Arab IGF
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| Industry: | Internet Governance |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| Website: | IGFArab.org |
| Twitter: |  Arab @IGF Arab
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The Arab Internet Governance Forum, or Arab IGF was established in 2012, following a resolution issued in 2005 at [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)]. It follows the model of IGF and encompasses all the main players in the field of internet golicy, including government organizations, the private sector, civil society, technical communities, and the like.[1]
Arab IGF tackles a wide spectrum of issues of regulatory and policy nature within the sphere of Internet industry and Internet usage, including but not limited to: accelerating broadband penetration, development of its applications, promoting local content, user rights, policies for critical Internet resources, cybersecurity, protecting privacy, youth and the Internet, and innovation enabling Internet policies.[2]
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- ↑ About Forum, ArabIGF.org. Retrieved 2015 November 14.
- ↑ ArabIGF, ArabIGF.org. Retrieved 2015 November 14.