The first training session of NetMission Academy 2025 was held successfully on January 9, 2025, with great moderation and facilitation by Bea Guevarra and Sameer Gahlot. In this session, participants from all around the Asia Pacific joined our honorable speakers: Yien Chyn Tan (ICANN, Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, APAC), Dhruv Dhody (IETF), Naida Tjahja (YouthDIG), […]
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Key Insights from ICANN81
Last November, members of the NetMission APRALO Study Group attended the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting, held from November 9 to November 14, 2024, as fellows in Istanbul. They’ve gathered valuable insights from the event and are excited to share their experiences and key takeaways with our community. The report is now available! This detailed report is put together by Sana Nisar and Socheata […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #24: Digital Governance for Society 5.0 (Monday, November 18, 2024)
Happy birthday NetMission Digest! As we celebrate our first anniversary of this digital empowerment initiative to make tech public policies more accessible to youth and all walks of life, let’s ponder over one version of a desired common future and the role of digital transformation. Society 5.0 A concept first brought forward almost 10 years […]
My Journey an Asia Pacific yIGF Co-Chair 2024 – Sameer Gahlot
Steering Dialogues at Asia Pacific Regional & Youth IGF As a NetMission.Asia Ambassador, I get a chance to represent NetMission.Asia in Taipei, Taiwan for the Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Assembly (DRAPAC), Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) and Asia-Pacific Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2024. These forums provided a crucial platform to discuss and engage in […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #23: Beyond Encryption (Monday, October 21, 2024)
In our previous issue #22, we explored the global implications of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest and the broader debate surrounding free speech, encryption, and government regulation of tech platforms. Continuing this crucial conversation, this edition will dive deeper into China’s approach to data regulation, examining how the world’s most populous country balances national security […]