Remote Participation in the Internet Governance Forum

The internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The IGF takes place once a year and aims to discuss issues related to Internet governance that touch directly upon the lives of Internet users, such as: privacy, freedom of expression, access to the Internet and content diversity, to name just a few. The IGF is a multistakeholder forum. This means that governments, civil society and the business sector can participate on equal footing.

In 2010, the IGF will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania. Unfortunately, several factors may hamper physical attendance, such as professional commitments and travel costs. But staying in your home city does not mean that it is not possible to follow the debates. It does not mean you cannot participate actively and make your voice heard. There will be interactive channels for e‐participation through Remote IGF Hubs.

Remote Participation Hubs:

The hubs are local meetings that take place in parallel with the main meeting. People can watch the webcast together and send questions (text or video) that will be answered by panelists in IGF. In addition, hub participants can hold debates to discuss the themes introduced at the IGF, but from a local perspective. Hubs help in raising awareness about Internet Governance issues, it fosters networking among participants and community building and it encourages follow‐up activities.

Here is a video recording of the 2009 IGF Peru Remote Hub:



(Text of this blog post from the official Internet Governance remote participation Website. Read more here

Those from Chennai interested in being a part of the Chennnai Hub of the IGF Vilnius Meeting are invited to register their interest by email to isocindiachennai at gmail.com

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