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IGF 2025
IGF 2024 Outputs
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 meeting outputs are available including the IGF 2024 Summary Report and Riyadh IGF Messages.
IGF 2025
The 20th Annual Meeting of the IGF will be hosted by the Government of Norway in Lillestrøm from 23 to 27 June 2025. The programme planning is under development. For participation logistics (venue, visas, accommodation, transportation etc.), please visit the IGF 2025 Host Country website.
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IGF Community Updates
Donors to Trust Fund
Danish Internet Forum
Afilias Global Registry Services
Tides Foundation
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
Government of Japan
Government of Norway
Summit Strategies International
Amazon
UNINETT Norid
The Internet Society Foundation
NIC-MEXICO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
The Walt Disney Company
Government of Finland
Government of Germany
Microsoft Corporation
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
Government of Sweden
Coordination Center for TLD RU
Verizon
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
IGFSA
European Commission
Meta
Government of the United Kingdom
Nominet UK
AT&T
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
MCADE, LLC.
Government of the Netherlands
Government of the Republic of Korea
Ribose Inc
Government of the United States
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Community DNS
CISCO
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
Government of Switzerland
China Energy Fund Committee
Politecnico di Torino
Verisign
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there is no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise.
