Position Paper: Shaping the WSIS+20 Review

The auIGF 2024 Position Paper is a new initiative in 2024. The aim is to test and ascertain community consensus around an issue of concern for the Australian internet community.

For 2024, the inaugural Position Paper outlines key issues that the auIGF Multi-Stakeholder Steering Committee (MSSC) believes should be considered in the upcoming twenty year review of the World Summit on the Information Society - known as WSIS+20.

This document serves as a foundation for discussion at the auIGF and afterwards as a position on the issue that can be referred back to. 

At the event, the document will be discussed in the Town Hall sessions and a call for consensus will be made towards the end of the second day. Over time, this process will give the Australian internet community a tool to share its collective stance on a range of issues. 

We invite stakeholders to provide their insights and feedback through the process linked on this page. This will help to make sure that the final Position Paper reflects a broad spectrum of perspectives. The MSSC will incorporate feedback into a revised draft for consultation at auIGF 2024.

Consultation process

There will be two Town Hall sessions during the auIGF. View the auIGF 2024 Program for more details.

The Town Hall on Day 1 will introduce the Position Paper and associated process, and to give participants the chance to reflect on any aspect (hopefully including what people have raised in the Opening Plenary). 

The Town Hall on Day 2 will test community consensus on the Position Paper.

Following the event, the MSSC will do a retrospective that will factor in feedback received from the post event survey with the aim of publishing a final Position Paper in November 2024.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact the Secretariat.