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Anriette Esterhuysen

Senior Advisor on Global and Regional Internet Governance at APC
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Anriette Esterhuysen is a South African ICT pioneer and social justice advocate. Active in the anti‑Apartheid movement since 1980, she blended activism with technology to expand connectivity across Southern Africa. As executive director of SANGONeT, she helped establish Fidonet links that connected universities and NGOs in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond to global email networks, laying foundations for internet access. From 2000 to March 2017 she led the Association for Progressive Communications, steering key policy programmes. Esterhuysen has advised the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the United Nations ICT Task Force, the World Summit on the Information Society, and the Internet Governance Forum's Multistakeholder Advisory Group. Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2013 as a Global Connector and shortlisted for South Africa's IT Personality of the Year, she now sits on the Global Commission on Internet Governance and NETmundial Initiative. She publishes widely on ICTs, development and rights.

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Shaping the Future of the IGF: Integration, Relevance and Impact in the Post-WSIS+20 Era

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The Internet Governance Forum has secured its permanent place in the UN system. Its next challenge is to strengthen its relevance, deepen multistakeholder collaboration, and deliver greater impact across an increasingly complex and fragmented digital governance landscape. more

By Anriette Esterhuysen
Jul 14, 2026
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The WSIS+20 Review: A Chance to Advance the Multistakeholder Approach Leveraging the Sao Paulo Multistakeholder Guidelines

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