During the 2025 IGF cycle, the Policy Network on Internet Fragmentation (PNIF) will continue its work to support global efforts in preventing, identifying, and addressing Internet fragmentation, in alignment with commitments made in the Global Digital Compact (GDC). The 2025 focus of PNIF will center on:

• Sustaining an Inclusive Dialogue on Internet fragmentation, ensuring engagement from governments, civil society, and the technical community
• Monitoring Progress on the GDC Commitment to avoid Internet fragmentation, assessing developments one year after its adoption
• Developing a Multistakeholder Monitoring Mechanism, proposing a framework with measurable indicators to evaluate progress on preventing fragmentation
• Linking Discussions to WSIS+20 and the IGF mandate, reinforcing the IGF’s role as a key forum for multistakeholder dialogue on Internet governance.
• Engaging National and Regional IGF Initiatives (NRIs) to explore risks of fragmentation at the local level and promote alternative approaches to policy challenges.

The PNIF 2025 work plan will include open consultations, multistakeholder discussion groups, and research efforts, culminating in a comparative analysis on Internet fragmentation trends between December 2024 and June 2025. The findings will be presented at IGF 2025, providing insights on whether fragmentation risks have increased or decreased and recommending ways forward. To stay informed and actively participate, we encourage you to subscribe to PNIF’s dedicated mailing list. The network welcomes community volunteers to contribute to research, analysis, and policy recommendations.

To learn more about the so far PNIF work since 2022, please visit this page.

The latest PNIF report from IGF 2024 is available!