusiva. Aquí hay algunas ideas sobre cómo estructurar el IGF, incluyendo posibles ejes temáticos y enfoques para abordar los temas de manera efectiva:

Formato General:
Plenarias Inaugurales y de Clausura:
Sesiones que marquen el tono y proporcionen un panorama general de las cuestiones clave.
Participación de líderes de alto nivel, tanto gubernamentales como de la sociedad civil y del sector privado.

Sesiones Temáticas Principales:
Organizar sesiones temáticas que aborden directamente los 12 compromisos de la Agenda Común del Secretario General y otros temas relevantes.
Invitar a expertos, líderes de opinión y partes interesadas clave para liderar discusiones.

Foros Abiertos y Talleres:
Facilitar foros abiertos y talleres donde la sociedad civil, organizaciones no gubernamentales y otros actores puedan discutir temas específicos.
Fomentar la participación activa y la presentación de buenas prácticas y estudios de caso.

Mesas Redondas Multilaterales:
Organizar mesas redondas que incluyan a representantes de múltiples partes interesadas para abordar cuestiones complejas desde diversas perspectivas.
Enfocarse en la colaboración y la construcción de consensos.

Sesiones Interactivas:
Incorporar sesiones interactivas que utilicen tecnologías participativas para involucrar a la audiencia.
Encuestas en tiempo real, preguntas y respuestas, y plataformas de participación en línea.

Diseño del IGF:
Enfoque Multisectorial:

Asegurar la representación de gobiernos, sector privado, sociedad civil, académicos y la comunidad técnica en todas las sesiones.
Incluir voces diversas para enriquecer las discusiones.

Participación Remota:
Proporcionar opciones de participación remota para garantizar la inclusión de personas que no pueden asistir físicamente.
Facilitar la interacción en línea para aquellos que no pueden estar presentes.

Foros Regionales y Nacionales:
Antes de la reunión anual, organizar foros regionales y nacionales para recoger perspectivas y desafíos específicos de cada región.
Incorporar estas perspectivas en las discusiones globales.

Sesiones de Construcción de Capacidades:
Incluir sesiones prácticas y talleres que aborden temas emergentes y construyan capacidades en áreas como la inteligencia artificial, la seguridad cibernética y la privacidad de los datos.

Informes de Compromisos y Seguimiento:
Incluir sesiones dedicadas a informes de seguimiento sobre los compromisos adquiridos durante reuniones anteriores.
Evaluar el progreso y ajustar estrategias según sea necesario.

Espacios de Innovación y Exposiciones:
Establecer áreas para exposiciones donde organizaciones y empresas puedan compartir soluciones innovadoras.
Fomentar la colaboración y la creación de redes entre los participantes.

Traducción e Interpretación:
Garantizar servicios de traducción e interpretación para permitir la participación efectiva de personas de diferentes regiones y culturas.

Incorporar Arte y Cultura:
Integrar elementos artísticos y culturales para enriquecer la experiencia y destacar la diversidad global.

Al adoptar un formato flexible y centrado en la participación, el IGF puede convertirse en un espacio efectivo para abordar las complejas cuestiones de la gobernanza de Internet y contribuir significativamente a las agendas globales.

Civil Society

ID268

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Technical and Operational Topics
In the lead-up to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +20 Review and related UN-led discussions with implications for the extension of the IGF's mandate, a key focus of IGF2024 should be the future of internet governance. IGF should engage with these dialogues as a distinct thematic area (e.g., "future of internet governance" issues: "Global Digital Compact," "WSIS +20 Review"), while also integrating and highlighting key aspects of these discussions across its other selected thematic areas, as and where appropriate.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work should clarify, promote and facilitate multistakeholder engagement in UN-led multlilateral processes with implications for the future of internet governance, including the Global Digital Compact and Summit of the Future. In the lead-up to the WSIS +20 Review and ongoing, the meeting and intersessional work should focus on improving and strengthening both the IGF and the multistakeholder model to meet the challenges of 2024 and beyond.

These initiatives and others should support and solicit engagement across stakeholder groups that make up the multistakeholder model internet governance across all regions. In particular, the annual meeting and intersessional work should encourage further engagement from the technical community. While this community plays a critical role in the functioning and operation of the internet day-to-day, it historically has had less representation at the IGF and within related processes than other stakeholder groups, such as civil society.

The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work should clarify, promote and facilitate multistakeholder engagement in UN-led multlilateral processes with implications for the future of internet governance, including the Global Digital Compact and Summit of the Future. In the lead-up to the WSIS +20 Review and ongoing, the meeting and intersessional work should focus on improving and strengthening both the IGF and the multistakeholder model to meet the challenges of 2024 and beyond.

These initiatives and others should support and solicit engagement across stakeholder groups that make up the multistakeholder model internet governance across all regions. In particular, the annual meeting and intersessional work should encourage further engagement from the technical community. While this community plays a critical role in the functioning and operation of the internet day-to-day, it historically has had less representation at the IGF and within related processes than other stakeholder groups, such as civil society.
The IGF should find ways to incorporate and facilitate expert perspectives and dialogues within its mulitstakeholder design and format.

The final IGF2024 agenda (and any draft agenda) should be released in an accessible format that can be easily exported into a .ICS calendar file for Outlook and other calendar platforms.

Technical Community

ID269

Digital Cooperation, Economic Issues and Development, Rights and Freedoms
Within the three themes selected above, we recommend including the following focus areas:

Digital Cooperation: We recommend including the sub-focus area on multistakeholder approaches that build consensus on how the internet should be shaped and governed. Under this topic, the IGF could also explore how to include more voices from underrepresented groups in policy conversations on internet governance, such as representatives from the local private sector and civil society throughout the Global Majority, as well as persons with disabilities, refugees, and other marginalized communities.

Economic Issues and Development: We recommend including a focus area on how to ensure that policies and regulations impacting the online space foster an inclusive digital economy. This theme would benefit from additional engagement with private sector organizations including those representing small and medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, and those in the digital “gig” workforce.

Rights and Freedoms: We recommend including the focus area on advancing rights and freedoms that protect inclusive democracies in the digital age.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF Secretariat may consider restructuring the themes of the IGF meeting to align with the core themes of the Global Digital Compact (Connectivity, Avoiding Internet Fragmentation, Data Protection, Applying Human Rights Online, Accountability for Online Content, Regulating Artificial Intelligence, and The Digital Commons). By aligning these themes, stakeholders participating in the IGF can expand on these concepts and further inform the UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology in the lead up to the Summit of the Future.

Moreover, the IGF could organize additional consultations that examine how diverse stakeholder groups such as civil society, the local private sector, government, and academia can work together to implement the Global Digital Compact. As outlined by the Open Internet for Democracy Initiative, “continuous coordination across diverse stakeholder groups is essential to build trust, exchange ideas, and reach consensus on a wide range of issues impacting the future of democracy online.” (See the full submission from the Open Internet for Democracy Initiative here: https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/GDC-submission_Open_Internet_for_Democracy.pdf)

The IGF Secretariat may consider restructuring the themes of the IGF meeting to align with the core themes of the Global Digital Compact (Connectivity, Avoiding Internet Fragmentation, Data Protection, Applying Human Rights Online, Accountability for Online Content, Regulating Artificial Intelligence, and The Digital Commons). By aligning these themes, stakeholders participating in the IGF can expand on these concepts and further inform the UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology in the lead up to the Summit of the Future.

Moreover, the IGF could organize additional consultations that examine how diverse stakeholder groups such as civil society, the local private sector, government, and academia can work together to implement the Global Digital Compact. As outlined by the Open Internet for Democracy Initiative, “continuous coordination across diverse stakeholder groups is essential to build trust, exchange ideas, and reach consensus on a wide range of issues impacting the future of democracy online.” (See the full submission from the Open Internet for Democracy Initiative here: https://www.un.org/techenvoy/sites/www.un.org.techenvoy/files/GDC-submission_Open_Internet_for_Democracy.pdf)
The topic of building trust in the digital age extends beyond cybersecurity issues, and therefore we recommend revising this theme and encouraging the IGF community to consider how to establish trust across all stakeholders involved the themes listed above. The IGF Secretariat may also wish to consider including artificial intelligence as a sub-focus of the broader theme of emerging technology and innovation.

Due to the location of the upcoming IGF, it is recommended that greater emphasis be placed on interactive, online engagement in sessions including Q&A segments, as many civil society organizations will not be present in-person due to safety, privacy, and security concerns.

Private Sector

ID270

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Economic Issues and Development


Civil Society

ID271

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I believe the The IGF should work on capacity building, focused on enhancing digital literacy on topics such as understanding digital technologies, online safety, critical thinking in the digital era, and the responsible use of digital tools, especially with policymakers, as they play a pivotal role in shaping the digital landscape.
The IGF can provide specialised training for policymakers on topics such as digital policy development, regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies, and international cooperation in internet governance.
This will help to facilitate discussions and workshops on the ethical dimensions of technology development and use. This includes addressing issues such as privacy concerns, bias in artificial intelligence, and the societal impact of emerging technologies.

I believe the The IGF should work on capacity building, focused on enhancing digital literacy on topics such as understanding digital technologies, online safety, critical thinking in the digital era, and the responsible use of digital tools, especially with policymakers, as they play a pivotal role in shaping the digital landscape.
The IGF can provide specialised training for policymakers on topics such as digital policy development, regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies, and international cooperation in internet governance.
This will help to facilitate discussions and workshops on the ethical dimensions of technology development and use. This includes addressing issues such as privacy concerns, bias in artificial intelligence, and the societal impact of emerging technologies.
Stakeholders running workshops on similar thematic tracks/ topics should be encouraged to collaborate and possibly merge their workshops.

Civil Society

ID272

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Media and Content
Tech Global Institute is a policy lab with a mission to reduce equity and accountability gaps between technology platforms and the Global South. We work at the intersection of private technology companies, civil society and government to reduce equity gaps in low- and middle-income countries. We provide thought leadership, advocate for inclusive policies and legislations and develop nuanced research on a range of Internet and technology topics, including artificial intelligence, content governance and mis/disinformation and privacy, and their impact on underrepresented communities, predominantly living in Asia, Africa and Latin America, which are experiencing exponential growth in their internet populations. Accordingly, we believe that the three thematic areas the Internet Governance Forum should prioritize in 2024 are issues related to artificial intelligence, data governance, and media and content.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF annual meeting plays an important role in bringing critical mass and generating necessary discourse around Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments. The first commitment of leaving no one behind is grounded in renewed social contract anchored in human rights, universal social protection for the underrepresented four billion global citizens, and digital inclusivity. This commitment aligns with our organizational objectives at Tech Global Institute, and the IGF intersessional work can facilitate this by ensuring diverse voices are represented. This includes being intentional about how Global South voices are included, and sessions are designed to address issues specific to populations experiencing digital divide. Additionally, IGF’s annual meeting and its intersessional work facilitates our agenda and aligns with the fifth and eleventh commitment, placing women and youth at the center by prioritizing gender and youth mainstreaming in discussions and policies related to internet governance. These commitments are reinforced by fourth commitment to abide by international law, specifically using the application of human rights and agency to build consensus among diverse stakeholders. The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can serve the objectives of promoting online participation, addressing challenges associated with new frontier issues and emerging technologies, and making universal access to the internet a human right –– cornerstone for the digital inclusivity worldwide, especially in the Global Majority.

Complementing these commitments is the seventh commitment to avoid internet fragmentation, enacting robust data protection regulations, introduction of accountability in content regulation, and promoting responsible frameworks for artificial intelligence, which the intersessional activities are well-positioned to address. Additionally, the annual meeting and intersessional activities will serve as an enabler of open and inclusive dialogue, contributing to realization of the sixth commitment of building trust and integrity in the internet ecosystem, which will ultimately enhance human experiences with technology services for everyone, and not the few.

