IGF 2024

The evolution of Internet governance and the multistakeholder model has been marked by significant processes and initiatives such as NETmundial+10, WSIS+20, and the Global Digital Compact (GDC). These efforts have played a crucial role in shaping Internet/digital governance, fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and promoting the multistakeholder model. While impacts at the local level may be less visible globally, they are nonetheless significant. Local communities are experiencing changes in the quality of multistakeholder engagement and the implementation of the model. These shifts at the local level are essential for the overall effectiveness and inclusiveness of global Internet governance, highlighting the importance of continuous adaptation and improvement in multistakeholder practices.

Through exchange with communities from around the world gathered around 174 national, regional, sub-regional, and youth IGF initiatives, this panel will address the pivotal discourse of the evolution of Internet governance and the multistakeholder model. This session will discuss aspects related to various policy matters on the session’s topic, such as:

What is the impact of NETmundial+10, WSIS+20, GDC, etc. processes on Internet governance and the multistakeholder model and how can we use the NETmundial+10 Multistakeholder Statement to advance them?
What are the existing initiatives within and beyond NRIs’ process, as examples of good practices of evolving Internet governance and the multistakeholder model?
How do Internet governance processes and its multistakeholder model advance digital public policy? How do they interact with traditional multilateral processes?
How have Internet governance and the multistakeholder model evolved from sectoral and regional points of view?
Which voices should be in the model at the national, and regional level and how can they be effectively brought in? How can Internet governance be more useful to all stakeholders so that they identify NRI spaces as a key venue for advocacy?
Can the multistakeholder approach pave the way for inclusiveness and Internet resilience in times of crisis
After 20+ years of experience, what worked well and what didn’t work in the bottom-up multistakeholder model for Internet Governance?