You know how sometimes you get an email that just changes the trajectory of your week, or even your year? For me, that was the notification confirming my DRAPAC Open Tech Camp fellowship. When I joined DRAPAC 2025, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but that I wanted to be part of something bigger. Surrounded […]
Tag: Youth engagement
Joint Letter from Nearly 70 APAC Youth Leaders Urging Structural Inclusion in WSIS+20 Outcomes
September 30, 2025 – Sixty-eight (68) youth leaders from across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have come together to submit a Joint Letter on the WSIS+20 Zero Draft. Facilitated by NetMission.Asia, the submission marks a milestone in collective youth advocacy, bringing forward concrete recommendations for the WSIS+20 Review process. A Collective Process The Joint Letter is […]
From Ideas to Action: My Fellowship Experience at DRAPAC 2025 – Nawal Munir
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 […]
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 […]