On Friday 13 January 2023 at 5:30pm-7:30pm IST (12:00-14:00 UTC) CCAOI and Grade Ace host ‘Match On! A discussion on online gaming regulations in India‘. Stakeholders from the gaming ecosystem (business, users, law enforcement and government) will examine the proposed amendments in the IT Rules 2021 in context of online gaming and e-sports, and deliberate on the path forward to make the gaming industry reach its true potential, whilst addressing challenges, risks and user harm.
On 12-14 September 2022 the 13th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be held as a hybrid event, online and in Singapore, with the theme ‘People at the Centre:Envisioning a community-led Internet that is inclusive, sustainable and trusted‘. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
APrIGF 2022 is being held as part of APNIC54 and in conjunction with APSIG2022 and SGNOG9.
STREAM 1 – PLENARY + TRACK 1
Sunday 11 September 2022 06:00 Capacity Building Program for Fellows and Newcomers (real time text)
Monday 12 September 2022 01:30 S06 Empowering New Voices in Internet Governance Spaces 03:00 Opening Plenary 05:30 S17 Advancing data justice in (post-)pandemic data governance: perspectives from Southeast Asia 07:00 S05 Resilience and inclusivity in digital education 08:30 S04 Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the ICT Job Sector 09:30 Townhall Session
Tuesday 13 September 2022 01:30 S02 Digital accessibility and connectivity for disabled students in higher education during COVID-19 05:30 S11 Responding to changing digital rights priorities in a post-pandemic world 07:00 S12 Multi-stakeholder Collaborative Approach for Developing Local Digital Literacy Champions 08:30 S01 Connecting the Unconnected – Efforts from Private Sector and Policy Lessons from the APAC 09:30 Townhall Session
Wednesday 13 September 2022 01:30 S03 Strengthening the disability voice in Internet Governance 03:00 S19 Locally Accessible Cloud Service (LACS) for e-resilience + S21 LEO Satellite Constellations – Will They Bring Better Internet Access and a More Resilient Internet? + S25 Koo – Empowering Users and Building Cyber Resilience 05:30 S20 Here’s How Your Genital and Physical Affects Your Digital Lives + S22 Measuring the Internet protocol parameters for reducing Internet poverty 07:00 S23 Child Online Safety: A Kids conversation on creating a Child-centric Internet + S24 Assessing investments in surveillance and technology 08:30 Closing Plenary
Monday September 2022 01:30 S13 Combating Disinformation from COVID-19 to the General Election: Multistakeholder Digital Literacy vs Legislation & Censorship? 05:30 S07 Online harassment as tools of exclusion: A discussion on Addressing Online Gender Based Violence Through Community Organised Helplines 07:00 S08 Towards an EcoInternet – A Multistakeholder Dialogue on Policy Making and Strategising for a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Internet 08:30 S10 Future of Work: Achieving a sustainable gig economy
Tuesday 13 September 2022 01:30 S15 Toward Trusted Design: User Protections for a Better Web for All 05:30 S16 Protecting the Healthcare Sector from Cyber Harm
08:30 S14 Digital Resiliency of Civil Society in the context of shrinking Civic Space
Wednesday 13 September 2022 01:30 S09 Social Media Regulation during Elections: Expanding or Limiting Digital Democracy? 03:00 Internet governance within the system of United Nations: is IGF on a good path to adapt, innovate and reform? 05:30 IG Futures 07:00 S18 Routing Security – We can do better!
DATES Wed June 29: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC Fri July 29: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC Mon August 29: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC Thu September 29: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC Sat October 29: 10:00-12:00 IST / 1230-1430 SGT / 0430-0630 UTC
On 15, 17, 23 November 2021 the Digital Empowerment Foundation and the Internet Society host the 5th annual Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific will be held on;line, with the theme ‘Community Networks for Social Good‘. Within this overall theme, session sub-themes will reflect on the importance of community networks in accelerating reach and providing help to the communities to respond to COVID-19 and also to benefit from digital opportunities. It will also explore the experiences and challenges faced by community networks during the pandemic.
