Non-Governmental Stakeholders
The Freedom Online Coalition prides itself on being a unique platform for cross-regional diplomatic coordination, as well as a site for debate and discussion with all stakeholder groups. Engagement with non-governmental stakeholders is a key priority of the Coalition, including through its periodic Freedom Online Conference and other convenings, its established ad hoc multistakeholder Task Forces and Working Groups, and the FOC Advisory Network. For more information on these mechanisms for multistakeholder engagement, view the following tabs:
The FOC Advisory Network (FOC-AN) is intended to serve as a key mechanism for the Coalition to engage regularly with non-governmental Internet stakeholders. It is envisaged as a platform for multistakeholder dialogue which, independently of FOC members, provides advice to FOC governments on the work of the FOC, organizes multistakeholder collaboration around FOC activities, and explores possibilities for cooperation to advance human rights online.
You can read more information on the FOC-AN here.
The FOC’s Task Forces & Working Groups provide a mechanism for focused and issue-based engagement, supporting the implementation of FOC statements, other outputs, and recommendations. Task Forces and Working Groups are led by FOC Member States, often in collaboration with Advisory Network Members, and facilitate capacity building, coordination on key policy issues, and are a channel for regular communication, enabling tangible outcomes.
Periodically, the FOC organizes a multistakeholder conference that aims to deepen the discussion on how online freedoms are helping to promote social, cultural and economic development. The FO Conference attracts delegates from government, civil society, the private sector, and others stakeholder groups, and offers an open platform for discussion, information sharing, developing joint strategies and combining efforts towards their mutual goal of a human rights-based Internet.
To read more about the FO Conference, click here.
