Digital Governance
Calendar
Status:
Binding
Process with legally binding outcomes
Norm-setting
Process to discuss or agree on digital policy norms
Discussions
Forum to discuss digital policy issues
Deadline
Opportunity to offer written feedback or participate
Type:
Multistakeholder
Formal role for non-governmental stakeholders
Multilateral
Intergovernmental, limited stakeholder participation
Openness level:
N/A or no information about level of openness
Open - there are no or low barriers that make it easy for civil society to meaningfully participate
Partly open - there are medium barriers that make it harder for civil society to meaningfully participate
Not open - there are high barriers that make it very hard or impossible for civil society to meaningfully participate
UN AI Governance (The Global Dialogue & Scientific Panel)
Second session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance [TBD]
New York, UNITED STATES
01
-
01 May 2027
01
-
01 May 2027
Second session of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance [TBD]
UN Cyber Processes (OEWG & Global Mechanism)
Dedicated Thematic Group meetings of the Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security
New York, UNITED STATES
07
-
11 Dec 2026
07
-
11 Dec 2026
Dedicated Thematic Group meetings of the Global Mechanism on ICTs in the Context of International Security
UN Cyber Processes (AHC & UNCC)
Deadline for signature of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
New York, UNITED STATES
31
-
31 Dec 2026
31
-
31 Dec 2026
Deadline for signature of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
Internet Governance Forum
LACIGF 2026
Fortaleza, BRAZIL
04
-
06 Nov 2026
04
-
06 Nov 2026
LACIGF 2026
Global IGF 2026
Nairobi, KENYA
14
-
18 Dec 2026
14
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18 Dec 2026
Global IGF 2026
International Telecommunication Union
Seventh World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, WTPF-26
Nassau, THE BAHAMAS
02
-
04 Sep 2026
02
-
04 Sep 2026
Seventh World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum, WTPF-26
Final meeting of the 2026 session of the ITU Council
Doha, QATAR
07
-
07 Nov 2026
07
-
07 Nov 2026
Final meeting of the 2026 session of the ITU Council
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2026
Doha, QATAR
09
-
27 Nov 2026
UN Main Processes (UNGA & HRC)
Opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly
New York, UNITED STATES
08
-
08 Sep 2026
08
-
08 Sep 2026
Opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly
81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81)
New York, UNITED STATES
22
-
29 Sep 2026
22
-
29 Sep 2026
81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81)
63rd session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, SWITZERLAND
07
-
09 Oct 2026
07
-
09 Oct 2026
63rd session of the Human Rights Council
WSIS & GDC
[TBD] 82nd session; High Level Review of the GDC
New York, UNITED STATES
01
-
01 Sep 2027
01
-
01 Sep 2027
[TBD] 82nd session; High Level Review of the GDC
Other
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2026–2027 inter-sessional panel
Geneva, SWITZERLAND
06
-
06 Nov 2026
06
-
06 Nov 2026
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2026–2027 inter-sessional panel