DAY 1 – Monday November 15 2021 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
Session 1: The Pandemic, Digital Dependence and the Unconnected: Challenges and Opportunities Dr Daniel Featherstone, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Bhai Shelly, Communication for Development Specialist, UNICEF India Amrita Choudhury, President of Internet Society Delhi Chapter, Vice-Chair Asia Pacific Regional IGF (AprIGF)
Satish Mittal, Head, Facebook Express WiFi India
Moderator: Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
Session 2: Community Networks: Empowering Education and Health Care Talant Sultanov, Co-founder of the Internet Society-Kyrgyzstan Meeta Sengupta, Expert on Education and Policy Dr Regi George, Cofounder, Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi, Tamil Nadu Sylvia Cadena, Head of Programs & Partnerships, APNIC Foundation
Moderator: Osama Manzar, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
DAY 2 – Wednesday November 17 2021 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
Session 1: Why CN and CR are Twins Prof. Vinod Pavarala, UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad Martin Corben, Community Media Consultant, Australia “Radio Rob” Hopkins, Radio and Telecommunications Enthusiast Yukon, Canada AHM Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication Philomena Gnanapragasam, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
Session 2: CR & CN Case Stories DREAM project of APC and DEF Mew Community in Haryana, Nuh (video) Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society Osama Manzar, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
Session 3: The How and Future of CN and CR Collaboration Naveed Haq, Regional Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet Society Balkrishna Pokhrel, Executive Director, ACORAB, Nepal Prof. Ralph Afolabi Akinfeleye, Chairman, Centre of Excellence in Multimedia & Cinematography, Unilag Radio 103.1FM and Television, Nigeria Osama Manzar, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society Philomena Gnanapragasam, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development
DAY 3 – Tuesday 23 November 2021 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
Session 1: Community Networks: Media, Misinformation and Misuse Philomena Gnanapragasam, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Sarbani Banerjee Belur, Asia Regional Coordinator, Community Networks, APC Anju Mangal, Head of Asia-Pacific Region, A4AI, World Wide Web Foundation Natasha Badhwar, author
Moderator: Nandini Chami, Executive Director, IT for change
Session 2: Rural Changemakers and Innovators: Community Networks as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation Harish Pillay, Head, OSPO APAC, Red Hat Asia Pacific Jane Coffin, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society Satyam Darmora, CEO & Founder, i2e1 Siope Vakataki ‘Ofa, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, ESCAP
Moderator: Dr Syed S Kazi, Director, Council for Social & Digital Development, North East India
On Wednesday-Friday 10-12 November 2021 the Papua New Guinea National ICT Summit will be held at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby and online, with the theme ‘Enhancing our economy through ICT and digital transformation‘. Organized by PNG Department of Information & Communications Technology, the summit aims to cover some of the current global ICT trends and practices and align those with PNGs efforts, with the goal of rebuilding and enhancing the economy to the use of ICT in various sectors and industries. This simulcast is sponsored by the Internet Society Pacific Islands Chapter (PICISOC).
On Monday-Thursday 27-30 September 2021 the 12th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be held as a hybrid event, online and in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the theme ‘Towards an Inclusive, Sustainable and Trusted Internet‘. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
LIVESTREAMS (ALL TIMES UTC)
ROOM 1 https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2021 27 SEP
04:00-07:00 01 Capacity Building Program for Fellows and Newcomers vkvg-0ckj-brbu-s9bm-6t7u
07:30-08:30 Towards an innovative IGF 2021
28 SEP
04:00-05:30 Opening Plenary – Covid-19: Internet as a Lifeline
05:50-06:50 S1. Critical Times: Impact of Digitalization on Climate Change
07:50-08:50 S2. Don’t shoot the messenger, intermediary liability principles under threat
09:10-10:00 Townhall session
29 SEP
03:00-04:00 S5. Why open and interoperable Internet infrastructure is key to the Internet’s continued success
04:20-05:20 S4. Decrypting the encryption debate in Asia-Pacific
06:30–07:30 S6. Citizen-Centered Approach on Tackling Hate Speech, Hindering State Authoritarianism and Algorithmic Censorship of Tech Platforms
07:50-08:50 S9. More than wor(l)ds : Can AI effectively monitor online harms
