IGF 2025
Time: 23-27 June
Location: NOVA Spektrum, Lillestrøm
Organiser: The UN
Norway is the host country for IGF this year, and more than 5000 participants from all over the world will come to Lillestrøm to discuss the future of internet governance. Norid and the Norwegian authorities support the existing governance model – the so-called multistakeholder model – in which governments, civil society, academia, the private sector, and the technical community, together set the framework for how the internet should be managed. This is what lays the foundation for an open and free internet, and an infrastructure that works seamlessly across national borders.
This means that Norid, among other measures, has chosen to be a member of TCCM – A Technical Community Coalition for Multistakeholderism, an organisation that brings together key players responsible for the day-to-day operation of the critical infrastructure and core functions that the internet depends on.
The technological success of the Internet – the reason it works seamlessly across the globe – is the direct result of this multistakeholder approach and its use in various fora and initiatives. This approach enables stakeholders to come together on an equal footing to discuss or make decisions about the Internet and to foster its ongoing evolution and expansion.
Although imperfect, the multistakeholder approach fosters a level of diversity, accountability and transparency that cannot be replicated in intergovernmental environments alone. It also ensures that decision-making about the Internet and its governance isn’t led by individual nation-based political interests.
TCCM, Statement of purpose
The framework of the Norwegian top-level domain makes .no a good neighbourhood
The Internet is global, but for a country code top-level domain like .no, it is important to adapt to the needs of Norwegian society. One of the factors that affects what kind of neighbourhoods emerge under a top-level domain is the requirements for those who want to register domain names. Behind all Norwegian domain names there is a real, responsible enterprise or person, identified by an organisation number in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises or a national identity number in the National Population Register.
Of course, the existence of these requirements does not mean that you can trust everything that comes from a Norwegian domain name, but they help make .no a good neighbourhood. Nevertheless, if Norwegian domain names should be used for illegal activity, the Norwegian police and legal system have routines for dealing with it.
Want to know more about what makes the Norwegian model and .no so robust?
Come meet us at our stand during IGF 2025 at Lillestrøm on June 23-27!
Meet us at the stand!
During the IGF week, you can meet us at our stand in the IGF Village. You will find us at stand number 18 in the area for the Norwegian exhibitors. Online participants can also visit us in the Virtual Plattform.
You can find a full overview of all the booths in IGF Village here.
