The NetMission Academy is a series of online sessions designed to equip youth with the knowledge and discussion skills to participate in Internet policymaking. This year, the organizing committee has expanded our program to include two pre-training webinars, followed by 7 training webinars and a closing ceremony, in order to provide a more all-around experience to participants.
This online academy is not a one-sided learning program. Selected fellows not only get a chance to interact with the invited speakers but also get to conduct research on the assigned thematic topics and present their case studies in these 1.5-hour workshops.
This year, we have received over 100 applications from youth talents from 16 different economies, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Nepal. After a long and competitive selection process, we are glad to announce that 37 candidates are shortlisted for the program.
A big welcome to all of our new members of the NetMission family and the Asia Pacific Internet governance community. We looking forward to a bigger community with more youth leaders and a more engaging Internet governance community with more changemakers. Below are the selected participants for NetMission Academy 2023:
| Abdal Ahmed | Bangladesh |
| Amasha Rathnayake | Sri Lanka |
| Ananya Mallick | Bangladesh |
| Asif Majeed | Pakistan |
| Arevik Martirosyan | Russia |
| Aung Si Kyaw | Myanmar |
| Aushim Merchant | Thailand |
| Ayesha Noor Fatima | Pakistan |
| Ayesha Siddika | Bangladesh |
| Emmanuel Mirus Ponon | Philippines |
| Faisal Ahmed Bhubon | Bangladesh |
| Fatima Rezaie | Afghanistan |
| Harisa Shahid | Pakistan |
| Hein Htet Oo | Myanmar |
| Iresh Hasitha | Sri Lanka |
| Iqra Ejaz | Pakistan |
| Jiang Yi Fan | China |
| Kaisyah Alvanya Zahtri | Indonesia |
| Kalpesh Chaudhari | India |
| Li Zhang | China |
| Mahratun Samha | Bangladesh |
| Mohammad Azimuddin Gazi | Bangladesh |
| Mohammad Faiz Syukri | Malaysia |
| Nattaya Kay Jaratruangsaeng | Philippines |
| Nimrah Perveen | Pakistan |
| Niranjan Patel | Nepal |
| Palak Jain | India |
| Paribhasha Pradhan | Nepal |
| Pavithra Madushanka | Sri Lanka |
| Raquiba Sultana | Bangladesh |
| Riad Hasan Badsha | Bangladesh |
| Supul Edirisinghe | Sri Lanka |
| Suyashi Dwivedi | India |
| Tashi Lham | Bhutan |
| Trang Nguyen Mai | Vietnam |
| Yassine Savadogo | India |
| Yunsol Shin | South Korea |
To keep expanding the influence of youth and keep our role evolving in the Internet governance community, we would stay more focused on bringing the youth’s voice to the regional and global discussion table, launching multi-media publications, and articles, and taking the initiatives to get more involved in different seminars or forum to promote Internet governance discourse.
In the upcoming year, we will continue organizing our annual youth events, such as the Asia Pacific Youth IGF. To continue with the efforts of our Asia Pacific youth community, we will continue driving collaborations among our community and ensure the youth’s opinions are reflected on different occasions in a constructive way. With a more dedicated and committed network full of passionate alumni, we are confident that we can become one of the most influential youth initiatives in the Internet governance scene.