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Arab IGF

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Industry: Internet Governance
Founded: 2012
Website: IGFArab.org
Twitter: Arab @IGF Arab

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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  1. About Forum, ArabIGF.org. Retrieved 2015 November 14.
  2. ArabIGF, ArabIGF.org. Retrieved 2015 November 14.