WSIS Forum 2026
Rapport généré par l'IA

From Negotiation to Implementation: Reimagining the IGF in the WSIS+20 Era

9 intervenants
Résumé

Résumé

La discussion a porté sur la manière de refaçonner le Forum sur la gouvernance de l’Internet (IGF) après l’examen WSIS+20, en particulier maintenant que l’IGF dispose d’un mandat permanent et doit devenir plus utile, plus efficace et plus réactif face aux nouvelles technologies telles que l’IA.Les participants ont structuré l’ordre du jour autour de quatre questions : un nouveau dialogue gouvernemental, le travail intersessions, une reconnaissance renforcée des initiatives nationales et régionales de l’IGF (NRI), ainsi que la durabilité, le financement et la capacité du secrétariat.S’agissant de la participation gouvernementale, les intervenants ont largement convenu que les gouvernements doivent être associés de manière plus significative, mais sans affaiblir le caractère multipartite de l’IGF.

Anriette Esterhuysen a soutenu qu’une participation gouvernementale significative est essentielle, notamment pour une élaboration des politiques plus inclusive dans le Sud global, et qu’elle devrait impliquer un engagement sincère sur des défis politiques concrets plutôt que des discours de haut niveau à caractère cérémoniel.Janis Karklins a ajouté que les gouvernements ne s’engageront que si l’IGF est pertinent au regard de leurs priorités réelles et de leurs contraintes en matière de ressources, suggérant que les ordres du jour devraient être adaptés aux besoins gouvernementaux concrets, y compris ceux des gouvernements africains à Nairobi.Jennifer Chung a indiqué que le MAG préfère désormais décrire cela comme un « dialogue gouvernemental avec les parties prenantes », ancré dans le modèle multipartite de l’IGF et conçu pour fonctionner aux côtés des volets parlementaire et judiciaire existants plutôt que comme un silo distinct.

Un deuxième thème majeur concernait la manière de rendre l’IGF plus influent sans le transformer en forum de négociation.Esterhuysen a soutenu que de meilleurs résultats exigent des changements dans le format de l’IGF, car les ateliers et forums ouverts actuels produisent des résultats larges mais insuffisamment substantiels pour les décideurs.Andrea Calderaro et d’autres ont souligné que le travail le plus important se déroule entre les réunions annuelles, les gouvernements et les parties prenantes faisant leurs « devoirs » au niveau national pour ensuite les porter dans le forum mondial.

Chengetai Masango a défendu la valeur de l’IGF en tant qu’espace de dialogue, tout en appelant également à un suivi plus solide, à des résultats applicables et à une meilleure utilisation du travail intersessions.Les participants ont également insisté sur l’importance de relier plus étroitement l’IGF mondial aux NRI, décrites comme l’un des grands succès du forum et qui sont désormais plus de 180 sous des formats nationaux, régionaux, sous-régionaux et de jeunesse.

Chung a fait valoir que les relations entre le MAG et les NRI devraient aller au-delà de la planification annuelle des événements pour évoluer vers une interaction substantielle tout au long de l’année et un apprentissage partagé au sein d’un réseau horizontal.Esterhuysen a proposé un modèle à double sens dans lequel l’IGF mondial identifie des questions concrètes, les NRI et les réseaux de politique publique les examinent, et le secrétariat synthétise les différentes réponses en options de politique non négociées.En conclusion, les intervenants ont indiqué que la priorité immédiate pour Nairobi est d’assurer le succès de l’IGF 2025 tout en lançant des réformes progressives pour les années suivantes.

Ils ont mis en avant la nécessité d’améliorer la manière dont les discussions sont documentées et synthétisées, d’intégrer les processus connexes de gouvernance numérique dans le rôle de plateforme centrale de l’IGF, et de traiter les questions de financement à long terme et de capacité du secrétariat afin que le mandat permanent puisse produire un impact concret.

Points clés

Objectif général : La discussion visait à réfléchir aux résultats de l’examen WSIS+20 et à examiner comment l’IGF devrait évoluer dans le cadre de son mandat permanent, en particulier en améliorant son efficacité, en renforçant son caractère multipartite, en intégrant plus significativement les gouvernements, en reliant les IGF nationaux et régionaux au processus mondial, et en traitant des questions institutionnelles telles que le financement et la capacité du Secrétariat . - Comment instaurer un dialogue gouvernemental significatif sans compromettre le modèle multipartite de l’IGF. Les participants ont souligné que les gouvernements doivent être impliqués de manière substantielle dans l’IGF, notamment pour favoriser une élaboration des politiques plus inclusive au niveau national, mais cela ne devrait pas devenir une « filière » cloisonnée ou purement cérémonielle de discours officiels . Janis Karklins a fait valoir que les gouvernements ne participeront que si l’IGF est clairement pertinent pour leurs véritables problèmes de politique publique et leurs contraintes de ressources . Jennifer Chung et Chengetai Masango ont insisté sur le fait qu’il fallait présenter cela comme un « dialogue gouvernemental avec les parties prenantes », intégré aux structures existantes de l’IGF et préparé par le travail intersessions plutôt que comme un ajout autonome . - L’IGF devrait dépasser l’image d’un simple « talking shop » en modifiant ses formats et en renforçant le travail intersessions, sans devenir un forum de négociation. Konstantinos Komaitis a soulevé le défi consistant à rendre l’IGF plus influent sans le transformer en espace de négociation de type onusien . Anriette Esterhuysen a soutenu que des résultats plus solides exigent de modifier le format même de l’IGF, notamment par un travail longitudinal plus approfondi, des sessions de synthèse et la délégation de travaux de recherche aux mécanismes intersessions, tout en préservant le dialogue comme fonction centrale . Andrea Calderaro et Chengetai Masango ont réaffirmé que le travail le plus important se fait entre les réunions annuelles, et que les résultats intersessions doivent être rendus plus digestes, plus utiles et davantage orientés vers la mise en œuvre . - Les IGF nationaux, régionaux, sous-régionaux et de jeunesse constituent un grand succès, mais leurs liens avec l’IGF mondial doivent devenir plus substantiels et continus. Anriette a souligné que la reconnaissance des initiatives nationales et régionales (NRI) dans les résultats de WSIS+20 était importante, car ces initiatives sont devenues fondamentales pour l’impact de l’IGF malgré leur diversité . Jennifer Chung a décrit le réseau des NRI comme un écosystème vaste et en croissance, notamment en Afrique et en Asie ainsi que parmi les initiatives de jeunesse, mais a noté que l’interaction actuelle avec l’IGF mondial reste encore trop centrée sur la planification d’un seul événement annuel plutôt que sur des échanges thématiques soutenus et un apprentissage mutuel . Anriette a ensuite proposé un modèle à double sens dans lequel l’IGF mondial identifie des questions concrètes de politique publique, les NRI et les réseaux de politique publique y travaillent tout au long de l’année, et le Secrétariat synthétise ces contributions en options de politique non négociées . - L’IGF devrait devenir une meilleure plateforme centrale pour les processus plus larges de gouvernance numérique et être moins réticent au risque dans son programme. Andrea Calderaro a soutenu que l’IGF devrait se connecter de manière plus délibérée aux processus internationaux parallèles, tels que le Groupe de travail à composition non limitée des Nations Unies et le mécanisme mondial permanent émergent, en tirant les enseignements de ces espaces sur la manière d’intégrer les contributions multipartites dans des processus pilotés par les gouvernements . En conclusion, il a appelé l’IGF à agir comme une plateforme centrale pour des conversations de gouvernance dispersées plutôt que comme un simple lieu où des sujets connexes apparaissent si quelqu’un propose une session . Anriette a également exhorté l’IGF à être plus audacieux et moins prudent, estimant que son statut permanent devrait lui permettre d’aborder plus ouvertement des questions difficiles telles que la responsabilité des entreprises et la divergence des points de vue des parties prenantes . - La durabilité institutionnelle, en particulier le financement, la capacité du Secrétariat et des priorités réalistes à court terme, demeure une préoccupation centrale. Au début de la discussion, Anriette a identifié le Secrétariat, le financement, la durabilité et la gestion institutionnelle comme l’une des quatre questions centrales pour l’avenir de l’IGF . Plus tard, en discutant de résultats plus solides et de l’intégration à travers l’écosystème de l’IGF, les participants ont noté que cela nécessiterait une capacité accrue du Secrétariat pour synthétiser et communiquer efficacement les résultats . Lors du tour de clôture, les intervenants ont largement convenu qu’à seulement quelques mois de Nairobi, la priorité immédiate est de faire du prochain cycle de l’IGF un succès tout en lançant dès maintenant des améliorations pratiques et en planifiant des réformes plus profondes pour 2027 et au-delà . Ton général : Le ton a été constructif, pragmatique et tourné vers l’avenir tout au long de l’échange, avec un sentiment d’urgence en raison du temps limité avant l’IGF de Nairobi . Par moments, il a été légèrement informel et lucide sur lui-même, avec la reconnaissance que la session était quelque peu précipitée et improvisée . La discussion est aussi devenue plus franche et orientée vers la réforme au milieu, en particulier lorsque les participants ont critiqué les formats actuels de l’IGF, son aversion au risque et sa faible intégration entre les processus, mais elle est restée globalement collaborative et axée sur les solutions plutôt que conflictuelle .

