The PNMA brough together experts from all stakeholder groups and regions to exchange experiences and ideas on why achieving meaningful and universal Internet access remains ‎so challenging, in spite of years of efforts by policy makers and other actors from all stakeholder ‎groups. During IGF 2021, the PNMA multistakeholder working group of experts, together with the community, explored the following policy questions:

 

During the 2025 IGF cycle, the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation (PNIF) will continue its work to support global efforts in preventing, identifying, and addressing Internet fragmentation, in alignment with commitments made in the Global Digital Compact (GDC). The 2025 focus of PNIF will center on:

The Best Practice Forum on Gender and Digital Rights intends to ex

The BPF Cybersecurity 2021 on the use of norms to foster trust and security, intends to take a deeper look at the drivers of cyber norms and test these norms concepts against historical Internet events, to better understand how speficic norms can be effective at mitigating adverse cybersecurity events.  (MAG Agreed BPF proposal )

Myanmar Youth IGF

Mynamar Youth IGF was recognized in 2022. It is an open, bottom-up, inclusive, multistakeholder platform where youth can discuss Internet governance and engage with all stakeholders in the country, region and globally. 

The 17th annual IGF meeting will be hosted in a hybrid format. The meeting will aim at accommodating the participation of stakeholders present onsite in Addis Ababa or participating online in an equitable manner. This hybrid approach also extends to the session organizing teams (organizers, speakers, moderators and rapporteurs) who will participate online or onsite. This further means that all session-engaged parties can participate onsite or online.

Overview

[Update] The output document outlining key takeaways from the IGF 2022 parliamentary track is available in English, French and Spanish.

 

IGF 2022 MAG Virtual Meeting II

 

AGENDA

  1. Welcome from the Chair
  2. Updates from the Secretariat 
  3. Final selection of BPFs & PNs 
  4. Final wording for the IGF 2022 themes
  5. Next Steps
  6. AOB                                                                         

Received proposals for the IGF 2022 intersessional work: