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20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
21 August - 24 August
August 21, 2024 – August 24, 2024
Venue: Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
| DATE | EVENT |
| Wednesday 21st August 09:00 – 10:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
| Wednesday 21st August 10:00 – 12:00 |
Capacity Building Session |
| Wednesday 21st August 13:00 – 17:00 |
3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum |
| Wednesday 21st August 17:00 – 19:00 |
RECEPTION |
| Thursday 22nd August 09:00 – 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony |
| Thursday 22nd August 10:00 – 12:00 |
CIGF 20 (Reviewing CIGF Vision and Mission |
| Thursday 22nd August 13:00 – 15:00 |
National, Regional & Global IG Contexts |
| Thursday 22nd August 15:00 – 17:00 |
Panel Discussions |
| Thursday 22nd August 09:00 – 17:00 |
CTU/ARIN/LACNIC/ICANN POLICY FORUM |
| Friday 23rd August 09:00 – 10:00 |
Workshop Session |
| Friday 23rd August 10:00 – 12:00 |
Report & Synthesis from workshop session and Open Forum |
| Friday 23rd August 13:00 – 17:00 |
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM |
The Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) is a regional, non-hierarchical, multi-stakeholder forum initiated by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in 2005 to coordinate a regional approach to Internet Governance (IG), initially focussed on the proceedings of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The CIGF has since met annually and has delivered significant and pioneering benefits to the region including formulation of a Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework; the proliferation of Internet exchange points (IXPs); capacity building in IG Principles and best practices; and growth in Caribbean influence in international IG fora. The CIGF is the longest running Internet Governance Forum in the world.
This year the 20th CIGF will return to Guyana, where it was launched in 2005. It will be staged in-person but with remote participation via online videoconferencing under the auspices of the CTU and the Government of Guyana. In addition to reviewing achievements over the years, the Forum will address various facets of Internet Governance of current import to the Caribbean including UN initiatives to adopt a Global Digital Compact in September 2024 and undertake a 20-year review of WSIS-initiated activities in 2025 (WSIS+20 Review); enhancing the reach, resiliency and sustainability of critical digital infrastructure in the Caribbean; fostering adoption and growth of our digital economies in a trusted and secure manner; and harnessing the benefits of emergent technologies (e.g. AI) while minimising attendant risks. The 3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (3rd CYIGF) will also be hosted during the time of the 20th CIGF.
- Consider Internet governance policies and initiatives for priority attention and regional consensus to facilitate accelerated digital transformation in the Caribbean
- Elicit the voices and develop the capacity of Caribbean youth in Internet governance by facilitating the 3rd Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum
- Build national and regional capacity and systems in IG to enable, support, strengthen and sustain socio-economic development and effective Caribbean participation and representation at regional and global Internet Governance fora
Target Audience
- Academia
- Civil society
- Government policy makers and IT Managers
- Internet users
- Internet service providers and Telecommunications operators
- International organisations
- ICT Regulators