Intervenants

- Anriette Esterhuysen - Conseillère principale sur la gouvernance mondiale et régionale de l’internet à l’Association for Progressive Communications ; participante et panéliste. [S2] - Audience - Participants du public à distance et en salle ; certains commentaires et questions ont été pris dans la salle et en ligne. - Janis Karklins - Responsable de l’engagement des gouvernements à l’ICANN ; ancien président du groupe consultatif multipartite de l’IGF ; ancien représentant permanent de la Lettonie auprès de l’ONU à Genève. [S7][S8] - Chengetai Masango - Chef du Secrétariat de l’IGF des Nations Unies. [S10] - Sorene Assefa - De la UNECA ; participant intervenant depuis le public. - Konstantinos Komaitis - Senior Resident Fellow à l’Atlantic Council ; modérateur de la session et panéliste. [S16] - Andrea Calderaro - Directeur de projet du programme EU Cyber Direct ; participant et panéliste. [S19] - Jennifer Chung - Vice-présidente chargée des politiques de .ASIA Organisation ; présidente du MAG pour l’année ; dirige également le Secrétariat de l’Internet Governance Forum Support Association. [S21] - Desiree Miloshevic Evans - Conseillère principale en politiques publiques et affaires internationales en Europe pour Afilias ; participante depuis la salle. [S24]

Intervenants supplémentaires : - Eleanor Hickok - Mentionnée comme la modératrice/organisatrice prévue de la session, mais n’a pas participé de manière substantielle dans la transcription. - Elena / Elona / Elunai - Mentionnée dans la discussion comme organisant la session et étant en retard ; probablement la même personne qu’Eleanor Hickok, mais la transcription est incohérente, donc l’identité ne peut pas être confirmée. - Kiki - Participante en ligne dont le commentaire écrit a été lu au compte rendu par Anriette Esterhuysen. - Shifira - Participante du public à distance qui a tenté de poser une question oralement. - Chiwa - Participante à distance mentionnée par le modérateur au sujet des commentaires dans le chat. - Andile Mshici - Identifié dans la discussion comme régulateur et membre du conseil de l’autorité sud-africaine de régulation des communications ; sa question en ligne a été lue à voix haute, bien qu’il n’ait pas pris la parole directement.

Intervenants
AE
Anriette Esterhuysen
161 wpm · 9 min
JK
Janis Karklins
133 wpm · 2 min
JC
Jennifer Chung
185 wpm · 6 min
AC
Andrea Calderaro
189 wpm · 4 min
CM
Chengetai Masango
156 wpm · 3 min
DM
Desiree Miloshevic Evans
143 wpm · 2 min
KK
Konstantinos Komaitis
154 wpm · 10 min
SA
Sorene Assefa
140 wpm · 1 min
A
Audience
163 wpm · 10 s

Avec le retard d’Eleanor Hickok, Konstantinos Komaitis a ouvert la session en la remplaçant comme modérateur et en posant la question de ce à quoi devrait ressembler l’Internet Governance Forum (IGF) après l’examen WSIS+20 et son nouveau statut/mandat permanent, en particulier s’il doit rester utile, efficace et réactif face à des enjeux en évolution rapide tels que l’IA avant la prochaine réunion annuelle à Nairobi . Anriette Esterhuysen a ensuite présenté les quatre axes de réflexion des organisateurs : le nouvel élément gouvernemental, le travail intersessions et la vision stratégique de l’IGF, le rôle des initiatives nationales et régionales (NRI), ainsi que la durabilité, le financement et les capacités du Secrétariat . Dans la pratique, la discussion a traité en profondeur les trois premiers points, tandis que le quatrième n’a été abordé que brièvement .

