Asia Pacific �School on Internet Governance�- Overview -

2018-09-09

APSIG

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2018 AP*, New Caledonia 2018.9.7

School on Internet Governance (SIG)

• Regional SIGs

EuroSSIG (2007~ )

South SIG, Internet Governance Caribbean (2009~)

AfriSIG (2013~)

MEAC-SIG (2014~)

APSIG (2016~), APIGA (2016~)

North America SIG (2018~)

• National SIGs

China/APILP (2011~), Brazil (2014~), Pakistan (2015~), India (2016~)

2017: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Bangladesh

2018: Nepal

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Objective

• Asia Pacific School on Internet Governance (APSIG) intends to serve Internet governance Internet governance experts and leaders in Asia Pacific on their professional upgrades and collaboration.

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• APSIG collaborates with national SIGs and IGFs in Asia Pacific which serve several thousand Internet governance practitioners on their capacity development through introductory, general and advanced courses. 

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Scope

• Develop open courseware on the Internet governance
• Offer courses on the Internet governance for IG leaders and experts
• Collaborate with other SIGs and IGFs through All SIG Meetings.
• Offer APSIG/Amazon fellowships for IGF participation

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Program

• 7 Tracks (with 26 classes and 5 additional classes)

- Internet Governance – General

- Internet Governance – Perspectives

- Internet Governance – Stakeholders

- Internet Governance – Institutions

- Human Rights

- Security

- Internet Governance - Extended

• Sessions: Hot Topic, Case Study, BoF,…

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SIG Schedules in Asia: 2016, 2017, 2018

2016: MEAC-SIG, APIGA, APSIG, inSIG, pkSIG

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2017: April/Afghanistan, May/Sri Lanka, July/APSIG

August MEAC-SIG, APIGA, pkSIG

October Philippines, inSIG

December bdSIG

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2018: January Nepal

April Afghanistan

July APSIG

August APIGA, MEAC-SIG

Q3 pkSIG, lkIGF/SIG

Q4 inSIG, bdSIG, cnSIG

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APSIG: 2015 Activities

• Fund Raising

2015Q3-Q4

• Generic Program Development

2015Q3-Q4

• 2016 APSIG Course Planning

2015Q4-2016Q1

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APSIG: 2016 Activities

1. 2016 APSIG Course, 2016-09-12~15, AIT, Bangkok

39 Participants from 21 countries

Four Day Course

- 8 90-minutes Classes and 6-hour Role Play Class

- Hot Topic Session

- Opening and Closing Sessions

2. Co-sponsored inSIG

Sent 15 APSIG fellows to inSIG and 5 APSIG fellows to pkSIG.

3. All SIG Dinner and Meeting, 2016-11-02~04, Hyderabad

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APSIG: 2017 Activities

1. Annual Meeting (2017 APSIG), 2017-07-22~26, Bangkok

48 participants

4 day Course with

- 10 Classes

- 4 Sessions: Case Study, BoF, Lightning Talk

- Opening and Closing sessions

2. All SIG Meeting

First All SIG Meeting, 2017-07-21, Bangkok

Second All SIG Meeting, 2017-12-17, Geneva

3. APSIG/Amazon Fellowship for 2017 IGF participation

4. Sponsoring national SIG participation

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APSIG: 2018 Activities

1. Annual Meeting (2018 APSIG), 2018-07-09~12 at AIT, Bangkok

45 Participants from 22 Countries

Four Day Course (with Day 0 Event)

- 7 Classes

- 7 Case Study Sessions

- 2 BoF Sessions

- Opening and Closing Sessions

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2. All SIG Meetings; 2018-07-12/AIT, 2018-11-11/Paris IGF

3. APSIG/Amazon Fellowships for 2018 IGF participation

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APSIG: 2019 Activities (Plan)

1. Annual Meeting (2019 APSIG), 2019-07-08~10 at AIT, Bangkok

45 Participants from 22 Countries

Three-Day Course (with Day 0 Event)

- 6 Classes

- 5 Case Study Sessions

- 3 BoF Sessions

- Opening and Closing Sessions

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2. All SIG Meetings; 2018-07-10

3. APSIG/Amazon Fellowships for 2018 IGF and RightsCon participation

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Issues

1. How to serve several hundred Internet governance leaders and � experts who need professional upgrades every 4-5 years? APSIG � could serve only 40 participants at each annual APSIG course.

2. How to support SIGs and IGFs in Asia Pacific which offer courses

for Internet governance practitioners and students?

3. How to secure lecturers who are “best in Asia and the world”?

4. How to secure stable funding?

5. How to collaborate globally?

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References

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• APSIG.asia Website
• APSIG – Annual Reports; 2016, 2017, 2018
• APSIG – Annual Plans; 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• All SIG Group with All SIG Meeting, APSIG.asia
• APSIG Library with Lecture Videos and Presentation Marials

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Appendix: APSIG Program – Tracks and Classes

1. Internet Governance - General

History and Principles, Local Language, Net Neutrality, Internet Policy

2. Internet Governance - Perspectives

Legal, Social, Tech/Eng, Economics/Business

3. Internet Governance - Stakeholders

Multistakeholder Model, Global Internet Users/Non-Users

4. Internet Governance - Institutions

Eco System, Standardization, Names and Numbers

5. Human Rights

General, Privacy, Gender

6. CyberSecurity

General, Crime, Surveillance, Warfare

7. Internet Governance – Extended

Digital, IoT, Data, Security, AI, Blockchain/Digital Commerce

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