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Last week we were pleased to note that our Director of Legal and Policy, Emily Taylor had her membership of the Internet Governance Forum’s Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group renewed.The United Nations IGF is a multi-stakeholder forum that debates a range of issues relating to Internet Governance. The IGF works with all stakeholders to create a safe, fair and inclusive Internet experience.  The role of the Advisory Group is to advise the UN Secretary General on the agenda and it’s made up from people from government, industry, civil society from all around the world.

As part of a regular review, about a third of the group’s membership has been rotated and Emily is pleased to be amongst those who have been retained.

The main task of the group is to provide advice on the preparations for the next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which is being held in Hyderabad, India from 3 to 6 December.

Each member of the group serves in a personal capacity, but they are expected to have extensive interaction with our respective stakeholder groups. Emily has played an integral role in the creation of a UK IGF, and she believes that national IGFs are vital to the future development and success of the IGF as a whole, helping to turn the IGF from a ‘talking shop’ into a ‘thinktank’.

The success of this work in the UK has led to other opportunities and Nominet is collaborating with others, including the French and Brazilian governments, to present workshops showcasing the UK IGF experience, and the Best Practice Challenge in Hyderabad.

We look forward to supporting these efforts, with initiatives such as the Nominet Best Practice Challenge, which showcases examples of best practice in Internet Governance by organisations and individuals in the UK.