Un premier grand thème a porté sur la manière d’introduire une participation gouvernementale plus forte sans affaiblir le caractère multipartite de l’IGF. Komaitis l’a formulé directement comme la question de savoir comment intégrer une participation gouvernementale plus formelle sans compromettre le modèle de base du forum . Esterhuysen a soutenu qu’une participation sérieuse des gouvernements est essentielle, en particulier du point de vue du Sud global, car l’élaboration multipartite des politiques publiques au niveau national reste faible si les gouvernements ne sont pas impliqués de manière substantielle . Selon elle, le risque ne réside pas dans la participation des gouvernements en tant que telle, mais dans une forme superficielle de cette participation : non pas des interventions cérémonielles de hauts responsables, mais un engagement ouvert et concret sur les problèmes de politique publique que les gouvernements cherchent réellement à résoudre . Janis Karklins a formulé un point similaire dans des termes plus pragmatiques, en faisant valoir que les gouvernements font face à de nombreuses exigences concurrentes et n’investiront du temps et des ressources dans l’IGF que s’il traite de questions pour lesquelles ils ont réellement besoin d’aide . Il a suggéré que la préparation de Nairobi devrait partir des besoins des gouvernements africains afin qu’ils considèrent l’IGF comme un lieu utile pour tirer des enseignements de l’expérience des autres .

Jennifer Chung a affiné la dimension institutionnelle de cette discussion en soutenant qu’il ne fallait plus parler de « government track », mais plutôt d’un « government dialogue with stakeholders » ancré dans le caractère multipartite de l’IGF . Elle a suggéré que ce que les États membres semblaient rechercher était un engagement plus étroit de la branche exécutive du gouvernement, aux côtés des volets parlementaire et judiciaire déjà existants, et a indiqué que la tâche consistait désormais à harmoniser ce nouveau dialogue avec ces structures existantes plutôt qu’à créer un silo . En se référant aux discussions autour de Nairobi, elle a déclaré que les hôtes kenyans s’étaient montrés favorables au maintien de ce nouveau mécanisme dans l’approche multipartite établie de l’IGF, et a cité le rôle de l’ambassadeur Lokale dans ce processus antérieur . Andrea Calderaro a ajouté une perspective comparative, en soutenant que d’autres processus onusiens sur le cyber et le numérique, tels que l’Open-Ended Working Group et le mécanisme permanent mondial émergent, sont confrontés à des questions similaires sur la manière de relier des processus conduits par les gouvernements à une participation plus large des parties prenantes . Il a déclaré que les gouvernements s’engagent souvent plus sérieusement lorsqu’on leur assigne des tâches et des objectifs clairs, après quoi les communautés multipartites peuvent contribuer à y répondre .

Chengetai Masango a décrit la réflexion du Secrétariat sur le dialogue gouvernemental comme exploratoire plutôt que finalisée . Il a noté que le Kenya était un hôte utile pour cette discussion, car il avait été pionnier d’une piste ministérielle qui a ensuite évolué vers la piste de haut niveau, et a suggéré que le nouveau dialogue gouvernemental pourrait être fusionné avec cette architecture existante ou repensé à travers elle, plutôt que simplement ajouté par-dessus . Il a souligné qu’il devrait être préparé dans le cadre intersessions, et non lancé uniquement au jour zéro, afin que les participants arrivent après avoir déjà échangé sur les questions en jeu . Il a également indiqué que les idées étaient encore « in flux » et a esquissé un modèle flexible avec différents types de sessions réparties sur la semaine, y compris en faisant du mardi et du vendredi deux journées importantes afin que la participation ne s’effondre pas à la fin et que les gens ne partent pas plus tôt « for safari » . Un désaccord modeste mais réel est alors apparu sur la dénomination. Chung et Masango ont systématiquement utilisé « dialogue » plutôt que « track » , Komaitis a observé que « government track » amène beaucoup de personnes à revenir mentalement à des modèles plus anciens centrés sur l’État , Esterhuysen a averti que le fond importe davantage que l’étiquette , et Desiree Miloshevic Evans a ensuite fortement soutenu l’idée que la dénomination façonne les attentes et les comportements .

Komaitis s’est ensuite tourné vers la critique récurrente de l’IGF comme simple « talking shop », en demandant comment il pourrait avoir plus d’impact sans devenir un forum de négociation . Esterhuysen a soutenu que si l’on veut de meilleurs résultats, il faut changer le format même de l’IGF, car l’actuelle combinaison d’ateliers, d’open forums et de sessions principales produit des résultats trop fragmentés et trop généraux pour être réellement utiles aux décideurs publics . Dans le même temps, elle a défendu la nature dialogique de l’IGF et a déclaré qu’il ne devait pas devenir un organe de négociation de l’ONU . Sa proposition consistait à mener un travail plus longitudinal tout au long de l’année, à recourir davantage aux mécanismes intersessions et à structurer plus fortement la synthèse autour de thèmes prioritaires . Komaitis a brièvement ajouté que l’IGF pourrait aussi s’appuyer sur les communautés de recherche existantes et les universités d’été sur la gouvernance de l’internet afin de renforcer la substance et la synthèse .

Plusieurs interventions ont renforcé l’idée que la valeur de l’IGF dépend largement de ce qui se passe entre les réunions annuelles. Calderaro a dit clairement que ce qui importe le plus est ce qui se passe entre les IGF, la réunion annuelle servant davantage de point culminant d’un processus mené tout au long de l’année . Dans le cas du nouveau dialogue gouvernemental, il a soutenu que les gouvernements doivent faire leurs « devoirs » au niveau national avec leurs propres communautés multipartites avant de venir à la réunion mondiale . Sorene Assefa, s’exprimant au nom de l’UNECA, a convenu que « everything happens before the annual » global IGF et a déclaré que le défi pratique pour sa région était de savoir comment traduire le statut permanent de l’IGF en mécanismes régionaux . Il a soutenu que des labels comme workshop ou open forum importent moins que la capacité de structures telles qu’un IGF Lab, les coalitions dynamiques et les policy networks à produire des résultats que les participants peuvent effectivement ramener chez eux . Un commentaire en ligne relayé par Esterhuysen a de même appelé à des propositions avant l’événement, à des espaces d’interaction avant la réunion annuelle et à une meilleure synthèse itérative entre les NRI et l’IGF mondial . Une intervention à distance n’a pas pu être entendue et a été redirigée vers le chat . Masango a explicitement rejeté l’idée qu’être un « talk shop » constitue en soi un problème, soutenant que parler est fondamental et que le véritable manque réside dans le suivi, la mise en œuvre et le fait de rendre les connaissances intersessions plus digestes et plus exploitables . Il a indiqué que l’IGF avait déjà expérimenté des engagements, mais qu’il ne les avait pas suffisamment suivis dans le cycle suivant .