Amidst current trends that indicate non-inclusive and Western-centric regulations for artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and emerging technologies, TGI stands in support of IGF initiatives that amplify underrepresented voices and work towards narrowing, if not closing, the digital divide prevalent in the Global Majority. These initiatives are also in alignment with the Global Digital Compact’s shared principles for an open, free, secure and human-centered digital future for all, rooted in universal human rights and SDGs. Guided by legal and policy experts, policymakers, and human rights advocates, the annual meeting can serve as pivotal platforms to facilitate the sharing of best practices and championing the rights of underserved communities worldwide.

The IGF annual meeting plays an important role in bringing critical mass and generating necessary discourse around Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments. The first commitment of leaving no one behind is grounded in renewed social contract anchored in human rights, universal social protection for the underrepresented four billion global citizens, and digital inclusivity. This commitment aligns with our organizational objectives at Tech Global Institute, and the IGF intersessional work can facilitate this by ensuring diverse voices are represented. This includes being intentional about how Global South voices are included, and sessions are designed to address issues specific to populations experiencing digital divide. Additionally, IGF’s annual meeting and its intersessional work facilitates our agenda and aligns with the fifth and eleventh commitment, placing women and youth at the center by prioritizing gender and youth mainstreaming in discussions and policies related to internet governance. These commitments are reinforced by fourth commitment to abide by international law, specifically using the application of human rights and agency to build consensus among diverse stakeholders. The IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work can serve the objectives of promoting online participation, addressing challenges associated with new frontier issues and emerging technologies, and making universal access to the internet a human right –– cornerstone for the digital inclusivity worldwide, especially in the Global Majority.

Complementing these commitments is the seventh commitment to avoid internet fragmentation, enacting robust data protection regulations, introduction of accountability in content regulation, and promoting responsible frameworks for artificial intelligence, which the intersessional activities are well-positioned to address. Additionally, the annual meeting and intersessional activities will serve as an enabler of open and inclusive dialogue, contributing to realization of the sixth commitment of building trust and integrity in the internet ecosystem, which will ultimately enhance human experiences with technology services for everyone, and not the few.

Amidst current trends that indicate non-inclusive and Western-centric regulations for artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and emerging technologies, TGI stands in support of IGF initiatives that amplify underrepresented voices and work towards narrowing, if not closing, the digital divide prevalent in the Global Majority. These initiatives are also in alignment with the Global Digital Compact’s shared principles for an open, free, secure and human-centered digital future for all, rooted in universal human rights and SDGs. Guided by legal and policy experts, policymakers, and human rights advocates, the annual meeting can serve as pivotal platforms to facilitate the sharing of best practices and championing the rights of underserved communities worldwide.
Our proposed session at IGF seeks to actively engage with the aforementioned commitments by centering historically underserved experiences, notably those of women, youth, and the broader Global South. The primary objective is to position these voices at the forefront of the design, development, and governance of artificial intelligence, digital platforms, and emerging technologies, in an inclusive, consensus-driven, and rights-respecting environment, with an aim to accelerate the path to achieving the SDGs.

Civil Society

ID273

Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Encadrement des jeunes qui viennent de suivre la formation de l'école de la gouvernance de l'intérêt dans des projets d'application
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Comme piste thématique, il faudrait que la question de l'accessibilité à l'Internet dans les pays les moins avancés reste à l'agenda de l'IGF surtout le point de la qualité d'Accès

Comme piste thématique, il faudrait que la question de l'accessibilité à l'Internet dans les pays les moins avancés reste à l'agenda de l'IGF surtout le point de la qualité d'Accès
Comme l'IGF est un processus multipartie prenantes, il faudrait que le processus du Digital compact s'inspire de l'IGF et garde le principe multipartie prenante

Technical Community

ID274

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
In the realm of healthcare, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in transformative advancements. AI-powered diagnostic tools and cutting-edge medical imaging technologies have significantly enhanced disease detection, providing more accurate and timely diagnoses. Moreover, the utilization of individual patient data has enabled the development of personalized medicine and treatment plans tailored to specific patient needs. Complementing these innovations are virtual health assistants and chatbots that actively engage with patients, offering support and valuable information. In the context of Healthcare IoT, wearable devices play a pivotal role in remote patient monitoring and health tracking, fostering a proactive approach to healthcare. Additionally, IoT applications extend to medical equipment and facilities management, optimizing operations and enhancing overall efficiency. Smart pill dispensers and medication adherence solutions, driven by IoT, contribute to improved patient compliance and better health outcomes.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF plays a vital role in aligning with global initiatives, especially the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments. In anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024, the IGF's annual meeting and intersessional work can actively contribute to the objectives outlined in the Global Digital Compact. To enhance its impact, the IGF should prioritize discussions on digital inclusion, equitable technology access, and responsible AI use. By promoting diverse stakeholder dialogue, the IGF can effectively shape a digital future that aligns with the principles of the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact, fostering a more inclusive and sustainable global digital landscape.

The IGF plays a vital role in aligning with global initiatives, especially the United Nations Secretary General’s Our Common Agenda and its 12 commitments. In anticipation of the "Summit of the Future" in 2024, the IGF's annual meeting and intersessional work can actively contribute to the objectives outlined in the Global Digital Compact. To enhance its impact, the IGF should prioritize discussions on digital inclusion, equitable technology access, and responsible AI use. By promoting diverse stakeholder dialogue, the IGF can effectively shape a digital future that aligns with the principles of the Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact, fostering a more inclusive and sustainable global digital landscape.
Improving the IGF's overall format and design could include innovative approaches to thematic tracks, fostering participation through interactive sessions and flexible structures adaptable to emerging digital trends. Introducing collaborative formats like workshops and roundtables can enhance stakeholder engagement, while prioritizing inclusivity through multilingual support and accessible platforms ensures a global and diverse representation of voices.

Private Sector

ID275

Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity


Government

ID276

Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Media and Content, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Advances in 5G and 6G technologies as well as in non terrestrial networks are driven by the desire to provide better user experience and newer services. However some of these advances can also be leveraged  to bridge the gap between well-served and under-served communities.
In particular, the newer modulation schemes envisioned can be applied to address some of the shortcomings that have hampered the deployment of Television White Space (TVWS)  as a viable alternative to provide Internet connectivity in underserved areas, by improving spectrum access flexibility and software defined functionalities. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites, High Altitude Platforms (HAP) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are poised to play a significant role in regions lacking an adequate terrestrial infrastructure. Governance issues pertaining these new technologies must be addressed early on to assure their benefits are  also reaped  by the often neglected.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Favour more participation from the populations that are less connected. Participation to the IGF - including local and regional events - is limited for large parts of the global community, and this unbalanced participation produces a bias in the conclusions.

Favour more participation from the populations that are less connected. Participation to the IGF - including local and regional events - is limited for large parts of the global community, and this unbalanced participation produces a bias in the conclusions.
The content and discussion in the global IGF is mostly based building on local initiatives on a geographical basis - national and regional IGFs. It could be useful to have also inter-sessional events that are based on topics - for instance to have a specific subject on which to build a symposium that discusses every aspect of a topic (e.g. non-terrestrial telecommunication, or IoT, or AI) from the technology point of view to the different potential uses, identifying also the related governance issues.

Civil Society

ID277

Digital Cooperation, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
APC believes that the IGF remains at the heart of the internet governance ecosystem – there is no equivalent space for enabling public participation, shared learning, monitoring of progress in achieving inclusive, human-rights based, people-centred internet and digital governance, and discussing the positive and negative impacts of the internet and internet policies in a multidisciplinary and multistakeholder setting through its annual event, the intersessional work and the National and Regional IGFs. The Global Digital Compact can provide common principles in the evolving landscape of digital governance, while the IGF can build ownership and support for their application.

The GDC and the IGF in tandem are an opportunity to create not just a common vision, but also a framework for holding states and companies accountable for digital development and for governance to contribute to address structural inequalities, strengthen democracy, reinforce the enjoyment of human rights and mitigate the impact of the environmental crisis.

APC believes that the IGF remains at the heart of the internet governance ecosystem – there is no equivalent space for enabling public participation, shared learning, monitoring of progress in achieving inclusive, human-rights based, people-centred internet and digital governance, and discussing the positive and negative impacts of the internet and internet policies in a multidisciplinary and multistakeholder setting through its annual event, the intersessional work and the National and Regional IGFs. The Global Digital Compact can provide common principles in the evolving landscape of digital governance, while the IGF can build ownership and support for their application.

The GDC and the IGF in tandem are an opportunity to create not just a common vision, but also a framework for holding states and companies accountable for digital development and for governance to contribute to address structural inequalities, strengthen democracy, reinforce the enjoyment of human rights and mitigate the impact of the environmental crisis.
https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/apc_igf_2023_stocktaking.pdf

Civil Society

ID278

Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
Global Human rights principles support the right to disconnect or stay offline, and individuals must not be penalized or deprived of services that could accessed otherwise. Vulnerable members of society become overwhelmed with multiple digital services and entirely cut off from traditional ways of accessing everyday services such as transportation, medical services, accommodation, etc. The reality of aging or contextual circumstances that create unique features inapplicable to a generalized system process - this scenario isolates individuals with distinctive scars and experiences.

Data minimization is essential in this age of datafication; agencies or data-interested entities must explore the opportunities to access existing data instead of collecting new datasets. Appropriate, responsible data-sharing mechanisms will limit the rate at which data collection occurs among citizens. Emphasis should also be on an opportunity to decline data collection without punitive measures on users. Over the years, trusted data holders should be motivated to keep their good practices continuously as users find them more reliable.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
IGF annual meetings and its intersessional work can better reflect or contribute by integrating outputs from other global initiatives into the IGF agenda. IGF must also be more inclusive and align with other international initiatives as a source of input and discussion beyond IGF NRI tracks. IGF must be flexible enough to accommodate smaller initiatives and sufficient to amplify emerging conversations.IGF must go beyond traditional means of engagement and actors to reach communities affected by Internet governance forum conversations.

IGF annual meetings and its intersessional work can better reflect or contribute by integrating outputs from other global initiatives into the IGF agenda. IGF must also be more inclusive and align with other international initiatives as a source of input and discussion beyond IGF NRI tracks. IGF must be flexible enough to accommodate smaller initiatives and sufficient to amplify emerging conversations.IGF must go beyond traditional means of engagement and actors to reach communities affected by Internet governance forum conversations.
IGF thematic tracks can be improved by engaging stakeholders consistently prior to the IGF either online or offline at other fora leading up to the global event.

