12th Internet Governance Forum

18 Dec 2017 - 21 Dec 2017

Geneva, Switzerland

Session reports

09:30 - 11:00 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on blockchain technologies
09:30 - 11:00 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on child online safety
13:10 - 14:50 IGF 2017 - IGF LAC space
15:00 - 16:30 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on community connectivity
15:00 - 16:30 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on public access in libraries
11:30 - 13:00 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on core internet values
11:15 - 12:45 IGF 2017 - Best practice forum on gender and access 
17:30 - 19:00 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on connecting the unconnected
09:00 - 10:00 Generation Z: Are children conditioned to accept terms and conditions?
09:00 - 10:30 10 years of internet governance from the SSIG perspective
09:00 - 10:30 Founding meeting of a dynamic coalition on schools of internet governance
09:00 - 14:00 Collaborative leadership exchange on 'Shaping the digital future'
09:00 - 14:00 A rights-based approach to cybersecurity
09:00 - 18:00 The 12th annual symposium of the global internet governance academic network (GigaNet)
10:30 - 12:00 The battle for freedom of expression online: Where are the journalists?
10:30 - 12:00 Second meeting of all schools of internet governance
11:00 - 13:00 Good governance is a professional standard, which builds trust and cybersecurity in the entire digital ecosystem 
11:30 - 13:00 Leveraging business expertise to foster an enabling environment for the digital economy
12:00 - 13:00 The GIPO observatory tool and what's next for policy observatories
12:00 - 13:00 Towards a global citizens debate on the digital future: Involving day-to-day citizens from all over the Planet
13:00 - 14:00 Data donation: Auditing socially relevant algorithms
13:00 - 18:00 Youth for rights
13:30 - 15:00 Reflections from the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa
14:00 - 16:00 Day Zero: Creating a world of inclusion in social and economic opportunities for women from developing countries
14:00 - 16:00 Women and LGBTQI in the IGF 
14:00 - 17:00 Disruptive digital literacies in the era of data governance: addressing generation Z, with and beyond education
15:00 - 16:00 Teaching philosophy in digital age
15:00 - 16:30 How digital activists are shaping the evolution of the internet: The voice of civil society in ICANN 
15:00 - 16:30 World Economic Forum: An open dialogue for collaboration in the digital economy and society
15:00 - 18:00 Unpacking the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017: Charting a forward course
16:00 - 18:00 Strengthening cooperation within the context of the IGF: Creating a roadmap for 2018
16:30 - 18:00 The DNS and emerging identifiers (including DOA)
16:30 - 18:00 IGF 2017 - Global commission on the stability of cyberspace
17:00 - 18:00 Mexico: Identifying best practices on cybersecurity through cooperation
09:00 - 10:00 China’s internet policy to shape the digital future
09:00 - 10:00 Seed alliance and gender inclusion: Towards greater female leadership in internet
09:00 - 10:30 Body as data: dataveillance, the informatisation of the body and citizenship
09:00 - 10:30 Data governance and policy: Developing a curriculum
09:00 - 10:30 E-commerce: Good or bad for development? (WS151)
09:00 - 10:30 NRIs collaborative session: European national perspectives on securing critical information infrastructure 
09:00 - 10:30 Social responsibility and ethics in artificial intelligence
09:00 - 10:30 What digital future for vulnerable people?
10:00 - 13:00 Local interventions, global impacts: How can international, multistakeholder cooperation address internet disruptions, encryption, and data flows
10:15 - 11:45 Digital inclusion for women: Scaling up our efforts
10:15 - 11:45 The future of work: Is the gig economy working for developing countries?
10:15 - 11:45 Internet + big data governance for poverty alleviation and environment
10:45 - 11:45 Managing cloud computing in the United Nations system
10:45 - 12:15 Connecting and engaging the next billion (CENB III)
10:45 - 12:15 Data is the new oil: Shaping the digital economy of MENA
10:45 - 12:15 NRIs collaborative session: Digital competences to harness technologies for sustainable development - cases and approaches
10:45 - 12:15 Shaping a greener digital environment for all
10:45 - 12:15 Small island developing states roundtable: Are we running out of resources and bandwidth?
11:45 - 13:15 Artificial Intelligence and inclusion
11:45 - 13:15 Critical issues in improving cyber security incident response
11:45 - 13:15 How devices, content, and innovative business models shape our digital future: Creativity with purpose
11:45 - 13:15 NRIs collaborative session: Fake news, disinformation, misinformation: challenges for internet governance
11:45 - 13:15 A playbook for gender equality: How to harness the power of digital media and emerging tech
12:15 - 13:15 Council of Europe - Internet intermediaries: Shared commitments and corporate responsibility
12:15 - 13:15 Digital Switzerland's strategy: Creating networked transformation
12:15 - 13:15 The future of internet identifiers: How the DNS will function in a smart cyberspace?
12:15 - 13:15 Internet rights and principles coalition
12:15 - 13:15 Regional internet registries
16:00 - 18:00 High-level hematic session on shaping our future, digital global governance
09:00 - 10:00 Digitalization and international trade