Un troisième grand thème a concerné la relation entre l’IGF mondial et les NRI. Esterhuysen avait déjà souligné que la reconnaissance explicite des NRI dans le résultat du WSIS+20 était importante, car ces initiatives sont devenues centrales pour la portée et l’influence de l’IGF malgré leur diversité . Komaitis a ensuite décrit les NRI comme l’un des plus grands succès de l’IGF, tout en reconnaissant que leurs liens avec le forum mondial restent plus faibles qu’ils ne devraient l’être . Chung a indiqué que le réseau compte désormais plus de 180 initiatives et a mis en avant une croissance particulièrement forte des initiatives de jeunesse en Afrique et en Asie . Elle a déclaré que les jeunes participants souhaitent de plus en plus être associés de manière substantielle à l’élaboration du processus, plutôt que de faire l’objet d’une inclusion symbolique . S’appuyant sur son rôle de présidente du MAG, elle a soutenu que l’interaction actuelle entre les NRI et l’IGF mondial reste encore trop centrée sur la préparation d’un seul événement annuel, même si les NRI collaborent sur des sessions et contribuent à une session principale . Ce qu’il faut, a-t-elle dit, c’est davantage d’échanges thématiques et tout au long de l’année entre les NRI, le MAG et d’autres organes intersessions, tout en préservant les NRI comme un réseau horizontal de pairs plutôt qu’une hiérarchie de reddition de comptes .

Esterhuysen a proposé un modèle plus concret et bidirectionnel pour cette relation. Prenant l’exemple de la gouvernance de l’IA, elle a demandé comment un petit État disposant d’un levier limité et d’un petit secteur numérique peut réguler de grandes entreprises technologiques opérant dans sa juridiction . Elle a soutenu que l’IGF a été trop avers au risque et devrait utiliser des questions difficiles et précises comme celle-ci comme point de départ d’un travail coordonné . Dans son modèle, l’IGF mondial identifierait un tel défi et le transmettrait aux NRI et aux organes intersessions, où chercheurs, universitaires, défenseurs des droits, régulateurs et entreprises pourraient tous y travailler . Un Secrétariat mieux doté en ressources synthétiserait ensuite les contributions ainsi produites et les réintroduirait dans l’IGF mondial, non pas sous la forme d’un consensus négocié, mais comme un ensemble d’options politiques et de perspectives reflétant les différences réelles au sein de la communauté . Komaitis a approuvé cette idée comme une « two-way street », en disant que la discussion se concentre trop souvent uniquement sur la manière dont les NRI devraient alimenter l’IGF mondial, plutôt que aussi sur la manière dont le niveau mondial peut aider à orienter les NRI vers des questions d’importance mondiale . Esterhuysen est revenue à ce point plus large en conclusion, en soutenant que l’IGF devrait avoir moins peur des questions controversées et en citant explicitement la responsabilité des entreprises comme une question qu’il ne devrait pas éviter s’il veut rester pertinent .

Vers la fin, Komaitis a brièvement soulevé la question du financement comme « l’éléphant dans la pièce », en notant que le statut permanent n’apporte pas automatiquement de l’argent, même si cette question n’a pas ensuite été discutée en profondeur . Dans une courte digression suscitée par une question en ligne sur les opérations transfrontalières des entreprises de l’internet et les lois nationales, Miloshevic Evans a défendu la neutralité du net comme importante pour les pays en développement et a renvoyé les participants aux travaux d’une coalition dynamique de l’IGF sur cette question . Lors du tour de clôture, Karklins a soutenu que la priorité immédiate était d’assurer le succès de l’IGF de Nairobi, tout en réfléchissant parallèlement à des améliorations plus substantielles pour 2027 . Calderaro a réitéré son point de vue selon lequel l’IGF devrait rester une plateforme, mais aussi devenir plus délibérément un hub reliant d’autres processus de gouvernance du numérique et du cyber . Chung a déclaré que le cycle actuel devrait déjà commencer à produire des effets dans le cadre du nouveau statut permanent, tout en jetant aussi les bases de changements à moyen et long terme . Esterhuysen a mis en avant deux priorités immédiates : améliorer la manière dont les résultats sont documentés afin qu’ils soient plus approfondis, plus utiles et moins artificiellement consensuels, et cesser d’être aussi avers au risque sur des questions difficiles telles que la responsabilité des entreprises . Komaitis a clos la session en s’excusant de son caractère précipité et quelque peu désorganisé, expliquant qu’il ne s’attendait pas à la modérer .

Dans l’ensemble, la discussion a été pragmatique plutôt que conclusive. Les intervenants ont largement convenu que l’IGF devrait rester un espace multipartite de dialogue plutôt que de négociation, mais qu’il devrait devenir plus utile grâce à une meilleure préparation intersessions, à des liens plus forts entre le forum mondial et les NRI, à une synthèse plus pertinente pour les politiques publiques, et à un dialogue gouvernemental conçu autour de problèmes réels de politique publique plutôt que de considérations cérémonielles . Dans le même temps, de nombreux détails sont restés ouverts, en particulier la conception exacte du dialogue gouvernemental, la manière d’intégrer plus efficacement les contributions des NRI et des travaux intersessions, et la façon dont un IGF plus ambitieux pourrait être soutenu avec des capacités et des financements suffisants pour le Secrétariat . La session n’a pas produit de plan directeur, mais elle a dessiné une orientation générale pour la réforme avant Nairobi et au-delà de 2027 .

