João Pessoa, Brazil, 9th November 2015: The 10th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) started with pre-session at João Pessoa, Brazil, from 9th November 2015, thought the official lunching is expected to started from 10 November 2015 with the theme of “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development”.
The zero day focused on session like NETMundial Initiative, GIGANet (Global Internet Governance Academic Network), Internet Society – “Collaborative Leadership Exchange on Internet Governance for Sustainable Development”, APC – “Gender and the Internet”, ICANN Accountability and Global Governance Discourse etc
IGF is a broad multistakeholder platform where various forum have been created handling various specific subjects Best Practice Forums tackles issues ranging from countering abuse of women online to policy options for connecting the next billion. These initiatives outcome documents will enrich discussions at the IGF and inform policy making elsewhere in the internet governance ecosystem.
IGF provides an opportunity for the various stakeholders at national and regional level to network, exchange knowledge, connect local and global dimensions, and strategies on how to improve the internet governance process .
The IGF’s mandate ends this year, with its fate to be determined by the UN General Assembly on 15 and 16 December.
