The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) is participating in the ongoing 14th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2019).
The forum has been organised in Berlin by the German government in co-operation with the United Nations (UN), and runs until November 29 under the overarching theme of 'One World. One Net. One Vision'.
The IGF is a multi-stakeholder discussion platform of the UN, which is attended onsite or remotely by multi-stakeholder from governments, civil society, business, academia, international organisations and the technical community. The participants deal with all aspects related to the question of how the Internet as we know it can be maintained and improved.
The forum addresses current legal, political, social and technical aspects of the Internet.
The issues up for discussion include technical standards, human rights matters, the impact of digital technologies on everyday life and working life, and opportunities arising for economic and social development. The IGF has an advisory function and provides an opportunity for all participants to influence the discussions in the relevant decision-making bodies at national and international level.
The forum focuses this year on three major themes: data governance, digital inclusion and security, safety, stability & resilience.
“The Internet Governance Forum brings various stakeholders' groups together to discuss and share good practice as key elements of Internet governance in order to foster sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. Being at such an important stakeholders' forum and exchanging knowledge with experts further add value in crafting and developing the best practice towards promoting the development
of online society that add value to Qatar journey towards its National Vision 2030, wherein digital knowledge will fuel the economy” said Abdulla Jassmi, CRA Technical Affairs Department manager.
On the sidelines of the forum, more than 50 different stakeholders will display their Internet governance-related work at IGF Village.
The IGF is a multi-stakeholder discussion platform of the UN, which is attended onsite or remotely by multi-stakeholder from governments, civil society, business, academia, international organisations and the technical community. The participants deal with all aspects related to the question of how the Internet as we know it can be maintained and improved.
The forum addresses current legal, political, social and technical aspects of the Internet.
The issues up for discussion include technical standards, human rights matters, the impact of digital technologies on everyday life and working life, and opportunities arising for economic and social development. The IGF has an advisory function and provides an opportunity for all participants to influence the discussions in the relevant decision-making bodies at national and international level.
The forum focuses this year on three major themes: data governance, digital inclusion and security, safety, stability & resilience.
“The Internet Governance Forum brings various stakeholders' groups together to discuss and share good practice as key elements of Internet governance in order to foster sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet. Being at such an important stakeholders' forum and exchanging knowledge with experts further add value in crafting and developing the best practice towards promoting the development
of online society that add value to Qatar journey towards its National Vision 2030, wherein digital knowledge will fuel the economy” said Abdulla Jassmi, CRA Technical Affairs Department manager.
On the sidelines of the forum, more than 50 different stakeholders will display their Internet governance-related work at IGF Village.
