SAIGF is jointly convened by the NEPAD Agency, the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the Southern Africa NGO Network (SANGONeT). Key outcomes of the forum will be the establishment of a framework for the SAIGF and the articulation of a regional position for the global IGF in Nairobi (September 27-30).

The objectives of this forum would be to contribute to the establishment of a coordinated, structured and coherent framework for dealing with Internet Governance issues in the SADC region. Moreover, the Forum is intended to increase awareness of Internet Governance issues in Southern Africa, to facilitate the participation of a broad range of SADC stakeholders ahead of the Global Internet Governance Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, and, lastly to build capacity of SADC stakeholders and to create a systematic, national, regional and global Internet Governance policy dialogue process within the SADC region.

This high level forum attracts also delegates and speakers from other regions such as West and East Africa.