Ambassador Janis Karklins (the new interim MAG Chair who has taken over from Markus Kummer) has issued the following call for information: "The Internet Governance Forum was created by the World Summit on the Information Society as a multistakeholder discussion platform on Internet governance … [Read more...] about Call for information from Ambassador Janis Karklins
Report from the plenary session at UKIGF 2013 on “What do we want from the IGF?”
Panel: Dr Vicki Nash, Oxford Internet Institute (Moderator) Mark Carvell, DCMS Lesley Cowley OBE, Nominet Andrew Puddephatt, Global Partners & Associates Kate Russell, freelance journalist The moderator opened the session with a brief overview of the Internet Governance Forum … [Read more...] about Report from the plenary session at UKIGF 2013 on “What do we want from the IGF?”
Call for nominations for the IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2014
Under-Secretary-General Mr. Wu Hongbo of UNDESA has issued a statement requesting nominations for the IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2014. The hard deadline for the submission of names is 1 December 2013. The statement and full details of how to nominate are available on the … [Read more...] about Call for nominations for the IGF Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2014
IGF Open Consultations and MAG meeting
The next IGF Open Consultations and MAG meeting will be held from 14-16 February 2012 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The IGF have issued a call for contributions. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments and inputs in writing to the IGF Secretariat ([email protected]) by 27 … [Read more...] about IGF Open Consultations and MAG meeting
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Vicki Nash
Sitting watching Egyptian activist Wael Khalil debate with UK Minister Ed Vaizey at one of Nominet’s IGF workshops I suddenly realised how far we’ve come since the early WSIS meetings in 2003 when it seemed like an extraordinary idea that Internet policy could be discussed at the international level … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Dr Vicki Nash
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Souter
The sixth IGF, and the sixth that I’ve attended. How does it compare? I thought it followed the positive trend of the last four meetings. Participants from different stakeholder groups are now very comfortable with one another and with the meeting’s tone. Debates each year seem … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by David Souter
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Raf Fatani
Over 2,000 participants from more than 100 countries descended on Nairobi for the 2011 United Nations Internet Governance Forum, to engage in discussions and knowledge sharing. The increasing attendance at the IGF meetings demonstrates that the Forum continues to be useful and of value to attendees. … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Raf Fatani
Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nigel Titley
My first impression of IGF, when I started going three years ago was one of shock and disbelief. Those of us who built the Internet and operate it on a daily basis have a tendency to see it in terms of the mechanics: of bits and bytes, bandwidth and BGP, domains and DNS. Deep down we know there are … [Read more...] about Thoughts on IGF Nairobi by Nigel Titley