09:00 - 10:00 EU delegation to the IGF and Youth IGF Movement
09:00 - 10:00 The new corporate digital responsibility: Duties of care and the internet of things
09:00 - 10:30 Emerging challenges for data protection in Latin American countries (WS113)
09:00 - 10:30 The future of internet governance: Submarine cables and global interconnectivity
09:00 - 10:30 IG grassroots initiatives, youth leaders on the table
09:00 - 10:30 Multistakeholder governance of the domain name system, lessons learned for other IG issues
09:00 - 10:30 Policy challenges for AI development
09:00 - 12:00 Special session on 'data for sustainable development road maps'
10:00 - 13:00 High-level hematic session on impact of digitisation on politics, public trust, and democracy
10:15 - 11:15 Data for the humanitarian field
10:15 - 11:45 Cybersecurity: Balancing security, openness, and privacy (WS31)
10:15 - 11:45 Youth engagement in internet governance ecosystem: Current scenario, controversies, and future action
10:45 - 11:45 Dynamic coalition on trade
10:45 - 11:45 Quick and easy: AI solutions for nimble public services
10:45 - 11:45 Surveillance from the margins
10:45 - 12:15 A digital Geneva Convention to protect cyberspace (WS34)
10:45 - 12:15 Fast tracking digital dividends for women in CASA
11:30 - 12:30 Internet of things: Supportive role of smart solutions in the decision making process
11:45 - 13:15 Bridging digital divides through cybersecurity capacity building
11:45 - 13:15 CyberBRICS: Building the next generation internet, step by step (WS261)
11:45 - 13:15 Internet of things and cyber security: Will 'regulation' save the day?
11:45 - 13:15 NRIs collaborative session: Multilingual internet: IDNs under the magnifying glass 
11:45 - 13:15 Out of my hands?
11:45 - 13:15 Selective persecution and the mob: Hate and religion online
12:15 - 12:45 Financing and building sustainable community networks - The Coolab experience
12:15 - 13:15 Local content in the media
12:15 - 13:15 OECD Project going digital: Making the transformation work for growth and well-being
12:45 - 13:15 How counter narratives can help pluralistic democracy to flourish online
13:30 - 15:00 IGFSA annual general assembly
15:00 - 16:00 Digital transformation of the Lebanese telecom sector
15:00 - 16:00 IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on internet of things
15:00 - 16:00 Fake news, AI trolls, and disinformation: How can the internet community deal with poison in the system
15:00 - 16:00 Internet Society Open Forum: What actions should we take today to shape our digital future?
15:00 - 16:30 Assessing implications of internet shutdowns according to internet governance principles
15:00 - 16:30 Combating online violence against politically-active women
15:00 - 16:30 Data localisation and barriers to crossborder data flows
15:00 - 16:30 Governance innovation in the age of sharing economy
15:00 - 16:30 NRIs collaborative session: Digital currency and blockchain technology 
15:00 - 16:30 Universal design and creating an accessible digital future
15:00 - 18:00 Empowering global cooperation on cybersecurity for sustainable development and peace
16:15 - 17:15 Fostering internet usage in Afghanistan via regulatory measures
16:15 - 17:15 ICANN - Looking ahead: Challenges and opportunities
16:15 - 17:15 Tackling violent extremism online: New human rights challenges for states and businesses
16:15 - 17:45 Is there a place for civility in our digital future?
16:45 - 18:15 Fighting fake news, protecting free speech: Global perspectives on combatting online misinformation
16:45 - 18:15 The internet of things and accessibility for people with disability
16:45 - 18:15 Realising SDGs through policies enabling digital trade
16:45 - 18:15 The role of internet governance content in shaping our digital futures
17:00 - 18:30 ITU/UN women EQUALS in Tech awards ceremony: Closing the gender digital divide 
17:15 - 18:15 Between a rock and a hard place? Identifying encryption policies that are human rights respecting
17:15 - 18:15 Big-data, business, and respect for human rights
09:00 - 10:00 Data and trade: Identifying win-win solutions for future digital commerce
09:00 - 10:00 Data in environmental and climate activities
09:00 - 10:00 Fake news and possible solutions to access information, discussion led by Young IGF (WS134)
09:00 - 10:00 ITU/UN women EQUALS in Tech panel discussion: Closing the gender digital divide
09:00 - 10:00 Legal challenges in cloud forensics and cross-border criminal and counterterrorism investigations
09:00 - 10:00 Regional cooperation for the advancement of electronic government
09:00 - 10:00 What's going at the ITU, how it affects internet governance, and why you should probably care
09:00 - 10:30 Internet inclusion solutions: Shaping the digital future
09:00 - 10:30 Public policies to deploy IPv6 in developing countries: Successful international experiences
09:00 - 10:30 State-led Interference in encrypted systems: A public debate on different policy approaches
10:00 - 11:30 Dynamic coalitions: Contribute to the digital future!
10:00 - 11:45 How does social media shape our minds?
10:15 - 11:15 WSIS action lines advancing the achievement of SDGs
10:15 - 11:45 Biometrics and identity in the Global South
10:15 - 11:45 Equipping populations with the skills to shape and secure their digital future
10:15 - 11:45 International cooperation between CERTS: Technical diplomacy for cybersecurity? (WS38)
10:15 - 11:45 Trust and trade across borders: Shaping future international e-commerce from developing countries