Konstantinos Komaitis
Recording in progress. Hi. Good morning, everyone. I'm obviously not Eleanor Hickok. I'm Konstantinos Koumedis, and I'm with the Atlantic Council. But Eleanor is delayed. Perhaps she's trying to register. This session is really about coming out of the WSIS Plus 20 review and the results that this generated, especially with regards to the IGF. We have the next 40 minutes, I believe, or 35 minutes or so to discuss a little bit what do we want the IGF to look like now that it has acquired a permanent. I'm going to start with. and what sort of steps we need to take in terms of implementing a plan that will see the IGF perhaps becoming more valuable, more effective, and keeping up with the pace of new technologies, right, also AI and so on. So I believe I'm going to introduce the intervenants. We have Henriette Esterhuizen, who is the senior advisor on global and regional internet governance for the Association for Progressive Communications. We have Jennifer Chung, who is the vice president for policy for .AG organization, and she's also the new elect chair for the MAG. Leah is not here. Then it's me. I'm Konstantinos, and I'm a senior resident federal with the Athletic Council. And then we have Andrea Calderaro, who is a project director for the EU Cyber Direct program. and no and we have also uh lillian is here no okay that's us
Anriette Esterhuysen
um so i'm trying to think um i can add a bit just to say by the way elena is on her way she apologizes she's been to the to the wrong building and what what the organizers of this session wanted us to focus on as we think about reimagining and renegotiating the you know the igf and the post -wisses context are four particular elements firstly the governmental trap that was a specific ask that came out of the negotiations it was very hotly negotiated but it emerged as the idea of a dialogue and currently the secretariat and the mob is looking at how to build this governmental dialogue into the process secondly intercessional work and the strategic vision of the igf intercessional work being the best practice forums, policy networks, dynamic coalitions. I think they've now been renamed, and we'll hear from the chair from the MAG on what the MAG has decided on that. And then thirdly, and I think this is very significant, and it was a great achievement that the outcome document actually mentioned national and regional ideas. There are 160, 170 odd of them. They vary enormously in size, impact, quality. But as a collective, they've become very fundamental to the impact of the IGF. And then the final issue is the secretariat and funding, the sustainability, the institution, how it's run, how it's managed, and what capacity it needs. So back
Konstantinos Komaitis
I think we should start, and I don't think we need to do this necessarily in terms of a panel. We have three major buckets. So we can start with that. And anyone who wants, please, to jump in, please do jump in. The first one, of course, is the government track. And that in some ways, is that Elona? Perhaps it's not. And that in many ways is a new thing that has been added at the IGF. So the question that we can discuss for the next 10 minutes or so is how can we integrate formal governmental participation without compromising the IGF's fundamental multi -stakeholder nature? Henrietta, I know you have thoughts for this. And perhaps I can start with you to kick it off and then anyone else who wants to.
Anriette Esterhuysen
I think, I mean, I was going to pass this on to Yanis, actually, who's just recently jumped from government. He's a technical community, having been in the UN, too. But I think I will say something very briefly about it and come back to it. I think it is, I personally, coming from the Global South, I feel it's a very important thing. is absolutely essential. We need the IGF, but we need governments to be in the IGF. For those of us who are trying to build implementation -oriented relationships and more inclusive policymaking at national level, if we don't have our governments participating meaningfully in the IGF, we'll never achieve that objective of multi -stakeholder national -level engagement. I feel that sometimes the global north governments fear that the multi -stakeholder process is so fragile, maybe they're projecting, that it's at risk by having more focus on government participation in the IGF. I actually think the IGF really needs to get this and get it right and not just have high -level tracks on day one with lots of suits talking about, boasting about, my country's done this, my country has done that. That is not what we need. need. We need open and honest engagement, we need multidisciplinary engagement, and we need multi -stakeholder engagement, but on particular challenges that governments are facing in terms of
Konstantinos Komaitis
I think that's right, and Yaris, I really, I would like to turn to you. The one thing that, when you were talking, Henriette, really struck me is that in this environment of where there's so much lack of collaboration, the IGF actually knows how to collaborate, right? So we can actually use that space to reimagine collaboration when really struggling so much. Yaris, would you like perhaps to share your thoughts on this?
Janis Karklins
Thank you very much, Jan Skarpnitsch, head of government engagement at ICANN, but I probably will need to put my old hat as a hat. In order to attract government attention, you need to make IGF relevant to governments. And when I say relevant to governments, that really attracts their attention, and they consider that being useful. And I already mentioned that, not just the talking heads at the opening, but that there is a real engagement on real issues. For instance, now when we're approaching Nairobi IGF, probably the most kind of philosophical approach to that is to identify what really African governments need and present the workshop proposals with that in mind. And then when the governments will see that, hey, this is our problem, this is where we see where we could get and learn and get some information on how others. And I think that's where the leaders have handled the same issue. So maybe then we will show up and we'll engage because the governmental problem is very simple. There are many more needs than available resources for any government. And they really allocate resources to handle those questions that they need to handle. So that's why let's make IGF relevant to governments and governments will attend the meetings. Thank you.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thank you, Yanis. Anyone else that would like to come in on this? Jennifer, please.
Jennifer Chung
Thanks very much, KK. And my name is Jennifer Chung. Among other things, I am actually the chair for the MAG this year. I really enjoy going after Henriette and also Yanis because I pick up on two really important points. My home region is Asia. And I'm also quite involved with the national regional subregional youth initiatives in my region as well. One thing that is very difficult, especially for our region in the IGF that we have is to get government attention is to get government participation. And I think it's very right in the global south, the impact that's felt by people on the ground that that's where it comes from, and for them to be at the table when we're discussing these policy issues, or we're just discussing digital impact and inclusion. That's really important. And I also want to pick up on what Janice mentioned, how do you attract the stakeholders you need to be at IGF. And I'm very happy to say I mean, last week, the MAG had the open consultations and MAG meeting in Nairobi and online. And what we heard from the MAG from the community and especially from our host country, Kenya was extremely encouraging. The first thing I'll say is, let's not call it a government track anymore. It's a dialogue. it's a dialogue that needs to be rooted firmly in the multi -stakeholder nature of the IGF so it's the government dialogue with stakeholders not just a track that kind of in and you know assumes some kind of siloing assumes some kind of separateness I think another thing that we need to also remember is we already have a parliamentary track we have a judiciary track in in the IGF so I think what the member states were talking about last year when we were looking at the negotiations is something that people might think of as the executive branch right how do you bring those those people here also to the IGF and I think the answer is simple but of course devil is in the details right you need something that actually harmonizes with the tracks we already have at IGF we're not trying to reinvent the wheel we're trying to make those tracks better and actually work more holistically with the rest of the IGF agenda I think we heard really strongly the feelings of different stakeholders and the MAG really working towards future of the IGF and I think that's something that we need to really think about as we're looking at making this government dialogue with stakeholders something really significant and innovative in the upcoming Nairobi meeting. I think what we'll see, especially with Kenya being our host country, is that continuation of that commitment that we had from one of the co -facilitators of last year's review process, Ambassador Lokale, was extremely instrumental in pushing forward this idea of this needs to be rooted in the multi -stakeholder, I guess, process that IGF is familiar with, and I think we have a lot to do, but there is a lot of good blueprints that we can lean on.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thank you, Jennifer. Yes, and I see Andrea, and then I will go to Chengetai. Please, Andrea.
Andrea Calderaro
Yes, indeed. So thank you. Thank you to Elunai that has organized the session. It's not here yet. I'm going to celebrate her. Later on. But yes, I mean, I'm happy to. last minute just before Shangetai because when it comes to the governmental track I've been tasked here to bring in some another example when it comes to international cooperation in the digital and cyber domain which is what was the UN Open Ended Working Group and what is about to happen with the global permanent mechanism. And I'm saying here not just to distract of course our attention from the IGF discussion but because that first of all it's a parallel process that has happened still in the form of international cooperation and would be good and would love to see IGF increasingly integrating decisions and these other discussions that are happening in other contexts like the global permanent mechanism or what was again the UN Open Ended Working Group but because it's surprisingly kind of the same conversation that in the context of the IGF we are having about the governmental track. In the context of the global permanent mechanism they are having exactly the same conversation and we are having an event in Europe next week. About how to increasingly integrate the multi -stakeholder community into the governmental track that is supposed to be the global permanent mechanism. So it's true that, as Yanis was just mentioning, that governments really need a specific task, targets, and that's what is going to make the global permanent mechanism probably, I mean, to be seen because it's all up in the air as well, but probably it's gonna be interesting conversation because as soon as there is a target, then the multi -stakeholder community is going to be integrated exactly to solve the target that the global permanent mechanism is going to be a task to deliver. So I'm just mentioning this because it might be a source of reflection on how those practices could be also integrated in the governmental track in the IGF. Another element is, as Aniette was saying, having the governmental track is critical for the IGF because in the context of the UN open -ended working group, that was the fact in the moment in which all UN member states, where first committee were forced to be involved into a UN Open Ended Working Group, then government has to be forced themselves to understand how to engage in the process. And that's something that triggers some conversation on how to make this happening, what is the outcome when it comes to engagement with stakeholders. And then I stop you
