This reflection on my fifth-year experience at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) arrives a tad belatedly, I won’t feign that I intentionally delayed the release of this article. Truth be told, I took some time off to travel around Japan and came back to work with an inbox packed with hundreds of unread […]
Author: NetMission Ambassador
NetMission Academy 2024 Result Announcement
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. […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #2: Universal Acceptance (Monday, November 20, 2023)
Welcome to the second issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. This edition will dive into efforts to change the Internet into an inclusive and multilingual ecosystem. A Gateway to the Next Billion Internet Users Have you […]
From One Digital Native – Stella Teoh
2022 data reports state that there are over 2.6 billion online users in the Asia Pacific Region; with varying internet penetration rates across the region [1]. From that number, 1 in 3 users are children [2], with the East Asia and Pacific region having 59% [3]—one of the most vulnerable stakeholder groups online, which makes […]
Navigating the Future: Insights from IGF 2023 – Luke Teoh Rong Guang
By Luke Teoh Rong Guang Embarking on the Path: My IGF 2023 Journey Begins “Your topic won’t matter, and there’s no time for a compelling proposal anyway,” is what I recall telling myself just a few days before the IGF 2023 workshop proposal deadline. I found myself at a crossroads, debating whether to take a […]