Government
Ministries, regulators, parliamentarians and administrations engaged in national digital policy.
Transparency
How this initiative is governed.
A multi-stakeholder process is only worth what it makes public: who organises it, under which rules, with which resources and which results. This page brings those elements together.
Mission
Two parts of one ecosystem
HaitiSIG and the Haiti IGF are designed as two sides of the same national effort. The School builds capacity; the Forum turns that capacity into dialogue, recommendations and follow-up action. Either one alone would be incomplete: training without a policy outlet stays theoretical, a forum without trained participants stays superficial.
The initiative supports open, inclusive, non-commercial and multi-stakeholder Internet governance, while preparing the future leaders of Haiti's digital sector. It aligns with the priorities of the national Schools on Internet Governance programme and with global digital cooperation processes, notably WSIS+20 and the Global Digital Compact.
History and rationale
Haiti has an active technical community, engaged universities and a civil society mobilised on digital issues, but these energies remain scattered and weakly represented in regional and international arenas.
The 2026 edition responds by creating an annual point of convergence: a moment when the six stakeholder groups work from the same knowledge base, then debate within a shared framework. The chosen theme — AI capacity building and ethics — reflects the urgency: the structuring decisions on AI are being taken now.
Guiding principles
- Openness: participation possible for every stakeholder
- Inclusion: diversity of gender, geography and generation
- Non-commerciality: no sales space, no promotional session
- Multi-stakeholder: decisions taken collectively, not by one group
- Transparency: criteria, composition and results published
- Accountability: reports and participation data made public
Multi-stakeholder model
Six groups, one table
The multi-stakeholder model rests on a simple idea: decisions affecting the Internet should involve everyone who builds, regulates, uses and studies it. No group holds a casting vote.
Private sector
Telecommunications operators, Internet service providers, technology companies and entrepreneurs.
Civil society
Rights organisations, community associations, media and journalists.
Technical community
Network engineers, infrastructure operators, developers and security specialists.
Academia
Faculty, research laboratories, doctoral candidates and students from Haitian institutions.
Youth
Youth organisations, students and young digital professionals.
Organising committee / MAG
Composition and responsibilities
The organising committee — which also acts as the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) for the Forum — is responsible for the programme, the selection of participants and sessions, and the overall conduct of the initiative.
Appointments in progress
The structure of functions and their attachment to stakeholder groups is settled. Named appointments are being finalised and will be published here — with the name, organisation and stakeholder group of each member — before the call for applications opens.
| Function | Responsibility | Organisation | Stakeholder group |
|---|---|---|---|
| General coordination | Overall steering, institutional relations | ISOC Haiti | Technical community |
| Academic coordination | Hosting and logistics of the main hub | Faculty of Sciences (FDS) | Academia |
| Academic coordination | Connected hub hosting, pedagogical support | ESIH | Academia |
| Curriculum lead | Design of the HaitiSIG curriculum | Appointment in progress | Academia |
| Programme and content | Selection of sessions and speakers | Appointment in progress | Technical community |
| Government liaison | Relations with public institutions and regulators | Appointment in progress | Government |
| Private sector liaison | Relations with operators, ISPs and businesses | Appointment in progress | Private sector |
| Civil society liaison | Outreach to organisations and communities | Appointment in progress | Civil society |
| Youth coordination | Youth Leadership Forum and youth network | Appointment in progress | Youth |
| Gender and inclusion | Parity, accessibility and under-represented groups | Appointment in progress | Civil society |
| Communications | Website, press, social media, public calls | Appointment in progress | Civil society |
| Regional hubs | Coordination of Jérémie, Saint-Marc and Cap-Haïtien | Appointment in progress | Technical community |
| Monitoring and evaluation | Indicators, surveys, final report | Appointment in progress | Academia |
Process
How decisions are made
The committee works by seeking consensus. Where consensus does not emerge, decisions are taken by a majority of members present, and dissenting positions are recorded in the minutes.
- Regular meetings documented by written minutes
- Declaration of conflicts of interest before any affected decision
- Selection of participants and sessions against published criteria
- Collective budget decisions, documented expenditure
- Publication of a narrative and financial report after each edition
Monitoring and evaluation
What we measure
The impact of the initiative is assessed against indicators defined in advance and published with the results, including where they fall short of the targets.
- Number of participants trained
- Geographic and stakeholder diversity
- Gender balance
- Participant satisfaction surveys
- Knowledge assessments
- Number of policy recommendations developed
- Follow-up engagement in Internet governance initiatives
- Participation in regional and international events
- Growth of the HaitiSIG Alumni Network
Continuity
An annual initiative, not a one-off event
The value of a capacity-building cycle is measured over several years. The following structures ensure continuity between editions and turn recommendations into concrete work.
- Haiti IGF working groups
- Monthly webinars
- AI Ethics Community of Practice
- Youth Leadership Network
- Mentorship programme
- National AI working groups
- Research collaborations
- Participation in regional and global Internet governance events
Organisation
Who leads the initiative
The initiative is delivered through a multi-stakeholder partnership led by the Internet Society Haiti Chapter (ISOC Haiti) and the Haiti Internet Governance Forum, with the collaboration of the Faculty of Sciences, ESIH, Transversal, universities, public institutions, civil society organisations, the technical community and international experts.
A question about governance?
Enquiries about the committee's operation, selection criteria or accountability documents can be sent to info@fgi.org.ht.