Internet Governance Forum 2022
Session reports
08:15 - 09:45 IGF 2022 Global youth summit
12:05 - 15:05 High Level Leaders Session 2 | IGF 2022
06:00 - 07:00 Fragmented reality. New horizons of digital distrust
08:15 - 09:45 Opening ceremony | IGF 2022
10:15 - 11:45 Youthful approach at data protection in messaging apps
10:50 - 12:20 Fighting the creators and spreaders of untruths online
10:50 - 12:20 The good, the bad and the ugly; online gender violence
12:00 - 13:00 It is for all: Meaningful access and affordable internet
12:05 - 13:05 Affective computing: The governance challenges
12:50 - 14:50 High Level Leaders Session 3 I IGF 2022
13:05 - 14:05 UN open forum
13:15 - 14:15 Role of community to achieve universal acceptance
14:30 - 15:30 Data privacy gap: the Global South youth perspective
06:30 - 08:00 Afro-feminist AI governance; challenges and lessons
06:30 - 08:00 The impact of digital citizenship on statelessness
06:30 - 08:30 PN Internet fragmentation
07:45 - 08:45 Harmonising online safety regulation
08:15 - 09:45 Main session: Avoiding internet fragmentation
10:45 - 11:45 Misty metaverse: blurring letter of the law
10:50 - 12:20 DC main session: Our digital future: How dynamic coalitions support the Global Digital Compact
12:00 - 13:30 Pathways to equitable and safe development of AGI
12:35 - 14:05 Main session: Governing data & protecting privacy
13:50 - 15:20 IGF 2022 - Declaration for the future of the internet
13:50 - 15:20 Gen-Z in cyberspace: Are we safe online?
13:50 - 15:20 Global governance of LEO satellite broadband
14:30 - 15:30 Ethical and legal boundaries for OSINT practices
14:30 - 15:30 Why digital transformation and AI matter for justice
16:20 - 17:20 Leadership panel roundtable
06:30 - 07:30 Harnessing the power of accessible technology
06:30 - 07:30 Human rights centered technology in emergency responses
06:30 - 08:00 Do diverging platform regulations risk an open internet?
06:30 - 08:00 To regulate or not to regulate?
08:15 - 09:45 Balancing digital sovereignty and the splinternet
08:15 - 09:45 Need for fundamental regulation for the Global South
08:30 - 10:00 IGF 2022 BPF Cybersecurity
09:00 - 10:00 Designing an AI ethical framework in the Global South
10:45 - 11:45 Addressing the gap in measuring the harm of cyberattacks
10:45 - 11:45 Platform responsibilities for journalist digital safety
10:45 - 12:15 Strengthening African voices in global digital policy
10:50 - 11:50 Cutting ties: Citizens caught between conflict and tech
10:50 - 11:50 Platform regulation: perspectives from the Global South
10:50 - 12:00 Cross-border data sharing for public safety
12:05 - 13:35 Global AI governance for sustainable development
12:15 - 13:45 PN Meaningful Access: From policy to implementation: lessons and good practices to advance meaningful access
12:30 - 13:30 Creating a safer internet while protecting human rights
12:35 - 13:35 Meaningful platform transparency in the Global South
13:50 - 15:20 Toward a resilient internet: Cyber diplomacy 2.0
14:20 - 15:20 Protecting shared computation (cloud security)
14:20 - 15:20 Protection of personal data in e-government projects
15:00 - 15:30 DNS abuse: Where are we and where do we want to be?
06:30 - 08:00 Financing mechanisms for locally-owned internet networks
06:30 - 08:00 Internet shutdowns: Diverse risks, challenges, and needs
07:00 - 08:00 (NRIs Main Session) Safeguarding and strengthening the core principles of a trusted internet
07:45 - 08:45 Reducing disparate outcomes with digital health tools
08:15 - 09:45 Accountability in building digital ID infrastructures
08:15 - 09:45 Addressing children’s privacy and edtech apps
10:45 - 11:45 How can data justice be realised practically?
10:45 - 12:15 BPF: Gender & digital rights: Regulatory practices - a friend or foe to digital and gender rights?
12:00 - 13:00 New data on fairer access to health using the internet
13:15 - 14:15 IGF 2022 Open mic taking stock
14:30 - 15:30 IGF 2022 Closing ceremony
IGF 2022 Summary Report
The IGF 2022 Summary Report is now available! Discover the top 10 trends of IGF 2022, the summary of discussions, and data analysis of 188 session transcripts now!
IGF Dailies
Main IGF Themes
The 17th edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held under the overarching theme ‘Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future.’ The programme is focused on five themes drawn from the UN Secretary General’s Global Digital Compact:
- Connecting all people and safeguarding human rights,
- Avoiding internet fragmentation,
- Governing data and protecting privacy
- Enabling safety, security and accountability,
- Addressing advanced technologies, including AI.
Just-in-time reporting from the IGF
As per tradition, the Digital Watch observatory will provide just-in-time reporting from the IGF. Keep this page bookmarked for reports from all main sessions, high level sessions, workshops and best practice forums (BPFs).
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Sponsors and partners
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