The APrIGF is a regional initiative of the larger, global Internet Governance Forum (IGF). This year’s forum theme is Emerging Technologies – Is Asia Pacific Ready for the Next Phase of the Internet.
NetThing, the Australian Internet governance community forum, the Pacific IGF, and the Asia Pacific Youth IGF will also be held during the week. The Internet Society’s Noelle de Guzman, Raj Singh, and Robbie Mitchell will be attending and participating in several sessions over the week, including:
- Australia’s Internet Resilience Extends Beyond Its Borders (NetThing, Monday, 28 August)
- Breaking Security for ‘Online Safety’: What’s at Stake for Asia-Pacific (APrIGF, Tuesday, 29 August)
- Progressing Core Internet Values and Global Good Practice for the Internet of Things: Impact on Sustainability (APrIGF, Wednesday, 30 August)
- Navigating the Digital Career Labyrinth (Asia Pacific Youth IGF, Wednesday, 30 August)
- Evolving Internet Governance for the Next Phase of the Internet (APrIGF, Thursday, 31 August)
- Is Fragmentation the Future of the Internet and How Can We Resist? (APrIGF, Thursday 31 August)
Registration is free.