A Niga © ria this month hosts the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) in Abuja. This event precedes the 18th United Nations Forum on Internet Governance (IGF), which will take place in Japan next month, with the theme “The Internet we want – empowering everyone”.
The Nigerian Communications Commission hosts the AfIGF on behalf of the government, with the theme “Transforming Africa’s digital landscape: Enabling inclusion, security and innovation”.
The Forum will serve as a platform for meaningful dialogue and collaboration on Internet governance among various sectors and regional initiatives to promote digital connectivity, address Internet governance challenges and empower Africa through digital transformation.
The event will be preceded by the African Youth Internet Governance Forum, which will take place from 13 to 18 September 2023.
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This year's program series of events will begin with the Parliamentary Symposium, scheduled for September 18-19, 2023, during which members of parliament from all participating countries will have the opportunity to consult and network with each other in a roundtable designed to better understand the roles of the legislature and encourage deeper synergy with parliaments on Internet governance in Africa.
Next month, Africans will participate in the UN IGF, which will have eight sub-themes covering all Internet-related issues for discussion. They are: AI and emerging technologies, avoiding internet fragmentation, cybersecurity, cybercrime and online security, data governance and trust, digital divides and inclusion, global digital governance and cooperation, human rights and freedoms and, finally, sustainability and the environment.
