The Stakeholders working on Internet freedom and digital rights have emphasized that cybersecurity policies and laws should be formulated only after adequate discussions with stakeholders to guarantee human rights and freedom of expression on the Internet. The conclusion was drawn at a stakeholder discussion on “National Cyber Security Policy, 2078” […]
APrIGF 2021 To Be Officially Held in Kathmandu Nepal
Nepal will host the 12th Edition of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum, 2020 (APrIGF 2020). Internet Governance Institute will be the lead host for the 12th edition of APrIGF where the Nepal Internet Foundation, Internet Society Nepal, and Nepal Internet Exchange will be the hosts APrIGF 2021. Mr. Bikram […]
Community Networks: Closing The Digital Divide
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 […]
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APrIGF 2020 Registration Is Now Open
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately to advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region. the first APrIGF was convened in Hongkong, SAR China […]
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APrIGF 2020 Fellowship Program Applications are Open!
The aim of an APrIGF Fellowship 2020 is to encourage active participation in the APrIGF Program among Asia-Pacific communities. While the fellowship aims to offer financial assistance to both new and experienced participants as well as those who have or have not submitted workshop proposals, the number of selected fellows […]
Nepal Internet Governance Forum 2019 Completed Successfully
Nepal IGF 2019 was the third edition of National Internet Governance forum, Internet society Nepal and Internet Governance Institute were respective host and co-host organizations for the program. This year Nepal IGF had adopted the theme of UN IGF 2019, “One World, One Internet, One Vision” as the overarching theme […]
Nepal will host Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2020 in Kathmandu
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be hosted In Nepal for the first time, Nepal will host , 2020 in Kathmandu. The event will be jointly hosted by a consortium led by Internet Governance Institute (IGI), along with its Host partners Internet Society Nepal, Internet Exchange Nepal, and […]