✅Why in news: India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country.
▪️About IIG forum-
✅The CEO of National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) announced the launch of India IIGF -2021.
✅ IIGF- 2021 will be planned for three days, starting from 20th October, 2021.
✅Theme: Inclusive Internet for Digital India.
✅The forum is an Internet Governance policy discussion platform to bring representatives together from various groups, considering all at par to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet.
✅ This Multi Stakeholder concept is adopted by IGF under United Nations and by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
✅ Significance: As India is the second-largest broadband subscription country in the world and also has the highest data consumption per user per month, with IIGF, the aspirations of the Indians would be reflected in International policy formation and stakeholder discussion.
▪️About the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) under United Nations
✅IGF is a multi-stakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of
Internet governance.
✅The convening of the IGF was announced by the Secretary-General of UN in 2006 and has held an annual meeting since then.
✅Various stakeholder groups come together to exchange information and share good policies and practices relating to the Internet and technologies.
✅It facilitates common understandings and knowledge exchange of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges.
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