The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025, under the theme Building Governance Together. The forum will provide a key opportunity to the global internet community to shape the future of internet governance ahead of the WSIS+20 process. The Civil Society Alliances for [...]
On 18 December 2024, during IGF 2024 in Riyadh, the CADE consortium hosted a workshop titled Empowering Civil Society: Bridging Gaps in Policy Influence. With close to 40 participants joining in person and online, the session explored how CSOs – especially from the Global South – can overcome structural barriers to engaging in global digital [...]
On 21 November 2024, Karisma held a satellite session alongside Colombia IGF 2024 in Bogotá to explore internet outages and service restrictions across Latin America. Drawing on recent disruptions in Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Nicaragua, around 30 participants reviewed patterns of restriction and discussed emerging accountability strategies. Speakers presented findings from a regional case [...]
On 6 November 2024, Karisma delivered a workshop at the Youth LACIGF in Santiago, Chile, based on its Sexting School initiative. The session engaged nearly 40 young leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean in a dialogue on digital safety, gender, and consent in online spaces. Participants discussed sexting as a care-based practice, analysed regional [...]
In the first half of 2024, the Libres y Conectadas coalition – including Karisma, Artemisas, FLIP and others – played a key role in reshaping Colombia’s draft Digital Gender Violence Bill. Following public criticism of an earlier version, the coalition was invited into a technical working group convened by three members of Congress. Through [...]
On 31 May 2024, CADE participated in the WSIS Forum in Geneva with a session on Empowering Civil Society in Digital Policy. Representatives from the ITU, DiploFoundation, ECNL and SMEX joined the panel to discuss why CSO participation remains limited in internet standards-setting bodies, and how this can change. Speakers proposed concrete improvements to inclusivity [...]
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a non-profit corporation overseeing global Internet unique identifiers. It coordinates allocation of critical resources like domain names and IP addresses. Formerly overseen by the US Department of Commerce, ICANN now manages these functions through its affiliate Public Technical Identifiers post-transition in 2016. ICANN establishes policies for Internet naming and numbering through a consensus-driven, multistakeholder approach.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a global community developing technical standards for the Internet, focusing on making it function better. They create documents like protocol standards through the Requests for Comments (RFC) series. Notably, they have made significant contributions to Internet protocols, such as IPv4 and IPv6. The IETF also provides guidance on transitioning to IPv6, ensuring compatibility between IPv4 and IPv6 systems. Additionally, the IETF addresses topics like Internet routing, Domain Name System, cryptography, security, and privacy within Internet protocols.
Accreditation results of stakeholders for the OEWG 2021-2025 raise concerns, with only 54 out of 86 entities approved to participate. Vetoed organizations include notable names such as Microsoft and the World Economic Forum, prompting 28 organizations to pen a letter urging the Chair to reconsider the decision and allow broader multistakeholder involvement in the process.
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
