As part of key methodology to develop the Internet Universality indicators, UNESCO has held a series of face-to-face discussions at international, regional, and national events.
These consultations were meant to publicize the project, gather prominent and leading regional experts, and engage with different stakeholders – from Member States, international organizations, technical community, private sector, civil society and NGOs, Internet and legal experts, political scientists, journalists and media experts to students and civil society groups. These activities had an important impact on the project, providing UNESCO with valuable suggestions from interested stakeholders, boosting the number of online submissions, building a sense of ownership of the project, and advocating UNESCO key values regarding human rights, openness, accessibility and multistakeholder participation.
During the first phase of the project (from March to November 2017), 26 consultation events were held in 22 countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Columbia, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
During the second phase of the project (from December 2017 to May 2018), 15 consultation events (including four regional consultation fora) were held in 13 countries, including Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Ghana, Italy, Peru, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, USA.
During the third phase of the project (from June to September 2018), five consultation events were held in five countries, including France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, USA.
We estimate that above 2000 experts across all stakeholders groups and regions were consulted during those three phases.
| Events |
Dates |
Location |
News release |
| RightsCon Conference 2017 |
29-31 March 2017 |
Brussels, Belgium |
UNESCO consults experts on Internet Universality Indicators at Brussels conference |
| GIG-Arts Paris |
30-31 March 2017 |
Paris, France |
UNESCO consults Gig-ARTS Conference on its new project Defining Internet Universality Indicators |
| Annual Conference of BILETA (British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association) |
10-11 April 2017 |
Braga, Portugal |
UNESCO advocates Internet Universality indicators and online freedoms at BILETA conference |
| World Press Freedom Day |
1-4 May 2017 |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
UNESCO consults on developing Internet Universality Indicators during World Press Freedom Day |
| Stockholm Internet Forum 2017 |
22 May 2017 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
UNESCO consults on Internet Universality indicators |
| Africa Internet Summit |
30 May 2017 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
Kenya: Internet Governance Forum Conference 2017 |
| European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) |
6-7 June 2017 |
Tallinn, Estonia |
UNESCO holds a multistakeholder consultation on Internet Universality Indicators at EuroDIG conference |
| World News Media Congress |
7-9 June 2017 |
Durban, South Africa |
UNESCO promotes source confidentiality study to editors |
| WSIS Forum |
12-16 June 2017 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
UNESCO launches consultation website to define Internet Universality Indicators during WSIS Forum 2017 |
| Global Media Forum |
19-21 June 2017 |
Bonn, Germany |
Internet Universality indicators consulted at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum 2017 |
| IAMCR 2017 |
16-20 July 2017 |
Cartagena, Columbia |
UNESCO consults academics on Internet indicators |
| Asia Pacific IGF |
26-29 July 2017 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators consulted at the 8th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum |
| IGF LAC |
2-4 August 2017 |
Panama City, Panama |
UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America |
| APC member meeting |
16-18 August 2017 |
Johannesburg |
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| Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información (CELE17) |
6-8 September 2017 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America |
| Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) |
27-29 September 2017 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
South Africa to host Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa
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| IPDC Council informal meeting |
28 September 2017 |
Paris, France |
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| Global Privacy and Data protection conference |
28-29 September 2017 |
Hong Kong, China |
UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators consulted at 39th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Hong Kong |
| International Seminar on Freedom of Expression, Children’s Rights and Media |
2-4 October 2017 |
Lima, Peru |
UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America |
| Internet Freedom conference |
13 October 2017 |
Vienna, Austria |
UNESCO advocates Internet Universality and international human rights standards at the Internet Freedom Conference in Vienna |
| World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) |
