APrIGF
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| Industry: | Internet governance |
| Email: | sec@aprigf.asia |
| Website: | http://aprigf.asia |
| Facebook: | @APrIGF.Asia |
| Twitter: |  @aprigf_
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| Key People | |
| Rajnesh Singh, Chair Anju Mangal, Vice-Chair Babu Ram Aryal, Vice-Chair DotAsia Organisation, Secretariat | |
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance. By adopting the multi-stakeholder approach as its core principle. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion exchange and collaboration at a regional level and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum[edit | edit source]
Today, Asia has the strongest growing demand for Internet addresses. That is more and more people in Asia are using the Internet. In contrast to North America and Europe, demand for the Internet in Asia is not only growing, but also growing at an accelerating rate.
In 2010, while the global IGF[1] is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened in Hong Kong with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.
The multi-stakeholder approach is a core principle of the APrIGF with the emphasis on the diversity of participants and openness of the discussion. Valuing the youth as an important stakeholder and the future generations of the Internet, a Youth IGF also become an integral part of the APrIGF whereby they are held in parallel annually featuring a simulation of the multi-stakeholder discussion model among the young people on various Internet governance issues.
Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG)[edit | edit source]
The Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF is a self-organised committee with members from around the AP Internet Community formed with the below objectives:
- To support and ensure the proper conduct of the organizational work of the annual Asia Pacific Regional IGF,
- To promote and encourage dialogue among all stakeholders involved with Internet governance related issues in the Asia Pacific region, and
- To act as an interface between the Asia Pacific IGF community and the global IGF community.
The membership emphasizes the inclusion of multi-stakeholders and so is open to any interested individuals within the AP region who are committed to:
- The Organisational Principles of openness, transparency and multi-stakeholder cooperation,
- Devote some time and effort in support of the APrIGF, and
- Maintaining and demonstrating respect for all other members.
Any interested individuals who would like to join the MSG must read through the Operating Principles[2] of the MSG as well as acknowledging and accepting it. If you wish to become part of the MSG, please kindly contact the secretariat.
An Election Procedure[3] has been adopted by the MSG on 2 July 2015 during the APrIGF Macao 2015.
We welcome any comments and feedback on the Operating Principles from the community whereby amendments could be made under the discussion and decision from the MSG from time to time whenever necessary.
Upcoming Meeting[edit | edit source]
APrIGF 2020 Kathmandu[edit | edit source]
Date: Prep-Day 26 May (Tue); Main Conference 27 July (Wed) - 29 July (Fri)
Venue: Kathmandu Marriott Hotel
Host: Internet Governance Institute, Internet Society Nepal, Internet Exchange Nepal and Nepal Internet Foundation
Event Website: http://aprigf2020.org.np
Overarching Theme: Internet Governance for Good: Norms, Standards and Mechanisms
2020 Call For Session Proposals[edit | edit source]
Submission Deadline: 24 Feb 2019, 24:00 UTC
Announcement: https://www.aprigf.asia/news/2020/call-for-2020-session-proposals.html
Potential Speaker List[edit | edit source]
This Potential Speaker List aims to help workshop organizers to enrich their proposal with diverse speakers and especially assist them to look out for speakers from the local vicinity as well as those with funding to travel for the event.
If you are planning to participate in APrIGF whether in-person or remotely and are open to sharing your expertise as a speaker, we encourage you to sign up as a Potential Speaker. Person on the Potential Speakers List may be invited by workshop organizers to be speaker/panelist on workshop relating to their field of expertise and experience
Please follow the steps to add yourself to the list.
- Create your account on ICANN wiki and create a profile page outlining your expertise & past experiences (Guide)
- Add yourself to the below table and type [[Your Name]] to link your wiki profile or any external profile
- Outline briefly 3 area of expertise that you can contribute to a session in the table. More in-depth references and details shall be included in your profile instead.
- Leave your contact email in your profile should you wish to be contacted directly by the workshop organizers or leave your contact details to the secretariat via the online form for any future enquiry from the community.
- Please specify your planned attendance in order to assist the planning of workshop organizers. **Note: No funding support will be given to any potential speakers on the list.
| Salut | Name | Job Title | Organization | Stakeholder Group | Geographical Location | 3 Area of Expertise | Secured Funding to Attend (Yes/No) |
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| e.g. Mr. | Rajnesh Singh | Regional Director of Asia Pacific | Internet Society | Technical | Australia | Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation, ICT4D, Future of the Internet | Yes |
| Mr. | Rom Kant Pandey | Asst. Professor | Tribhuvan University | Academia | Nepal | ICT in Education, AI, Inclusiveness, PWD, Digital Economy, SDG, Government | No |
| Ms. | Amrita Choudhury | Director | CCAOI | Civil Society | India | Intermediary liability, Child Safety and Rights, Encryption, Fake news Misinformation, Digital Literacy, Multistakeholderism, Access | Yes |
| Mr. | Shreedeep Rayamajhi | Ict4D consultant | Rayznews | Civil Society | Nepal | Artificial intelligence governance, FoE, internet governance challenges, youth leadership | Yes |
| Dr. | Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram | Professor | SBM College of Engineering and Technology | Academia | Nepal | Cybersecurity, Social media governance, digital literacy, Digital inclusion | Yes |
| Mr. | Ananda Gautam | Program Officer | Internet Governance Institute | Youth | Nepal | Youth and Internet Governance, Evidence-Based Policy Making, Rural Technologies | Yes |
| Mr. | Satish Babu | Chair | APRALO | Civil Society | India | Digital Economy
Access & Diversity Capacity Building in IG |
Yes |
| Mr. | Chester Soong | Director | ISOC HK Chapter | Civil Society | Hong Kong | Information security
Cybercrime investigation and management Privacy and data protection regulations |
Yes |
| Mr. | Adarsh Bu | Senior Network Engineer | Innominds | Technical | India | Expert in IoT and Internet in Rural/ Remote areas. | No |
| Mr. | Babu Ram Aryal | Founder/CEO | Internet Governance Institute | Civil Society | Nepal | Telecom/Cyber Law | Digital Rights | Community Networks | Yes |
Past Meetings[edit | edit source]
| Event | Year | Date | City/Region | Link |
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Join the Community[edit | edit source]
If you are interested to stay in touch and join the community for discussions or any workshop collaborations, please contact the Secretariat to be subscribed to our mailing list.
Discussion Platform: discuss@aprigf.asia
News & Announcements: announce@aprigf.asia
If you wish to become part of the MSG, kindly contact the secretariat at sec@aprigf.asia.
References[edit | edit source]
ICANNWiki: Content Guide | Documentation | Development || Categories: Articles needing attention | Candidates for deletion || Projects: Internet & Digital Governance Library