Civil Society

ID279

Cybersecurity and Trust, Media and Content, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has the potential to be a powerful champion for the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its Global Digital Compact, particularly in the lead-up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. By amplifying the 12 commitments of Our Common Agenda through dedicated sessions and multistakeholder engagement, the IGF can generate concrete recommendations and resources that feed directly into the Global Digital Compact. This collaborative platform can then serve as a neutral space to refine the Compact's elements, showcase successful initiatives, and build consensus around its implementation. By aligning its themes with the Summit, the IGF can offer valuable preparatory discussions and concrete proposals, while also acting as a post-Summit accountability mechanism. However, to fully realize its potential, the IGF must strengthen its intersessional work, bridge the digital divide, and effectively communicate its contributions to a wider audience. In doing so, the IGF can become a vital force in shaping a future where the internet serves all, as envisioned by Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has the potential to be a powerful champion for the United Nations Secretary General's Our Common Agenda and its Global Digital Compact, particularly in the lead-up to the "Summit of the Future" in 2024. By amplifying the 12 commitments of Our Common Agenda through dedicated sessions and multistakeholder engagement, the IGF can generate concrete recommendations and resources that feed directly into the Global Digital Compact. This collaborative platform can then serve as a neutral space to refine the Compact's elements, showcase successful initiatives, and build consensus around its implementation. By aligning its themes with the Summit, the IGF can offer valuable preparatory discussions and concrete proposals, while also acting as a post-Summit accountability mechanism. However, to fully realize its potential, the IGF must strengthen its intersessional work, bridge the digital divide, and effectively communicate its contributions to a wider audience. In doing so, the IGF can become a vital force in shaping a future where the internet serves all, as envisioned by Our Common Agenda and the Global Digital Compact.
The annual IGF, with its commitment to multistakeholder dialogue on internet governance, has the potential to be a transformative force. However, its current thematic tracks risk becoming siloed discussions. Here's how we can reimagine the format and design to foster deeper engagement, cross-pollination of ideas, and action-oriented outcomes:

1. Themed Ecosystems, not Tracks: Instead of rigid tracks, create vibrant ecosystems where themes like Rights and Freedoms, Cybersecurity and Trust, and Media and Content intertwine. Imagine open spaces buzzing with Interactive Hubs and Living Labs
2. Collaborative Story Arcs: Move beyond static presentations and embrace a narrative approach. Each day could focus on a specific challenge, like "Countering Online Hate Speech," with sessions weaving a story arc.
3. Amplified Voices, Global Echoes: Ensure inclusivity and diverse perspectives through Rotating Regional Focus and Multilingual Tapestry
4. Beyond the Annual Buzz: Don't let the energy fade after the meeting ends. Create an online platform where IGF discussions and collaborations can continue throughout the year.

By embracing these ideas, the IGF can transform from a series of static tracks into a dynamic ecosystem of collaboration, innovation, and action. This vibrant space can nurture solutions to the most pressing internet governance challenges, ensuring a future where Rights and Freedoms, Cybersecurity and Trust, and Media and Content flourish in harmony. Let's make the IGF a catalyst for a better digital world, not just an annual event.

Civil Society

ID280

Digital Cooperation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Internet governance is at an inflection point and there is a risk the multistakeholder governance model will be weakened or replaced. This would put at risk the ability of a global internet to deliver on its promise as an enabler of innovation, social development and economic growth.
The 2024 IGF should focus on strengthening the multistakeholder governance system and ensuring it evolves in a way that is inclusive and meets the needs of all stakeholders groups across all regions, including in the developing world. Greater participation across regions and stakeholder groups, and an increased focus on the inclusion of multidisciplinary stakeholders, will drive policy outcomes grounded in the needs of all communities and is critical to maintaining the legitimacy of multistakeholder governance.
We consider an IGF schedule that is focused on improving the multi-stakeholder system, digital inclusion and meaningful connectivity will best support this outcome. auDA supports the continuation of the IGF’s mandate beyond 2025. We consider a schedule that is tightly focused this year on improving the "how" of digital policy discussions is more important than the "what" and will place the IGF on a stronger footing leading into 2025, when its mandate is considered.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The internet and digital technologies are a key enabler for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We consider focusing the 2024 IGF on improving and evolving the multistakeholder governance system, broadening stakeholder participation and connectivity, capacity building and digital inclusion is a practical contribution that would support the SDGs and facilitate discussion of the objectives set out in Our Common Agenda to improve digital cooperation.

The IGF’s intersessional work is already supporting the commitment to improving digital cooperation, particularly through its Policy Networks and Dynamic Coalitions. The efforts of the Policy Network on Meaningful Access, the Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence and the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation directly link to the digital cooperation commitment. We suggest that the work of these groups be highlighted.

In the lead up to the GDC, we consider the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation’s 2023 recommendations are particularly relevant. Avoiding fragmentation of internet governance and coordination is an important part of avoiding fragmentation of the internet itself. This is best achieved by improving coordination between existing internet bodies and not introducing duplication. The IGF should be the home of any coordination of work arising from the GDC.

In addition to promoting the work of Policy Networks, we suggest National and Regional Initiatives and Dynamic Coalitions should be encouraged to participate in stakeholder consultation processes in the lead up to the GDC and the WSIS+20.

The internet and digital technologies are a key enabler for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We consider focusing the 2024 IGF on improving and evolving the multistakeholder governance system, broadening stakeholder participation and connectivity, capacity building and digital inclusion is a practical contribution that would support the SDGs and facilitate discussion of the objectives set out in Our Common Agenda to improve digital cooperation.

The IGF’s intersessional work is already supporting the commitment to improving digital cooperation, particularly through its Policy Networks and Dynamic Coalitions. The efforts of the Policy Network on Meaningful Access, the Policy Network on Artificial Intelligence and the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation directly link to the digital cooperation commitment. We suggest that the work of these groups be highlighted.

In the lead up to the GDC, we consider the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation’s 2023 recommendations are particularly relevant. Avoiding fragmentation of internet governance and coordination is an important part of avoiding fragmentation of the internet itself. This is best achieved by improving coordination between existing internet bodies and not introducing duplication. The IGF should be the home of any coordination of work arising from the GDC.

In addition to promoting the work of Policy Networks, we suggest National and Regional Initiatives and Dynamic Coalitions should be encouraged to participate in stakeholder consultation processes in the lead up to the GDC and the WSIS+20.
To maximise participation IGF organisers should, wherever possible, seek to avoid scheduling sessions on the same theme in conflict with each other. For 2024, we recommend focusing on depth rather than breadth when selecting thematic tracks – there is ample scope for session variety within each theme’s topics.

Technical Community

ID281

Artificial Intelligence, Economic Issues and Development, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
DTC is concerned at the lack of a Quantum Computing DC or PN.
We are also seeing Organoids in emerging AI tech right now as what are essentially something like a human embryonic brain. Also, neuralink-style technologies as it's reported the first human has had an implant just this week.
Exponential changes aren't easily able to be recognized nevermind addressed, other than awareness we hope to raise from our work on YouTube, Instagram, and by multiple Board discussions on Discord.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Let teens participate. We know we have rights online but we find resistance at almost every turn, particularly on the regional and national levels of the IGF structure.

Let teens participate. We know we have rights online but we find resistance at almost every turn, particularly on the regional and national levels of the IGF structure.
We can create a teen experience this year, remotely. DTC cannot do this well separately from the Secretariat and we hope this year we can formally produce something useful for teens during the IGF24 week. Formally.

Technical Community

ID282

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms
- Protection from online child sexual abuse
- Child protection from online pornograhy
- Impact of digitalisation on mental health of Children
- Loneliness of children in the digital transition
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Referring to the UN key proposal to apply human rights online, we wish to positively highlight the approach of the European Parliament to combat sexual violence against children online and to protect children from online pornography. These can be achieved by the following recommendations:

- to invest and support preventive campaigns on the risks connected to the self-generated sexually explicit content by children;
- to discuss about the limitation of adults’ ability to engage children online and to access games, tools, and services created for and marketed to children;
- to adopt targeted measures to protect the rights of the child, including use of age verification and parental control tools, or tools aimed at helping children signal abuse or obtain support;
- to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence technologies that are driving pornography addiction is investigated, monitored and regulated;
- to launch an impact assessment on the contribution of online pornography to the creation of harmful stereotypes and criminal behaviours, especially towards children;
- to discuss about "safe digital experiences to protect children from harmful and illegal online content, conduct, contact and consumer risks and to improve their well-being online through a safe, age-appropriate digital environment, created in a way that respects children’s best interests“ (following the EU Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK+))
- to establish better and specific consumer protection mechanisms to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse of children online, in specific exposures to cyberbulling, online grooming, sexual extortion and the coercion of children.

Referring to the UN key proposal to apply human rights online, we wish to positively highlight the approach of the European Parliament to combat sexual violence against children online and to protect children from online pornography. These can be achieved by the following recommendations:

- to invest and support preventive campaigns on the risks connected to the self-generated sexually explicit content by children;
- to discuss about the limitation of adults’ ability to engage children online and to access games, tools, and services created for and marketed to children;
- to adopt targeted measures to protect the rights of the child, including use of age verification and parental control tools, or tools aimed at helping children signal abuse or obtain support;
- to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence technologies that are driving pornography addiction is investigated, monitored and regulated;
- to launch an impact assessment on the contribution of online pornography to the creation of harmful stereotypes and criminal behaviours, especially towards children;
- to discuss about "safe digital experiences to protect children from harmful and illegal online content, conduct, contact and consumer risks and to improve their well-being online through a safe, age-appropriate digital environment, created in a way that respects children’s best interests“ (following the EU Strategy for a Better Internet for Children (BIK+))
- to establish better and specific consumer protection mechanisms to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse of children online, in specific exposures to cyberbulling, online grooming, sexual extortion and the coercion of children.

Civil Society

ID283

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Digital Peace Concept.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
It's important to initiate peace concept and conflict solving program and thus Digital Peace Concept is important.

It's important to initiate peace concept and conflict solving program and thus Digital Peace Concept is important.
Inclusion of Digital Peacebuilding Schools.

Technical Community

ID284

Cybersecurity and Trust, Technical and Operational Topics, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
On Cybersecurity and Trust Issues, besides Internet Fragmentation, we're also proposing Encryption.
On Technical and Operational Topics Issues, besides Internet shutdowns, we're also proposing Internet protocols, and Internet routing.
On Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity Issues, besides Access and connectivity, we're proposing Capacity development, and Community networks.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Since its initial meeting in 2006, the IGF has evolved to accommodate the Internet community’s needs. The result of this evolution is not only a wide range of trusted and constructive intersessional activities but also a set of invaluable lessons on how to produce such results while following the multistakeholder approach. In this context, we agree with the IGF Leadership Panel’s view regarding the IGF’s readiness to serve as the venue for the periodic multistakeholder follow-up to the Global Digital Compact.

An evolved IGF would be well-suited to host the deliberations regarding digital cooperation topics to the extent that a distinctive and unique focus on Internet governance is preserved. Such a distinction will be essential to allow the findings and successes of the multistakeholder processes to inform the discussions that will allow the Global Digital Compact to achieve success.

Since its initial meeting in 2006, the IGF has evolved to accommodate the Internet community’s needs. The result of this evolution is not only a wide range of trusted and constructive intersessional activities but also a set of invaluable lessons on how to produce such results while following the multistakeholder approach. In this context, we agree with the IGF Leadership Panel’s view regarding the IGF’s readiness to serve as the venue for the periodic multistakeholder follow-up to the Global Digital Compact.

An evolved IGF would be well-suited to host the deliberations regarding digital cooperation topics to the extent that a distinctive and unique focus on Internet governance is preserved. Such a distinction will be essential to allow the findings and successes of the multistakeholder processes to inform the discussions that will allow the Global Digital Compact to achieve success.
The connection between the IGF and additional UN-hosted processes through main sessions are a valuable asset to increase interest from a wide range of stakeholders –including governments– while preserving the multistakeholder approach. These sessions’ results can be used by all stakeholders to inform their positions and contributions when participating in additional processes and consultations.

If the proposal by the IGF Leadership Panel to the GDC leadership is well received, we support the thematic tracks aligning with those outlined for the GDC. However, we are of the view that Internet governance remains central to the IGF and that there be a dedicated track to utilizing the lessons learned from the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance to explore such approaches in digital cooperation and AI governance.

Technical Community

ID285

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance
AI AND DATA
AI innovation is unlocked by access to data. AI models need to be trained on vast and varied data sets and rely on publicly accessible data for training. How can we leverage the transformative power of AI and data-driven technologies for the greater good of humanity, including to make progress towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals? How can we ensure that broad access to data is inclusive and equally accessible to innovators in every geography and sector?


