{"id":170757,"date":"2024-06-06T09:23:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=170757"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T21:41:14","slug":"20th-caribbean-internet-governance-forum","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/events\/20th-caribbean-internet-governance-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"
August 21, 2024 – August 24, 2024<\/div>\n
Venue:\u00a0<\/b>Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown, Guyana<\/div>\n
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DATE<\/strong><\/td>\nEVENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 21st<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n09:00 \u2013 10:00<\/td>\n		Welcome and Introduction<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 21st<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n10:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td>\n		Capacity Building Session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 21st<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n13:00 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n		3rd<\/sup>\u00a0Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday 21st<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n17:00 \u2013 19:00<\/td>\n		RECEPTION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n09:00 \u2013 10:00<\/td>\n		Opening Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n10:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td>\n		CIGF 20 (Reviewing CIGF Vision and Mission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n13:00 \u2013 15:00<\/td>\n		National, Regional & Global IG Contexts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n15:00 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n		Panel Discussions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday 22nd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n09:00 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n		CTU\/ARIN\/LACNIC\/ICANN POLICY FORUM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n09:00 \u2013 10:00<\/td>\n		Workshop Session<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n10:00 \u2013 12:00<\/td>\n		Report & Synthesis from workshop session and Open Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0August
\n13:00 \u2013 17:00<\/td>\n		COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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\u2019 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

This year the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0CIGF 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\u00a0in 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<\/sup>\u00a0Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (3rd<\/sup>\u00a0CYIGF) will also be hosted during the time of the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0CIGF.<\/p>\n