Public Policy 

Internet Governance

Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The United Nations created the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to continue the work of WSIS. The IGF will bring together stakeholders from government, industry, and civil society to discuss Internet governance issues at a series of annual meetings between 2006 and 2010.

ISOC Contributions and related activities

2010

• ISOC's comments on taking stock of IGF 2009 and inputs for format and agenda of IGF 2010
  17 January 2010

2009

• ISOC@IGF 2009 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
  Nov 2009
• Background information document on IGF 2009 and ISOC Engagement Plan
  November 2009 (PDF: 229KB)
  
• ISOC's comments and recommendation to the United Nations Secretary General's review process examining the desirability of continuing the IGF
  15 July 2009 (PDF:137KB)
• Report - Membership Survey on Internet Governance
  May 2009 (PDF: 1.1MB)
• ISOC comments on Draft Programme Paper for the IGF meeting
  23 April 2009

2008

• ISOC@IGF 2008 in Hyderabad, India
  Dec 2008
• IGF Hyderabad - ISOC comments on the Program, Agenda and Format
  29 Aug 2008 (PDF: 69KB)
• IGF Hyderabad - ISOC Ambassador Program
  Jun 2008
• Partnership towards IGF in Asia - ISOC Presentation at APRICOT/APNIC
  25 Feb 2008 (PDF: 23KB)
• The Review of the Internet Governance Forum - ISOC Presentation at EIF Brussels
  5 Mar 2008 (PDF: 25KB)
• ISOC strategy overview - Presentation at Chapters Meeting in Taipei
  28 Feb 2008 (PDF: 21KB)
• ISOC Contribution to Internet Governance Forum Consultations
  Feb 2008 PDF: 68KB)

2007

• ISOC@IGF Rio
  Nov 2007
• ISOC IGF Rio Ambassadors Program
  Jul 2007 (PDF: 20KB)
• Report on Membership Survey on Internet Governance
  Jul 2007 (PDF: 38KB)
• Contribution to the Internet Governance Forum Consultations
  May 2007 (PDF: 56KB)
• ISOC contribution to IGF Athens stock-taking
  2 Feb 2007 ( PDF: 29KB)

2006

• ISOC@IGF Athens
  Multiple links detailing ISOC's involvement in the first IGF meeting in Athens, Greece, 2006
• Internet Governance Meeting, ISOC Argentina (ISOC Project Funding) (PDF: 57KB)
• ISOC and the Internet Governance Forum Advisory Group
• ISOC contribution on public policy issues for the IGF
  Mar 2006 (PDF: 125KB)
• ISOC contribution on the composition of the IGF multi-stakeholder group
  28 Feb 2006 (PDF: 30KB)
• ISOC statement during the IGF consultation
  17 Feb 2006 (PDF: 27KB)
• ISOC's contribution on the formation of the Internet Governance Forum
  Feb 2006 (PDF: 29KB)
• BoT Utrecht meeting - Ambassador Janis Karklins on WSIS Outcomes and Next Steps
  Feb 2006 (PDF: 52KB)

Read more about ISOC's global participation:

• Strategic Global Engagement program
• WSIS