Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance. By adopting the multi-stakeholder approach as its core principle, APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion exchange and collaboration at a regional level and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions to ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
Registrations will open soon and further information on programming, sponsorship and fellowship opportunities will be published on this website.
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Call for application: ASEAN-China Youth Exchange Camp
ASEAN-China Youth Exchange Camp is a collaborative programme between the ASEAN Foundation and the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN through the ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund. It aims to promote the significance and understanding of ASEAN-China relations. During the implementation, ASEAN Foundation will work with Xiamen University as the appointed local organiser. HOW TO APPLY Submit your application through https://bit.ly/ASEANChina_YECFrom_ASEAN (for ASEAN Students) and https://bit.ly/ASEANChina_YECForm_China (for China students) by 10 July 2024. Incomplete completion of the form will not be further processed for shortlisting. Don’t let go of this once-in-a-life time opportunity of becoming a cadre of future young leaders! For inquiries, please contact ACYC@aseanfoundation.org
9th International Conference: Shrinking Civic Space in Asia
Asia Centre’s 9th Annual International Conference will revolve around stories of resistance and pushback in defense of civic space in Asia. This topic is pressing and timely given the widespread contraction of civic spaces in the region, which poses a threat to the future of democratic societies. Registration is open to all presenters and participants from academic institutions, media outlets and journalist associations, businesses, national and regional civil society organizations, international NGOs, political parties, parliaments, government agencies, and intergovernmental organizations to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking. Researchers and practitioners wishing to present papers or share their experiences are invited to submit a title and abstract of 300–340 words in English, together with a biographical paragraph of 100 words, here. For those submitting papers, full papers should be 5,000 words (Please refer to the Style Sheet Guidelines). Following the international conference, the Asia Centre will publish the Conference Proceedings. Guidelines for the Conference Proceedings can be found here. Please contact us at contact@asiacentre.org Register here
CDRI: Call for Abstracts for the Regional Symposium
CDRI is pleased to invite researchers working on the economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to submit abstracts for a regional symposium. The symposium will be held on 21-22 November 2023 and will focus on \"The Greater Mekong Subregion’s Economic Recovery: The Uncertainty of External Events and Inclusive Development.\" If you are interested, please submit your abstract here: https://tinyurl.com/24hsc986 > Deadline: 15 October 2023 Details of the conference can be found here. For further information, please reach out to Mr. Kosal Nith at kosal.nith@cdri.org.kh.