2021 Update

ABUJA IGF REMOTE HUB.
VIRTUAL GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM – MONDAY, 6TH
TO FRIDAY, 10TH DECEMBER 2021.
The Sixteenth Annual IGF Meeting was held in Katowice, Poland from 6-10 December 2021. The main theme for the meeting was: ‘Internet United’. 0n the 6th December, 2021, the Abuja remote hub for the IGF opened its doors in Nigeria, at the Work and Connect – Coworking Space, located in Bright Star Plaza, No 50 Ebitu Ukiwe St, Jabi 900108, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.

Due to the global COVID-19 outbreak in so many countries, the IGF remote hubs play a critical role as a physical melting point of all stakeholders across the Internet Governance eco-system, helping community members interact in-person through the duration of the IGF on issues slated for discussion.
Abuja IGF remote hub was powered by MicroBoss Technologies Limited, with all necessary COVID prevention protocols strictly adhered to, based on the social distance seating arrangement, the hub was fitted to accommodate a total of 40 participants in total.
The remote hub was open throughout the duration of the IGF and from the first day of the meeting till it ended well over 30 persons used the facilities at the Abuja remote hub to connect to the IGF live.
The remote hub commenced daily at 8:00AM and terminated its program for the day by 5.00PM each day after participating in a wide section of live sessions during the duration of the event. The timeslots for most of the session were favorable in our part of the African region. In all, the Abuja IGF Remote hub joined and participated in 16 different sessions during the 1- week period. The hub was completely open to the public including the opening ceremony, plenaries, high level sessions and public forum.