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# IGF

Internet Governance Forum

A yearly meeting convened by the United Nations where governments, companies, civil society and technical experts discuss internet policy. It makes no binding decisions. It grew out of the WSIS summit of 2005, and in December 2025 the United Nations made it permanent.

## related terms

- [internet governance](https://tldlog.com/glossary/internet-governance/)
- [WSIS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/wsis/)
- [multistakeholder model](https://tldlog.com/glossary/multistakeholder-model/)
- [ITU](https://tldlog.com/glossary/itu/)
- [ICANN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/icann/)