AI GOVERNANCE
AI is a global technology developed and used across borders and that creates risks that transcend borders. To make AI governance work on an international level, we need a global framework that connects various national rules and ensures that an AI system certified as safe in one jurisdiction can also qualify as safe in another. An internationally interoperable approach to responsible AI is therefore critical to maximizing the benefits of AI globally.



CHILD ONLINE SAFETY
Digital safety requires a whole-of-society approach. This includes a critical role for technology companies to play in reducing harm from illegal and harmful online content while respecting human rights like privacy, freedom of expression, and security. What should such a careful balancing approach and a whole-of-society approach look like? What can be learned from other subject areas?

It is also important to address youth mental health, safety, and privacy online to ensure that technology serves as a positive force for the next generation. These issues are complex and require a holistic and collaborative approach that involves not only the technology industry, but also parents, educators, civil society, governments, and most importantly, youth themselves. What is the research and innovation needed to help to advance understanding of the effects of technology on youth well-being? How can we bring youth voices into the IGF and center child rights in the discussion? And how can we leverage AI and other technologies to enhance youth protection and empowerment?


CYBERATTACKS AND CONFLICTS; CYBER DIPLOMACY
How can we secure more comprehensive commitments from the global community to observe and strengthen norms governing the behavior of both states and non-state actors in cyberspace? For example, what can be done to protect against attacks and operations targeting critical infrastructure providers such as energy, water, food, healthcare, and cloud services given their role in every aspect of our societies? Additionally, how can we support initiatives such as the Ad-Hoc Committee on Cybercrime to promote international cooperation in combating cybercriminal activities with respect for human rights? Furthermore, how can we address the proliferation of cyber mercenaries by enhancing accountability with international mechanisms to restrict the global marketplace for offensive cyber capabilities?

Beyond commitments to norms, how can we strengthen accountability for nation states that cross the red lines, e.g., through robust, multilateral public attribution, and by international institutions recognizing that their respective mandates should encompass to limiting harm to civilians from attacks or operations conducted in cyberspace?


DATA FLOWS
Organizations and individuals rely on data flows to deliver and access health, education, and other essential services, and data also supports growth and innovation by enabling trade and the exchange of knowledge. Furthermore, cross-border data flows bolster cybersecurity and provide resilience against destructive attacks. Microsoft’s report on early lessons from the war in Ukraine highlights their role in maintaining security. How do we promote international standards and norms to promote clarity and increase trust in data flows, such as building upon the OECD Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector Entities?


OPEN DATA
Many of the big societal challenges of our time are too vast and too complex for any single stakeholder to address alone. There is a synergistic effect in sharing ideas which is particularly the case for data, which can become considerably more valuable when combined with other datasets leading to new, unexpected insights. Opening, sharing and collaborating around data can support better decisions, improve efficiency, and help tackle some of the world’s most pressing societal challenges. How can we enable and incentivize more open data for access by all members of society given that this is a key factor in providing broad and equitable access to the opportunities of modern technology?
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The timing of IGF 2024 in December means that it cannot play a meaningful role in the lead up to the adoption of the Pact for the Future and its two annexes (the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration for Future Generations). However, this same timing, combined with the role of the IGF, makes IGF 2024 a very suitable place for a discussion of the adopted UN texts and how the expected principles and commitments contained therein could be taken forward and implemented.

The same is true for the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI – its final report is expected by summer 2024, so IGF 2024 in December provides a good opportunity to exchange views on whether and how its recommendations should be taken forward by member states.

The timing of IGF 2024 in December means that it cannot play a meaningful role in the lead up to the adoption of the Pact for the Future and its two annexes (the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration for Future Generations). However, this same timing, combined with the role of the IGF, makes IGF 2024 a very suitable place for a discussion of the adopted UN texts and how the expected principles and commitments contained therein could be taken forward and implemented.

The same is true for the Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI – its final report is expected by summer 2024, so IGF 2024 in December provides a good opportunity to exchange views on whether and how its recommendations should be taken forward by member states.

Private Sector

ID286

Digital Cooperation, Media and Content, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Multiple crises are on the rise across the globe, ranging from natural hazards intensified by climate change to human-induced disasters, such as food crises, terrorism, and war, and forced displacement. Their demand for coordinated actions and a whole-of-society approach throughout the crisis management cycle, from prevention and preparedness to response and recovery, requires the presence of free, pluralistic and independent media.
In the dynamic and ever-evolving global digital landscape, media institutions and their online platforms are a crucial disseminator of information, a platform for public debates, and a catalyst for social change. They have the power to inform and connect individuals and communities, contributing to driving progress and shaping the course of society. To keep pace with digital transformation, including emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, one acute need in the global media sector is to help media, particularly small and medium-sized media, make digital transition and develop digital competencies.
The use of online platforms and digital technologies is particularly important for media in reporting on climate action and disasters. World leading media organizations are increasingly using digital tools to report on climate change, natural hazards, and disaster risks. These tools can help media uncover underreported stories, search public records, assess public opinion, identify misinformation, and visualize data and disaster scenarios. Besides, online platforms provide media outlets with a cost-effective and efficient way to produce and distribute content tailored to specific local communities, enabling them to better reach and engage with their target audience. With enhanced digital competencies, media will be better equipped to spotlight contextual responses to local environmental challenges and disaster risks. However, smaller media outlets still face a significant development gap in these areas.
The impacts of climate change and other environmental issues, such as rising sea levels and deforestation, often transcend national borders, making them inherently transboundary issues. Cross-border cooperation can enable media organizations from different countries to pool resources, share expertise, and collectively investigate and report on complex environmental issues. Such collaborations need fostering from media development actors and dedicated resources. Cooperation between media and other stakeholders across various sectors of society, such as national and local authorities, digital platforms, humanitarian organizations, and scientific communities, is also vital to a coordinated and effective response to crises.
In addition, when it comes to universal access to information and digital inclusion for disadvantaged and marginalized groups, there is a need to strengthen the institutional capacity of media to apply the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion of all social groups in the production of diverse, reliable, culturally and linguistically appropriate content. Marginalized and disadvantaged groups, including women, small-scale farmers and indigenous populations, are among the most vulnerable to climate change and natural hazards, while local and community media, notably those in rural areas, need technical assistance and incentives to take their perspectives into account and engage them in public discourse, including through media’s online platforms.


Intergovernmental Organization

ID287

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms


Civil Society

ID288

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Our understanding and learning will be shared to stakeholders to take necessary steps.

Our understanding and learning will be shared to stakeholders to take necessary steps.
N/A

Civil Society

ID289

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation
With regard to commercially misleading content, IGF outcomes should address intellectual property-driven harms as seriously as other harms. Combating the exponential rise of misleading content in the commercial world. A variety of international entities recognize that consumer harm, fraud and abuse have risen to historic levels since the commercialization of the digital space. All stakeholders should recognize that commercial harms such as counterfeiting, infringement, and piracy can have devastating economic and physical consequences for end users. This threat must be recognized and addressed by coalitions of all stakeholders with an emphasis on public-private partnerships to address prevention, mitigation and redress. This is also true in the context of cybersecurity is a recognized threat vector for cyber attacks and data breaches.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
We recognize that many issues to be discussed are, or will be, subject to regulation either at national or local levels. We suggest that discussions regarding rights and regulations remain balanced and consider all stakeholders. Proposed regulations that intend to address issues of one stakeholder group may, in fact, have unforeseen impacts on other stakeholder groups. Data Protection laws are an excellent example of where the importance of balance is recognized. The theme of balance should be overarching when we consider solutions and norms for addressing global problems.

Regulation should be flexible and appropriate to the technology it addresses. The essential challenge is that technology is nascent and not well understood. For example, there are no common definitions for what AI is or should be. Governments, the private sector and civil society should pledge to recognize that the challenge of regulation must be met with a coordinated, multi-stakeholder response that includes technical expertise, public policy considerations and a full understanding of existing legal frameworks and norms. Failure to understand and appropriately incorporate facets of new technology will either result in overly broad (perhaps unenforceable) regulation or too narrow regulation that creates substantial gaps. We need working groups such as those created within the IGF model, to expand the dialog and create ongoing opportunities for engagement, this includes proposing universal model language for regulatory frameworks and norms.

We recognize that many issues to be discussed are, or will be, subject to regulation either at national or local levels. We suggest that discussions regarding rights and regulations remain balanced and consider all stakeholders. Proposed regulations that intend to address issues of one stakeholder group may, in fact, have unforeseen impacts on other stakeholder groups. Data Protection laws are an excellent example of where the importance of balance is recognized. The theme of balance should be overarching when we consider solutions and norms for addressing global problems.

Regulation should be flexible and appropriate to the technology it addresses. The essential challenge is that technology is nascent and not well understood. For example, there are no common definitions for what AI is or should be. Governments, the private sector and civil society should pledge to recognize that the challenge of regulation must be met with a coordinated, multi-stakeholder response that includes technical expertise, public policy considerations and a full understanding of existing legal frameworks and norms. Failure to understand and appropriately incorporate facets of new technology will either result in overly broad (perhaps unenforceable) regulation or too narrow regulation that creates substantial gaps. We need working groups such as those created within the IGF model, to expand the dialog and create ongoing opportunities for engagement, this includes proposing universal model language for regulatory frameworks and norms.
Perhaps include drafting workshops for suggested norms and legal frameworks.

Private Sector

ID290

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
None
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Include dedicated space for youths at the annual meeting.
Organize an intersessional capacity building sessions on the summit for the IGF Stakeholders.

Include dedicated space for youths at the annual meeting.
Organize an intersessional capacity building sessions on the summit for the IGF Stakeholders.
I am ok with the ideas stated about the IGF designs and formats.

Civil Society

ID291

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF is an instrument of great value. The amount of institutional knowledge it holds and the community of technologists, civil society groups, businesses, researchers and policymakers it has fostered over the years is incomparable to any other existing process. It is for these, among other reasons, that the IGF, including intersessional work through the NRIs, Dynamic Coalitions, and Policy Networks, has become a vital component of the governance of the Internet and related technologies, and why it must be preserved, protected, and expanded.

The annual IGF is an essential avenue for discussing some of the foremost challenges in a rapidly evolving field, on a consistent and timely basis that allows for predictability, transparency, and accountability. This year, in particular, it can play an additional role: it can serve as a venue for examining how states respect and respond to the outcomes of other key convenings expected earlier in 2024, including the Global Digital Compact (GDC), the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, and the Summit of the Future.

Internet governance and its surrounding issues will be a key thematic area among states this year. The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is geared towards discussing some of the issues that the IGF community has been working on for years. Ensuring that the lessons learned, the complexities identified, and the processes that it established are understood and taken into account through the GDC process is crucial. This is a unique role that the IGF can and should play in the GDC process, which has already been identified by a host of different stakeholders in their submissions to the GDC process.

It is pertinent, therefore, that this forthcoming IGF makes room for participants to discuss and deliberate on the GDC process and its outcomes. By the time the IGF takes place in Riyad, both the GDC and the Summit for the Future will have concluded. This provides a unique opportunity for the IGF to allow its community to reflect on these processes and how they have affected Internet governance.

GNI therefore recommends that this year’s IGF facilitates a stocktaking exercise of what has transpired in 2024. The MAG, along with the IGF Secretariat, could invite the IGF community to collaborate towards creating a resource (or resources) focused on the outcomes of the GDC and what they mean for the IGF’s present and future.

The IGF is an instrument of great value. The amount of institutional knowledge it holds and the community of technologists, civil society groups, businesses, researchers and policymakers it has fostered over the years is incomparable to any other existing process. It is for these, among other reasons, that the IGF, including intersessional work through the NRIs, Dynamic Coalitions, and Policy Networks, has become a vital component of the governance of the Internet and related technologies, and why it must be preserved, protected, and expanded.

