Internet Governance Forum Travel Support 2024

The mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) calls for strengthening and enhancing stakeholder engagement from developing countries. It also calls for the Forum to contribute to building capacity for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise. 

During the IGF 2018, the United Nations Secretary-General has called for action to increase inclusiveness in the IGF processes, underlining that the IGF must increase its efforts to draw upon the “weak and missing voices” into the IGFs work. It was also called for a broader multidisciplinary approach, to involve experts not traditionally involved in the IGF processes. The community also echoed for more inclusion and diversity in the IGF's participation spectrum. 

For these reasons, a limited number of eligible candidates from developing countries are supported to participate at the 19th annual meeting of the IGF hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh from 15 to 19 December 2024. Support is provided through contributions to the IGF Global South Fund by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Table of Content
• About Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
• Internet Governance Forum Travel Support
• Requirements for Internet Governance Forum Travel Support Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Internet Governance Forum Travel Support
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there is no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors.

Internet Governance Forum Travel Support

Requirements for Internet Governance Forum Travel Support Qualification

The Call will consider supporting individual stakeholders that fulfil the following criteria:

• Represent any stakeholder group;
• Are from a Least Developed Country, Landlocked Developing Country, Small Island Developing State or Economy in Transition;
• Are engaged in the IGF 2024 process as active contributors (e.g. to the intersessional and ‎NRIs work; as session co-organizers, session speakers, moderators and rapporteurs);
• Demonstrate interest in Internet governance-related activities;
• Show a demonstrated commitment to contributing to its community after ‎participating at the IGF;‎
• Are recommended by a respected community member.‎

Interview date, Process and Venue for Internet Governance Forum Travel Support

The IGF Secretariat will evaluate received applications as per the above-listed eligible criteria. ‎Applications will be given further consideration if the three first formal criteria are met.‎

The number of selected candidates would be dependent on the funds available. 

The final compositions of participants will be stakeholder, regionally, gender and age-balanced. 
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The IGF Secretariat can approach underrepresented stakeholders that can enrich the ‎diversity of the meeting and comply with the eligibility criteria, with an offer to support ‎their participation at the IGF 2024.‎

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Eligible candidates can submit the travel request through the Travel Support Application e-form by 10 September 2024, 23:59 UTC.
• The onus is on the applicant to meet the travel requirements. This relates to having all the necessary travel documents and respecting applicable procedures. Applicants are advised to regularly check the Host Country website for any regulations related to entering Saudi Arabia.

For more details, visit IGF website.