Youth IGF
European Union

Join us on 22 February 2024 
at the Youth IGF EU!

For its very first edition, the Youth IGF EU will take place onsite at the European Parliament in Brussels hosted by MEP Cristian Busoi and online.

2hours session will include the dialogue between the young and the EU decision-makers and will contain a parallel capacity–building activity.

Take this opportunity to learn more about internet governance and digital policies in the EU. Have your say on the most important digital issues and make sure your voice is heard by EU decision-makers and the Members of the European Parliament.

Registration is now closed.

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF Mr Cristian BUSOI

We are very proud of hosting at the European Parliament the first edition for the Youth IGF EU. It is important that the European Union shows the way on how to integrate young people in the shaping of the future of Internet and digital regulations. This remarkable group has demonstrated exceptional levels of engagement and innovative views exemplifying the invaluable role of youth in shaping our digital future. I am certain that future digital leaders will emerge from this outstanding group. - Cristian-Silviu BUSOI, ITRE Committee Chair

Cristian-Silviu BUSOI is a Member of the European Parliament and Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE). He is also Member of the Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) as well as substitute Member of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), rapporteur for EU4Health and EP contact MEP for European Medicine Agency.

Since 2007, he has been elected as Member of the European Parliament for four consecutive terms.

Objective

Our main objective is to allow the voice of young people to be heard by Information Society leaders on issues related to Internet Governance and to help young people to take an active part in the decision-making processes in the EU countries.

Vision

By allowing the young people to take an active part in the discussions and to have a real impact on ICTs and Internet policies in the EU, we have a mission to assist in creating future European Union ICTs Leaders with a solid vision and knowledge on Internet Governance.

Background

The importance of hearing the voice of the younger generations on digital cooperation was underlined by different stakeholders during the annual UN Internet Governance Forum.

In efforts to fulfil the UN IGF’s mandate and build on the recommendations of the UN IGF’s Retreat in 2016, the UN IGF Secretariat is conducting systematic efforts to engage young people on internet governance.

To sustainably engage digital natives in the IGF processes, the Youth IGF EU is closely cooperating with all EU stakeholders involved in Internet Governance.

The Youth IGF EU secretariat is hosted by the Global Youth IGF, of which the Youth IGF EU is an affiliated member. The Youth IGF EU is an independent Youth IGF.

The Global Youth IGF is the global Youth IGF Movement, which is a capacity development initiative of an international scope. The Global Youth IGF is recognised by the UN IGF.

Born from the outcomes of the IGF 2023 Open Forum co-organised by the EU Delegation to the IGF and the Youth IGF and the growing number of requests from the global Youth IGF community, the Youth IGF EU has been created by a group of volunteers. It aims to raise the awareness of the young in the EU countries on Internet Governance and also help to create the next generation of the EU digital leaders.
We also want to reinforce the existing European platforms on Internet Governance by strengthening the youth participation in the European events such as the EuroDIG.

The Youth IGF EU community foresees an active participation in digital policy dialogue at the EU and global levels. It will also generate the youth vision on EU digital policies proposals.