The Pre IIGF event was conducted online with the basic objective of Empowering India through power of internet.

India has more than 1.4 billion citizens, 1.2 billion mobile users, and 800 million Internet users which speak a lot about the growing internet culture in the country. At the same time, E-Governance and National Security in digital domain becomes paramount importance in India specially with enhanced cyber space.

With the aforementioned internet economy size and users, as well as diverse stakeholders’ views, Indian Government, along with the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and Other stakeholders, perceive the region is at importance to host its own India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF). IIFG-21 is being organized with a large participation from various stakeholder from Academia, industry, Government, Research labs and civil society. Gearing up to the final event, various pre-IIGF events were also being organized under fourteen thematic areas as given below.

1. Inclusive Digitization-Bridging Digital Divide.
2. Digitization in Health-Learning from Covid.
3. Climate and Environment.
4. Accessability of Internet by illiterates or non- English speaking population
5. Building Trust.
6. Online Education-Content and Delivery system
7. Strengthening Multi stakeholder Policy concept.
8. Digital Payment
9. Exploring AI,iot,Blockchain for use of common man
10. Availaibilty High Speed broadband on demand to every citizen
11. Cyber security and Data Sovernity
12. Involvement of Youth in Internet Governance and Capacity Building
13. Logistics and Transport
14. Startups