APrIGF 2026 Heads to Kathmandu, 4–7 October
APrIGF 2026
Hybrid – Kathmandu
Overarching Theme:
Safeguarding a Resilient Internet in Times of Crisis
Date: 4-7 October 2026
Location: The Plaza, Kathmandu X Virtual
Host: The Internet Governance Institute, with Internet Exchange Nepal (npIX) and Internet Society Nepal Chapter as Co-hosts
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APrIGF 2025 SYNTHESIS DOCUMENT - PUBLISHED!
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2025 Synthesis Document is now published. Thank you for all the community input and contribution. View/Download the Final DocumentRecent & Upcoming
2026 Elections Candidates
Announcing the 2026 Election Candidate(s) for one of the Vice-Chair positions of the Multitstakeholder Steering Group (MSG).
2026 List of Accepted Sessions
The List of APrIGF 2026 Accepted Session and Draft Program Schedule. The agenda will continue to be updated and will only be finalised at a later date.
Introducing the Mentors of 2026 Fellowship Program
Introducing the Mentors who will guide Fellows to participate meaningfully at APrIGF 2026
Special Announcement: APrIGF 2025 Will Be Held Virtually
The APrIGF Leadership team have collectively reached the difficult decision to transition APrIGF 2025 to a fully virtual format
Event Support
You may find answers to commonly asked questions about the virtual conference event at our FAQ section.
Online chat support can be found via APrIGF social media message chat.
About Us
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.
Multi-stakeholder steering group
The Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF is a self-organised committee with members from around the AP Internet Community formed with shared objectives.
Events
APrIGF has been held in different countries and regions. Previous hosting cities include Hong Kong in 2010, followed by Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Delhi, Macao and most recently Russia in 2019.