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, 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 workshops.
This year, we have received over 100 applications from youth talents from 16 different economies, including Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.
After a long and competitive selection process, we are glad to announce that 40 candidates are shortlisted for the program. Below are the selected participants for NetMission Academy 2024:
| Ahmad Umair Suhaidi | Malaysia | |
| Alya Rezal Ahmad Rezal | Malaysia | |
| Ankita Rathi | India | |
| Asifa Nasiry | Pakistan | |
| Ateeb Tahir | Pakistan | |
| Aviral Kaintura | India | |
| Barkha Manral | India | |
| Caresse Zhi Nie Tan | Malaysia | |
| Charlotte Fang Hendro | Australia | |
| Fahad Iqbal | Pakistan | |
| Hamza Ahmad | Pakistan | |
| Jack Kelliher | New Zealand | |
| Jenie Fernando | Sri Lanka | |
| Jose Carmelo Cueto | Philippines | |
| Khushbakht | Pakistan | |
| Maryam Khalid | Pakistan | |
| Md Ashikur Rahman | Bangladesh | |
| Ming Thet Paing | Myanmar | |
| Monty Daley | New Zealand | |
| Muhammad Imran Haider | Pakistan | |
| Nawal Munir | Pakistan | |
| Noor Ul Aaien | Pakistan | |
| Noor Ul Ain Siddiqui | Pakistan | |
| Nur Adlin Hanisah Shahul Ikram | Malaysia | |
| Paolo Miguel Ordonio | Philippines | |
| Prerna Chhetri | Bhutan | |
| Tejaswita Kharel | India/ Nepal | |
| Thao Trinh Thuy Xuan | Viet Nam | |
| Thein Dollar | Thailand | |
| Thi Kim Hang Ho | Viet Nam | |
| Trang Le | Viet Nam | |
| Rida Ashfaq | International | |
| Sameer Gahlot | India | |
| Samra Shakeel | Pakistan | |
| Sanduni Sathsara | Sri Lanka | |
| Socheata Sokhachan | Cambodia | |
| Songo Nore Papua | New Guinea | |
| Yukako Ban | Japan/ South Africa | |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | |
| Zainab Ayub | Pakistan |
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.