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India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF)
Part of: Prelims and GS-III – Information Technology
Context India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) event will be conducted jointly by the Ministry of Electronics and IT, NIXI and Multistakeholder Group from 8th to 11th of November, 2021.
Key takeaways
- The theme of IIGF 2021 is ‘Empower India through Power of Internet’. The event will witness discussions on the road to Digitization in India.
- It is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF).
- It has been constituted in conformance to IGF-Paragraph 72 of the Tunis Agenda of the UN-based Internet Governance forum (IGF).
- It is a multi-stakeholder platform bringing representatives together from various groups to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet.
- Through an open and inclusive process, IIGF brings together all stakeholders in the Global Internet governance ecosystem, including government, industry, civil society, academia – as equal participants of the larger Internet Governance discourse.