09:10-10:00 Townhall session
30 SEP
03:00-04:00 S7. Internet Rules: Judicial and regulatory developments on digital rights in Asia
04:20-05:20 S12. MANRS for Policy Makers to improve global routing security
06:30–07:30 A workplan for greater online security and safety (DC-ISSS)
07:50-09:20 Closing Plenary – Sail, not Drift: Multistakeholderism and Diversity at APrIGF
28 SEP
05:50-06:50 S3. Helping kids learn in times of pandemic
07:50-08:50 Open Conversations on Internet Governance with 2021 Fellows
29 SEP
03:00-04:00 S8. Building digital information literacy skills for trust and well-being
04:20-05:20 S13. Weaponization of surveillance amid a pandemic in Asia Pacific
06:30–07:30 S15. The Impact of the Global Pandemic on Schools on Internet Governance
07:50-08:50 S10. Advancing Internet Freedom in Asia-Pacific via applying UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM Principles and Indicators
30 SEP
03:00-04:00 S14. Human rights impact of Covid-19 technologies and the role of businesses
04:20-05:20 S11. Digitally-led, Inclusive Growth in the Age of COVID-19
06:30–07:30 Summary Report by 2021 Fellows
28 SEP
06:50-07:40 Showcase 1: Transnational conversations on reclaiming freedom of expression online 29 SEP
05:20–06:10 Showcase 2: Internet’s Technical Success Factors 30 SEP
05:20–06:10 Showcase 3: Is the internet trusted forever? — The issue about the pirate site on “Manga” and freedom of expression in Japan
On Monday 22 February 2021 at 10:30-12:00 BKK/JKT Time (03:30-05:00 UTC) the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will host a webinar ‘Last-Mile Connectivity in Asia-Pacific: planning tools to address the Gaps‘. This webinar will feature the launch of ITU Last Mile Connectivity Solutions Guide which is designed to assist efforts to extend affordable and sustainable connectivity service to under-connected localities. Invited experts will discuss technical, business, and regulatory considerations for implementing last mile connectivity solutions to connect the unserved and underserved populations, especially in rural and remote areas.
SPEAKERS Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director (Asia and the Pacific), ITU Aamir Riaz, Programme Officer, ITU John Garrity, Independent Consultant Ihar Shchetko, GIGA Project Officer, ITU
PANEL Bill Lan, Vice President, Wireless Network Development, Huawei Technologies Naveed Haq, Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet Society (ISOC) Imran Malik, Vice President Global Sales, Fixed Data, SES networks Yasuhiko Kawasumi, Vice Chair, ITU-D Study Group 1
MODERATORThomas E. Abell, Advisor SDCC / Chief of Digital Technology for Development, Asian Development Bank
Today, Saturday January 2 2021, at 8:30pm EST (01:30 UTC) in the eighth instalment of the Internet Society Livestreaming‘s ‘12 Days of Streams‘ 2020 highlights, we feature the final session – a Summit Roundtable – of Community Network Exchange 2020 (CNX APAC 2020), on December 4 2020. The 4th annual CNX APAC had the theme ‘Meaningful access with Community Networks‘ and comprised 11 sessions over two weeks. The roundtable was the closer, and commences with a summary of all those preceeding sessions from facilitators Sarbani Belur and Sarah Farooqui.
SPEAKERS Onno W. Purbo, Indonesia’s Internet Liberator (Indonesia) Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific, ITU Mahabir Pun, Founder, Nepal Wireless networking Project & National Innovation Centre (Nepal) Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos, Independent ICT Policy Researcher (Philippines) Osama Manzar, Founder/Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation (India)
MODERATOR Rajnesh Singh, Regional Vice President – Asia Pacific, Internet Society
On 27-30 September 2020 the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be held online. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
On Wednesday 23 September 2020 at 06:00 UTC Internet Society Asia Pacific presents the third edition of its APAC Insights series of online conversation sharing views and insights on current issues related to the Internet and its use in the Asia-Pacific.
TOPIC: The New Normal: Home as the New Workplace
SPEAKER: Phillip Raskin, Certified ROCKET-remote facilitator in Asia, helping organizations improve productivity while working remotely.
MODERATOR
Rajnesh SINGH, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
On Friday 13 January 2023 at 5:30pm-7:30pm IST (12:00-14:00 UTC) CCAOI and Grade Ace host ‘Match On! A discussion on online gaming regulations in India‘. Stakeholders from the gaming ecosystem (business, users, law enforcement and government) will examine the proposed amendments in the IT Rules 2021 in context of online gaming and e-sports, and deliberate on the path forward to make the gaming industry reach its true potential, whilst addressing challenges, risks and user harm.
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