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 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, […]
APAC Youth Leaders Call for Sustained Recognition and Structural Participation at WSIS+20 Rev 1 Consultations
On November 14, 2025, youth representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region delivered a compelling intervention at the WSIS+20 stakeholder consultations on Revision 1, emphasizing the need to move beyond recognition of youth as stakeholders toward meaningful, structural inclusion in digital governance. On behalf of the Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum and NetMission.Asia, Socheata Sokhachan […]