9-20 October 2017 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America |
| Moscow: European Journalism Training Association |
18-20 October 2017 |
Moscow, Russia |
Russian journalism community and academia engage in UNESCO’s project to develop Internet Universality indicators |
| Jordan Media Institute |
24 October 2017 |
Amman, Jordan |
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| Global Media and Information Literacy week |
25 October - 1 November 2017 |
Kingston, Jamaica |
Seventh Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conference |
| ICANN |
28 October - 3 November 2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
UNESCO consults on Internet indicators at ICANN60
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| Vietnam Internet Forum |
27-28 November 2017 |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
Vietnam Internet Forum discusses Internet Universality indicators
Use Internet Universality to assess cyberlaws |
| North African and African Internet Governance Forum |
28 November - 6 December 2017 |
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
UNESCO consults on its draft Internet Universality Indicators at the North African and African Internet Governance Forum in Egypt |
| Global Voices summit 2017 |
3 December 2017 |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Global Voices summit 2017 participants contribute to UNESCO Internet Universality Indicators |
| IGF 2017 |
17-21 December 2017 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
UNESCO consults with participants of the Internet Governance Forum 2017 on the Internet Universality indicators |
| Global Network Initiative briefing |
9 February 2018 |
Paris HQ, France |
UNESCO briefs Global Network Initiative on Internet Indicators |
| 2nd Global Conference of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network |
26-28 February 2018 |
Ottawa, Canada |
Jurisdiction experts invited to enrich UNESCO’s draft Internet indicators |
| Regional Consultation Forum in Latin America |
5 March 2018 |
São Paulo, Brazil |
UNESCO finalizes a series of consultations on Internet Universality Indicators in Latin America |
| International Working Meeting on Governance Innovation for a Connected World |
8-9 March 2018 |
Stanford, CA, USA |
Governance Innovation for a Connected World
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| Regional Consultation Forum in the Arab states |
12-13 March 2018 |
Tunis, Tunisia |
Leading experts from Arab states stress the relevance of Internet Universality Indicators
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| WSIS Forum 2018 |
21 March 2018 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
UNESCO promotes Internet Universality indicators to advance SDGs at WSIS Forum 2018
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| International Journalism Festival |
14 April 2018 |
Perugia, Italy |
Journalism community addresses Internet Universality Indicators at the International Journalism Festival
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| GIG-ARTS Conference |
27 April 2018 |
Cardiff, United Kingdom |
Academic community welcomes UNESCO’s project to develop Internet Universality Indicators during GIG-ARTS conference
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| World Press Freedom Day |
3 May 2018 |
Accra, Ghana |
25th Edition of World Press Freedom Day Reinforces Watchdog Role of Media |
| UNESCO design workshop on Internet Universality |
3-5 May 2018 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Internet freedom beyond words: artists and creators capture Internet Universality and its ROAM principles
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| RightsCon Toronto |
16-18 May 2018 |
Toronto, Canada |
UNESCO consults RightsCon stakeholders about implementing Internet Universality Indicators |
| European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) |
4 June 2018 |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
UNESCO presents second draft of Internet Universality Indicators at EuroDIG 2018
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| Global Media Forum |
12 June 2018 |
Bonn, Germany |
UNESCO presents Internet Universality Indicators at Global Media Forum
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| IAMCR 2018 |
20-24 June 2018 |
Eugene, OR, USA |
UNESCO’s internet indicators should assess practical realities – academics
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| EuroDIG 2018 |
4 June 2018 |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
UNESCO presents second draft of Internet Universality Indicators at EuroDIG 2018 |
| Forum sur la gouvernance de l'Internet (IGF) France |
5 July 2018 |
Paris, France |
UNESCO promotes an Open and Inclusive Internet at the Internet Governance Forum of France |
| FIFAfrica |
28 September 2018 |
Accra, Ghana |
UNESCO advocated Access to Information and Internet Universality Indicators at FIFAfrica 2018 |
| ICDPPC 2018 |
23 October 2018 |
Brussels, Belgium |
UNESCO presents Internet Universality Indicators at 2018 International Privacy Conference |
| IGF 2018 |
13 November 2018 |
Paris, France |
UNESCO advocates Internet Universality R.O.A.M indicators at IGF 2018 |
