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.
Other Events
Fundamentals of Brochure Design
At the 11th Tech Salon, we will discuss the basics of designing brochures for civil society organizations to advertise on social media using Canva tools. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/2sx32vu8
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
KAWSANG: Innovation Marketplace
Innovation Marketplace is a collaborative hackathon where participant teams build proof-of-concept prototypes for solutions to the challenges of civil society in 48 hours. We are looking for individuals or groups of technology-based innovators, content creators, and civil society actors who are up for this challenge! ➜ Where: TBA➜ When: November 15-16, 2023 (2 full days)Apply online: Deadline: 05-November-2023➜ For FHI/CSS/CSOs: https://forms.gle/Q8H4HnqEnxbvq42q7➜ For Innovators: https://forms.gle/X9Kx5E7s2JPUoGrk7 Note: If you have selected to join the Innovation Marketplace, we will send you an email notification.For any inquiry or further information, please contact us at contact@kawsang.com