Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance
| Type: | Internet Governance School |
| Founded: | 2016 |
| Website: | [1] |
| Facebook: | theAPSIG |
The Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance (AfSIG) is a regional event that Helps Interested Students, academics, researchers, and individual professionals from the Academia, Civil Society and NGOs, Government and Public Sector, Technical Community and Private Sector to understand better the global Internet Governance controversy and to get a comprehensive and structured knowledge on the various aspects of Internet Governance. Organized by National IT Professional Association of Afghanistan (NITPAA) the AfSIG is an annual school covering the political, legal, economic, socio-cultural, technological dimensions of the Internet Governance in regards to the global and Afghanistan’s National necessities.
AfSIG has collaborations with various other Schools on Internet Governance across the world and is working closely with Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG)[1]
OBJECTIVE:[edit | edit source]
The main aim of the AfSIG is to help individuals from Afghanistan in order to better understand the national, regional and international Internet Governance issues, settings, and processes, while gaining access to comprehensive and structured knowledge on various aspects of Internet Governance, and the actors, issues and settings surrounding it. The relevant global organizations like APNIC, APTLD, ISOC and ICANN support such initiatives. According to their policy, they are committed to strengthen the understanding of Internet Governance within stakeholder groups.
Topics covered during AfSIG: [2][edit | edit source]
- Internet Governance Introduction, history and principles
- Multistakeholder Model and the Stakeholders
- Internet Ecosystem in Afghanistan
- DNS System
- Asia and the Next Billion: Challenges in Digital Inclusion
- Local Language Support
- Local Content Development
- Panel Discussion: Internet Access, Infrastructure, government policy for its development
- Digital Divide
- IG Perspectives: Governmental – Telecom Regulation
- IG Perspectives: Governmental – Asan Khedmat
- Cyber Security
- IG Perspective: Human Rights on the Internet
- Domain Name Industry & .AF
- Panel: ICT for Education
AfSIG 2017 [3][edit | edit source]
On 26th and 27th April 2017, the first edition of Afghanistan School on Internet Governance was held with 38 participants and 20 local and international speakers from 7 countries in Kabul. Most of the international speakers presented remotely. The AfSIG 2017 was organized by National IT Professionals Association of Afghanistan (NITPAA). It was supported by APSIG, apTLD, ICANN, APNIC, Karwan University, Liwal Soft, Wasel Telecom, Io global,
Participants:[edit | edit source]
| No | Participant Name | No | Participant Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Tawab Stanikzai | 20 | Obaidullah Ahmadi | |
| 2 | Khairuddin Rasouli | 21 | Mohammad Ajmal | |
| 3 | Noorullah Rasooli | 22 | Mursal Sultan | |
| 4 | Masuma Rasuli | 23 | Ajmal Mayar | |
| 5 | Zalanda | 24 | Mujeeb Sabri | |
| 6 | Mursal Sahak | 25 | Zamarai Nijrabi | |
| 7 | Walid Saedi | 26 | Muhammad Salem Qasemi | |
| 8 | Mohammad Idress Naeemy | 27 | Ahmad Zia Zaland | |
| 9 | Abdul Rahmad Azizi | 28 | Hasibullah | |
| 10 | Mariam Durani | 29 | Pardes Zadran | |
| 11 | Baktash Manocher | 30 | Shamsullah Shams | |
| 12 | Shakeeb Rahmati | 31 | Sadaf Waziri | |
| 13 | Farkhunda Raufi | 32 | Nooria Ahmadi | |
| 14 | Ahmad Reshad Aslami | 33 | Roheed Safai | |
| 15 | Mohammad badar hashimi | 34 | Mursal Saier | |
| 16 | Mohibullah Sidique | 35 | Nilofar Ahmadi | |
| 17 | Farid Hamdard | 36 | Mashal Baqi | |
| 18 | Sayed Ahmad Fahim Masoumi | 37 | Mohammad Nasir Ahmadzai | |
| 19 | Terina Yousufzai | 38 | Abdul Nasir Azizi |
Program Schedule [4][edit | edit source]
Day 1: Wednesday, 26 April 2017[edit | edit source]
| Time | Code | Topic/Activity | Speakers | Videos | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | D10 | Registration | |||
| 08:45 | Opening Ceremony | ||||
| 9:10 | Participants Introduction | ||||
| 9:30 | D11 | Internet Governance Introduction, History and principles | |||
