The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is a key regional event on internet governance. With the multistakeholder approach as a core principle, it emphasises diversity of participants and openness of discussions to advance internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region. This year’s edition will be held in Taipei, Taiwan in hybrid format from 21-23 August with the overarching theme of “Evolving Ecosystems, Enduring Principles: Shaping Responsible Internet Governance”.
Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific 2024 (DRAPAC24) is an event that aims to foster resilience and solidarity within the digital rights community. Organised by APC network member EngageMedia, it will also be held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 18-19 just before APrIGF.
APC will be participating in both events in multiple capacities, with the objectives of building on the momentum of its recent Community Gathering in Thailand, contributing to the drafting of the APrIGF synthesis document, and planning ahead for other collective engagements. In its involvement, APC emphasises policy engagement at the APrIGF and movement building at DRAPAC24. Key issues and priorities include the Global Digital Compact, WSIS+20, disinformation, cybersecurity, sustainability and AI.
We invite you to browse the schedule of our participation below to find out where we will be engaging, and add the sessions to your calendar.
18 August 2024 DRAPAC24 Day 1
Facter: A sustainable digital investigation tool for newsrooms
Time: 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Taipei time
Venue: Theatrette 301 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: Media Matters for Democracy, APC
SFLC.in’s free speech tracker: Insights on censorship from India
Time: 5:30pm – 6:00pm Taipei time
Venue: Theatrette 301 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: SFLC
19 August 2024 DRAPAC24 Day 2
Who’s afraid of government super-apps? Impact of digitalisation on privacy and surveillance risks
Time: 10:30am – 11:30am Taipei time
Venue: Room 203 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: Foundation for Media Alternatives
🎮 Using games in digital rights: Session opener and showcase of Taksa, a visual novel on disinformation
Time: 3:00pm – 3:40pm Taipei time
Venue: Room 203 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: EngageMedia
🎮 Monster Inc.: A digital gender-based violence prevention card game
Time: 3:40pm – 4:20pm Taipei time
Venue: Room 203 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: FLAME
The internet shutdown game
Time: 4:20pm – 5:00pm Taipei time
Venue: Room 203 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: APC
Closing plenary
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Taipei time
Venue: Theatrette 301 (NTUH International Convention Centre)
Participating: APC
20 August 2024 APrIGF Day 0
Connected Resilience: Gendered Experiences of Meaningful Connectivity
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm Taipei time
Venue: Meeting Room 203, NTUH Convention Center
Participating: Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP)
For a better digital democracy: Defend and strengthen digital rights with public-private partnership
Time: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Taipei time
Venue: 2F, NPO HUB
Participating: AccessNow, Open Culture Foundation
RSVP: https://www.accessnow.org/rsvp-2024-aprigf-side-event/
21 August 2024 APrIGF Day 1
APrIGF & TWIGF Opening Plenary
Time: 10:20 am – 11:20 am Taipei time
Venue: 201, NTUH International Convention Center
Participating: APC, Foundation for Media Alternatives
Platform Accountability in South and Southeast Asia
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Taipei time
Venue: 301, NTUH International Convention Center
Participating: Foundation for Media Alternatives, Open Net Korea, Internet Freedom Foundation
22 August 2024 APrIGF Day 2
Gendered Disinformation – Deepening understanding and exploring countermeasures
Time: 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm Taipei time
Venue: 402, NTUH International Convention Center
Participating: APC, Foundation for Media Alternatives, Point of View
Internet Freedom Meetup: Documentary screening of Total Trust (2023)
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm Taipei time
Venue: MozTW Labs, 3rd Fl, No. 94, Sec. 1, Ba-de Road, Zhongzheng District
Participating: Open Culture Foundation
23 August 2024 APrIGF Day 3
Infrastructures of repression: Cybersecurity and Human Rights in the Asia Pacific
Time: 10:10 am – 11:10 am Taipei time
Venue: 402, NTUH International Convention Center
Participating: ARTICLE 19, Thai Netizen Network
Cover image via APrIGF