Konstantinos Komaitis
Cengiz, I'll go over to you and try to be a bit succinct so we can move on.
Chengetai Masango
Okay, thank you very much, Cosentinos. Yes, for the government dialogue, we've been thinking about it from several angles as well. And it's a good thing that Kenya is the host this year as well because in 2011, they did start this ministerial track, which we converted to the high -level track. And one of the things I wanted to say is that the government dialogue should not just be an addition. I think we're going to try and merge or reimagine the high -level track as well. So we're not just adding something new there. The other thing is that we don't want the government dialogue just to start on day zero on the Monday. Looking at the judicial track and our legislative track as well, the government dialogue, I think, should have preparation, intersessional preparation beforehand. So when people come, at least we do know and they are engaged in the dialogue and the discussion, and we're not starting from ground zero. I just want to underline that, yes, it is going to be multi -stakeholder. And that is not to say that there may be a session where it's just governments or it's just governments and the high -level leaders, civil society or the private sector. But we're going to try a combination. So it's not going to be. every single session is going to be the same. It's just going to be different combinations for that. Again, this is all in flux. We're just thinking about it as well. And usually in the IGF, we see that, you know, the day with the most attendance is the Tuesday, you know, day one. And then everything peepers down on Friday. What we're looking at now is to have something significant on the Tuesday, of course, but also something very significant on the Friday. So that we maintain that interest and people are not going to Safari on Friday, but are attending.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thanks. Well, everybody's going to go to Safari. I'm telling you that. But I think that the idea of reimagining, right? I mean, currently the sky's the limit. And one of the advantages is that when we hear, you know, for a lot of people, when they hear government tracks, they automatically go back to, I don't know, 20 years ago when governments were doing it the way they were doing it. But over the past 20 years, we have learned that, Dialogue, dialogue, not dialogue. Yes. There are ways to interact. So moving on
Anriette Esterhuysen
I just have to say one quick thing You can call it what you want You can say dialogue, dialogue People will call it anything What matters is how good it is Yes but it also The name also frames the mental image You're not going to succeed Just I'm warning you
Konstantinos Komaitis
Okay Let's move on The One of the I don't want to use the word Criticism perhaps but one of the things That we have been saying about the IGF was That it has been a talking Shop for a long time And a lot of people That are sitting in this room As well as other people have been Thinking how can we transform the IGF Into something That is more Impactful without however going As far as to create The conditions where the IGF Becomes a place where Negotiations are taking place So how can we do that? How can we find this very sweet spot between moving a little bit away from a talking shop, but also not going as far as having negotiations happening in Riyadh?
Anriette Esterhuysen
Thanks, Konstantino. So, I mean, this is something I think that, you know, I've been engaged with before I was MAG chair, when I was MAG chair, and since. I think that what we have to really, at a meta level, keep in mind is that you're not going to change the outcomes of the IGF if you don't change the format. And what I find somewhat disappointing is that there's so much reluctance to move away from open forums, workshops, main sessions. If you want, it's very hard to extract meaningful messages from this vast array of sessions that all submit reports. and the secretariat works with consultants. They do a really good job at aggregating, but it's not substantial. So the IGF produces policy outputs that are maybe good for a very generalist audience, but they're not in -depth or detailed enough for actual policymakers, whatever stakeholder group they come from. So I think that, for me, is the – I think, obviously, we don't want negotiated outcomes. So I think my first point is let's celebrate that the IGF is about talking and dialogue. Let's not lose that. We don't want it to become a UN -type negotiating forum. And then the second point, if you want better, more substantial outcomes, change the format. Work over a longitudinal time. Have one IGF delegate more in -depth research to the intersessional modalities that will then come back and report it on progress at the next IGF. Have synthesis sessions where you have priority topics, where you bring a roundtable together. And then, of course, we want to have a very, very broad, And I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. So I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. And I think that's the key to the end of the event. the community in that way. So I
Konstantinos Komaitis
And given that, you know, I'm both a moderator and a speaker, I'll take the privilege of actually, you know, when you were thinking in READ, I think, you know, there are so many resources that the IGA could tap into, right, where, because you've mentioned research and synthesis, only if you start looking around the world, and you're seeing all those summer schools on internet governance and the work that they have been doing, you can somehow try to integrate some of that work, right, that is relevant into those conversations. Andrea, please.
Andrea Calderaro
It's kind of a two fingers on what I was mentioning, because indeed, just to say the same thing in a different way, is what is very important is what happens between the IGA, not at the IGA. The IGA must be a celebratory moment about the end of a process that goes on through the 12 years, 12 months. And so, you know, the IGA must be a celebratory moment about the end of a process that goes on through the 12 years, between the IGA and the IGA, and this is very important. So, you know, I think, you know, I think it's important to, you know, to be able to do that, So if we look at the governmental track, because this is New Kids on the Block, right, how we can ensure that that new element could also change some modalities. The governmental track means that countries need to do some homework themselves. They need to task themselves. So to do homework means that they need not just to show up at the IGF, but they need to develop some regular contact with the multistakeholder community at the national level in a way that when they go back to the IGF, their work is fed by the work that happens on a daily basis through the multistakeholder community
Konstantinos Komaitis
Grazie, Andrea. Please introduce yourself. I'm so sorry. I don't know your name. Thank you so much. And then I'll go to Cenk Etaj.
Sorene Assefa
Okay. My name is Sorin. I'm from UNECA. I think I agree 1 ,000 percent with Andrea. Everything happens before the annual of Global IG. But, for instance, if we look at the permanent mechanism of IJF, my interest from African region is how do we cascade the permanent status at my region. So I don't mind if it is open forum, workshop, those titles doesn't bother me. But, for example, the IJF lab they're trying to introduce will be a good practical mechanism that we can discuss. For example, if any, the Asian region has succeeded in creating permanent mechanism at a regional level, the African can be able to learn. The dynamic coalition or the policy network, that should be a platform to present their outcome. So that will become beyond the dialogue because there is something to take home. Because sometimes the IJF is beyond the IJF itself, they are intersessional works. But those intersessional works are seated somewhere. So if they were integrated part of the forum, still the value continues to work. I think IGF is progressing quite well since I've been involved. So I think we have to give credit to that process too. Thank you.
Anriette Esterhuysen
Thank you so much. Reading a comment quickly from online, from Kiki, some pre -event propositions to consider in advance would be welcome. An area where participants can meet and chat prior to the event and then also we need better synthesis between NRIs and the main IGF as an iterative process.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thank you, Henrietta. And I see two hands up and I would like actually to hear you guys as well. So I cannot see without my glasses. The first person is, I'm going to kill the name. Shifira. Can you hear us?
Audience
Good morning. Yes, I can hear you. Can you hear me?
Konstantinos Komaitis
Shifira, can you hear us?
Audience
Yes, I can hear you. Can you hear me?
Konstantinos Komaitis
Okay, we might have a sound problem. Oh.
Audience
Can you hear me now? Yes, I'm still participating.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Ah, okay. So I don't think you can be heard without headsets, and we don't have headsets. So if you could please put your question in the chat, and we'll make sure your comment, and we'll make sure we'll address it, and both of you, Chiwa and you, thank you. Chiwa, goodbye.
Chengetai Masango
Oh, yes. I just wanted to say, first of all, maybe it's just me being defensive, but there's nothing wrong with moving away from a talk shop. There's nothing wrong with talking. Talking is very important, and it's the basis of where we can make progress. So being a talk shop is actually good. What we have to do is to add the additional implementation, to make, as Enriot was saying, to add the other components. And I think we are doing that bit by bit with the Best Practices Forums, with the principles, et cetera. Last time I think we also, what shall I call it, experimented with commitments. Some people would make commitments and then would follow up the next year. I think that follow -up the next year we didn't actually do that well, and we should do that. But, yes, there is a lot of knowledge and there's a lot of useful things that are being discussed during the intersessional activities, and we have to see how we can condense those and make them into something that is digestible by people and useful and implementable.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thanks, Chengetai. So we have 15 minutes, and I would really like to go and also read the questions from the remote participants. The next item that I would like us to discuss, which for me actually is perhaps one of the most important, is Because one of the huge, massive successes of the IGF is the fact that it has generated so much interest within regions and countries, whether in terms of regional or national IGFs. We keep hearing about those stories, those success stories, and how communities are coming together to discuss some really critical issues and even help their governments find solutions. So, my question then to all of you is how can we strengthen the link between those national and regional iterations of the IGF with the global one, which currently is not that strong, let's be honest. So, who wants to take this? Jennifer, I see you nodding. Perhaps I'll go to you, but also from anyone, and not these people sitting on this side, I would love to hear as well. So, Jennifer, please go ahead.