The annual IGF is an essential avenue for discussing some of the foremost challenges in a rapidly evolving field, on a consistent and timely basis that allows for predictability, transparency, and accountability. This year, in particular, it can play an additional role: it can serve as a venue for examining how states respect and respond to the outcomes of other key convenings expected earlier in 2024, including the Global Digital Compact (GDC), the WSIS+20 High-Level Event, and the Summit of the Future.

Internet governance and its surrounding issues will be a key thematic area among states this year. The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is geared towards discussing some of the issues that the IGF community has been working on for years. Ensuring that the lessons learned, the complexities identified, and the processes that it established are understood and taken into account through the GDC process is crucial. This is a unique role that the IGF can and should play in the GDC process, which has already been identified by a host of different stakeholders in their submissions to the GDC process.

It is pertinent, therefore, that this forthcoming IGF makes room for participants to discuss and deliberate on the GDC process and its outcomes. By the time the IGF takes place in Riyad, both the GDC and the Summit for the Future will have concluded. This provides a unique opportunity for the IGF to allow its community to reflect on these processes and how they have affected Internet governance.

GNI therefore recommends that this year’s IGF facilitates a stocktaking exercise of what has transpired in 2024. The MAG, along with the IGF Secretariat, could invite the IGF community to collaborate towards creating a resource (or resources) focused on the outcomes of the GDC and what they mean for the IGF’s present and future.
This year’s IGF will take place in a country with a highly problematic human rights record which, as many organisations have warned, “will severely undermine civil society’s ability to participate in the annual meeting”. While the decision to hold the IGF in Saudi Arabia has not been reversed, the IGF Secretariat and the MAG must at least work closely with the Host Country to provide assurances and strengthen protections for in-person participation, including through documentation and transparency around Privileges & Immunities for participants and relevant provisions in the Host Country Agreement, training of relevant Host Country and United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) personnel, including on the IGF and other relevant Codes of Conduct, as well as arranging consultations with civil society organisations to properly understand their needs to be able to participate safely.

In addition, the Secretariat, MAG, and Host Country should support and promote robust opportunities for remote participation, including by facilitating the use of encrypted services, scheduling across diverse time zones, and clarifying how the code of conduct will be applied in the context of remote participation.

Finally, the Secretariat, MAG, and Host Country should commit to ensuring robust representation of human rights-focused programming for in-person, hybrid, and online sessions, including but not limited to sessions that feature gender empowerment and LGBTQI+ inclusion. They should also commit to ensuring meaningful multistakeholder participation of a diverse array of stakeholders, including vulnerable and marginalized communities in in-person, hybrid, and online programming.

Civil Society

ID292

Data Governance, Digital Cooperation, Media and Content


Civil Society

ID293

Cybersecurity and Trust, Data Governance, Digital Cooperation
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF embodies a unique multistakeholder, bottom-up and transparent governance model, which is indispensable for the realisation of the objectives outlined in the UN Secretary-General’s report on Our Common Agenda, in particular the Global Digital Compact (GDC). In its nearly 20 years of operation, the IGF has served as a pioneering example of multistakeholder cooperation amongst Internet governance stakeholders. Henceforth, understanding the invaluable feature of the IGF as a venue for multistakeholder cooperation, the GDC should signal a commitment for member states to support the renewal of the IGF’s mandate, to continue its work in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address policy matters in an open discussion, with non-binding outcomes.
With this in mind and given its global reach and convening power, as well as the wealth of knowledge and experience collected throughout the years, the IGF should be presented as a relevant driver of the development and follow-up of the GDC, following its adoption.
This can be reflective to the discussions around the yearly 2024 IGF process, and consequently as a thematic focus of the annual meeting, targeting and fostering open discussions and crowing of best practices to the common challenges and priorities that are considered under the remit of the GDC.
Continued engagement of the IGF community to the GDC should be maintained, coinciding with the intergovernmental process of the GDC, led by co-facilitators, Sweden and Zambia, including open stakeholder consultations throughout the year, leading up to the Summit of the Future. This would aim to multiply the value of the multistakeholder model, and eventually lift the IGF as its convener.

The IGF embodies a unique multistakeholder, bottom-up and transparent governance model, which is indispensable for the realisation of the objectives outlined in the UN Secretary-General’s report on Our Common Agenda, in particular the Global Digital Compact (GDC). In its nearly 20 years of operation, the IGF has served as a pioneering example of multistakeholder cooperation amongst Internet governance stakeholders. Henceforth, understanding the invaluable feature of the IGF as a venue for multistakeholder cooperation, the GDC should signal a commitment for member states to support the renewal of the IGF’s mandate, to continue its work in bringing together diverse stakeholders to address policy matters in an open discussion, with non-binding outcomes.
With this in mind and given its global reach and convening power, as well as the wealth of knowledge and experience collected throughout the years, the IGF should be presented as a relevant driver of the development and follow-up of the GDC, following its adoption.
This can be reflective to the discussions around the yearly 2024 IGF process, and consequently as a thematic focus of the annual meeting, targeting and fostering open discussions and crowing of best practices to the common challenges and priorities that are considered under the remit of the GDC.
Continued engagement of the IGF community to the GDC should be maintained, coinciding with the intergovernmental process of the GDC, led by co-facilitators, Sweden and Zambia, including open stakeholder consultations throughout the year, leading up to the Summit of the Future. This would aim to multiply the value of the multistakeholder model, and eventually lift the IGF as its convener.
As communicated in past Taking Stock Submissions from the International Chamber of Commerce, concentrating the IGF programme into a few concrete thematic tracks worked very well in past years (especially in 2019 and 2020). While the same approach was to some extent retained in 2022, the 18th edition of the IGF deviated from this approach, with over 300 sessions being nested under 8 thematic tracks. Going back to a multi-themed IGF brings confusion to the attendees, especially newcomers, who come across a very information-heavy programme across numerous thematic tracks. In response to this, it is advised that the programme reflects a more punchy and condensed selection of thematic tracks that cover the variety of topics reflected in the IGF discussions. Going forward, careful attention must be paid to avoid adding further themes and topics to the annual IGF in order not to overcrowd the programme and maintain a focused and manageable agenda. For the future, we recommend no more than three tracks with clear, concise, and easily understandable themes. This will also help communication and outreach ahead of the event.

Private Sector

ID294

Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
Conservation of Resources: Efficient and responsible use of natural resources, such as water, air, soil, and biodiversity.
Renewable Energy: Transitioning from finite fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydro power.
Waste Management: Reducing, reusing, and recycling materials to minimize environmental impact.
Biodiversity Protection: Preserving ecosystems and protecting the variety of plant and animal species.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Greening Events:

Implement sustainable event management practices for the IGF annual meeting, including reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste generation, and choosing eco-friendly venues.
Encourage the use of virtual participation options to reduce the carbon footprint associated with travel.
Renewable Energy Integration:

Advocate for and showcase the use of renewable energy sources to power the IGF meetings. This could involve partnering with venues that prioritize renewable energy and promoting the use of renewable energy credits.
Encourage remote participation to reduce the need for travel and associated carbon emissions.
Waste Reduction and Recycling:

Implement a comprehensive waste management plan during the annual meeting, focusing on reducing single-use plastics and promoting recycling.
Encourage participants to use reusable materials, such as water bottles and conference materials, to minimize waste.
Biodiversity Awareness and Conservation:

Include sessions and discussions in the IGF agenda that highlight the intersection of internet governance and biodiversity conservation.
Promote awareness of the environmental impact of digital technologies and explore ways to mitigate negative effects, such as e-waste management.
Digital Transformation for Sustainability:

Explore the role of digital technologies in addressing environmental challenges, such as monitoring and managing natural resources, supporting sustainable agriculture, and fostering eco-friendly innovation.
Discuss policies and practices that promote a sustainable digital transformation, considering both environmental and social aspects.
Capacity Building:

Include capacity-building sessions on the environmental impact of internet technologies, encouraging stakeholders to adopt sustainable practices in their operations and projects.
Foster partnerships with organizations working on the intersection of technology and environmental sustainability to share best practices and knowledge.
Inclusive and Global Collaboration:

Ensure that discussions on internet governance and sustainability include perspectives from diverse stakeholders, including those from developing countries and indigenous communities.
Collaborate with international organizations and initiatives focused on both internet governance and environmental sustainability to create synergies and avoid duplication of efforts.
Reporting and Accountability:

Develop a transparent reporting mechanism to track and communicate the environmental impact of the IGF annual meeting, including energy usage, waste generation, and carbon footprint.

Greening Events:

Implement sustainable event management practices for the IGF annual meeting, including reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste generation, and choosing eco-friendly venues.
Encourage the use of virtual participation options to reduce the carbon footprint associated with travel.
Renewable Energy Integration:

Advocate for and showcase the use of renewable energy sources to power the IGF meetings. This could involve partnering with venues that prioritize renewable energy and promoting the use of renewable energy credits.
Encourage remote participation to reduce the need for travel and associated carbon emissions.
Waste Reduction and Recycling:

Implement a comprehensive waste management plan during the annual meeting, focusing on reducing single-use plastics and promoting recycling.
Encourage participants to use reusable materials, such as water bottles and conference materials, to minimize waste.
Biodiversity Awareness and Conservation:

Include sessions and discussions in the IGF agenda that highlight the intersection of internet governance and biodiversity conservation.
Promote awareness of the environmental impact of digital technologies and explore ways to mitigate negative effects, such as e-waste management.
Digital Transformation for Sustainability:

Explore the role of digital technologies in addressing environmental challenges, such as monitoring and managing natural resources, supporting sustainable agriculture, and fostering eco-friendly innovation.
Discuss policies and practices that promote a sustainable digital transformation, considering both environmental and social aspects.
Capacity Building:

Include capacity-building sessions on the environmental impact of internet technologies, encouraging stakeholders to adopt sustainable practices in their operations and projects.
Foster partnerships with organizations working on the intersection of technology and environmental sustainability to share best practices and knowledge.
Inclusive and Global Collaboration:

Ensure that discussions on internet governance and sustainability include perspectives from diverse stakeholders, including those from developing countries and indigenous communities.
Collaborate with international organizations and initiatives focused on both internet governance and environmental sustainability to create synergies and avoid duplication of efforts.
Reporting and Accountability:

Develop a transparent reporting mechanism to track and communicate the environmental impact of the IGF annual meeting, including energy usage, waste generation, and carbon footprint.

Technical Community

ID295

Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms, Technical and Operational Topics
It would be especially interesting to dedicate part of the IGF to taking stock of the IGF’s achievements over the years. This could also include a statistical analysis of the participation at the IGF from different stakeholder groups, different genders, newcomers and regions, to showcase the evolvement of the IGF’s community since 2006.
A particular issue that deserves attention at the IGF, and intersects with many different thematic areas, is the issue of information integrity. This issue interrelates with Rights and Freedoms, but also with Data governance, Cybersecurity & Trust, Digital Cooperation and Media & Content.
Another important cross-cutting issue is Sustainability. On the one hand, digital solutions can be used to accelerate the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate transition. On the other hand, when no concerted action is taken, emerging technologies can greatly increase the environmental footprint of digital infrastructure, by using large amounts of water and electricity. Both angles are important to discuss at the IGF.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
While there is indeed a certain overlap between the themes of the IGF and these other global initiatives, it should be noted that the open and inclusive multi-stakeholder nature of the IGF is unique. The other processes, whilst having a multi-stakeholder component, are in essence of an intergovernmental nature. These processes could greatly benefit from the combined expertise, knowledge and ideas of the IGF community. The mandate of the IGF itself is not formally on the agenda during the Summit of the Future process, but the IGF could showcase its added value by more proactively engaging with this process, especially intersessionally. For instance by organizing a side-event during the Summit of the Future. It depends on the outcome of the negotiations whether an implementation mechanism of the Global Digital Compact will be necessary, but if there will be, we should ensure that it is not a duplication of the IGF and that it is equally multi-stakeholder in nature.

