The East African Community (EAC) together with the Rwanda Internet Community and Alliance (RICTA) will be hosting the 10th East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF), which will take place from 4th – 5th September, 2023 at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda.
This year, the Forum is convened under the theme: ‘The Internet We Want – Empowering All People in East Africa.’
The two-day meeting is a multi-stakeholder forum that brings together representatives from the government, media, private sector, civil society, technical community, academia and individuals interested in shaping the discussion on how the Internet is governed in East Africa.
The forum aims at creating awareness and instituting a consensus building process to develop a common understanding of the region’s Internet governance issues, as well as building policy-making capacity to enable meaningful participation in global Internet policy, governance and development processes.
The 2024 EAIGF aimed at addressing the following pertinent issues to include:
- Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space;
- Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability;
- Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age;
- Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want.
Important Dates
- Call for session proposals opens:
June 21, 2024 - Call for session proposals closes:
July 10, 2024 - Acceptance notifications:
July 17, 2024 - EAIGF 2024:
September 11 – 12, 2024
