Some opportunities teach you. Some change you. And a few bring you back to where it all began. For me, the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) was one of those places. After graduating from NetMission as an Ambassador, APIGA became one of my first onsite spaces to explore Internet governance more deeply. In 2024, […]
Author: NetMission Ambassador
Reflections from NetMission Ambassador’s APIGA 2026 Journey: The Room That Gave Me the Mic
Turns out “youth leader” is just code for endless Google Docs and hoping nobody notices how new you actually are to all of this. What people don’t know is that a couple of years ago, the mention of the word “presentation” was enough to make my legs shake under the table. Somewhere between moderating my […]
NetMission Case Study Series 2026
Shifting Digital Landscapes AI, Inclusion, and Governance Challenges in Asia-Pacific The NetMission Case Study Series 2026 presents a collection of case studies on key Internet governance issues, developed by the sub-groups of the NetMission Academy 2026. Drawing from collaborative research, regional analysis, and discussions held during the online academy sessions from December 2025 to February […]
NetMission.Asia (APAC Youth) Submission to ICANN Public Comment: Advancing Universal Acceptance Through Youth-Led Multistakeholder Engagement
NetMission.Asia (APAC Youth) provided collective input on the Draft Guidelines for Advancing Universal Acceptance (UA) Adoption, emphasizing that UA must move beyond a voluntary best practice toward a measurable, enforceable, and accountable global standard. The submission reflects youth perspectives across the Asia-Pacific region, where linguistic diversity and uneven digital readiness continue to expose significant gaps […]
NetMission Academy 2026 Session 7 Summary
How does the Domain Name System shape our everyday Internet experience? Session 7 explored the technical foundations of the Domain Name System (DNS), ICANN’s governance role, and the growing policy challenges around DNS abuse. The session connected core infrastructure concepts with real-world governance debates, highlighting how decisions around generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and abuse mitigation […]