November 4, 2025 — The Asia Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF) 2025 has officially published its Declaration on Meaningful Youth Participation, marking a major milestone in regional youth advocacy for inclusive and accountable digital governance. The Declaration is the outcome of months of youth collaboration across the Asia-Pacific region to influence the WSIS+20 Review […]
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NetMission Digest – Issue #38: From Users to Shapers, Youth Owning the Digital Future (Tuesday, November 4, 2025)
A Generation Shaping the Digital Future In the vast and ever-growing digital landscape of the Asia-Pacific region, youth are no longer passive observers; they’re becoming architects. From creating grassroots campaigns that promote digital literacy in rural schools to founding start-ups that develop AI tools for accessibility or online safety, young innovators across the region are […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #37: Beyond Borders: Youth in the Age of Digital Dependence (Wednesday, October 15, 2025)
Across Asia-Pacific, the line between connection and dependence is blurring. From China’s booming AI labs to Malaysia’s misinformation wars, from youth protests in Nepal to age assurance debates in Australia, the region is asking a difficult question: how much control do we really have over the technologies that shape our lives? ⚙️ AI and the […]
APAC Youth Leaders Urge Recognition as Equal Partners at WSIS+20 Consultations
On October 13, 2025, Youth representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region brought forward powerful interventions at the Informal WSIS Stakeholder Consultations on the Zero Draft, urging for structural inclusion of young people in shaping the future of digital governance. Representing the APAC Youth WSIS+20 Joint Letter, which was endorsed by nearly 70 youth leaders from […]
Digital Rights Advocacy: My Journey at DRAPAC Open Tech Camp 2025 – Rupam Barui
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 […]