The UN has decided the fate of the Internet at the WSIS Today, December 18, 2025 a major international conference has concluded at the UN HQ in NY with vast represcusions for the future of a free, global internet. For the first time at this level, the UN explicitly admits: **”Digital Public Goods” are the foundation.** The document clearly spells out support for: * Open […]
Global efforts to protect the environment
PPI’s main delegate at the United Nations Office of Geneva, Mr. Carlos Polo, attended events of the Environmental Programme (UNEP) this August. We attach some pictures of his visit, and we offer some comments about the efforts of our organization in helping to shape environmental policy. The UNEP oordinates environmental work across the UN, but it is not the only organization. The UN has […]
January 2026 PPI GA Location Discussion
We are debating where to hold our General Assembly (GA) in January 2026. The Board considered holding a physical event in Warsaw, Prague, and Potsdam/Berlin. We are open to any reasonable offers. The event will also be taking place online, and the physical event may be a small or large event. Technically more than one physical event is acceptable considering the global needs of our […]
Hack the Promise 2025 Conference Review
The HackThePromise Festival took place again from October 3–5, 2025 in the city of Basel, Switzerland. The theme this year was “Hacking Systems, Hacking Futures.” As usual, numerous Pirates were in attendance, including PPI´s alternate board member Schoresch Davoodi who spoke at the event and took pictures for us. https://hackthepromise.org/ The festival interprets “hacking” as not only about computers. It means breaking open systems, rethinking […]
Reviewing PPI´s Participation at the Internet Governance Forum
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) just ended, and PPI was lucky enough to host a workshop and have several representatives on site, together with our colleagues from PPEU. We have participated in this event for numerous years consecutively and view this forum as one of our main avenues to influence transnational governance on an issue that is very important to us, the Internet. This was […]
Pirates at the UNHQ Partnership Forum in NY
On January 30, 2024 PPI’s representatives Ohad Shem Tov and Ohad Bar Siman Tov attended the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum addressed the critical theme of “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient, and innovative solutions.” https://ecosoc.un.org/en/events/2024/ecosoc-partnership-forum The 2024 ECOSOC […]
Dec. 6, 8, and 9th PPI Board, Beer, GA Links
Ahoy! We announce the big events in early December: Board Meeting, Pirate Beer, and the GA. On Wednesday, December 6th at 21:00 UTC, we will have an early PPI Board Meeting: Add to calendar This event will take place on Jitsi: https://jitsi.pirati.cz/PPI-Board On Friday, December 8th at 21:00 UTC, we will have a special Pre-GA Pirate Beer meeting. Pirate beer meetings have been known to last for many hours, […]
Pirate Parties International Statement on the Ongoing Conflict in Israel and Palestine
Pirate Parties International expresses its strong condemnation of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine. We are deeply saddened by the events in the region and extend our solidarity to the people of both nations who are suffering the consequences of this protracted conflict. We firmly reject violence and advocate for a peaceful and diplomatic solution. We encourage Palestinians and Israelis to pave the way for an […]
PPI sends delegates to the UN’s Cybercrime Committee
From August 21 to 25, 2023, PPI’s representatives at the UN Headquarters in New York, Dr. Ohad Shem Tov and Dr. Keith Goldstein, participated as delegates in the Sixth session of the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/cybercrime/ad_hoc_committee/ahc_sixth_session/main. The committee was attended primarily by national delegations, as well as […]
Invite: Introduction to PPI Standing Committees
Dear Pirates, You are hereby invited to join Pirate Parties International for our first working group event of the year, “Introduction to PPI Standing Committees”. We felt that before we start getting the Standing Committees going again, it would be a good idea to have an introductory session first. There are currently 5 PPI Standing Committees and as a group we will go through each […]
