NetMission
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| Founded: | 2009 |
| Founder(s): | DotAsia |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Website: | netmission.asia |
| Facebook: | NetMission Ambassadors Program |
| Key People | |
| Edmon Chung, DotAsia CEO Elaine Cheng, NetMission Program Director | |
The NetMission Ambassadors Program (also known as NetMission.Asia) is a program facilitated by DotAsia, in which local students volunteer to help educate specific groups about the Internet. Each year, 25 students are selected to take part in a comprehensive training program, including workshops, seminars, site visits and exchange programs, and to prepare a community project or event in order to raise awareness and bring positive change to the internet community in Asia.[1]
The NetMission Ambassadors attend ICANN Meetings, IGF, and APNIC meetings, among others.[2]
Mission
The motivation behind the NetMission program is that the Internet has become integral to mainstream media and business relations, and the adoption of internet usage has the potential to radically improve one's quality of life by facilitating new opportunities related to education, employment, and socio-economic development. With the socio-economic gap ever widening, it is important to alleviate the digital divide.[3]
Their projects target every age group, from children, to youth, to the middle aged, and the elderly.[4]