Internet Governance Forum Support Association
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| Stakeholder Group: | Academia, Business, Civil Society, Government, Technical |
| Type: | International Organization |
| Issue Areas: | Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Privacy, Access, Inclusiveness, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, E-commerce, Capacity Development, Intellectual Property |
| Website: | https://igfsa.org/ |
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The Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA) supports the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and NRIs through individual and corporate memberships and donations. The IGF is one of the most successful outcomes of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and brings together governments, civil society, the private sector and the technical community from around the globe to an informal setting, free from binding negotiations. The IGF functions through support from its participants and friends. In order to continue its growth and progression, it needs to have a robust and sustainable income stream.
History[edit | edit source]
The IGFSA was launched on September 1, 2014 at the ninth IGF meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.The IGFSA is a channel for additional funding from individuals, companies and foundations to keep the IGF the go-to event for everyone who is interested in the Internet and its governance.
Recently, the IGFSA began to support National and Regional Initiatives (NRI) of the IGF, in addition to the IGF itself.
Impact[edit | edit source]
As of mid 2018, the IGFSA had supported 78 National IGFs and 34 Regional IGFs since 2015. The IGFSA has donated 260,000 USD to the IGF Trust Fund and 225,500 USD to the NRIs.
Executive member[edit | edit source]
The IGFSA Executive Committee consists of a minimum of five and a maximum of nine members, elected by the General Assembly. Their responsibilities include preparing the annual budget for General Assembly approval, creating communications materials, and devising fundraising strategies. Additionally, they establish principles for the allocation of funds raised on behalf of IGFSA. The 20424 Executive Committee constite of the following:
- Amrita Choudhury (Chair)
- Markus Kummer (Chair emeritus)
- Nigel Hickson (Treasurer)
- Fiona Asonga
- Joyce Chen
- Flavio Wagner
- Wisdom Donkor
- Anriette Esterhuysen
- Amado Espinosa
- Christopher Mondini
Previous Executive Committee Members[edit | edit source]
- Virat Bahtia
- Manu Bhardwaj
- Marilyn Cade
- Subi Chaturvedi
- Edmon Chung
- Brian Cute
- Avri Doria
- Raùl Echeberria
- Makane Faye
- Tarek Kamel
- Markus Kummer
- Karen McCabe
- Cheryl Miller
- Jimson Olufuye
- Nilmini Rubin
- Eduardo Santoyo