While there is indeed a certain overlap between the themes of the IGF and these other global initiatives, it should be noted that the open and inclusive multi-stakeholder nature of the IGF is unique. The other processes, whilst having a multi-stakeholder component, are in essence of an intergovernmental nature. These processes could greatly benefit from the combined expertise, knowledge and ideas of the IGF community. The mandate of the IGF itself is not formally on the agenda during the Summit of the Future process, but the IGF could showcase its added value by more proactively engaging with this process, especially intersessionally. For instance by organizing a side-event during the Summit of the Future. It depends on the outcome of the negotiations whether an implementation mechanism of the Global Digital Compact will be necessary, but if there will be, we should ensure that it is not a duplication of the IGF and that it is equally multi-stakeholder in nature.
For the Netherlands, it is of the utmost importance that the IGF remains an accessible, open and inclusive forum for multi-stakeholder discussions. This entails that stakeholders need to feel safe and free to engage in open and frank discussions on matters related to the internet. It also entails that those stakeholders not in a position to travel to the IGF should be offered effective means of online participation. This is a responsibility of both the host country as well as the IGF Secretariat. Over the years possibilities for online participation have improved, but there are still possibilities to further strengthen the online experience. The online schedule requires attention as it often did not work.
In terms of the programme, the Netherlands would encourage more interactive formats for substantive dialogues and including the audience, rather than presentations without interactive engagement. Moreover, the IGF2023 consisted of over 350 sessions, resulting in some of them being attended by very few people. It might be beneficial in terms of diversity of voices to limit the amount of sessions that speakers can present in, for instance to a maximum of 3. This could also cause less potential overlap between sessions.
The Netherlands suggests to give more prominence to the reports and guidance of all intersessional work undertaken within the IGF, including Policy Networks, Best Practice Forums and Dynamic Coalitions, as the tangible outcomes of these IGF processes.

Government

ID296

Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Protecting languages is essential for preserving cultural heritage and fostering linguistic diversity. Indigenous languages face both opportunities and challenges in the digital age. Even though digital technologies can aid in promoting the use and preservation of languages, the lack of standardization and Universal Acceptance of these languages in the digital ecosystem remains a significant obstacle. Promoting linguistic diversity and assuring that digital products and services are accessible to all users requires multilingualism. Especially for indigenous communities, the lack of multilingualism in the digital ecosystem can be a barrier to digital inclusion.
Bearing in mind that the revitalization of Indigenous languages requires sustained effort by Indigenous Peoples, Members States and the United Nations system, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues recommended the General Assembly to proclaim an International Decade on Indigenous Languages in 2019 (see E/C.19/2019/10, para 22).
Achieving Universal Acceptance for indigenous languages – in its widest connotation – is a crucial step in fostering linguistic diversity in the digital ecosystem. Universal Acceptance is the capacity of a digital product or service to support all characters and scripts used across all languages and scripts. Due to the lack of standardization of writing systems and the limited resources available for the development of digital tools and services in these languages, however, achieving Universal Acceptance for indigenous languages presents unique obstacles.
It is important to promote digital inclusion, multilingualism, and Universal Acceptance in order to protect indigenous languages. Policies and regulations can significantly contribute to achieving Universal Acceptance. Multistakeholder processes are needed to develop policies and regulations that support the development of digital tools and services in indigenous languages, encourage multilingualism in the digital ecosystem, and guarantee Universal Acceptance for these languages and scripts. Digital tools and services (UI and UX) can support the use and preservation of indigenous languages, promote multilingualism in the digital ecosystem, and guarantee Universal Acceptance for indigenous languages and scripts. Nevertheless, it is crucial to ensure that these tools and services are available, affordable, and user-friendly for all users.
Objectives:

The primary objectives of this workshop are to:
• Discuss the significance of promoting indigenous languages in the digital era for the attainment of sustainable development goals.
• Discuss the context of indigenous languages vis-à-vis digital inclusion, primarily focusing on Universal Acceptance, digital products, and services for indigenous communities.
• Determine the key opportunities and obstacles associated with digital inclusion and attaining Universal Acceptance.
• Identify potential solutions and initiatives to support the preservation and revitalization of indigenous languages and to promote the use of the IDN special character.
• Develop a roadmap for UA for indigenous languages.

Expected Outcomes:
• The contributions of promoting indigenous languages in the digital era are identified.
• Policy and practical challenges and opportunities associated with attaining digital inclusion and Universal Acceptance for indigenous people are identified.
• Prospective initiatives and solutions to promote digital inclusion and Universal Acceptance to support the preservation and revitalization of indigenous languages identified.
• Develop a narrative to remove linguistic and script-based barriers in the digital sphere to work towards a digital environment where people worldwide can not only access the internet but also engage with content and services in their preferred languages and scripts, fostering inclusivity, understanding, and meaningful interactions in the global digital community.

Format:
• The panel will comprise of a brief introduction followed by presentations from four panelists with relevant knowledge or experience on digital inclusion and UA. The panelists will share their perspectives, ideas, and experiences on the subject and engage in a conversation. This will be followed by lightening interventions of key stakeholders in the digital inclusion and UA processes. This will follow audience participation, who will have the opportunity to pose questions and contribute to the discussion. The purpose of the discussion will be to provide a forum for experts to share their insights, breakthroughs, and perspectives on digital inclusion and UA, and to encourage an in-depth discussion and debate among the panelists and the audience.

Questions to be addressed
• With the complexities associated with Universal Acceptance, is the current definition is of Universal Acceptance adequate? Is there a need to expand this debate, beyond the current stakeholders?
• How to address the wider debate of digital inclusion for the indigenous communities?
• Is the exiting context of digital inclusion sufficient to address the need of the indigenous community, especially among those who are primarily responsible to draft policies on multilingualism, including that in the cyberspace?
• Where does Universal Acceptance stand in the current debate of internet governance?
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Leave No One Behind: Universal Acceptance embodies the essence of leaving no one behind in the digital era. It ensures that individuals and communities using non-Latin scripts or characters are not marginalized online. By recognizing and accepting domain names and email addresses in various scripts, UA enables equal access to online services and opportunities for everyone, fostering a more inclusive digital landscape.

Improve Digital Cooperation: Universal Acceptance enhances digital cooperation by breaking down language barriers in the online sphere. It promotes seamless communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries, facilitating international collaborations and partnerships. UA contributes to a more connected and cooperative global digital community, aligning perfectly with the goal of improved digital cooperation outlined in the "Common Agenda Key Proposals."

Leave No One Behind: Universal Acceptance embodies the essence of leaving no one behind in the digital era. It ensures that individuals and communities using non-Latin scripts or characters are not marginalized online. By recognizing and accepting domain names and email addresses in various scripts, UA enables equal access to online services and opportunities for everyone, fostering a more inclusive digital landscape.

Improve Digital Cooperation: Universal Acceptance enhances digital cooperation by breaking down language barriers in the online sphere. It promotes seamless communication across linguistic and cultural boundaries, facilitating international collaborations and partnerships. UA contributes to a more connected and cooperative global digital community, aligning perfectly with the goal of improved digital cooperation outlined in the "Common Agenda Key Proposals."
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Intergovernmental Organization

ID297

Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Open Educational Resources (OER) for Digital Inclusion 
 
Open solutions can make a significant contribution to the evolution of knowledge sharing practices and are defined as digital public goods that are created and shared on an open copyright license, that respect the intellectual property rights of the copyright owner. Open solutions foster knowledge products which are easily accessible and transparent to all stakeholders, thereby promoting inclusivity and accountability in the knowledge sharing processes. The use of the open copyright licenses supports inclusive, equitable access to information and knowledge sharing, that reduces inequalities within and among countries, fosters innovation, supports gender equity for the protection of fundamental freedoms. Examples of open solutions include, but are not limited to, open educational resources (OER), free and open-source software (FOSS), open data and open access to scientific information (OA). Due to their intellectual property regime, Open Solutions allow flexibility, scalability, and interoperability to promote knowledge sharing and access to information for all. These characteristics are particularly relevant in the educational context, where diverse learning environments and preferences require adaptable solutions. The promotion of OER, aligns with the principles of inclusive and accountable knowledge sharing, making education more accessible and responsive to diverse needs, ‘leaving no one behind’. In order to foster inclusive knowledge societies, collaborative efforts are imperative to integrate open educational content and platforms into mainstream educational practices. 

This side event will look at the intersection of Open Educational Resources and Digital Inclusion. By emphasizing the principles outlined in the 2019 UNESCO Recommendation on OER of non-discrimination, accessibility and inclusiveness, this event seeks to catalyze concerted efforts towards a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable digital education landscape globally. The implementation of this normative instrument will enable to harness the potential of open content in digital learning to promote digital inclusion. With regard to the United Nation’s Secretary- General’s Road Map for Digital Cooperation, OER  underpin Commitment 1 and 7 of ‘Our Common Agenda’: ‘Leave no one behind” and “Improve of digital cooperation”, by contributing to the Global Digital Compact, as elements that are part of the digital commons are also global public goods. 
 
This event will underscore the collaborative efforts needed to drive the digital transformation of education through the mainstreaming of open educational content and contributing significantly to the UN 2030 Agenda, namely SDG 4 (Quality education), SDG 5 (Gender equality), SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities within and among countries), SDG 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions) and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the goals).
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The International Governance Forum (IGF) could potentially establish specialized working groups within the IGF framework, each tasked with advancing specific facets of the Global Digital Compact. In the same line, for maintaining a sense of ongoing synergy, the IGF could instaure regular feedback mechanisms between the IGF community and the organizers of the Summit of the Future in 2024.

Lastly, by showcasing best practices and success stories, the IGF could provide concrete examples for illustrating the transformative impact of digital technologies on a global scale, particularly in addressing pressing challenges and contributing significantly to the UN 2030 Agenda.

The International Governance Forum (IGF) could potentially establish specialized working groups within the IGF framework, each tasked with advancing specific facets of the Global Digital Compact. In the same line, for maintaining a sense of ongoing synergy, the IGF could instaure regular feedback mechanisms between the IGF community and the organizers of the Summit of the Future in 2024.

Lastly, by showcasing best practices and success stories, the IGF could provide concrete examples for illustrating the transformative impact of digital technologies on a global scale, particularly in addressing pressing challenges and contributing significantly to the UN 2030 Agenda.
We would like to suggest an event on Open Educational Resources (OER) for Digital Inclusion.

Intergovernmental Organization

ID298

Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
A multistakeholder approach to internet governance is a critical piece to any thematic track at the IGF.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The IGF holds significant institutional knowledge and has cultivated a diverse community of Internet professionals, civil society, businesses, researchers, and policymakers. Its importance in governing the Internet and related technologies cannot be overstated. The annual IGF provides a crucial platform for addressing evolving challenges with predictability, transparency, and accountability. In 2024, it can additionally assess how states respond to outcomes from key events like the Global Digital Compact (GDC), WSIS+20 High-Level Event, and the Summit of the Future.

This year, internet governance is a central theme among states, with the GDC focusing on issues the IGF community has long worked on. The IGF needs to play a unique role in the GDC process by ensuring that its lessons, complexities, and established processes are considered. The forthcoming IGF in Riyad presents a timely opportunity for participants to discuss the GDC process and outcomes, reflecting on their impact on internet governance.
NDI recommends that this year's IGF conducts a stocktaking exercise in collaboration with the community to create a resource focusing on the outcomes of the GDC and their implications for the IGF's present and future.

