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Info Guide: For Youth by Youth: 3 Ways to ACT
Encryption 21 September 2020

Info Guide: For Youth by Youth: 3 Ways to ACT

Heading to a protest or just worried about snooping siblings? You definitely don’t want to be SMSing about it....

Day Zero 2019: Bringing Together Young People to Talk about Internet Governance
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Internet Governance 16 August 2019

Day Zero 2019: Bringing Together Young People to Talk about Internet Governance

As we work to foster the multistakeholder model in Internet governance, we must include the voices of youth. They’ve...

We Are on This Road Together
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Internet Governance 14 February 2019

We Are on This Road Together

Twenty-six-year-old software engineer Akah Harvey N L has fun building things and sharing his knowledge with local communities in...

Get IoT Smart: Homework for Many Indonesians
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Internet of Things (IoT) 11 January 2019

Get IoT Smart: Homework for Many Indonesians

Today’s guest post is from Bhredipta Socarana, an Intellectual Property lawyer based in Indonesia and a Youth@IGF Fellow. As one of the...

The Internet Is Knowledge and Knowledge Is Power
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Internet Governance 10 January 2019

The Internet Is Knowledge and Knowledge Is Power

Adisa Bolutife is a 22-year-old open access advocate based in Lagos, Nigeria. A graduate of the University of Lagos with...

Because Our Future Depends On It
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Internet Governance 4 January 2019

Because Our Future Depends On It

Esther Mwema is a youth leader passionate about gender, digital literacy, and grassroots advocacy. She is founder of the...

Emerging Technologies: Bridging the Digital Gap in Africa
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Internet Governance 3 January 2019

Emerging Technologies: Bridging the Digital Gap in Africa

With all the excitement about the role of technology in contributing to social change and improved development outcomes across...

The Importance of the Multistakeholder Approach: My Experience at the Internet Governance Forum
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Internet Governance 26 December 2018

The Importance of the Multistakeholder Approach: My Experience at the Internet Governance Forum

My name is Gustavo Babo, I’m from Brazil and I’m a Law and Political Science student. One of my...

Youth@IGF Fellow Story: How Far Are You From the Internet?
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Development 21 December 2018

Youth@IGF Fellow Story: How Far Are You From the Internet?

Growing up, a family friend will run all the way from her house with a pot of soup hoping...

We Cannot Shape the Internet’s Future Without the Voices of Youth
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Internet Governance 20 December 2018

We Cannot Shape the Internet’s Future Without the Voices of Youth

After almost a decade, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) remains a cornerstone of international Internet and local governance with...

The Youth Internet Governance Forum India: Our Experience
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Internet Governance 5 November 2018

The Youth Internet Governance Forum India: Our Experience

On 12 October, the Internet Society’s India Delhi Chapter (ISOC-Delhi) hosted the Youth Internet Governance Forum (YIGF) in New Delhi, India....

Our Right to Protect Our Autonomy and Human Dignity
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Encryption 5 September 2018

Our Right to Protect Our Autonomy and Human Dignity

“We are entering a new world in which data may be more important than software.” – Tim O’Reilly In...