• IGF 2024 Venue

    IGF 2024

    Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future

     

    Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    15-19 December

     

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Riyadh IGF Messages

The Draft Riyadh IGF Messages - sourced from the hundreds of discussions over the IGF 2024 week - are now available. See all our IGF 2024 outputs here

Notice on IGF24 Travel Visas

As of 11 December, no more new visa applications related to IGF 2024 will be processed by Host Country authorities.

IGF24 Logistic Note

The complete Logistic Note for IGF 2024 participants provides everything you need to know on Transport, the IGF Venue, Event Security & Access, and more.

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IGF 2024

The 19th Annual Meeting of the IGF was hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 15 to 19 December 2024 in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC). The meeting was held under the overarching theme of Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future. The draft agenda is available. For participation logistics (visas, accommodation, transportation etc.), please visit the IGF 2024 Host Country website

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IGF 2023 Outputs

The 18th Annual Meeting of the IGF was held under the overarching theme, ''The Internet We Want - Empowering All People'', in Kyoto, Japan from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Summary Report, including the Kyoto IGF Messages, as well as all meeting outputs, are available.

 

 

 

voices

 

All voices count: we're collecting 60-second video testimonials on how the IGF has impacted individuals, their communities and contributed to the global digital discourse. Submit a video by 15 December 2024!

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The IGF operates exclusively on voluntary contributions to its multistakeholder Trust Fund. See our donors list and learn more about donating and providing vital support to IGF work under "Support the IGF".

 

 Summary Report

 

Learn about the activities of the United Nations Secretary-General's appointed members of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) and its new Chair in 2024, as well as the Leadership Panel

IGF Community Updates

Donors to Trust Fund

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

Google

Government of the United Kingdom

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

China Energy Fund Committee

Government of Switzerland

Government of Germany

AT&T

Community DNS

European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)

Government of Finland

Number Resource Organization (NRO)

Danish Internet Forum

The Internet Society Foundation

MCADE, LLC.

Government of the United States

Politecnico di Torino

Microsoft Corporation

auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator

IGFSA

Coordination Center for TLD RU

Facebook

Tides Foundation

Government of Japan

The Walt Disney Company

Government of Norway

NIKKEI DigitalCORE

Afilias Global Registry Services

European Commission

The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)

Verisign

Nic.at The Austrian Registry

CISCO

The Internet Society (ISOC)

UNINETT Norid

Government of the Republic of Korea

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)

Government of Sweden

Amazon

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks

Ribose Inc

Nominet UK

Verizon

NIC-MEXICO

Government of the Netherlands

European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association

Summit Strategies International

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