Press - NEWS: Global Internet Governance Forum 2013 Bali will definitely go ahead

• By igf2013
• 6 August, 2013

Jakarta, Indonesia – Today a letter was sent to the United Nations (UNDESA) from the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) confirming that Host Country Agreement is agreed in principle and will be signed formally by 20 August 2013 after the end of the major Indonesian National Holiday of Idul Fitri.

The Indonesian Internet Governance Forum (ID-IGF) met yesterday with MCIT Minister Tifatul Sembiring who confirmed his commitment to and support for IGF 2013 Bali. Andi Budimansyah (Chairman – Indonesia cc-TLD PANDI) commented, “As we had reported to MCIT Minister yesterday, we are happy to share that the ID-IGF Multi-Stakeholder Organizing Committee’s preparations are in place, and we look forward to welcoming the world to Bali. The letter sent today gives us a clear mandate to continue all preparations needed for a successful meeting of 2500 global delegates in Bali.”

Ashwin Sasongko (Director General of MCIT) stated, “Indonesia is a regional leader in the information and digital society. We invite the global internet leaders to join us in Bali to discuss relevant issues in cyber space especially matters concerning global ethical principles that we all share, to achieve a safer cyber space for all.”

From civil society’s representative, Shita Laksmi (Deputy Chair of ID-IGF and also from HIVOS) said: “The active Indonesian Internet civil society invites the global civil society to join us in Bali in relevant debates and dialogue that matter to all internet users. It is really important for better transparent and accountable Internet governance, globally.”

Chengetai Masango of the IGF Secretariat expressed his confidence that the ID-IGF Multi-Stakeholder Organizing Committee is well-positioned and prepared to host the Global IGF in Bali this October.

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Relevant info:

• Article: Indonesia is Ready to Host IGF2013 Bali (http://bit.ly/16oEypX)
• ID-IGF Website: www.igf2013.or.id

Source: 

http://igf2013.or.id/global-internet-governance-forum-2013-bali-will-definitely-go-ahead/

For more information, please kindly contact:

• Gatot Dewabroto (Ministry of Communication and IT)
  Mobile: +62811898504 / email: gatot_b@postel.go.id / twitter: @gsdewabroto
• Semmy Pangerapan (Indonesia ISP Association / APJII)
  Mobile: +62817122764 / email: spangerapan@apjii.or.id / twitter: @spangerapan
• Donny B.U (ICT Watch)
  Mobile: +62818930932 / email: donnybu@ictwatch.com / twitter: @donnybu

Event: Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) - SEOUL 2013

About Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF)

Today, Asia has the strongest growing demand for Internet addresses. That is more and more people in Asia are using the Internet. In contrast to North America and Europe, demand for the Internet in Asia is not only growing, but also growing at an accelerating rate.

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.

In 2010, while the global IGF is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.

The multi-stakeholder approach is a core principle of the APrIGF with the emphasis on the diversity of participants and openness of the discussion. Valuing the youth as an important stakeholder and the future generations of the Internet, a Youth IGF also become an integral part of the APrIGF whereby they are held in parallel annually featuring a simulation of the multi-stakeholder discussion model among the young people on various Internet governance issues.

Source: http://www.aprigf.asia/about.html