IGF 2019


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The Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted by the Government of Germany in Berlin from 25 to 29 November 2019 under the overarching theme: One World. One Net. One Vision.

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United Nations Secretary-General remarks and German Chancellor's remarks to the IGF 2019.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs: Speech on the Main Session – Achieving the SDGs in the Digital Age and Closing remarks on the 14th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum

Transcripts and Video Recordings of all IGF 2019 sessions.

IGF 2019 Participation and Programme Statistics.

The Invitation to the 14th Annual Meeting of the IGF was published.

The list of onsite and online participants is available. The list of registered Remote Hubs is available as well.

The interactive version of the IGF 2019 Schedule is also available (also available in navigable XLS and printable PDF files).

In reference to the Main Session on Digital Cooperation and Internet Governance at the IGF 2019, the Call for Feedback to the High-Level Panel on ‎Digital Cooperation Report's Recommendation 5 and the IGF Plus Model was open.

The list of IGF 2019 WorkshopsOpen ForumsDay 0 EventsDynamic CoalitionsNRIs Sessions and IGF Village booths was announced.

IGF 2019 intersessional work - Draft reports of the IGF2019 Best Practice Forums were open for Review and Comment: BPF on CybersecurityBPF on Local ContentBPF on IoT, Big Data, AI, BPF on Gender as well as the ​Pilot Initiative on implementing Internet standards and protocols for a safer Internet survey was open until 22 September.

IGF 2019 Best Practice Forum on Cybersecurity presented its work at the United Nations’ Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security. The contribution and video recording are available.

Capacity Development in Internet Governance: The IGF Secretariat, supported by generous contributions from donors, supports the NRIs processes in developing countries with financial grants.

The Renewal of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for 2020 was announced by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. The deadline for MAG nominations was 30 June 2019. 

The Call for Travel Support to attend the IGF 2019 closed on 30 June 2019.

IGF 2019 Call for Issues: Results Analysis

Three face-to-face IGF 2019 Open Consultations and MAG Meetings were hosted in: Geneva, Switzerland (on 28-30 January on 9-11 April) and in Berlin (5-7 June).