⇒ Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics & Information Technology, inaugurated the India Internet Governance Forum 2021 (IIGF 2021), a 3-day online event on internet governance, on 25 November 2021.
Organized by:
IIGF 2021 was jointly organized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) from November 25 to November 27, 2021.
Theme:
The event was centered around the theme “Empowering India through Power of Internet”, which brought stakeholders of internet governance together to discuss the roadmap for digitization and reaffirm India as an essential participant globally.
- It also highlighted the role and importance of digitization in the international policy development on internet governance.
About IIGF:
- The India Internet Government Forum is an initiative associated with the UN Internet Governance Forum (UN-IGF).
- The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder platform bringing representatives together from various groups to discuss public policy issues related to the Internet.