Jennifer Chung
Thank you so much. Thank you so much, KK, and this is Jen again. I was hoping to hear good ideas from around the table and online because I have the unenviable task to try to action. on all of these good suggestions. I mean, the NRI network, of course, it's not just a beautiful talking point for our high -level speeches. It's real. We're part of, and now it's 180 plus, and I'm looking at Anya, I think we have 180 plus different sizes, national, regional, sub -regional youth initiatives. In fact, it's actually really encouraging to me, especially in the Africa region and Asia region, the fastest growing type of this is the youth initiatives. They are paying attention. They are wanting a seat at the table. They're wanting to co -create from planning to all sorts of different things, not just a token kind of representation. So being part of that and now being in the role of mag chair, I have to think more about how do we increase that interaction throughout the year? Right now as it is, or the previous few years that we've seen, how the NRIs and I guess the mag who creates or advises on the agenda of the mainstream. Interactive. is the NRIs come up with some topical collaborative sessions. They have a say in the main session. But that kind of interaction is towards planning for one event. What we really should do is more substantive interaction, which includes learning from the different regions. And I'm not saying it because NRIs are not hierarchical. We're not kind of reporting up or trickling down. It is a network that is sharing best practices across quite flat and influencing each other, learning from each other, and the same way with the global IGF. So, you know, looking at it in a topical, in a thematic sense, I think that is something we're hoping to do. The MAG last week committed to working much closer, much more closely with all of the different interstitial strands. And I'm hoping that that means, you know, every year we try to bring them in a little more, but this year I'm really hoping that not only are we just kind of just giving them space in the annual agenda, but throughout the entire cycle, which we have about, you know, less than half a year left. But to be actually looking at, you know, the bigger thing on our minds right now, what's the implementation? How can the NRIs do this? How can we also learn from that? How can we bring that to the conversation when we're putting together the agenda? These are all these questions in my mind. I don't have the answers, and I'm hoping to hear more from the table. Thanks.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Go ahead, very quick, if you can.
Anriette Esterhuysen
I think it is about sort of continuity and planning and identifying key issues. And I'll give one example. For example, we'll have the AI dialogue tomorrow. I'm sure that it will also come at the IGF. How does a small, relatively disempowered country that has a relatively small digital sector regulate mega corporations that are operating within their jurisdiction? But they have very little leverage. Now, that's a very concrete question. And that could be discussed at the governmental dialogue. I think the IJF, by the way, should not be so risk -averse. Sometimes I think the IJF was created to discuss risky topics, but it was reluctant to. Now it's permanent. It can be braver. So that topic then becomes one that you send to the NRIs and let them talk about how they think this can be done. You send it to your policy networks where you have researchers, academics, rights advocates, and your regulatory sector, and you have private companies, and you ask them that question as well. And then you bring that back. It goes through the interstitial architecture. It comes back to a global IJF where you then, through the secretariat, which does need to have the capacity to do this, needs more staff to do this, synthesizes what came from this global community, presents it again to the IJF, and then you come out with some kind of proposals. And they don't have to be negotiated. They can be assessed. It's a selection of often perhaps quite divergent. The private sector actors might have a very different take on this from the governments or the civil society or the technical community, and that's the strength of the IGF. And then you communicate those outcomes. You don't create false consensus. You present the richness of policy options that the diverse IGF community can produce, but on a specific challenge.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thanks, Henriette. And, yes, this idea of having a two -way street, right? I mean, we have often said the NRIs need to inform the global IGF, but the global IGF can also inform the NRIs and direct them and guide them towards what they could potentially discuss, especially when we're talking about topics that are so global in nature. I want us to wrap up, and I know that this has been a very rushed session, but I would like us to wrap up with what I consider to be the elephant in the room, which is, of course, the financing of the IGF and how we... We've got the permanent status. That's great. But the permanent status doesn't guarantee that there's money attached to it. it so how please go ahead the question from from um and chief and i'm he is a regulator and he's on the council of the south african communications regulator so apology for my bias i'm south african as well he asked in the age where almost all businesses are internet based and being able to operate in different countries without following the companies act of such countries can we please start talking about governance of operations within the internet i think net neutrality is old and disadvantaging to global south countries would anyone want to take this there's a wrap go ahead
Desiree Miloshevic Evans
thank you with um I really like to go back to something that Chengitai says and said and that is what you name things become the thing so if we call all governmental track just to go back to it will become a track not a dialogue so I think at least I would ask people in this room to call it governmental dialogue not a track because we want to have dialogue with the governments but more to the question online of net neutrality as I chair a cooperation working group with over 20 ,000 members of ISPs who have stood by the open networking group and the values of net neutrality so it really is looked at the context of the importance of moving bits through the network there is no priority lane and I think that this definitely benefits developing countries because you don't want to have a one big player coming in offering zero data and getting you addicted to their services, we need to have plurality, especially media plurality. And therefore, you just need to read the dynamic collision from the IGF and their findings on net neutrality. And that would be my advice. And I'm open to be here for any further consultation should you wish to contact me. Thank you.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thank you, Desiree. We have four minutes. Andriette, are there any other questions online or comments?
Anriette Esterhuysen
About the refugees, migrants, I don't think it's perhaps directly related. I don't think there's anything else directly related to our topics.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Okay. Then perhaps because, yeah, in three minutes we need to wrap up. People are giving the look. Thank you. I'll go to each one of you, Andrea and Jennifer and Andriette. And as we are... And Yannis, sorry, Yannis. As we are... You know, we have, what, four months, five months until the IGF? What would be... Of course, we cannot do everything, right, in five months leading to the IGF. What would be the one thing that we need to start focusing on leading up to Nairobi? Yannis?
Janis Karklins
No, thank you for your confidence. I'm not on this panel, but if I would... If I need to give one sentence... So I would say since we have very little time left, we need to deliver on the programme of IGF and make sure that IGF is successful. In parallel, we need to think on all the improvements that we would bring to IGF in 2027.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Thank you, Yannis. Andrea?
Andrea Calderaro
So as I mentioned before, the IGF has been so successful, but that's supposed to serve as a platform, and that was very much the mandate already since 2005, right? And so I would like to see this new IGF to be still the hub of additional complementary processes that are happening, but not just in case somebody's going to submit a session that there is space to discuss these things, but very much as a mandate. If there is something happening exactly in New York for SCOMIG, these things must be integrated. So in this way, the IGF, the new IGF, would be really a hub for all conversations that are happening scattered all over the places.
Konstantinos Komaitis
Jennifer.
Jennifer Chung
Thank you. I guess the same thing that I've been telling the MAG and also the community, what we're working on right now in this limited time, in all the intersessional work, all the preparation for the IGF, including all the preparation. The other question that the community is looking at when they're submitting their workshop proposals is how we create that impact for this cycle. We have this cycle to start. what is the first year of the permanent mandate of the IGF and then look forward to what we can incrementally improve on in the midterm and the long term. But what really matters is the impacts we can start this cycle. It really starts a really good forward -looking direction.
Konstantinos Komaitis
And last but not least, Henriette.
Anriette Esterhuysen
Thanks. I think I support what Jennifer said. I think it's difficult to change too many things, but I think certainly look at how the messages, the outcomes are documented. It's how is the discussion, the aggregation and reporting of the discussion and try and find a way to make that more impactful, more in -depth and maybe present more of a collection of different perspectives rather than come up with a set of consensus messages. And then I would say the other thing is avoid being so risk -averse. we have a multi -stakeholder we need a multi -stakeholder dialogue precisely because stakeholder groups look at these issues differently and if we are going to be reluctant to talk about for example corporate accountability at the IGF where are we going to talk about it in a meaningful multi -stakeholder manner
Konstantinos Komaitis
well thank you so very much thank you all for attending I apologize for how rushed this conversation was it might also have come across a little bit disorganized because I was not prepared to moderate this so thank you thank you all very much and cheers I was a little what if I I was a little
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The mandate of the Internet Governance Forum expired with its 5th meeting in Lithuania two months ago. A renewed mandate for another five years is currently being debated at the UN. At which stage are the negotiations? T...
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The knowledge base confirms that in December 2025 the UN General Assembly decided to make the IGF a permanent forum of the UN and called for improvements to its working modalities in the context of the WSIS+20 review [S40].

