Comments for OHCHR Call for Input on the Solutions to Promote Digital Education for Young People and to Ensure Their Protection from Online Threats

The Asia Pacific Policy Observatory (APPO) of NetMission.Asia proudly contributes to the OHCHR’s call for input on “Solutions to Promote Digital Education for Young People & Their Protection from Online Threats”.  Building on our APPO April 2023 and December 2023 reports, focusing on the online safety policies of Australia, Nepal, and Myanmar, we have analyzed the variable […]

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NetMission Academy 2024 Session 5: Digital Economy and Emerging Technologies

The NetMission Academy’s fifth session on “Digital Economy and Emerging Technologies”, held on February 1, 2024, was a dynamic exploration moderated by Bea Guevarra and Qurra Tul Ain Nisar. Kicking off with an insightful presentation by our participants Khushbakht, Sameer Gahlot, Nur Adlin Hanisah Shahul Ikram, and Jack Kelliher from Working Group 5, the session […]

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NetMission Academy 2024 Session 4: Cybersecurity, Privacy & Safer Internet – Summary

The NetMission Academy’s fourth session on “Cybersecurity, Privacy & Safer Internet” was successfully organized on January 25, 2024. The session ran smoothly thanks to the facilitation of Luke Teoh and Qurra Tul Ain Nisar. The assigned working group presented two case studies: (1) Aadhaar Data Breach (2) The 2023 NIFT Cybersecurity Breach, and also fruitful […]

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NetMission Academy 2024 Session 1: Internet Governance Ecosystem & Internet Infrastructure – Summary

Event Overview On January 4, 2024, the NetMission Academy Session 1 kicked off with an introduction by Bea Guevarra, who welcomed participants. The introduction session was “Internet Governance Ecosystem & Internet Infrastructure” spearheaded by Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia Organisation, who guided the audience through various dimensions of Internet Governance. Key Speakers Five distinguished speakers […]

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From Greenhouse to the Forest: In My Fifth Year at the Internet Governance Forum – Jenna Manhau Fung

This reflection on my fifth-year experience at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) arrives a tad belatedly, I won’t feign that I intentionally delayed the release of this article. Truth be told, I took some time off to travel around Japan and came back to work with an inbox packed with hundreds of unread […]

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