On July 29, 2025, three representatives from NetMission.Asia team –Jenna Fung (Program Director), Bea Guevarra (Head of Program Development), and Socheata Sokhachan (Head of Community Engagement) – intervened as speakers at the WSIS+20 Informal Stakeholder Consultation Session to make sure young people were present, heard, and counted. Co-facilitated by H.E. Ms. Suela Janina (Permanent Representative […]
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Have a Say in WSIS+20: APAC Youth in Action
WSIS+20 marks a pivotal moment to shape the next chapter of our digital future. As the global community reflects on 20 years since the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the decisions made in this process will impact how we govern the Internet, digital access, and online rights for years to come. In a […]
Why Youth Voices Matter at the Internet Governance Forum – Claire Chow
I never imagined that as a high school student, I would have the opportunity to help shape the future of the Internet. Last month, I found myself at the Internet Governance Forum 2025 in Lillestrøm, Norway as one of the youngest participants in a room filled with policymakers, academia, and tech leaders.I’ve always assumed voices […]
Venturing Out as a Citizen Tourist in Internet Governance – A Travel Diary by Kenneth Leung
When I was on my last leg to Oslo through Bergensbanen after almost a week in Vestland county before the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) commenced, I had been pondering what mindset I should set for my first in-person IGF. The five days in Lillestrøm, which is just a ten-minute train ride away from […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #30: Cybersecurity in Transition: Asia’s Role in a Decentralized Digital Defense (Friday, May 23, 2025)
In the ever-changing landscape of global cybersecurity, one conversation in April made ripples far beyond tech circles: should one country control the world’s most important cybersecurity database? For over two decades, the U.S. government has held near-exclusive authority over the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) system — a centralized registry for cataloging security flaws in […]