IGF Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/igf/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:03:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Empowering marginalized communities to access the Internet among IGF Day 2 priorities /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/empowering-marginalized-communities-to-access-the-internet-among-igf-day-2-priorities/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:33:37 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=23495 Finding new ways to empower women, youth and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was a central sentiment shared by IGF attendees.

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]]> Internet can play key role in achieving SDGs, officials say at IGF opening /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/internet-can-play-key-role-in-achieving-sdgs-officials-say-at-igf-opening/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:54:20 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=23443 Noting that ICTs can deliver smart solutions to address climate change, hunger, poverty and more, the Secretary-General’s statement urged delegates to keep working to ensure universal access to a more open information society.

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]]> VIDEO: Internet Governance Forum Day 0 recap /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/12/video-internet-governance-forum-day-0-recap/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:42:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=23415 The post VIDEO: Internet Governance Forum Day 0 recap appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Sustainable development at center of 10th Internet Governance Forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/11/sustainable-development-at-center-of-10th-internet-governance-forum/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 19:07:19 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=12016 Approximately 5,000 people, including high-level government officials, civil society leaders and internet policy experts, will gather both - in-person and online - at the 10th Annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in João Pessoa, Brazil (10 to 13 November) to discuss the crucial role the internet must play in the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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