• IGF 2024 Venue

    IGF 2024

    Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future

     

    Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    15-19 December

     

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    IGF 2023: Kyoto,
    Japan

    The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

     

    IGF 2023 Outputs
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    IGF 2022: Addis Ababa,
    Ethiopia

    Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future
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  • IGF 2017

    IGF 2017: Geneva, Switzerland

    Shape Your Digital Future! 

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  • IGF 2015

    IGF 2015: João Pessoa, Brazil

    Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development

     

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  • IGF 2018

    IGF 2018: Paris, France

    The Internet of Trust

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  • IGF 2016 Podium

    IGF 2016: Jalisco, Mexico

    Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

     

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  • IGF 2019

    IGF 2019: Berlin, Germany

    One World. One Net. One Vision

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IGF 2023 Travel Support

We're making travel support available to a limited number of eligible IGF 2023 participants from the Global South. Read the call and apply until 12 July!

Booths & Remote Hubs: Calls Open

Interested stakeholders and organizations can apply for IGF 2023 exhibition booths or remote hubs until 20 July. Read the call pages for more details!

Next MAG Meeting in Geneva

The Second IGF 2023 Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting will take place on 10-12 July at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG). Save the date!

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IGF 2024

The 19th IGF will be 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 is 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.

 

 

 

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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 30 August 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

Government of the United States

Government of the United Kingdom

Amazon

Nic.at The Austrian Registry

Government of the Republic of Korea

Government of Norway

European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)

UNINETT Norid

Google

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

European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association

Verisign

The Internet Society Foundation

Government of the Netherlands

The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)

Politecnico di Torino

Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia

European Commission

Tides Foundation

MCADE, LLC.

AT&T

Nominet UK

auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator

Afilias Global Registry Services

NIKKEI DigitalCORE

Verizon

Facebook

The Internet Society (ISOC)

Coordination Center for TLD RU

IGFSA

CISCO

Government of Japan

Number Resource Organization (NRO)

Government of Germany

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Government of Finland

Brazilian Internet Steering Committee

The Walt Disney Company

China Energy Fund Committee

Microsoft Corporation

Government of Switzerland

Ribose Inc

Government of Sweden

Danish Internet Forum

Summit Strategies International

Community DNS

NIC-MEXICO

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