Saudi Arabia will host the 19th edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), organised annually by the United Nations, from 15 to 19 December.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), more than 10,000 participants from 160 countries and more than 1,000 international speakers will take part in the forum, which will include more than 300 sessions and workshops to discuss and formulate international trends and policies on Internet governance developments and agree on them in a participatory manner between governments, the private sector and the non-profit sector.