Day 0 of this is just kicking off. Plenty of good sessions over the next 4 days. ISOC Live posted: "On Monday-Thursday 27-30 September 2021 the 12th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) will be held as a hybrid event, online and in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the theme 'Towards an Inclusive, Sustainable and Trusted Internet'. APrIGF serve" <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2021> On *Monday-Thursday 27-30 September 2021* the *12th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum <https://aprigf.org.np/>* (APrIGF) will be held as a hybrid event, online and in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the theme ‘*Towards an Inclusive, Sustainable and Trusted Internet*‘. 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. *LIVESTREAMS* (ALL TIMES UTC) *ROOM 1 https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2021 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2021>* *27 SEP* 04:00-07:00 01 Capacity Building Program for Fellows and Newcomers vkvg-0ckj-brbu-s9bm-6t7u 07:30-08:30 Towards an innovative IGF 2021 *28 SEP* 04:00-05:30 Opening Plenary – Covid-19: Internet as a Lifeline 05:50-06:50 S1. Critical Times: Impact of Digitalization on Climate Change 07:50-08:50 S2. Don’t shoot the messenger, intermediary liability principles under threat 09:10-10:00 Townhall session *29 SEP* 03:00-04:00 S5. Why open and interoperable Internet infrastructure is key to the Internet’s continued success 04:20-05:20 S4. Decrypting the encryption debate in Asia-Pacific 06:30–07:30 S6. Citizen-Centered Approach on Tackling Hate Speech, Hindering State Authoritarianism and Algorithmic Censorship of Tech Platforms 07:50-08:50 S9. More than wor(l)ds : Can AI effectively monitor online harms 09:10-10:00 Townhall session *30 SEP* 03:00-04:00 S7. Internet Rules: Judicial and regulatory developments on digital rights in Asia 04:20-05:20 S12. MANRS for Policy Makers to improve global routing security 06:30–07:30 A workplan for greater online security and safety (DC-ISSS) 07:50-09:20 Closing Plenary – Sail, not Drift: Multistakeholderism and Diversity at APrIGF *ROOM 2 https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/aprigf2021 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/aprigf2021>* *28 SEP* 05:50-06:50 S3. Helping kids learn in times of pandemic 07:50-08:50 Open Conversations on Internet Governance with 2021 Fellows *29 SEP* 03:00-04:00 S8. Building digital information literacy skills for trust and well-being 04:20-05:20 S13. Weaponization of surveillance amid a pandemic in Asia Pacific 06:30–07:30 S15. The Impact of the Global Pandemic on Schools on Internet Governance 07:50-08:50 S10. Advancing Internet Freedom in Asia-Pacific via applying UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM Principles and Indicators *30 SEP* 03:00-04:00 S14. Human rights impact of Covid-19 technologies and the role of businesses 04:20-05:20 S11. Digitally-led, Inclusive Growth in the Age of COVID-19 06:30–07:30 Summary Report by 2021 Fellows *SHOWCASES https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/aprigf2021 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/aprigf2021>* *28 SEP* 06:50-07:40 Showcase 1: Transnational conversations on reclaiming freedom of expression online *29 SEP* 05:20–06:10 Showcase 2: Internet’s Technical Success Factors *30 SEP* 05:20–06:10 Showcase 3: Is the internet trusted forever? — The issue about the pirate site on “Manga” and freedom of expression in Japan *PROGRAM https://ap.rigf.asia/aprigf-2021-program-schedule/ <https://ap.rigf.asia/aprigf-2021-program-schedule/>* *REGISTER https://igf.asia/2021register <https://igf.asia/2021register>* *REAL TIME TEXT* *(Otter inside zooms – also FB Simulcast below)* *TWITTER #APrIGF2021 <http://bit.ly/aprigf2021> #aprigf #internetgovernance #netgov #APAC @isocapac @NepalInternetF1* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/aprigf.asia/live <https://www.facebook.com/aprigf.asia/live>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *http://bit.ly/aprigf2021video <http://bit.ly/aprigf2021video>* (YouTube) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/aprigf2021 <https://archive.org/details/aprigf2021>* *HOSTS Internet Governance Institute <https://igovinstitute.org/> | Nepal Internet Foundation <https://nepalinternetfoundation.org.np/> | Internet Society Nepal <https://internetsociety.org.np/> | NPIX <https://www.npix.net.np/>* *SECRETARIAT dotAsia <https://www.dot.asia/>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14541/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -