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 […]
Tag: Internet governance
NetMission Digest – Issue #5: Policy Recap 2023 (Sunday, December 31, 2023)
Welcome to the fifth edition of NetMission news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. In this article, we dig into three of the most important digital governance developments of 2023. A rough but wide political agreement on artificial intelligence Last […]
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. […]
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 […]