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 advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
In 2010, while the global IGF is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.
The multi-stakeholder approach is a core principle of the APrIGF with the emphasis on the diversity of participants and openness of the discussion. Valuing the youth as an important stakeholder and the future generations of the Internet, a Youth IGF also become an integral part of the APrIGF whereby they are held in parallel annually featuring a simulation of the multi-stakeholder discussion model among the young people on various Internet governance issues.
In 2010, while the global IGF is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.
The multi-stakeholder approach is a core principle of the APrIGF with the emphasis on the diversity of participants and openness of the discussion. Valuing the youth as an important stakeholder and the future generations of the Internet, a Youth IGF also become an integral part of the APrIGF whereby they are held in parallel annually featuring a simulation of the multi-stakeholder discussion model among the young people on various Internet governance issues.
Here is a list of previous APrIGF along with YIGF.
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Event
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Year
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Date
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City/Region
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APrIGF
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2016
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July 26 - 29
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Taipei, Taiwan
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YIGF
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2016
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July 26 - 29
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Taipei, Taiwan
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APrIGF
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2015
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June 30 - July 03
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Macao, SAR
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YIGF
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2015
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June 30 - July 03
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Macao, SAR
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APrIGF
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2014
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August 03 - 06
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Delhi, India
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YIGF
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2014
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August 03 - 06
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Delhi, India
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APrIGF
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2013
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September 04 - 06
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Seoul, Korea
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YIGF
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2013
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September 03 - 06
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Seoul, Korea
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APrIGF
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2012
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July 18 - 20
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Tokyo, Japan
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YIGF
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2012
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July 19
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Tokyo, Japan
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APrIGF
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2011
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June 16 - 18
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Singapore
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YIGF
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2011
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June 16 - 18
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Singapore
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APrIGF
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2010
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June 14 - 18
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Hong Kong, China
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YIGF
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2010
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June 12 - 14
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Hong Kong, China
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Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG)
The APrIGF is managed by The Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF is a self-organised committee with members from around the AP Internet Community formed with the below objectives:
- To support and ensure the proper conduct of the organizational work of the annual Asia Pacific Regional IGF,
- To promote and encourage dialogue among all stakeholders involved with Internet governance related issues in the Asia Pacific region, and
- To act as an interface between the Asia Pacific IGF community and the global IGF community.
- The membership emphasizes the inclusion of multi-stakeholders and so is open to any interested individuals within the AP region who are committed to:
The Organisational Principles of openness, transparency and multi-stakeholder cooperation,
Devote some time and effort in support of the APrIGF, and Maintaining and demonstrating respect for all other members.
Devote some time and effort in support of the APrIGF, and Maintaining and demonstrating respect for all other members.
