Events

10 Jul 2025

ICANN’s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council meeting

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 […]

8 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

AI for Good Global Summit 2025

The AI for Good Global Summit is the main event of the AI for Good platform, organised by ITU in partnership with more than 53 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. In 2025, the summit will be held from 8 to 11 July in Geneva, Switzerland and feature 3 events: The AI for Good […]

7 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2025

The 2025 edition of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, branded as the WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025, will take place from 7 to 11 July in Geneva, Switzerland. This gathering marks twenty years since the original WSIS meetings held in Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. The event is co-hosted by […]

7 Jul 2025 - 11 Jul 2025

UN OEWG 2021-2025 11th substantive session

The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) will hold its eleventh substantive session on 7-11 July 2025 in New York, the USA. This will be the final session of the group’s work. The OEWG was established in 2021 by UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/75/240. The group is tasked to continue to develop the rules, norms, and principles of responsible […]

2 Jul 2025

GNSO PDP on Latin Script Diacritics – Session #11

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) […]

23 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

Internet Governance Forum 2025

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 […]

29 May 2025 - 31 May 2025

The 14th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2025)

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, […]

13 May 2025 - 15 May 2025

The Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) 2025

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 […]

12 May 2025 - 14 May 2025

EuroDIG 2025

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 […]

12 May 2025 - 16 May 2025

Africa Tech Policy Summit 2025

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 […]

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