Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF.Asia) is a forum that helps youth to raise awareness of Internet Governance discourse and to have more active engagement in policy discussions. As a NetMission Ambassador, I am involved in the Asia Pacific Youth Internet GovernanceForum (yIGF) 2023 organizing committee. It was my first time working in this […]
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NetMission Academy 2024 Recruitment
Application Deadline: 5 November 2023 (23:59 UTC) 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 online academy is not a one-sided learning program. The program includes two pre-training webinars in December, followed by 7 training webinars and a […]
My Experience at APIGA 2023 – Qurra Tul Ain Nisar
The youth must decode the Internet’s inner workings for their online safety. Ever thought about who governs the Internet? Intrigued about the role of domain names and the disputes revolving around them? That’s exactly what we talked about at Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) this year! Imagine a dynamic event uniting like-minded people, creating […]
AR/VR: A Mixed or New Reality? – Bea Guevarra
According to various market surveys, Virtual Reality is expected to increase significantly in the next five years. The launch of the new Apple Vision Pro, a cutting-edge technology, has prompted interest and speculation about the possible influence of the Metaverse, Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) on work and school environments and just in […]
Universal Access to the Internet: a Privilege or Basic Human Right? – Ananya Mallick
There has been a long debate about whether the Internet is a luxury or a necessity – and the dialogue is ongoing. While some people think that the Internet should be enumerated as a basic human right in their respective national constitutions, many citizens argue that it is still not fundamental to that level in […]