Youth representatives from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region actively contributed to the WSIS+20 Review process throughout 2025. The final outcome document was adopted at the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on 16-17 December 2025 (Find out more about our consistent contributions throughout the process here). Throughout the review process, the Informal […]
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NetMission Digest – Issue #40: Deepfakes, Youth & the New Reality Crisis in Asia-Pacific (Saturday, December 6, 2025)
As 2025 comes to a close, the digital world feels more unstable than ever. Deepfake scams, AI-generated sexual abuse, and online manipulation have become everyday threats for young people across Asia-Pacific. What used to feel like “future tech problems” are now shaping elections, hurting young people’s mental health, and creating new forms of online violence. […]
NetMission Academy 2026 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. The program includes two pre-training webinars, followed by 7 training webinars and a closing ceremony, to provide a more all-around experience to participants. This online academy is not a one-sided learning […]
Report Release: Hong Kong Youth Call for a SMART, Human‑Centric Digital Future at HKyIGF 2025
On 26th of September Hong Kong Youth Internet Governance Forum (HKyIGF) 2025 brought together a diverse group of passionate young leaders, tech experts, and community partners at Google’s Hong Kong office to envision a digital future shaped by and for youth. Under the theme “Envisioning SMART: Cultivating a Human‑Centric Digital Future,” the forum blended expert […]
Asia Pacific Policy Observatory November 2025 Report – Asia Pacific’s Digital Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Youth-Led Analysis
This report is the sixth edition of the Asia Pacific Policy Observatory and continues our Youth-Led Analysis of Asia Pacific’s Digital Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence series, following the June 2025 edition published earlier this year. Driven by youth-led research, this report focuses on four critical digital issues – ethical AI and bias, […]