[kictanet] IGF 2013 in Bali Cancelled?

[meshack emakunat]

what was the budgeted cost for the 2011 gigiri IGF? just for comparisn purposes. how much did kenya spend on the IGF and what other benefits did we get from hosting the IGF?




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Subject: [kictanet] IGF 2013 in Bali Cancelled?
 


Listers

This is not confirmed yet but I sincerely hope this can be resolved...

Jakarta: The Global Conference on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013, which was schedule to be held  in Nusa Dua, Bali on October 22 to 25, 2013, confirmed canceled. 

According to Head of Public Relations and Information Center, Ministry of Communication and Information Gatot S. Dewa Broto told detikINET , Thursday (07/25/2013), " Due to the short of funds the Global conference has been cancelled. We've reported informally to the IGF secretariat. IGF 2013 will cost around Rp 22 billion. Where from Id-IGF organizers had collected Rp 9 billion, while the Ministry of Communications allocates Rp 2.5 billion. So less around Rp 10.5 billion. Had also raised additional funds through the state budget or from BP3TI budget, but failed to materialize. The budget is already tight, with some nations willing to self-finance their own capital alias.  So with a heavy heart we have to cancel, we apologize to stakeholders Indonesian internet."

http://internetgovernancediplomacy.blogspot.hk/2013/07/igf-2013-cancelled-by-indonesia.html



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