Donald Smith
DATA_SCIENCE
DATA_SCIENCE_113_SURVEY
Similar to the IGF, EuroDIG has no executive capacity and exists only as a place for
discussion.However, EuroDIG has access to important decision makers in internet policy in
Europe, including the Council of Europe, the European Commission (through DG-Connect),
ICANN, and members of the European Parliament.By organising EuroDIG in another
European country every year the forum built relations with local authorities and
governments across Europe as well as various European-wide bodies dealing with internet
government issues.Moreover, EuroDIG supported the creation of SEEDIG ("South Easters
European Dialogue on Internet Governance") which is a sub-regional IGF founded in
2015.EuroDIG offered to host the first meeting as a pre-event to EuroDIG in Sofia so that
SEEDIG could build relationships between their community and key partners across
Europe.