India Internet Governance Forum
Source : PIB
GS II : Governance

What is discussed under India Internet Governance Forum ?

1. About IIGF
2. Tunis Agenda of the UN-based Internet Governance forum (IGF)

Why in News ?

The curtain raiser event concluded is precursor to India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF), which will be conducted jointly by Ministry of Electronics and IT, NIXI and Multistakeholder Group from 8th to 11th of November, 2021.

Key Facts

• Curtain-raiser event of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) concluded with an interesting insight into the roadmap for Digitization in India.
• The objective of the curtain raiser event was to discuss and deliberate on the roadmap to Digitization and reaffirm India as an essential participant on the global stage by highlighting its role and importance in the International Policy development on Internet Governance.

India Internet Governance Forum

• The IIGF is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF).

  

• The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform bringing representatives together from various groups to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet.
• The theme of IIGF 2021 is ‘Empower India through Power of Internet.
• The salient feature of the event will be the three plenary sessions on themes
  1. India &Internet
  2. India’s Digital Journey and Her Global Role, Equity, Access & Quality
  3. High-speed Internet for All and Cyber Norms and Ethics in Internet Governance
• IIGF has been constituted in conformance to IGF-Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda of the UN-based Internet Governance forum (IGF).
• Through an open and inclusive process, IIGF brings together all stakeholders in the Global Internet governance ecosystem, including government, industry, civil society, academia as equal participants of the larger Internet Governance discourse.

Tunis Agenda of the UN-based Internet Governance forum (IGF)

• The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was established in Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) as a forum for multistakeholder policy dialogue.
• The mandate of the Forum is to discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance, in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability, and development of the Internet.
• Even though the IGF is not a decision-making body its great potential lies in open discussions among all stakeholders on challenges and best practices related to the use and evolution of the Internet.
• The IGF Secretariat currently based at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
• It conducts the preparations for the annual IGF meetings, coordinates the IGF intersessional activities (between two annual meetings), and assists the MAG in its work.
• Starting 2006, the IGF holds annual meetings: Athens (2006), Rio de Janeiro (2007), Hyderabad (2008), Sharm El Sheikh (2009), Vilnius (2010), Nairobi (2011), Baku (2012), Bali (2013), Istanbul (2014), João Pessoa (2015), Guadalajara (2016).

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