APrIGF 2025
Hybrid – Kathmandu
Overarching Theme:
The Future of Multistakeholder Digital Governance in Asia Pacific
Date: 11-14 October 2025
Location: Nepal Administrative Staff College, Jawalakhel
Kathmandu X Virtual
Host: The Internet Governance Institute
APrIGF WSIS+20 Working Group
The APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group (MSG) established the APrIGF Working Group for WSIS+20 as a platform for the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) community to participate and contribute to the WSIS+20 process. The Working Group conducts virtual meetings every fortnightly to discuss ways for the community to contribute their opinions ahead of the WSIS+20 Review, one of them is through organizing Webinars for discussion of WSIS+20 Review and the WSIS Action Lines.
Recent & Upcoming
APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Application is Open
The APrIGF Fellowship aims to bring diversity into the Internet Governance community by fostering the participation of underrepresented communities in the Internet Governance discussions. Read on the APrIGF 2025 Fellowship Application Guidelines to find out more!
Register for APrIGF 2025 Now!
Registrations are now open for APrIGF 2025. The forum will be held at Nepal Administrative Staff College, Kathmandu, from 11-14 October 2025. Pre-registration is required for all on-site and online participants.
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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.