IGF 2018 Remote Hubs
Join a Remote Hub for IGF 2018! Login to your account and then click on the Hub of your interest below to know more about the organizer (you will be also able to make a direct contact if the organizer has enabled this feature).
You can also register as an individual online participant.
Country | City | Institution hosting the hub | Themes | Sessions | Pre-Events |
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Afghanistan | Herat | TechNation | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy | BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | Will have a presentation about IGF for Herat university- computer science faculty Will have a presentation about IGF for Ghaleb university - computer science faculty |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | ISOC ARG | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Technical & Operational Topics | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, BPF on Local Content, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | Gender equality activities Cibersecurity & net neutrality workshops ICT regulation workshop |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Weiba Foundation | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content, Technical & Operational Topics | BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Trade, Main Sessions | We are going to send a newsletter with preparatory texts and invitations for the event. Also we will organized an open workshop for those interest in the seleted themes and blogging. Finally, during the event we will host an open hub for participants who are interested to be involved in the discussions. |
Burundi | Bujumbura | Burundi Innovation Hub | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | Meetings will be held with the Ministry of youth, posts and ICT, universties and local stakeholders to raise awareness of the remote hub and to plan future local IGF. |
Benin | Cotonou | Internet Society Benin Chapter | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content, Technical & Operational Topics | Hub meeting Location Communication online and email sending Lunch ans break planning Research Funding |
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Kinshasa | Centre Africain d'Echange Culturel | Evolution of Internet Governance | Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies | local meeting |
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | OvillageCI | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, BPF on Local Content, Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | September 08, 2018 : Workshops on Internet governance around the theme: Internet governance why young people need to get involved ? |
Côte d'Ivoire | Abidjan | HETEC | Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | BPF on Cybersecurity | Reunion de preparation du hub ; Fixation de la date du hub et les dispositions techniques a prendre ; Publicité et sensibilisation. |
China | Hong Kong | Independent/IEEE SA Local Meetup | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Emerging Technologies | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality, Main Sessions | TBD |
Colombia | Bogotá | Colnodo | Digital Inclusion & Accessibility | BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality | Desde el área de comunicaciones de Colnodo se hará difusión de la información y conocimiento,a través de sus canales como redes sociales o página web. |
Cuba | La Habana | Ministerio de Comunicaciones | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content | BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Accountability | Se realizaran seminarios de preparación con los participantes en el Foro, se debatirán los temas a tratar en las diferentes salas y se realizará un debate del impacto de estos temas en nuestro país. |
Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Internet Society - Dominican Republic Chapter | Emerging Technologies | Orientation Meetings | |
Ecuador | Quito | Usuarios Digitales | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | BPF on Cybersecurity, Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality | Introductory talk to the IGF and the topics to be covered |
United Kingdom | London | Goldsmiths | Development, Innovation & Economic Issues | Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles, Dynamic Coalition on Publicness, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | This Hub is based in a Master program and the IGF meeting will be running during term time. Pre=meeting activities include a preparatory lecture, organization and planning around student preferences for attending by RP based on the program. Students will have a moderator as well as technical support and will be meeting in class on Wednesday; other workshops and events will be attended by each student according to their preference. Afterwards there will be class discussions and a formal stocktaking exercise, to be developed next term. |
Ghana | Asutuare | Defence Against AIDS Poverty and Underdevelopment (DAAPU) | Digital Inclusion & Accessibility | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Gender, BPF on Local Content, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | Organize a consultative meeting with key stakeholders of internet, users, providers ,regulators, internet activits and youth (schools) Solicit issues of content and agree on question submission and inputs. Organize orientation on the IGF process and procedure |
Gambia | Bakau | The Gambia YMCAS Computer Training Centre and Digital Studio | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility, Dynamic Coalition on Public Access in Libraries | Briefing of Stakeholders of the National Internet Governance Steeering Committee of the Gambia, Pre Youth Global IGF session |
Haiti | Carrefour | Internet Society Haiti Chapter | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content | Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | 1-Pre igf global Haiti 2-remote participation |
