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 […]
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 […]
APrIGF MSG Calls for APRIGF 2020 Thematic Suggestions
Submission Deadline 8 November 2019! 2020 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF2020) AS per APrIGF MSG Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2020 is going to be held at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Nepal from May 26 – 29, hosted by Internet Governance Institute, co-hosted by Internet Society Nepal, […]
Nepal IGF 2019 Registration for Participation is Open
All interested individuals/stakeholders are requested to register for participation in Nepal IGF 2019 at Hotel Himalaya, Kupandole, Lalitpur, Nepal dated 27-28 September 2019. Participation in the event is open and free. However, the host might not be in position to provide all arriving participants with conference facilities due to logistic […]
Internet Governance Forum Nepal 2018 Organized by IGI as a co-host
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multi-stakeholder platform to discuss various issues of Internet governance. IGF is one of major outcomes of WSIS which was held in two installments in 2003 and 2005 respectively in Geneva and Tunis. The Internet Governance Forum serves to bring people together from various […]
IGI and Internet Society Nepal hosting Nepal IGF 2019
Nepal IGF 2019 is yet again being organized on collaboration of Internet Governance Institute and Internet Society Nepal as the co-hosts. This year, Nepal IGF 2019 will be organized on 27-28 September 2019 in Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu with the theme of One world, One Net, One Vision. Nepal IGF is […]