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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 2d

🎯 Save the Date!
📍 3–4 Nov 2025 | Córdoba, Argentina & Online

Join the Regional Parliamentary Track at #LACIGF2025 — where legislators, technologists & civil society shape the region’s digital future.

🌐 Learn more & follow updates: www.intgovforum.org/en/content/p...

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 12d

📣WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting – Registration and Call for Side Events Now Open!

📍Where: UN HQ in New York
📅When: 16–17 December 2025, with side events beginning on 15 December.

Registration: bit.ly/42PiBFs

Call for Side Events:
Submit your proposal by 31 October: bit.ly/47iEgap

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 13d

🌐 IGF Monthly Newsletter – October 2025

Your monthly update on IGF news, activities, and upcoming events is here!📬

📥 Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/3J5Q6wt

Subscribe here: bit.ly/470dsNc

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 14d

Join us on Thursday, 23 October at 13:00 UTC for the next PNAI meeting!

Participants are invited to review the draft in advance and share written feedback directly in Google Docs until Sunday, 26 October.

Register: bit.ly/4o09mKV
Draft PNAI Policy Brief report: bit.ly/47aY9Bv

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 19d

🌐 Join the next Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation (PNIF) meeting – 16 October, 14:00–15:15 UTC!

Participants will review and provide feedback on the draft recommendations developed during the 2025 PNIF cycle.

🔗 Register: intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Congratulations to all participants & organizers of this year’s SEEDIG Youth School!

Held on 9 Oct, it gathered youth from 18 countries for a dynamic capacity-building experience in #InternetGovernance & #DigitalPolicy.

@giz.de RIPE NCC @internetsociety.bsky.social Internet Society Foundation

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 24d

DC Webinar: Quantum Computing and How It Will Affect You

14 October | 12:00 UTC

Register here: bit.ly/48Y2Ak9

Join experts from across the IGF community as they explore how quantum technologies could transform our societies and what actions are needed to prepare for “Quantum Day.”

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 26d

🌐 All written inputs to the Zero Draft for the WSIS+20 Review by the UN General Assembly are now available!

publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20/zerod...

#WSIS20 #DigitalCooperation #UNGA #Multistakeholder #ICT4D #InternetGovernance

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 26d

🌐 Calling Parliamentarians and Digital Policy Stakeholders!
Join us online on 11 October for the 2nd Parliamentary Track at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2025!

📅 Date: 11 October 2025
💻 Format: Online
🔗 Register here: intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for SEEDIG 10! Guided by the theme “A Decade of Dialogue and Cooperation: What’s Next?”, SEEDIG will bring together regional voices to reflect on ten years of collaboration and explore the future of digital governance in South Eastern Europe!

Register: seedig.net/seedig-10/

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Oct 3

On 3–4 November 2025, the 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗲 willl be hosted in the city of Córdoba, Argentina.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲: bit.ly/4o6kTbp

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗚𝗙 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: bit.ly/46A07ed

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 26

📢 Join the next meeting of the IGF Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation!

Date: Tuesday, 30 September
Time: 14:00–15:15 UTC
Visit the PNIF page to register: bit.ly/3IhDLVF

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 22

Vint Cerf, ‘Father of the Internet’, and Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Vice-Chair of the GIZ Management Board, share why protecting an open Internet and fostering inclusive, just digital governance are essential for sustainable development and global cooperation.

Read the full article here: bit.ly/4pAYIvi

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 18

🎥 Watch Internet pioneer Vint Cerf as he reflects on the Internet’s role as a public good—and the importance of the IGF in keeping it that way.

#internet #vintcerf #digitalgovernance

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 17

📢 The IGF September 2025 Newsletter is now available!

🔗 Read the September newsletter on our website: bit.ly/3VSzsTH

✉️ Subscribe to receive future monthly editions directly in your inbox: bit.ly/4mj0X3q

Stay connected with the IGF as we work together to shape the Internet we want.🌐

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 9

🌍📢 Upcoming Webinar | #DMIS2025 Turning Crisis into Opportunity: Rethinking Revenue Models for Resilient Media.

Join the IGF DC-Journalism and RNW Media for a thought-provoking discussion.

📅 17 September
⏰ 15:30–17:00 (CEST)
📍 Online (Zoom): bit.ly/4pdjEbt

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤖✨ How can AI accelerate sustainable development — and for whom?

Read the full blog by UNDP Digital here: www.undp.org/digital/blog...

www.undp.org

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 5

📘 New Publication: IGF Achievements and Impact (2005–2025)

As the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) marks 20 years since its creation, we look back at its journey, impact, and future.

👉 Read the booklet here: www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot...

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us tomorrow for the next Policy Network on AI (PNAI) Multistakeholder Working Group meeting!

Tuesday, 2 September
• 14:00–15:30 UTC
• Online (Zoom)
• Register here: intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Be part of shaping the dialogue on AI governance within the IGF community!

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join us for the 4th webinar in the IGF MAG Working Group on Strategy’s WSIS+20 series on 28 August at 14:00 UTC.

intgovforum.zoom.us/j/97951658840

This session will feature a structured debate on the WSIS+20 Elements Paper, with key stakeholders presenting their positions.

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 26

🌐The IGF brings together voices from across sectors to shape discussions on digital policy.

Thomas Davin (UNICEF) on how legislators take IGF insights back to parliaments and cabinets.

Masanobu Katoh (DSRI) on the IGF as a unique space for global exchange and best practice sharing.

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 21

The MAG WG Strategy organizes its third webinar on WSIS+20 today at 12:00 UTC.

Join us: bit.ly/472oORa

Speakers:
William Lee, Government of Australia
Poncelet Ileleji, Jokkolabs Banjul
Nandini Chami, IT for Change
Isabelle Lois, Government of Switzerland
Desiree Miloshevic Evans, RIPE NCC

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 20

H.E. Ambassador Ekitela Lokaale, Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN in New York and Co-Facilitator of the WSIS+20 Process, shares why the IGF is such a unique platform:

“In terms of representation of opinions, thoughts, and ideas—you couldn’t find a better place.” ✨

#WSIS #IGF

Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌐Join the Debate on the Future of WSIS & the IGF!🌐
📅 When: 13 August 2025
🕒 Time: 13:00 UTC
💻 Where: Online – bit.ly/3JaxTxs

As part of a series of four online meetings, the IGF MAG Working Group on Strategy organizes its second WSIS+20 Webinar.

#WSIS20 #IGF #digitalpolicy #internet

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Internet Governance Forum @intgovforum.bsky.social · Aug 11

The MAG Working Group on IGF Strengthening and Strategy is hosting a series of four webinars this August to explore Non-Papers released as part of the WSIS+20 review process.

📺 Catch up on the first webinar from last week: youtube.com/watch?v=vT7L...

#digitalgovernance #WSIS

IGF MAG Working Group on Strategy | First Webinar on WSIS+20 Review Non Papers

YouTube video by Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

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