| 10:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11:00 | D12 | Multistakeholder Model and the Stakeholders | Rinalia Abdul Rahim, ICANN Board | Video | Slides |
| 11:30 | D13 | Internet Ecosystem in Afghanistan | Abdul Khalil azizi, AUAF & NITPAA | Video | Slides |
| 12:00 | D14 | DNS System | Ahmadullah Alnoor, Microsoft & NITPAA | Video | Slides |
| 13:00 | Lunch & Namaz Break | ||||
| 14:00 | D16 | Asia and the Next Billion: Challenges in Digital Inclusion | Satish Babu, ICANN APRALO | Coming soon | Slides |
| 14:30 | D17 | Local Language Support | Said Zazai, AUAF & NITPAA | Video | Slides |
| 15:00 | D18 | Local Content Support | Qudratullah Hiwadpal, Barya & NITPAA | Video | Slides |
| 15:30 | D19 | Panel: Internet Access, Infrastructure, government policy for its development | Said Zazai (AUAF, NITPAA), Aimal Marjan (Former Deputy Minister MCIT), Javid Hamdard (Karwan University), Natraja Sappany (Wasel Telecom) | Video | |
| 16:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 17:00 | D20 | Closing of the Day |
Day 2: Thursday, 27 April 2017[edit | edit source]
| Time | Code | Topic/Activity | Speakers | Videos | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | D21 | Digital Divide | Shamsullah Shams, Ahmad Waleed Khaliqi ( MoIC & NITPAA) | Video | Slides |
| 9:30 | D22 | IG Perspective: Governmental - Telecom Regulation | Ata Mohammad Yari, ATRA | Video | Slides |
| 10:00 | D23 | IG Perspective: Governmental - Asan Khedmat | Shahzad Aryobee | Video | Slides |
| 10:30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11:00 | D24 | IG Prespective: Humen Rights on the Internet | Nighat Dad, Digital Rights Foundation | Coming Soon | Slides |
| 11:30 | D24 | Women's Rights, Gender and IG | Nooria Ahmadi, NitLinks & NITPAA | Video | Slides |
| 12:00 | D25 | Cyber Security | Adli Wahid, APNIC | Video | Slides |
| 13:00 | Lunch & Namaz Break | ||||
| 14:00 | D26 | Domain Name Industry & .AF | Leonid Todorov, APTLD | Video | Slides |
| 15:00 | D27 | Panel: ICT for Education | Video | ||
| 16:00 | Tea Break | ||||
| 16:30 | D29 | Distribution of Certificates and Closing |
Program Committee Members:[edit | edit source]
| No | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmad Waleed Khaliqi |
| 2 | Said Zazai |
| 3 | Abdul Khalil Azizi |
| 4 | Nasrat Khalid |
| 5 | Shamsullah Shams |
| 6 | Mohibullah Utmankhil |
| 7 | Nooria Ahmadi |
| 8 | Sadaf Waziri |
| 9 | Khaksar Weqar |
| 10 | Zabeeh Khan |
| 11 | Rohid Safai |
| 12 | Qudratullah Hiwadpal |
| 13 | Javid Hamdard |
Closing Ceremony[edit | edit source]
One the final day of AfSIG 2017, all the participants and Speakers were given certificates for participating in AfSIG 2017. All the volunteers from NITPAA and Karwan University, who helped in organizing the program were also given certificates.
Documentation & Archiving [5] [6][edit | edit source]
All the videos filmed and course material used in AfSIG 2017 was documented and is available on AfSIG website and NITPAA YouTube Channel. the links to Videos and Slides are also available on the above tables for everyone to access.
Blogs on AfSIG 2017[edit | edit source]
following are the title of the blogs written on AfSIG 2017
Students the real winners at inaugural Afghanistan School on Internet Governance, APNIC Blog [7]
AfSIG 2017 – towards a better Internet in Afghanistan, APNIC Blog [8]
First Two-day Afghanistan School on Internet Governance, Zazai.ca [9]
Pannel discussion on Internet Access, Infrastructure, and Government Policy for its development in Afghanistan, afig.af [10]
AfSIG2017: Day 01, afig.af [11]
AfSIG 2018[edit | edit source]
AfSIG being an annual program will be held in Q2 of 2018 in Afghanistan.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance
- ↑ AfSIG Program Schedule
- ↑ First Edition of Afghanistan School on Internet Governance
- ↑ AfSIG Program Schedule
- ↑ AfSIG 2017 Videos Playlist
- ↑ AfSIG 2017 Presentation Slides
- ↑ APNIC Blog, Students the real winners at inaugural Afghanistan School on Internet Governance
- ↑ APNIC Blog, AfSIG 2017 – towards a better Internet in Afghanistan
- ↑ First Two-day Afghanistan School on Internet Governance
- ↑ Pannel discussion on Internet Access, Infrastructure, and Government Policy for its development in Afghanistan
- ↑ AfSIG2017: Day 01