Nepal is a landlocked least developed country, and according to the International Telecommunication Union, less than 20% of its population are online compared to 87% in developed countries. While connecting some of Nepal’s most remote places isn’t easy, two community network projects are case studies of how it can be […]
Internet Freedom Shrinking in Asia Pacific
The Internet has evolved in such a way that since January 2018 more than one million people come online for the first time each day connecting 57% of the world’s population to the Internet.[1] With this massive growth of people being connected to the internet the surge in trends of […]
Facebook, IGI and CAN Federation partner to help boost Nepal SMEs.
Internet Governance Institute, CAN Federation and Facebook launched a #BoostwithFacebook partnership on Friday to help support local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) during the current global health crisis. As part of the collaboration, which has the support of the Department of Information Technology, the Ministry of Information Technology, partners will […]
APrIGF 2020 Session Proposal Workshop conducted
Internet Governance Institute organized a capacity building workshop on 13th Feb, Internet Society Nepal Chapter, Nepal Internet Foundation, Nepal Internet Exchange and Information Security Response Team Nepal supported the event as co-organizers. Patan College For Professional Studies provided the venue for the workshop. This workshop was chaired by Mr. Manohar […]