The 19th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), hosted by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, was held from 15 to 19 December 2024. The Forum's overarching theme, “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future” consists of four main themes: 1) Harnessing innovation and balancing risks in the digital space; 2) Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability; 3) Advancing human rights and inclusion in the digital age; 4) Improving digital governance for the Internet We Want.

On December 15, 2024, CVISNET Executive Director, Mr. Jeffrey N. Llanto, together with Dr. Toshikazu Sakano and Dr. Babatunde Ojetunde of ATR Japan, and Mr. Chandraprakash Sharma, CEO of Wisflux India, presented via online platform Zoom, the X-FACE, or “eXtensible Front-line Augmented Communication Exchanger,” formerly "Front-Line Operation System (FLOS).” Interactions between onsite and online participants, including Q&A sessions were done to ensure the active flow of the program.

On December 16, 2024, a session entitled “Making the Internet Greener and More Sustainable”, with a subtheme: “Enhancing the digital contribution to peace, development, and sustainability” was held, wherein Mr. Llanto was one of the three speakers. The session highlighted the concept of green networking, which involves computer and telecommunication systems in a way that minimizes environmental harm while seeking more efficient use of resources and building a more ecologically sustainable Internet.

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a global multistakeholder platform that facilitates discussions on public policy issues on Internet governance. The IGF was one of the most important outcomes of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which mandated the United Nations Secretary-General to formally convene the Forum. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) developed the annual IGF meeting. With the framework of intercessional work and yearly meetings, stakeholders coming from all disciplines (e.g. governments, private sector, civil society and technical communities) and from all parts of the world are discussing public digital policy, networking and exchanging best practices for an open, safer and accessible Internet for all.