10:45 - 12:15 Beyond the next gig: Unpacking development, rights, and economic futures in the age of platforms
10:45 - 12:15 The dark side of internet policy: How flawed policy can lead to censorship, surveillance, and shutdowns
11:15 - 12:15 IGF 2017 - Strengthening the IGF: The German community invites to a discussion
11:30 - 13:00 NRIs perpsectives: Rights in the digital world (first segment)
11:45 - 13:15 Artificial Intelligence in Asia: What's similar, What's different? Findings from our AI workshops
11:45 - 13:15 Good governance with governments: getting governments involved in internet governance
11:45 - 13:15 How can we limit the negative impact of carrier grade NAT technologies and boost IPv6 adoption?
11:45 - 13:15 Multistakeholder consultation on defining internet universality indicators
11:45 - 13:15 Navigating gender and youth challenges: Telling stories about women, technology, and creation
11:45 - 13:15 Open source: Defending freedoms in the digital future
12:15 - 13:15 Cybersecurity 2.0 - leveraging the multistakeholder model to develop and deploy cybersecurity policy
12:15 - 13:15 Next generation Internet
12:30 - 13:30 Terrorism: Freedom vs security?
13:30 - 15:00 APC global information society watch launch
14:00 - IGF 2017 - Best practice forum on cybersecurity
14:00 - IGF 2017 - Dynamic coalition on accessibility and disabilities
15:00 - 16:00 Content regulation and private ordering at internet governance institutions
15:00 - 16:00 Data protection and humanitarian action (OF31)
15:00 - 16:00 Geneva's platform for global digital governance (OF77)
15:00 - 16:00 NRIs perspectives: Rights in the digital world (second segment)
15:00 - 16:30 Crime and jurisdiction in cyberspace: Towards solutions
15:00 - 16:30 Explaining Internet Governance to friends and family 101 - How to improve our communication?
15:00 - 16:30 Making artificial intelligence work for equity and social justice
15:00 - 16:30 Policy and technology approaches for expanding broadband to rural and remote areas
16:15 - 17:15 Digital inclusion for Africa
16:15 - 17:15 A global agenda on cyber capacity building: Outcome GCCS2017
16:15 - 17:15 OAS/OEA and the promotion of national cybersecurity strategies in the Americas
16:15 - 17:45 Two networks will shape your digital future
16:45 - 17:15 Council of Europe: Launching the internet literacy handbook for children and grown-ups
16:45 - 18:15 AI: Intelligent machines, smart policies
16:45 - 18:15 The government hacks back - chaos or security? A debate
16:45 - 18:15 Internet of things for smart city: Green and sustainability
16:45 - 18:15 Youth participation in internet governance
17:15 - 18:15 African IGF open forum (OF6)
17:15 - 18:15 Internet governance in times of the digital economy
17:15 - 18:15 Protecting human rights online: The freedom online coalition
17:15 - 18:15 Virtual reality is the next computing platform for development: Challenges and opportunities
17:15 - 18:15 What are future scenarios for the global cooperation in cybersecurity field?
08:30 - 09:00 IGF youth Initiatives
09:00 - 10:00 Building blocks of trust for a sustainable, evolving Internet
09:00 - 10:00 Exploring implications of big data and artificial intelligence for knowledge societies and SDGs
09:00 - 10:00 IGF 2017 - Internet & jurisdiction policy network
09:00 - 10:00 Portal of the municipal government
09:00 - 10:30 Datafication and social justice: What challenges for Internet Governance?
09:00 - 10:30 Dynamic coalition coordination session
09:00 - 10:30 Multistakeholder collaborations in cybersecurity response
09:00 - 10:30 Synthesis document - a collective output shaping the future of IGF and NRIs: An experience from APrIGF
09:45 - 10:15 The national digital policy playbook: New approaches for collaboration and Impact
10:00 - 13:00 Digital transformation - How do we shape its socio-economic and labor impacts for good?
10:15 - 11:15 Commonwealth open forum - Facilitating investment in cybersecurity as a means of achieving the sustainable development goals (OF67)
10:15 - 11:15 Data and the SDGs: From opportunities to impact
10:15 - 11:15 Memory and documentation in internet governance: the challenge of building vollections
10:15 - 11:45 Internet shutdowns taking a toll on Africa’s internet economy
10:15 - 11:45 A look at world trends in freedom of expression online
10:15 - 11:45 NRIs collaborative session: Access and existing barriers on regional and national levels 
10:45 - 11:45 The distributed denial of democracy: Threats to democratic processes online
10:45 - 12:15 Fake news, content regulation, and platformisation of the web: A Global South perspective
10:45 - 12:15 Let the people speak: Using evidence from the global south to reshape our digital future
11:15 - 12:15 Harnessing digital economy opportunities by supporting SMEs in information technology adoption
11:15 - 12:15 Redefining rights for a gender inclusive networked future
11:15 - 12:15 Strengthening capacities in international internet governance
11:45 - 13:15 Towards an inclusive cybersecurity capacity building approach
12:00 - 13:30 NRIs collaborative session: Learning from the NRIs: exchanging experiences and insights on data retention, government access to data, and data literacy
12:15 - 13:15 Islands surrounded by land and sea: The road to full connectivity for LLDCs, LDCs, and SIDS
12:15 - 13:15 A net of rights: Human rights impact assessments for the future of the internet
12:30 - 13:30 Dynamic coalition on publicness
15:00 - 17:00 IGF 2017 - Open mic/taking stock
16:00 - IGF 2017 - Closing ceremony