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The knowledge base supports the broader context that the WSIS+20 process is explicitly concerned with forward-looking digital issues including artificial intelligence, data governance, digital inclusion, and capacity building [S79]. It also shows wider concern that the IGF should better identify emerging issues and bring them to relevant bodies [S81].

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This is directly aligned with the General Assembly request that the IGF broaden the participation of governments while also establishing a dialogue among governments with the participation of all stakeholders [S40]. The knowledge base also repeatedly stresses preserving the IGF's multistakeholder model while discussing stronger government engagement [S78] and [S31].

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The knowledge base adds strong supporting context that developing countries often face capacity and resource constraints in following internet governance debates, and that the IGF can serve as a focal point for policy exchange and learning [S36]. It also notes that African and other developing-country participation has historically been constrained and needs strengthening [S28] and [S82].

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The knowledge base provides corroborating context from African government and participation discussions: for example, Lesotho's minister at IGF called for the IGF to address concrete African inclusion challenges such as device and data affordability [S81]. More broadly, the knowledge base notes that governments are often hard to attract to IGF processes unless they see practical value and policy relevance [S29].

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The formulation is consistent with the General Assembly language cited in the knowledge base, which calls on the IGF to 'establish and facilitate a dialogue among governments with the participation of all stakeholders' rather than to create a separate government-only track [S40].

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The knowledge base does not specifically verify Chung's reference to parliamentary and judiciary elements, but it does support the broader institutional point that the IGF already contains multiple stakeholder-specific and intersessional components and that reforms should avoid creating parallel or siloed processes [S30] and [S88].

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The knowledge base confirms Ambassador Ekitela Lokaale's role as a co-facilitator in WSIS+20 consultations and in inclusive multistakeholder dialogue around the future of the IGF [S78] and [S79]. However, it does not independently confirm the specific Nairobi-host position attributed here.

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The knowledge base supports Calderaro's broader point that fragmentation across internet governance and cybersecurity spaces is a major concern and that formats bringing different communities together should be explored [S36]. It also notes wider concern about synchronisation across multiple digital governance initiatives and reducing forum shopping [S33] and [S30].

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