APrIGF

Industry:	Internet governance
Email:	sec@aprigf.asia
Website:	http://aprigf.asia
Facebook:	@APrIGF.Asia
Twitter:	@aprigf_
Key People
Rajnesh Singh, Chair Chester Soong, Vice-Chair Sylvia Cadena, Vice-Chair DotAsia Organisation, Secretariat

Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is 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

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 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)

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 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 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

APrIGF Vanuatu 2018

Date: Prep-Day 13 Aug (Mon); Main Conference 14 Aug (Tue) - 16 Aug (Thu)

Venue: National Convention Centre, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Host: Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) & The Telecommunication & Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu

Overarching Theme: Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to Build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet

Sub-Themes:

• Cybersecurity
• Online Privacy and Protection
• Access and Empowerment
• Digital Economy & Emerging Technologies
• Diversity
• Multi-Stakeholder Participation in Internet Governance

Potential Speakers List

This Potential Speakers 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/penalist on workshop relating to their field of expertise and experience

Please follow the steps to add yourself to the list.

1. Create your account on ICANN wiki and create a profile page outlining your expertise & past experiences (Guide)
2. Add yourself to the below table and type [[Your Name]] to link your wiki profile or any external profile
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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	Organzation	Stakeholder Group	Geographical Location	3 Area of Expertise	Secured Funding to Attend (Yes/No)
e.g. Mr	Rajnesh Singh	Regional Directior of Asia Pacific	Internet Society	Technical	Australia	Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation, ICT4D, Future of the Internet	Yes
e.g. Mr	Edmon Chung	CEO	DotAsia Organisation	Technical	Hong Kong	IDN, Universal Acceptance, Youth Mobility in Asia	Yes
Ms	Doreen Leona	Chairlady	Women and Girls in ICT Vanuatu	Civil Society	Vanuatu	Access and Empowerment	No
Ms	Georgina Faerua	Provincial Planner and Acting Secretary General	Penama Provincial Government Council, Department of Local Authorities	Government	Vanuatu	My experience as a Planner during a mass evacuation of 11,000 people out of the island of Ambae to other islands as a result of a Volcanic eruptions in Vanuatu.  My experiences with technology as a key government personnel in the rural areas.  My experiences with Climate Change and Climate Change projects.	No
Ms	Jenny Thornton	International Development Manager	Internet Watch Foundation	Civil Society	United Kingdom	Cybersecurity, Child Online Protection, Multi-stakeholder Participation in Internet Governance	Yes
Mr	Chia I Cheng	Legal Researcher	Science & Technology Law Institute, Institute for Information Industry	Civil Society	Taiwan	Network Neutrality, Internet Shutdown & Online Regulation, Spectrum Management & Broadband Policy	Yes
Mr	Klee Aiken	External Relations Manager	APNIC	Technical	Australia	Cyber Policy, Capacity Building, Cybersecurity	Yes
Ms	Shita Laksmi	Project Manager for Asia	Diplo Foundation	Academia	Indonesia	Multistakeholder process, Capacity building initiatives, Transparency and Accountability	Yes
Mr	Shreedeep Rayamajhi	ICT4D Consultant	RayZnews	Civil Society	Nepal	Internet Governance Policy, Cyber Security, Youth Leadership	No
Ms	Sajina Karki	Gender Experts	RayZnews	Civil Society	Nepal	Gender Equality, Women Leadership, Internet Policy	No
Mr	Talal Raza	Program Manager	Media Matters for Democrazy	Civil Society	Pakistan	CyberSecurity, Online Protection and Privacy, Access and Empowerment	No
Mr	Jahangir Hossain	Vice Chair	ISOC Bangladesh Dharka Chapter	Technical	Bangladesh	Cyber security, Digital Economy, Internet Governance	No
Mr.	Benjz Gerard Sevilla	Planning Officer	Department of Information and Communications Technology	Government	Philippines	Promoting Access and Rural Connectivity, Broadband Deployment and the Digital Economy, ICT Planning and the Multistakeholder Policy Development Process	No
Ms	Sidra Jalil	Director Operations	Code for Pakistan	Civil Society	Pakistan	Digital Empowerment for Youth and Women, Open Data, Civic Tech	No
Mr	Kritipong Jupoh	Teacher	Organic Family	Civil Society	Thailand	Facilitator on political Economic, akha and Thai. Cross culture community development, and  Indigenous Knowledge and wisdom.	No
Ms	Anju Mangal	Knowledge Management and ICT Specialist	Pacific Community (SPC)	Inter-governmental Organisation	Fiji	·       Cybersecurity ·       Access and Empowerment ·       Multi-Stakeholder Participation in Internet Governance	No
Ms	Argyro Karanasiou	Assistant Professor of Law (SL)	Bournemouth University	Academia	United Kingdom	Data Protection, AI & Law, Data-Driven Governance	No
Mr	Rohana Palliyaguru	Director Operations	Sri Lanka CERT/CC	Government	Sri Lanka	Cyber security, Internet Governance, Privacy and Freedom of expression	No
Ms	Mili Semlani	Media Consultant	IGF	Civil Society/Youth	India	Gender Youth, Media at IG, Multi stakeholder participation in IG	No

Past Meetings

Event	Year	Date	City/Region	Link
APrIGF	2018	August 13 - 16	Port Vila, Vanuatu
YIGF	2018	August 13 - 16	Port Vila, Vanuatu
APrIGF	2017	July 26 - 29	Bangkok, Thailand	2017.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2017	July 26 - 29	Bangkok, Thailand	2017.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2016	July 26 - 29	Taipei, Taiwan	2016.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2016	July 26 - 29	Taipei, Taiwan	2016.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2015	June 30 - July 03	Macao SAR, China	2015.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2015	June 30 - July 03	Macao SAR, China	2015.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2014	August 03 - 06	Delhi, India	2014.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2014	August 03 - 06	Delhi, India	2014.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2013	September 04 - 06	Seoul, Korea	2013.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2013	September 03 - 06	Seoul, Korea	2013.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2012	July 18 - 20	Tokyo, Japan	2012.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2012	July 19	Tokyo, Japan	2012.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2011	June 16 - 18	Singapore	2011.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2011	June 16 - 18	Singapore	2011.yigf.asia
APrIGF	2010	June 14 - 18	Hong Kong SAR, China	2010.aprigf.asia
YIGF	2010	June 12 - 14	Hong Kong SAR, China	2010.yigf.asia

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