Event report

The 12th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum took place on 18-21 December 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, with the overarching theme ‘Shaping your digital future’. As in previous years, the GIP reported from most workshops, and published IGF Daily newsletters on each day of the IGF, a final report, data analysis, illustrations, and other content, in addition to a full programme of activities, including the Art@IGF exhibition.

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The 12th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place on 18-21 December 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, under the overarching theme ‘Shaping your digital future’.

As in previous years, the IGF meeting will include a large number of workshops, open forums, dynamic coalition meetings, and other events that will give participants the opportunity to engage in open discussions on various Internet governance issues. Several main sessions will also be part of the programme, on topics that will be decided by the Multistakeholder Advisory Group, in consultation with the broader IGF community. The outputs of the IGF 2017 intersessional activities will also be discussed at the meeting. In addition, national and regional IGF initiatives will share experiences and discuss about their specificities, challenges, and plans for the future.

In December 2015, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the remarkable progress of the Internet and information and communication technologies at the overall review of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10). As part of the outcome of WSIS+10, the General Assembly acknowledged the role of the IGF as a multistakeholder platform for discussion of Internet governance issues and decided to extend for another 10 years the existing mandate of the IGF. IGF work moving forward will also support the global effort to achieve the SDGs, many of which relate in one way or another to the Internet and information and communication technologies.

More information on the IGF 2017 meeting is made available on the IGF Secretariat website and on the host country website.

The 12th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place on 18-21 December 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, with the overarching theme ‘Shaping your digital future’. As in previous years, the IGF meeting will include a large number of workshops, open forums, dynamic coalition meetings, and other events that will give participants the opportunity to engage in open discussions on various Internet governance issues. We will be reporting from most workshops; session reports will be available further down on this page. IGF Daily newsletters, a final report, data analysis, illustrations, and other content will be available on this page. View also our full programme of activities.

 

On this page: IGF Dailies and Final Report | Session Reports | Art@IGF | Illustrations | Follow the issues | About the IGF

 

IGF Dailies and Final Report

IGF2017Report

IGF Report, published on Wednesday, 10th January, 2018

IGFDaily1 1

IGF Daily 1, published on Monday, 18th December, 2017

IGFDaily2

IGF Daily 2, published on Tuesday, 19th December, 2017

IGFDaily3

IGF Daily 3, published on Wednesday, 20th December, 2017

IGFDaily4

IGF Daily 4, published on Thursday, 21th December, 2017

 

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