ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council will convene its next meeting on Thursday, 10 July 2025, beginning at 13:00 UTC (15:00 CEST). The session is expected to last around 2 hours and will continue the Council’s ongoing work on key policy decisions affecting the gTLD space. The Council, as the principal policymaking body within ICANN for [...]
The eleventh meeting of ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Latin Script Diacritics Policy Development Process (PDP) Working Group will take place on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, at 13:15 UTC, and will run for 75 minutes. This session will continue the group's work on developing policy recommendations concerning the delegation of top-level domain names (TLDs) [...]
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 Digital [...]
The first edition of the Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS) is set to take place from May 12–16, 2025, at The Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Organised by KICTANet, the event will convene policymakers, private sector leaders, academia, civil society, and tech startups from across Africa to promote the harmonisation of tech policies and drive [...]
The 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2025), scheduled for 29–31 May 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is a pivotal event for stakeholders across the continent. This year's theme, 'Empowering Africa’s Digital Future,' underscores the importance of inclusive dialogue in shaping the continent's digital landscape. Afigf 2025 will serve as a platform for dialogue, [...]
The Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) will take place on 13–14 May 2025 at the International Conference Center Geneva (CICG) in Switzerland. Hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in collaboration with the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), this high-level event aims to elevate cyber capacity development within global [...]
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance 2025 (EuroDIG) will be held in Strasbourg from 12 to 14 May, hosted by the Council of Europe in partnership with the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. This year’s forum, under the theme 'Safeguarding human rights by balancing regulation and innovation', will bring together key voices from [...]
The European Commission and the 2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU are hosting the Global Multistakeholder High-Level Conference on the Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds, to be held on 31 March and 1 April 2025 at the Charlemagne Building, Brussels, and online. This event will gather high-level policymakers, technologists, academics, [...]
Calling all digital rights defenders! Forus, as part of the CADE project, has launched the ‘AI Artivism for Digital Rights’ competition to support creative explorations of digital rights issues. Join us by submitting your AI-based artworks that creatively address the role of civil society in the digital world. The deadline for submissions is 25 November [...]
Date: Wednesday, 18 December 2024 Time: 12:30–13:30 UTC (15:30–16:30 Arabian Standard Time) Where: Riyadh and online The engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) is vital for inclusive and accountable digital policy processes. CSOs represent diverse stakeholder interests, including those of marginalised communities, and bring crucial insights that foster transparency and uphold fundamental rights within digital [...]
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
