This piece was originally published by APC member organisation Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet.
The 2025 IGF [Internet Governance Forum], the 20th annual meeting, was held in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025. Personally, it was my first time attending since the 2014 IGF in Istanbulc — after a gap of 11 years. While the overall structure of the forum has remained largely the same, the formats of the sessions have become more diverse, and the duration of each session seems to have shortened to around an hour.
At this year’s IGF, I primarily attended sessions related to artificial intelligence. In recent years, AI has emerged as one of the most prominent global issues, and accordingly, many sessions at this IGF focused on matters concerning AI governance. By examining the key issues and perspectives raised in these sessions, we can gain a rough but meaningful understanding of the current state of AI governance.
Currently, the IGF website hosts the outcomes of the forum, including individual session reports, so further details on specific sessions can be found there. The DiploFoundation also used AI to compile and summarise key IGF issues, including the content of each session.
Therefore, rather than providing a detailed account of every session, this report focuses on the issues and perspectives that I personally found noteworthy.
Continue reading on the Korean Progressive Network Jinbonet website.