Inclusive Development and a Smarter Nigeria

Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) is a renewed collaborative effort of internet stakeholders in the country to help provide a coordinated mechanism for domestic stakeholder’s participations in the local, regional and global internet governance dialogues. The effort has culminated into partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that redefine Nigeria position at the internet governance meetings. The 2013 edition took advantage of the NIGF multi-stakeholder platform to empower Nigerian youths.

The Forum has recorded so far a combined attendance by over 1,000 stakeholders since its inception in 2012. It has attracted active participation from public institutions, private sector groups, civil societies, professional bodies, trade associations, academia, students and youths, military and para-military organizations, security and law enforcement agencies, government, law makers, ICT industry, internet users, and the public, as well as media groups from print, electronic and online, scholars and research scientists.

The Forum is expected to Connect stakeholders with emerging policies and opportunities with impact on the Nigeria Internet Community, to generate Multi-stakeholders’ output on Internet governance for sustainable and inclusive development in the country, to stimulate government and stakeholders’ commitment to the adoption and implementation of outcome documents, to strengthen stakeholders’ partnership for the improvement of local IG process and crystallize the local multi-stakeholder positions, input and contributions into the regional and global Internet Governance Forum.

The Local Multi-stakeholders Advisory Group (LMAG) of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum, comprising of the Ministry of Communications (FMoC), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Internet Society (ISOC) Nigeria, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Global Network for Cybersolution (GNC), Creative Technology for Development Initiative (CTDI) and DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) in collaboration with other local stakeholders, is organizing a two (2) day Nigeria Internet Governance Forum 2016.

The objective of the NIGF 2016 is to facilitate stakeholders input into the National Internet Governance policy dialogue on inclusive development intervention and Smart-City initiatives in Nigeria.

The Forum is scheduled to hold at Shehu Musa Yar'adua Center, Abuja, on the 1st & 2nd of June, 2016. The first day, powered by Google Nigeria is devoted to the Youths as a pre-event to encourage, empower and ensure that Young Minds are equipped to improve the skills that can be acquired using the internet as a platform of growth and development. The Second day will witness dignitaries and experts to deliver papers on the theme of the event.

Registration is ongoing and free for all. NIGF has come to stay and hope that Nigerians embrace the annual event to ensure inclusiveness in the Global Debate, Growth and development of the Internet Community.

http://www.nigf.org.ng/