Authors: Jenna Manhau Fung, Kenneth Leung, Ankita Rathi, Jasmine Ko, and Harisa Shahid Executive Summary In today’s digital age, everyone is deeply concerned about online safety and security. It is crucial for all of us to carefully examine how policies and regulations are shaping the landscape of online safety in our region. Building upon the […]
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NetMission Ambassadors’ blog posts
From Greenhouse to the Forest: In My Fifth Year at the Internet Governance Forum – Jenna Manhau Fung
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 […]
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 […]
#NextGen at the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2023 – Dalili Nuradli
Written by Dalili Nuradli I am delighted to share that from 28th to 30th August, I had the privilege of participating in the Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) and the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) in person, held in the vibrant city of Brisbane, Australia. I am thankful that I have been chosen […]