During the Internet Governance Forum 2017, a number of key messages (the so-called “ Geneva Messages ”) were elaborated to highlight the outcomes of the Summit and to pave the way for the following IGFs. They were based on the conclusions of each of the main sessions and of the two

high-level thematic sessions. Following the spirit of the Geneva Messages, the following Paris Messages are presented as non-binding principles. They synthesize the key outcomes of the two high level thematic sessions (“The new challenges of the Internet governance” and “Strengthening the Internet governance and the IGF”), the 8 main sessions and the 71 workshops planned for IGF 2018. The IGF 2018 Paris Messages were elaborated through a bottom-up approach with the participation of more than a hundred volunteer students, the French civil society and the French technical community, represented by Renaissance Numérique, AFNIC, the French Digital Council (CNNum) and Internet Society France (ISOC France).