The Second Internet Governance Forum opened on September 2.

On September 2, the Second Ukrainian Internet Governance Forum (IGF-UA) opened, bringing together over 200 participants—representatives of Ukrainian government agencies, the domestic and international internet community, and ICT companies. Active international participants included internet experts from France, Germany, Denmark, Romania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Bulgaria, Poland, and the United States.

At the opening of the forum, Tatyana POPOVA, Chairperson of the Board of the Internet Association of Ukraine, spoke, and congratulations were read from Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, as well as from Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr LYTVYN.

Participants of the event were congratulated by People's Deputy of Ukraine and President of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Anatoly KINAKH.

During the first day of the Forum, discussions were held in the following thematic sections: "Partnership between the state, business and the public in the development of the Ukrainian segment of the Internet", "Operator and telecommunications provider in the context of the right to freedom of information", "Prospects for the development of the Ukrainian address space", "Development of IT education as a tool for eliminating the digital divide", "Internet security and the balance of openness" and a round table of the Hostmaster company - "Domain.UA: EUROremont".

On September 3, the Forum opened with sections on "E-Commerce: European Experience and Ukrainian Practice," "Creating Conditions for the Sustainable Development of Domestic Internet Content," and "The Internet of the Future."