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The challenges of digital inclusion in Africa and the innovations we need
The challenges of digital inclusion in Africa and the innovations we need 18 January 2024 Onyekachi Okoro Emmanuel

Following their participation at the 2023 African Internet Governance Forum, the Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) identified several key issues affecting digital inclusion, expansion and use across Africa as well as recommendations for the way forward.

Bringing a gender justice lens to the UN's Global Digital Compact
Bringing a gender justice lens to the UN's Global Digital Compact 11 December 2023 Maja Romano

To be relevant, effective and sustainable, the Global Digital Compact must adopt a human rights-based approach and be intentional about putting inclusivity at the centre of all recommendations.

What makes connectivity meaningful? Some voices from the IGF
What makes connectivity meaningful? Some voices from the IGF 11 December 2023 Débora Prado and Nils Brock

This year’s theme of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was “The Internet We Want – Empowering All People”. If the theme were a question – What is the internet we want? – voices from a series of short interviews at the forum highlighted different aspects of an answer.

IGF 2023: My time at the APC booth
IGF 2023: My time at the APC booth 06 December 2023 Arsène Tungali

Arsène Tungali from DRC-based APC member organisation Rudi International shares highlights of his experience greeting visitors to the booth hosted by APC at the latest edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

APC's reflections on the 2023 Internet Governance Forum and suggestions for 2024
APC's reflections on the 2023 Internet Governance Forum and suggestions for 2024 17 November 2023 APC

This document summarises APC's reflections on the 2023 IGF in terms of what worked well and what did not work so well, in areas such as logistics, scheduling of sessions, challenges for onsite participation, and diversity and representation. It also offers recommendations for the 2024 IGF.

Inside the Digital Society: How should we review a 20-year-old Summit?  What makes it relevant today?
Inside the Digital Society: How should we review a 20-year-old Summit? What makes it relevant today? 11 November 2023 David Souter

In 2025 the United Nations General Assembly will review what's happened since the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and what should happen next. Our columnist takes a look back and outlines six areas that the WSIS+20 review should take into account.

“There is an opportunity for a more well-rounded discussion around gender and technology to be included at the IGF”: OVOF partners at IGF2023
“There is an opportunity for a more well-rounded discussion around gender and technology to be included at the IGF”: OVOF partners at IGF2023 04 November 2023 Sheena Magenya

APC's Our Voices Our Futures (OVOF) project supported the participation of three country partners from Kenya, India and Bangladesh at IGF2023. We gathered some reflections from them about how their work with OVOF intersects with internet governance and the IGF.

AfriSIG 2023 assembled stakeholders and parliamentarians from 20 countries to help implement the African Union's Data Policy Framework
AfriSIG 2023 assembled stakeholders and parliamentarians from 20 countries to help implement the African Union's Data Policy Framework 29 October 2023 Maja Romano

This year’s AfriSIG took place from 13 to 18 September in Abuja, Nigeria. Over the course of five days, 53 participants from 20 countries took part in interactive sessions ranging from the history of internet governance in the African context to the digital economy and cyber resilience.

Highlights of the APC network @IGF 2023
Highlights of the APC network @IGF 2023 26 October 2023 APCNews

The annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is the United Nations’ most significant multistakeholder event for tackling internet governance. Here are some highlights of the APC network's participation this year.

Join the campaign to strengthen #TheIGFWeWant: “We all are the motor behind its success”
Join the campaign to strengthen #TheIGFWeWant: “We all are the motor behind its success” 26 October 2023 Maja Romano

The 2023 global IGF will see the launch of a campaign for #TheIGFWeWant, calling attention to the IGF's importance to mobilise civil society organisations and other stakeholders to collectively and strongly advocate for its maintenance and strengthening.

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