A large majority of Persons with Disabilities globally are excluded from reaping “digital dividends” because most digital technologies are, by their design, not accessible to them. Today, more and more aspects of political, social and economic life…

The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a swirl of disinformation and misinformation that is sowing confusion and mistrust about potentially life-saving personal and policy choices. This "disinfodemic” and efforts to counter it have…

This participatory workshop will explore how diverse actors are reimagining and rebuilding their local communities and how the global community can help ensure inclusive, digitally enabled economic growth in the post-COVID-19 era, with an emphasis…

The aim of the discussion is to draw attention to how inconsistent and opaque enforcement of content moderation standards can reinforce and magnify existing power disparities. The workshop will posit steps to foster greater transparency and…

The pandemic offered proof that the Internet can enhance participation in global economic value chains and contribute to improving the standard of living of all. Governance and frameworks can play a role in enhancing wealth creation. Initiatives…

The proposed session will shed light on the adverse impact of restricting cross border data flows on factors affecting sustainable development goals of inclusive growth, full employment and innovation such as denting inclusive participation in…

Corresponding to the thematic track of "Trust" of IGF 2020, this Open Forum, under the theme of Trust Building in Cyberspace on Public Health Emergencies, invites representatives of governments, international organizations, enterprises, technical communities, and think tanks across the world to discuss the trust building in cyberspace against the backdrop of international public health emergencies.

NRIs Collaborative Session: Future of jobs/work in the digital age Theme: Inclusion Policy Questions:  What are the contemporary challenges for work in the digital age? How do environmental issues, such as natural… .

The session aims to analyze concrete illustrations of best practices developed in order to increase the environmental efficiency of each block of the internet value-chain (networks, data centers, devices, services, etc.). We will deal with such best…

NRIs Collaborative Session: Cybersecurity local policies and standards Theme: Trust Policy Questions:  What are the contemporary challenges for our societies regarding cybersecurity? What are concrete examples of… Please follow this guide on how to connect to the platform https://www.intgovforum.org/filedepot_download/10603/2318

NRIs Collaborative Session: Technical aspects of content regulation Theme: Trust Policy Questions:  What are the means of online content regulation?  What are concrete examples of the multistakeholder response… .

This workshop will use the format of a roundtable discussion to explore initiatives and tools currently being used to automate the countering of online disinformation while also highlighting the main challenges and opportunities of using helpful…

NRIs Collaborative Session: Future of jobs/work in the digital age Theme: Inclusion Policy Questions:  What are the contemporary challenges for work in the digital age? How do environmental issues, such as natural… .

Billions of users could be accessing internet in their own local languages. Universal Acceptance (UA) is key for such a seamless access, making available internationalised domain names and email-addresses that support local scripts. Currently, the…