When I applied for the Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific (DRAPAC) Fellowship 2025, I knew it was more than just submitting a form. It was a chance to test myself, share ideas I cared about, and finally to step into a space I had only watched from afar. What I didn’t anticipate was just how transformative […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #35: Rules, Rights, and Digital Trust ⚖️ (Monday, September 15, 2025)
Welcome to this month’s NetMission tech news and policy round-up! Around the world, the digital rulebook is being rewritten. Governments are experimenting with new ways to regulate platforms, and AI is moving from private labs into the core of public service. At the heart of these changes are questions of trust, accountability, and rights, issues […]
A Journey That Changed How I See the Internet – Socheata Sokhachan
From participant in 2022, to Youth Leader in 2024, and again in 2025, Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) became more than an annual event for me. It became a platform for growth, learning, and meaningful contribution to conversations that shape our digital future. Walking into my first APIGA in 2022, I was completely out […]
Reflections on APIGA 2025: Au Yi Teng’s Journey in Internet Governance – Au Yi Teng
Coming to Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) 2025, my mission was to make the experience the best it could be for participants. Being a youth leader meant I was there to make the experience meaningful for every single participant. For the participants, this meant having someone they could rely on to guide them through […]
Lessons from APIGA 2025: Growth, Purpose & Youth in Internet Governance – Rohan Sachdeva
My journey with the Internet didn’t begin in a lecture hall, but in a small village in India, where a flickering screen became my gateway to opportunity. It was a practical tool that solved a very real problem: access. That single connection gave me the chance to learn, challenge the status quo, and become the […]