The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together representatives from various groups, considering all to be at par to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet. IIGF-2023 is a hybrid event, being convened on 5th December from 09:00 – 18:30 (IST). After successfully convening the first two edition of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) in 2021 and 2022, the third edition of the IIGF is being conducted under the overarching theme “Moving Forward – Calibrating Bharat’s Digital Agenda”. The said event is an effort to delve deeper into issues such as Building a secure, trusted & resilient cyberspace for Bharat, Enabling Innovation for India’s Developmental Goals, Bridging Divides and Calibrating Bharat’s Digital Agenda – on Leadership for Global Digital Governance & Cooperation. For attendees in person the event is being held at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi 110001
The inaugural session which is scheduled from 10:00 – 11:30 (IST) would be graced by Shri. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India as Chief Guest. Further, a special address is to be delivered by Shri. S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. The welcome address is scheduled to be delivered by Shri. Sushil Pal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. They will additionally be accompanied by dignitaries from International organisations such as the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), among other stakeholders from civil society, private sector, technical community, think tanks, industry associations etc. engaging in various panel discussions throughout the day.
