The #UKIGF26 provisional agenda is live and registration is now open.    Join us on 2nd December in London - or online - to discuss AI, the Under-16 social media ban, digital ID and the future of digital governance: hubs.la/Q04zrlr50

Last few days to have your say on #UKIGF26. The Call for Issues survey closes end of day Friday 24th July. Help shape the conversations, priorities and topics that matter most to UK internet users: hubs.la/Q04q08Yq0

Have your say in shaping #UKIGF26. Take our short Call for Issues survey before 24th July to help shape this year’s programme in line with the digital policy issues that matter most to you. hubs.la/Q04mtvLH0

Thank you again to all that attended the UK IGF in December 2025. We’re pleased to share that the report from the meeting has now been published. You can read the report and catch up on recordings of the sessions on our website: hubs.la/Q03_4xSz0

Thanks again to everyone that attended UK IGF 2025 in December. If you missed the event, or just want to recap any of the sessions, you can now find the recordings over on our YouTube channel: hubs.la/Q03-C58P0

Thank you to the participants, speakers, and partners who made this year's UK IGF 2025 possible. Revisit the highlights and key discussions in our recap video: hubs.la/Q03Yrsnf0

Our great compères, Esther Jaromitski from DSIT and Matthew McDermott from Access Partnership, close today’s event with a summary of today’s insightful discussions. Thank you to our speakers, attendees, and all involved for another successful UK IGF.

"[Children are] growing up in an extremely complicated world" - Mark Russell opens a panel on how the internet industry can protect and support the rights of children and young people online. He's joined by Jen Persson, Dr Kim Ringmar-Sylwander, and Sonia Livingstone OBE FBA.

Our next session focuses on the topic of a UK Digital ID - how can we ensure a balance of power between the citizen and the state. Our chair, Wendy Grossman is joined by Professor Mirca Madianou, Karla Prudencio and David Birch.

Speaking on the UN World Summit on the Information Society, Paul Blaker, DSIT, says that "there is a request for the IGF to report to other parts of the UN system, which I think will give it greater influence".

.@CeciliaRikap explores how cloud giants subsume AI start-ups into their networks of control via ownership, and how this power is a rights issue - "The cloud is like the Tesco of internet technologies"

With our lives transformed by AI - how to ethically manage AI is a hot topic. Our Ethics of AI Workshop conveners Sal Mohammed and Stacie Chan looked at what AI could look like in 2030 with input from our audience in the room and online.

Our panel discusses Digital Fragmentation from a User Perspective, with comment from Izaan Khan, Rachel Coldicutt, Alice Taylor and Sheetal Kumar, who says: "Some countries only get one way to connect to the internet. It’s better here in the UK - but there are still restrictions”

Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE, Minister for the Digital Economy, DSIT and Department for Business and Trade kicks off #UKIGF25 with a fantastic keynote, highlighting how "The internet is a shared resource, and its governance should reflect that diversity".

Welcome everyone to this year’s #UKIGF25! Elaine Quinn, Director of Corporate Affairs, @Nominet opens this year’s event, introducing this year's global theme, "Building Digital Governance Together", and what this means for the future of internet governance.

In-person registration for this year’s UK IGF has now closed due to capacity. You can still join us virtually on Thursday 11th December to hear from an exclusive panel on digital IDs, including what we can learn from other countries: hubs.la/Q03Xq-cN0

Join us at the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) on Thursday 11th December for a timely update on the 20-year review of the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). There's still time to register to join us online. Sign up now: hubs.la/Q03X0hG_0

Are you interested in AI ethics? Join us online at the UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) on Thursday 11th December to take part in a hands-on workshop on AI ethics and share your ideas. Sign up now to get involved: hubs.la/Q03X0mnK0

Join us at this year’s UK Internet Governance Forum (UK IGF) on Thursday 11th December in London or online as we explore digital fragmentation from a user perspective, both in the UK and beyond. Don’t miss out – secure your place now: hubs.la/Q03W_RJd0

With just a few key players dominating the tech landscape, how can we think about power concentration as a rights issue? Join us at this year’s UK Internet Governance Forum on 11th December at Kings Place in London or online to find out: hubs.la/Q03VN5gy0