The IGF holds significant institutional knowledge and has cultivated a diverse community of Internet professionals, civil society, businesses, researchers, and policymakers. Its importance in governing the Internet and related technologies cannot be overstated. The annual IGF provides a crucial platform for addressing evolving challenges with predictability, transparency, and accountability. In 2024, it can additionally assess how states respond to outcomes from key events like the Global Digital Compact (GDC), WSIS+20 High-Level Event, and the Summit of the Future.

This year, internet governance is a central theme among states, with the GDC focusing on issues the IGF community has long worked on. The IGF needs to play a unique role in the GDC process by ensuring that its lessons, complexities, and established processes are considered. The forthcoming IGF in Riyad presents a timely opportunity for participants to discuss the GDC process and outcomes, reflecting on their impact on internet governance.
NDI recommends that this year's IGF conducts a stocktaking exercise in collaboration with the community to create a resource focusing on the outcomes of the GDC and their implications for the IGF's present and future.
This year's IGF is taking place in a country that evokes a sense of unease among many regular and potential attendees, even within the framework of an official UN event. Consequently, the IGF Secretariat and MAG must collaborate closely with the Host Country to provide assurances and enhance safeguards for individuals attending in person. This entails ensuring clear documentation and transparency regarding Privileges & Immunities, as well as relevant provisions in the Host Country Agreement. Additionally, comprehensive training of Host Country and UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) personnel on the IGF and associated Codes of Conduct is of paramount importance.

Furthermore, the Secretariat, MAG, and Host Country should actively endorse and facilitate robust opportunities for remote participation. This includes facilitating the utilization of encrypted services, coordinating schedules across diverse time zones, and elucidating the application of the code of conduct in the context of remote participation.

The IGF Parliamentary track has been extremely beneficial to bolster the multi-stakeholder program of the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event. The IGF parliamentary track has allowed parliamentarians to take part in inter-sessional activities focused on fostering collaboration and dialogue between stakeholders. The increased presence of key lawmakers offers opportunities for direct engagement with national and regional decision-makers. The convergence of civil society and policymakers helps to create both engagement and education opportunities to enhance democracy and multistakeholderism worldwide.

Finally, the collective commitment of the Secretariat, MAG, and Host Country is indispensable in ensuring a steadfast focus on human rights and values by design within the programming, both in-person and online. This commitment extends to organizing sessions that emphasize gender empowerment, LGBTQI+ inclusion, and amplify the voices of the Global Majority. Additionally, they must assure meaningful participation from a diverse array of stakeholders, encompassing vulnerable and marginalized communities, whether the sessions are conducted in person, in a hybrid format, or online.

Civil Society

ID299

Artificial Intelligence
In light of the growing integration of AI across various sectors, including public administration, there is a heightened concern among various stakeholders regarding the responsible use of AI. On one hand, artificial intelligence has the potential to contribute to the development of democracy, while on the other, it raises numerous human rights issues. This concern becomes particularly significant in the context of hybrid democracies where the democratic foundation is not firmly established, and unresolved issues persist.
For instance, in the case of Georgia, as revealed by research conducted by the Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), five public institutes are utilizing AI without any existing regulations. This situation is compounded by questions surrounding the impartiality of the judiciary branch and authoritarian tendencies exhibited by the government. These factors pose risks that could jeopardize the potential benefits of AI.
Therefore, it is imperative that the Global IGF pays increased attention to the responsible use of AI by governments. Addressing these concerns and establishing comprehensive recommendations on regulations will be essential to ensure the ethical and equitable deployment of AI technologies in public administration.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?

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Civil Society

ID300

Data Governance, Economic Issues and Development, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Within the Dynamic Coalition Coordinating Group, we are working on several joint statements on these issues so other groups could do similarly. When the MAG had their open consultation and intersessional events we had a very successful contribution to it. Groups signed up to topics and then worked to have their contributions woven into the responses to the questions asked. I thought this type of format worked well as it got across lots of info in a short period and gave more focus on the work of the various groups under the IGF Umbrella.

Within the Dynamic Coalition Coordinating Group, we are working on several joint statements on these issues so other groups could do similarly. When the MAG had their open consultation and intersessional events we had a very successful contribution to it. Groups signed up to topics and then worked to have their contributions woven into the responses to the questions asked. I thought this type of format worked well as it got across lots of info in a short period and gave more focus on the work of the various groups under the IGF Umbrella.
1. Improve accessibility of each session offered during the IGF.
● Add separate screens to each room so that one screen can be devoted to captioning and one screen for the speakers and remote speakers. Currently captioning
● Provide an easy way of indicating what accessibility options there are for each session, captioning, Sign Language interpretation, and interpretation into other languages.
● Provide an option for alternative headphones for interpretation and also for rooms where there is no interpretation. Standard headphones are not suitable for persons with hearing aids and cochlear implants.
● We suggest that the IGF provide hard-of-hearing participants with portable hearing neck loops.
● These neck loops would be very helpful in all meeting rooms, even those without interpretation as it helps persons with hearing impairment fully participate in the sessions.
● Alternatively, tables could be equipped with headset jacks for those who need these.

2. Costs should not be the deciding factor in deciding which session will be accessible and have international sign or other languages.
● One suggestion would be to have a check box that asks participants what accessibility concerns or issues they have and what services or assistance do they need from the IGF. This will enable the organizers to understand which sessions may need sign language interpretation.

3. Consider requesting that the host country add tactile mapping of the conference location to assist people with visual disabilities find their way.

4. Add a designated Quiet Room where participants can meet others for conversations. This is different from a conference room for meetings.
• Participants on the neurodivergent spectrum require the possibility to escape for short periods of time.
• Hard of hearing participants require a quiet place to rest up, speak and/or network with other delegates as the busy event place has too much distraction and background noise or just provide a place to go to rest up after intense listening and concentration.
Hard-of-hearing people, spend much time and experience often concentration and listening fatigue due to effort to understand speech in busy environments such as IGF meetings.

Civil Society

ID301

Media and Content
With the expanding capabilities of AI and its increased accessibility to diverse audiences, the emergence of AI-generated disinformation presents a significant threat to stability. The limited awareness among the general population, particularly in developing countries, coupled with lower digital literacy, contributes to the widespread dissemination of deepfakes and other AI-generated content. This poses a substantial challenge for both governments and major tech companies in debunking disinformation and regulating media content.
Balancing the principles of freedom of expression with the imperative of maintaining stability and, at times, state security, creates a complex dilemma. It is crucial to address this issue promptly and determine the most effective approach to regulation. Questions arise concerning whether government intervention is necessary, or if a more favorable solution involves encouraging self-regulation within the tech industry.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?

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I believe it would be more advantageous if IGF sessions were structured not solely around thematic areas but also took into account regional considerations. When discussions focus solely on a specific topic with panelists representing various regions worldwide, it becomes challenging to delve deeply into the subject or glean insights from others' experiences. The disparities in development and contextual factors among participating countries can be significant.
However, if sessions are organized in a manner where there is a thematic track alongside participants from the same region or with a comparable level of development, the discourse becomes more relevant and conducive to discussing specific issues. This approach facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities related to the topic at hand, allowing for a more nuanced and informed exchange of ideas.
This approach may resemble the structure seen in regional IGFs, but the unique advantage of these sessions lies in their ability to be complemented by inputs from outside or non-regional countries during the sessions.


Civil Society

ID302

Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Rights and Freedoms
We would like to propose a session on Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Around the Globe featuring well-respected speakers: Shawnna Hoffman, President of Guardrail Technologies; Professor Michael Byrd from Arizona University, Professor Larry Bridgesmith from Vanderbuilt University, Professor Mimi Zou from Oxford, and Anessa Allen Santos, Esq. from Peru. We want to cover the topics of Responsible AI, AI ethics, and governance with a focus on what is working globally with an initial overview of the current state of laws, regulations, and guidance.

I enjoyed the format of the IGF 2023 sessions. For 2024, I would like to see more sessions focusing on AI and Blockchain and their use globally.

Private Sector

ID303

Data Governance, Rights and Freedoms
Our additional input is based on our UNESCO Policy Brief titled "Data Invisible Groups and Data Minimization in the Deployment of AI Solutions."

The rapid pace of advancements in computational power has allowed the use and deployment of AI to become a reality, permeating various aspects of society and offering new ways to analyze data and make informed decisions. While AI’s deployment and uptake will undoubtedly provide humanity with numerous opportunities to address global challenges and aid in the fulfillment of the Commitments laid out in Our Common Agenda, the data used for AI systems can create risks that must be addressed to avoid undesirable outcomes.

However, the contemporary effective deployment of AI is exposing many inequalities, as the data used can perpetuate biases, especially regarding those who are vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized, i.e., data invisible groups. These often disenfranchised and “at-risk” groups and communities, which include women, persons with disabilities, refugees, and migrants, are frequently underrepresented or excluded from data collection efforts. This exclusion leads to inaccurate representations and systemic biases in AI algorithms, perpetuating historical inequalities and creating new forms of discrimination. As numerous facets of public life continue to be automated or utilize data-driven decision-making tools under the guise of efficiency, data invisible groups are forced to bear the brunt of increased technology use, experiencing discrimination in areas such as law enforcement, access to essential services, and border control. How demographic data is collected and classified greatly influences the representation of these groups, affecting their access to resources and opportunities and often reinforcing historical inequalities and even engendering new forms of discrimination.

To address these challenges, data minimization principles are essential. By collecting only necessary data and prioritizing privacy protection, governments and organizations can build inclusive AI systems that reflect the diversity of society. Responsible data disaggregation by age, gender, and diversity is crucial for understanding and addressing the needs of marginalized communities. Transparency in the development and deployment of AI is essential for identifying and mitigating discriminatory practices. Governments must prioritize local data management, promote data sharing while preserving privacy, and enhance cybersecurity measures to ensure a fair and inclusive AI ecosystem. Public-private partnerships and capacity-building initiatives (such as data collaboratives, data stewards, and regulatory sandboxes) are key to unlocking the potential of data and AI for social good. By prioritizing the inclusion of data invisible groups and promoting digital cooperation, governments can uphold human rights principles and create a more equitable future for all, in alignment with the UN's commitment to leaving no one behind.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
To bridge the digital divide, ensure the full participation and representation of marginalized and vulnerable populations, address systemic inequalities, discrimination, and injustices, and leave no one behind in the age of AI as outlined in the renewed social contract outlined in Our Common Agenda, our proposal aims to contribute to ID16 (Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms) and addresses Commitments 1 and 7 by promoting data minimization principles in the deployment of AI solutions.

To bridge the digital divide, ensure the full participation and representation of marginalized and vulnerable populations, address systemic inequalities, discrimination, and injustices, and leave no one behind in the age of AI as outlined in the renewed social contract outlined in Our Common Agenda, our proposal aims to contribute to ID16 (Data Governance, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, Rights and Freedoms) and addresses Commitments 1 and 7 by promoting data minimization principles in the deployment of AI solutions.

Private Sector

ID304

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change
For AI - Ai and Data Privacy, Algorithmic Bias, Generative AI, and Environmental Social Governance
For Cybersecurity - Age Appropriate Online Safety by Design,
For Climate Change - Sustainable Energy storage (to power AI and other emerging technologies - impact and opportunity for developing countries)
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Hold sessions that focus on key elements in the objectives and draft reports related to the Common Agenda to gather IGF input for the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact report to the UN. Outcome reports should then be submitted noting that they come from IGF xx to the appropriate organization for consideration.

