From 8 - 12 October, the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be taking place in Kyoto, Japan, on the overarching theme "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People". The event is being presented in hybrid format (in-person and online) once again this year, and registration is open for participation in the sessions.
The APC network will be actively participating in various sessions as organisers, speakers and moderators, as well as having a booth in the IGF Village. We invite you to browse the schedule below to find out where we will be engaging, and add the sessions to your calendar.
Day 0 - Sunday, 8 October
9:00 - 10:00 local time (00:00 - 1:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 11
APC member Derechos Digitales organising and speaking
Transforming technology frameworks for the planet
9:00 - 10:30 local time (00:00 - 1:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 7
APC and Sulá Batsú organising and members May First Movement Technology, Nodo TAU and Sulá Batsú speaking
IGF LAC Space
9:00 - 11:00 local time (00:00 - 2:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 6
APC and member Derechos Digitales speaking
10:40 - 12:10 local time (1:40 - 3:10 UTC) / Workshop Room 3
APC and partner IT for Change speaking
Financing Broadband Networks of the Future to bridge digital
10:45 - 11:45 local time (1:45 - 2:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 2
APC and Rhizomatica speaking
12:00 - 13:00 local time (3:00 - 4:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 7
APC member TEDIC co-organising and speaking
Scoping Civil Society engagement in Digital Cooperation
13:30 - 15:30 local time (4:30 - 6:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 10
APC speaking
Agents of inclusion: Community networks & media meet-up
14:00 - 16:00 local time (5:00 - 7:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 2
APC partner DW Akademie co-organising, APC and members/partners REDES A.C., DW Akademie, Sulá Batsú, KICTANet and DEF speaking, With support from partner, WACC global.
Consumer data rights from Japan to the world
13:45 - 16:45 local time (4:45 - 7:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 11
APC co-organising and member Foundation for Media Alternatives speaking
High Level Panel: Looking ahead to WSIS+20: Accelerating the Multistakeholder Process
13:45 - 15:15 local time (4:45 - 6:15 UTC) / Plenary Hall
APC speaking
IGF 2023 NRIs Coordination Session
15:15 - 16:45 local time (6:15 - 7:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 1
APC member Colnodo speaking
15:45 - 18:45 local time (6:45 - 9:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 7
APC members TEDIC, KICTANet and Media Matters for Democracy speaking
16:00 - 18:00 local time (7:00 - 9:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9
APC partner IT for Change organising and APC speaking
IGF LAC NRI's Space: Fostering Cooperation in LAC
18:00 - 19:00 local time (9:00 - 10:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 8
APC member Colnodo speaking
APC IGF member and staff orientation meeting
18:00 local time (9:00 UTC) / ICC Kyoto Bilateral Room 2
The objective of this gathering is orientation on the APC network's plans for the IGF, presentation of APC's IGF priorities, updates on sessions organised by members, associates and staff (and other sessions we should keep an eye on) and the emerging issues we expect. It is a space for members and partners to ask questions and review the ways in which we can be in communication during the IGF.
Day 1 - Monday, 9 October
African AI: Digital Public Goods for Inclusive Development
17:45 - 18:45 local time (8:45 - 9:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 5
APC member Pollicy speaking
Day 2 - Tuesday, 10 October
Virtual side session: Ola Bini is innocent: How to mobilize the background of a key ruling for those defending digital rights?
APC partner ARTICLE 19 organising, APC speaking
8:30 - 9:30 local time (11:30 - 00:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1
APC member Foundation for Media Alternatives speaking
Main Session 2: Global Digital Compact & Beyond: A Multistakeholder Perspective
11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Plenary Hall
APC speaking
NRIs Collaborative Session on cybersecurity: Bridging the gaps for a safer cyberspace
11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Annex Hall 1
APC speaking
Meet&Greet for those funding Internet development
14:00 - 15:00 local time (5:00 - 6:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9
APC partner APNIC Foundation organising
CSTD Open Consultation
15:15 - 16:45 local time (6:15 - 7:45 UTC) / Room E
APC speaking
Promoting efficient E-waste management in Africa and Asia
16:30 - 17:00 local time (7:30 - 8:00 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room
APC and members PROTEGE QV, DEF, VOICE, CITAD and ALIN co-organising and speaking
Day 3 - Wednesday, 11 October
Dynamic Coalition: Gender Disability, Gender, and Digital Self-Determination
13:30 - 14:30 local time (4:30 - 5:30 UTC UTC) / Workshop Room E
APC members Point of View co-organising and KICTANet speaking
Revitalizing Universal Service Funds to Promote Inclusion
10:30 - 12:00 local time (1:30 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room A
APCs members Jane Coffin co-organising and speaking and Sol Luca de Tena speaking
Digital democracy and future realities
10:30 - 12:00 local time (1:30 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 5
APC members Pollicy co-organising and Mallory Knodel speaking
Overcoming barriers to bridge digital divides
11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1
APC member Colnodo speaking
WSIS Forum 2024: Open Consultation Process Meeting
11:00 - 12:00 local time (2:00 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room C-1
APC speaking
13:00 - 14:30 local time (6:00 - 7:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 5
APC co-organising
What is the nature of the internet? Different Approaches
14:45 - 16:15 local time (5:45 - 7:15 UTC) / Workshop Room 2
APC co-organising and APC, David Souter and IT for Change speaking
Framework to Develop Gender-responsive Cybersecurity Policy
16:30 - 17:30 local time (7:30 - 8:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 2
APC organising and speaking, and member speaking
Policy network on meaningful access
17:30 - 19:00 local time (8:30 - 10:00 UTC) / Plenary Hall
APC partners may speaking (to be confirmed)
Day 4 - Thursday, 12 October
8:30 - 9:30 local time (11:30 - 00:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1
APC member TEDIC speaking
Disrupt Harm: Accountability for a safer Internet
11:00 - 12:00 local time (2:00 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9
APC and member Derechos Digitales speaking
DC3 Community Networks: Digital Sovereignty and Sustainability
11:30 - 13:00 local time (2:30 - 4:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 11
APC member Rhizomatica speaking
We are here too! African perspectives on social media futures
11:40 - 12:10 local time (2:40 - 3:10 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room
APC speaking
Internet Engineering Task Force Open Forum
13:00 - 14:00 local time (4:00 - 5:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 6
APC member Jane Coffin speaking
15:00 - 15:20 local time (6:00 - 6:20 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room
APC member Servelots co-organising and speaking