About MVIGF 2025
MVIGF 2025 brings together the National IGF, the country’s main multi-stakeholder platform on internet governance, and the first-ever Youth IGF Maldives, empowering young voices and building an inclusive digital future for all.
Call to Action: Government & Policymakers
Expedite Critical Legislation
Pass the Data Protection Bill and Cybersecurity Act immediately to safeguard privacy and digital trust.
Enact frameworks for Digital Identity and AI Governance to support the Maldives 2.0 vision.
Strengthen Infrastructure & Access
Conduct a national telecommunications assessment to identify redundancies and resilience gaps.
Mandate accessibility standards (Multilingual & disability-friendly features) for all public digital platforms.
Modernize Governance
Harmonize policies for Local Council digitalization to ensure consistent service delivery across islands.
Establish a National Data Exchange platform to enable secure interoperability between agencies.
Invest in sustained capacity-building to strengthen digital, cybersecurity, data, and AI expertise nationwide.
Inclusive and Participatory Digital Governance
Establish formal mechanisms to integrate youth perspectives into digital policy and strategy development.
Adopt participatory design approaches that involve civil society and user groups in public digital service development.
Empower Future Generations
Formally recognize Robotics as a Sport and integrate esports/AI into national education curricula.
Call to Action: Private Sector & Technical Community
Elevate Cybersecurity Standards
Adopt Zero Trust architecture and SIEM solutions for internal infrastructure.
Improve data security and regular security audits as business-as-usual practices.
Collaborate with regulators and government to strengthen network resilience, redundancy, and service continuity across all regions.
Drive Local Innovation
Invest in Dhivehi-first AI models and open APIs to local developers
Support the gaming ecosystem by investing in local low-latency servers and sponsoring tournaments.
Commit to Inclusive Design
Collaborate with government, civil society, and academia to support inclusive innovation, responsible technology adoption, and locally relevant digital solutions.
Ensure all digital products are multilingual and simplified navigation for elderly and people with disabilities.
Create employment pathways for women and youth in technical roles.
Call to Action: Civil Society & Academia
Champion Digital Rights & Literacy
Actively engage in the co-design, testing, and evaluation of digital services and solutions, ensuring accessibility, usability, and protection of rights.
Lead intergenerational dialogues to bridge the digital gap between youth and parents/elderly.
Conduct scam awareness and digital safety programs specifically for seniors and migrant workers.
Support Evidence-Based Policy
Collaborate with the government to create Dhivehi benchmark datasets for AI research.
Advocate for transparency in how public data and algorithms are utilized.
Generate research, evidence, and community insights to inform policy development and implementation.
Foster Community Resilience
Create safe online spaces and mentorship networks for women and gamers.
Provide "assisted service" support at the community level to help non-digital natives access e-services.
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