Five months after the United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General called on the international community to spearhead its implementation, we’re taking a critical look at progress on the U.N. Roadmap for Digital Cooperation. So far, civil society engagement around selection of the U.N. Tech Envoy — a critical component of the Roadmap — has been lacking.…
25 November 2020
Honduras tendrá su primer Foro de Gobernanza de Internet este 20 y 21 de Marzo, un espacio que debería servir para abordar distintos temas sobre el desarrollo y uso del internet que aquejan al país. Lamentablemente, el programa del evento de este año olvidó incluir dos temas vigentes e importantes que ponen en riesgo los derechos humanos en internet en el país.…
20 March 2019
Access Now has sent six staffers to participate in this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. The IGF invites diverse communities, including government, civil society, companies, technical, academic experts, and more to discuss public policy issues related…
9 November 2015
Bad technology policies are crafted behind closed doors. Good policies, on the other hand, are often created with input from a diverse array of participants – everyone from technologists to activists to companies and government representatives. Pluralistic, transparent, and inclusive…
9 November 2015
The ninth annual UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Turkey in early September, placing a global spotlight on the country’s digital rights record. As we have seen in recent years, the UN-mandated forum has a tendency to give rise to complicated and unexpected consequences in its host country.…
6 October 2014
With the theme of “Connecting continents for enhanced multistakeholder Internet governance,” the ninth annual meeting of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey, 2-5 September 2014. Access staff is there, participating in a variety of pre-events, workshops, and high-level meetings.
…2 September 2014
The revelations of mass government surveillance and pervasive monitoring of communications that broke earlier this year have led to an erosion of trust among internet users. So much so that organizations responsible for coordination of the internet’s technical infrastructure globally were compelled to release the Montevideo Statement on the “Future of Internet Cooperation.”…
11 December 2013
The 8th annual U.N. Internet Governance Forum wrapped up late last month in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s official main theme was “Building Bridges – Enhancing Multi-stakeholder Cooperation for Growth and Sustainable Development”; however, mass online surveillance and a recently announced 2014 world summit on internet governance dominated many discussions at the IGF.…
7 November 2013
Next week the Internet Governance Forum will kick off in Bali, Indonesia. Access staff will be there, participating in a variety of pre-events, workshops, and high-level meetings — and we want you to join us.
The IGF is the annual meeting that brings everyone interested in internet policymaking together on an equal footing. Members of civil society, the technical community, governments and more can share their new ideas, test out their theories or agendas, and challenge conventional wisdom — all in the company of some of the most influential and experienced people involved in internet governance today.…
16 October 2013