Hold sessions that focus on key elements in the objectives and draft reports related to the Common Agenda to gather IGF input for the Summit of the Future and the Global Digital Compact report to the UN. Outcome reports should then be submitted noting that they come from IGF xx to the appropriate organization for consideration.
I believe each thematic track would benefit from having sessions that cover government policy opportunities and impacts, technical/technology risks opportunities and, social/society impacts. This could provide three different perspectives on a topic/theme with the potential to have a closing session where representatives from each area come together to discuss the cross over point.

Technical Community

ID305

Cybersecurity and Trust, Economic Issues and Development, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
I think the best way is to discuss these global initiatives in the different intercessional groups such as the NRIS, the DCs, the Poliocy Networks and best practice forums. Also by holding various capacity-building sessions throughout the year.

I think the best way is to discuss these global initiatives in the different intercessional groups such as the NRIS, the DCs, the Poliocy Networks and best practice forums. Also by holding various capacity-building sessions throughout the year.
Making the IGF more accessible to persons with disabilities.
Try not to have so many sessions overlapping. The lightening talks were a great addition but some of them were live-streamed and some not. Perhaps all can be live-streamed to have an audience that is not just in person

Private Sector

ID306

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Internet fragmentation is becoming an increasingly critical concern. In the past, responses to this issue have been largely episodic, with attention and resources directed towards it as specific needs emerge. For instance, the surge in interest in anti-censorship and fragmentation issues in countries like Russia and Iran has prompted active investment in technologies aimed at addressing these challenges. However, the evolving global landscape underscores the necessity for a paradigm shift. It's imperative that the technologies developed to counteract internet fragmentation (including shutdowns and emergency-driven outages) become commonplace. As a global community, there is a pressing need to not only invest in these technologies but also to actively promote their amplification, awareness, and adoption. This approach is vital in ensuring a more resilient digital world that goes beyond "big tech" infrastructure and enables individuals anywhere to have the ability to access and share information to protect and inform their communities. Built in and supported digital resilience should be a cornerstone of community development.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
A central path for modernization is the availability and reliability of information, and the ability to share and access this information. This relates to various commitments (proposals 1, 4, 7, 11, 12) and warrants investigation and consideration in the context of human rights generally. Internet fragmentation, shutdowns, climate disasters and war all directly impact the availability and reliability of information and digital communication. The IGF has an increasing responsibility to identify and encourage paths to more resilient global communications and information sharing capabilities. These capabilities and services exist today, but in a patchwork of protocols, tools and technologies, sporadically delivered across limited geographies. IGF (and PNIF) could be a critical ally in helping mature these capabilities, amplifying their existence and encouraging their deployment and adoption. This would have wide reaching impact on the overall resilience of communities facing the challenges of network disruption.

A central path for modernization is the availability and reliability of information, and the ability to share and access this information. This relates to various commitments (proposals 1, 4, 7, 11, 12) and warrants investigation and consideration in the context of human rights generally. Internet fragmentation, shutdowns, climate disasters and war all directly impact the availability and reliability of information and digital communication. The IGF has an increasing responsibility to identify and encourage paths to more resilient global communications and information sharing capabilities. These capabilities and services exist today, but in a patchwork of protocols, tools and technologies, sporadically delivered across limited geographies. IGF (and PNIF) could be a critical ally in helping mature these capabilities, amplifying their existence and encouraging their deployment and adoption. This would have wide reaching impact on the overall resilience of communities facing the challenges of network disruption.
Building on the above, we believe that a track or theme that looks at the potential of fragmentation incidents (or internet shutdowns) beyond the borders of currently affected countries is worthy of time and attention. This could include capacity building, technology awareness, adoption paths and development investment focused on normalization and dissemination of the tools and services that enable a more resilient communications and information sharing society. The normalization of these tools both protects communities from future harm through acting as a deterrent to internet shutdowns while also preparing them for incidents if they do occur. These tools and services also provide resilience beyond national interference, as they are useful in climate or other emergencies where access to traditional infrastructure and networks is limited or nonexistent.

Technical Community

ID307

Cybersecurity and Trust, Rights and Freedoms
The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) calls on the Internet Governance Forum to address in 2024 the issues of child online safety and children’s rights online, particularly from the angle of children’s exposure to online pornography.

As the ECLJ showed in its report “Combating pornography – Volume 1: Regulating access to pornography” (September 2023 – downloadable at www.eclj.org), this phenomenon is affecting more and more children, at an increasingly early age and with ever more intensive consumption, with serious consequences: development of unrealistic and distorted expectations with regard to sexuality, harmful and risky sexual behaviour (early sexual activity, sexting, multiple sexual partners, etc.), pornography addiction, reduced levels of social integration, lower school results, damaged self-esteem, appearance of complexes and depressive symptoms, sexual violence between minors, exposure to sexual solicitation, etc.

Children’s exposure to pornography amounts to sexual violence committed on a massive scale. It seriously undermines the online safety of minors and is fundamentally contrary to the rights of the child.

This issue needs to be urgently addressed, with the aim of setting prevention and awareness-raising measures, as well as legal and technical solutions to ensure that platforms offering sexually explicit content are held accountable. It is unacceptable that pornography remains freely accessible online, while being forbidden to minors in the real world: what is forbidden offline must also be forbidden online.

In this respect, the ECLJ points out that at the EU level, the European Commission has recently included three major pornographic platforms on the list of “very large online platforms” under the European Digital Services Act. This status implies additional obligations, particularly regarding the rights of the child, protection of public health and minors, and the person’s physical and mental well-being. Lastly, the ECLJ recalls that dozens of States are parties to the Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in Obscene Publications. It seems essential to work on its updating in the Internet age.


Civil Society

ID308

Cybersecurity and Trust, Emerging Technologies and Innovation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
Protecting the Digital Landscape, and jointly building the Open Internet, advancing Future Skills, Digital Literacy and enforcing Digital Inclusion.
Ensuring online Safety/Security and a sustainable resilient ecosystem that is beneficial of all.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
Implementation of human aid in vulnerable groups and situation that threatens access to the internet and communication tools that are fundamental basic rights.

Implementation of human aid in vulnerable groups and situation that threatens access to the internet and communication tools that are fundamental basic rights.
I'm confident that the current process is enabling to the global stakeholders and participants, it can benefit greatly to capture the research and findings / outcomes of engagements to be shared broader to reach grassroot level for social justice.

Civil Society

ID309

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Cooperation, Universal Access and Meaningful Connectivity
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
IGF should organize intersessional work early enough to produce recommendations for the drafting of the Pact for the Future and its Annex, the Global Digital Compact, to be adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024. This will necessitate planning for intersessional activities in the first semester of this calendar year, synchronized with the United Nations Summit of the Future schedule. Those activities should be designed to stage virtual multistakeholder collaborations to address potential gaps in those two draft documents.

Among gaps that IGF can contribute to address is the issue of innovation and harmonization of digital interfaces and lack of internet accessibility, still affecting 98% of web sites worldwide, and the role that AI can play to enhance devices interfaces for older end-users and persons with disabilities, including women and youth, allowing them to enjoy self-adaptive features to access and interact with digital content and services, including web sites, without barriers. AI can also further improve assistive technologies for persons with disabilities in areas such as speech recognition or in automating accessibility support for application and web site developers.

Ultimately, promoting digital accessibility should be an essential outcome of the Pact for the Future in support of SDGs for 1.2 billion persons with disabilities so that they can enjoy their digital right to access education, employment, and all aspects of independent living.

G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, an ECOSOC and COSP accredited organization, ITU member and initially formed at the initiative of UNDESA, is volunteering to organize such IGF intersessional virtual activity through its global network of 7,000 digital accessibility professionals, organizations of persons with disabilities and technology companies on the need for innovation and greater harmonization in digital interfaces and accessibility technologies in support of the digital rights of 1.2 billion persons with disabilities and older persons.

IGF should organize intersessional work early enough to produce recommendations for the drafting of the Pact for the Future and its Annex, the Global Digital Compact, to be adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024. This will necessitate planning for intersessional activities in the first semester of this calendar year, synchronized with the United Nations Summit of the Future schedule. Those activities should be designed to stage virtual multistakeholder collaborations to address potential gaps in those two draft documents.

Among gaps that IGF can contribute to address is the issue of innovation and harmonization of digital interfaces and lack of internet accessibility, still affecting 98% of web sites worldwide, and the role that AI can play to enhance devices interfaces for older end-users and persons with disabilities, including women and youth, allowing them to enjoy self-adaptive features to access and interact with digital content and services, including web sites, without barriers. AI can also further improve assistive technologies for persons with disabilities in areas such as speech recognition or in automating accessibility support for application and web site developers.

Ultimately, promoting digital accessibility should be an essential outcome of the Pact for the Future in support of SDGs for 1.2 billion persons with disabilities so that they can enjoy their digital right to access education, employment, and all aspects of independent living.

G3ict, the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, an ECOSOC and COSP accredited organization, ITU member and initially formed at the initiative of UNDESA, is volunteering to organize such IGF intersessional virtual activity through its global network of 7,000 digital accessibility professionals, organizations of persons with disabilities and technology companies on the need for innovation and greater harmonization in digital interfaces and accessibility technologies in support of the digital rights of 1.2 billion persons with disabilities and older persons.
With the fast pace of innovation and global trends in technology, the IGF would benefit of undertaking more intersessional activities with selected volunteering stakeholders leveraging virtual conferencing and electronic communications to take new initiatives, contribute solutions, and foster international cooperations in a timelier manner.

Civil Society

ID310

Cybersecurity and Trust, Digital Cooperation, Rights and Freedoms
The role of the multistakeholder Internet governance system for the future of development and human rights should be an overarching theme in the 2024 IGF amidst the WSIS+20 review process.
This topic should be highlighted in high-level leaders panels.
The IGF also relates to major global initiatives and agendas. How can the IGF annual meeting and its intersessional work better reflect or contribute to the following?
The 2024 IGF intersessional work -Policy Networks, Best Practice Forums, and Dynamic Coalitions- should focus on avoiding Internet fragmentation, advancing data protections, and ensuring that human rights principles continue to be applied online. The IGF multistakeholder community should assess how these matters are reflected in the Global Digital Compact and the Summit of the Future. Also, the IGF should follow up on the outcomes from civil society debates in the context of the Net Mundial and WSIS+20 review process.

The 2024 IGF intersessional work -Policy Networks, Best Practice Forums, and Dynamic Coalitions- should focus on avoiding Internet fragmentation, advancing data protections, and ensuring that human rights principles continue to be applied online. The IGF multistakeholder community should assess how these matters are reflected in the Global Digital Compact and the Summit of the Future. Also, the IGF should follow up on the outcomes from civil society debates in the context of the Net Mundial and WSIS+20 review process.
A critical programming and format issue for the 2024 IGF is to ensure that online sessions have full capabilities for interactive participation from large groups since we are anticipating that it would be a challenge for civil society organizations to attend in person.

Civil Society

ID311

Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Emerging Technologies and Innovation


Private Sector

ID312

Digital Cooperation
There is a lot of talk about Youth participation in Internet Governance, and this is reflected in almost all recent programme documents. However, this participation should be:
a) more meaningful and constructive – young people should be encouraged not only to participate in the community, but also to demonstrate their involvement by creating and implementing truly functional individual or group projects that make their participation visible; these projects could take the form of a service, an application, a web portal or a publication, created with the help of mentors and probably supported by small grants, incentives or other benefits;
b) more supportive and engaging – newcomers should not be treated as Internet Governance professionals or technical/legal experts, but rather as those who can add value to the community in the context of their skills and professional interests; it is necessary to create a favourable atmosphere and conditions so that young participants return and involve their circle of friends and colleagues in an environment where there are prospects for growth, including real professional development.


Civil Society

ID313

Economic Issues and Development, Media and Content


Private Sector

ID314



Intergovernmental Organization