India | Dindigul | SBM College of Engineering and Technology | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility | BPF on Cybersecurity, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | YES |
India | New Delhi | Knowledge Cafe | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Media & Content | BPF on Local Content, Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | Knowledge Cafe community is a group of more than 1800 members having interest in the Internet Governance and related areas in our local region (New Delhi). We will be conducting a couple of pre-meeting meetups and roundtable to discuss the current themes and sub-themes of IGF Paris 2018. On the conclusion of these workshops and roundtable, we will be making special interest groups to keep attendees engaged in IGF 2018 dedicated sessions as per their interest. |
Kenya | Kisii | Kisii County ICT Lab | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content, Technical & Operational Topics | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, BPF on Local Content, Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values, Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | Cyber Security Awareness |
Nigeria | Abuja | MicroBoss | Emerging Technologies | Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Innovative Approaches to Connecting the Unconnected | Building on the success we experienced whilst hosting a remote hub last year in Abuja, we would seek to engage interested stakeholders on topics of interest and run polls online to ginger some participation. We would have strategic stakeholders like ISOC and ICANN Business Constituency identify days at the hub where they would like to focus on discussions tending to their objectives and invite members to discuss. We would also build on the platform created last year to have remote speakers and facilitators use the hub as their point of connectivity to the IGF. |
Nigeria | Ibadan | University of Ibadan | Evolution of Internet Governance | Hold debates among participants to discuss the sub-themes introduced at the IGF from our local perspectives. | |
Nigeria | Kano | CITAD | Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles, Dynamic Coalition on Trade, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | Media events |
Nigeria | Lagos | Women in Technology in Nigeria(WITIN) | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Gender, BPF on Local Content, Fourth Phase of the Initiative on Policy Options for ‘Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion’ (CENB IV), Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | Sensitization and registration via newsletters and social media. Pre-Workshop with stakeholders and women interest groups leaders on the IGF theme |
Nepal | Kathamndu | P O Box 1068 Chandravinayak Marga Chabahil - 7 kathmandu 44600 Nepal. | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy | BPF on Cybersecurity | not yet |
Chad | N'djamena | Central Africa YIGF | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content, Technical & Operational Topics | Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | 25/09/2018 first meeting 10/10/2018 call for volunteers 17/10/2018 first contact with members 27/10/2018 look for sponsorship |
Chad | Ndjamena | Chad Internet gouvernance forum | Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Gender, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability, Dynamic Coalition on Child Online Safety, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media on the Internet, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on Trade | Internet ecosystem in Chad edition internet a lever for sustainable development in Chad |
Chad | NDJAMENA | HOUSE OF INTERNET | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | Youth Coalition on Internet Governance | Nous allons organisé une session pour informer la communauté sur l"importance de la gouvernance de l'Internet. |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | TTMAG | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Technologies, Dynamic Coalition on Gender and Internet Governance, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things | online conference call to promote interest in IG |
Ukraine | Kyiv | iNGO European Media Platform | Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains | BPF on Cybersecurity, Youth Coalition on Internet Governance, Main Sessions | on-line informational campaign, discussion in social networks |
United States | Syracuse | Syracuse University | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Development, Innovation & Economic Issues, Digital Inclusion & Accessibility, Emerging Technologies, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Media & Content, Technical & Operational Topics | Discussions on how the UN-IGF assists demographics around the world Group discussions on sessions that may be of interest to them Noting sessions that want to be witnessed |
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Vanuatu | Port Vila | Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator | Media & Content | BPF on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data, BPF on Cybersecurity, BPF on Local Content, Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity, Dynamic Coalition on Core Internet Values, Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles, Dynamic Coalition on the Internet of Things | organise a hub for local participants |
Yemen | Sana'a | ISOC Yemen | Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Evolution of Internet Governance, Inclusion économique et sociale et droits humains, Technical & Operational Topics | Social Media Covering. Workshop. |
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Yemen | Sana'a | Yemeni Organization for Development and Exchange Technology 'YODET' | Emerging Technologies | - workshops - Social Media campaign |