APrIGF WSIS+20 Working Group
ABOUT
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.
If you have any enquiries about the Working Group or wish to become part of the Working Group, please kindly contact the Secretariat at sec[at]aprigf.asia.
APrIGF WSIS+20 Working Group Members
- Amrita Choudhury, India (Civil Society)
- Ashirwad Tripathy, Nepal (Civil Society)
- Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Australia (Civil Society)
- Hasibur Rahman, Bangladesh (Civil Society)
- Jasmine Ko, Hong Kong (Youth)
- Jennifer Chung, Hong Kong (Technical Community)
- Joyce Chen, Australia (Technical Community)
- Pavitra Ramanujam, India (Civil Society)
- Sagun Paudel, Nepal (Civil Society)
- Sana Nisar, Pakistan (Academia)
- Syed Kazi, India (Technical Community)
- Thi Ngoc Huyen Nguyen, Vietnam (Civil Society)
- Waqas Hassan, Pakistan (Civil Society)
- Winston Roberts, New Zealand (Civil Society)
- Yien Chyn Tan, Singapore (Technical Community)
RESOURCES
WSIS+20 Latest News
Official source of information on the latest developments about the WSIS+20 overall review by the United Nations General Assembly
WSIS+20 Modalities
(March 2025)
Modalities for the overall review by the General Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
WSIS+20 CSTD Report
(April 2025)
Background Paper for WSIS+20 discussion
WSIS+20 Preparatory Process Roadmap
(May 2025)
An indicative timeline towards WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting
WSIS+20 Elements Paper
(20 June 2025)
WSIS+20 Review Elements Paper
WSIS+20 Zero Draft
(August 2025)
The draft reflects inputs from Member States and stakeholders
LATEST WEBINAR SERIES
WEBINAR 1
Held on 3 June 2025, this webinar invited four esteemed speakers to onboard the APAC region regarding the WSIS+20 review processes; Sorina Teleanu highlighted the historical relevance of WSIS documents and its action lines for the Internet governance community today. She underlined the importance of the WSIS+20 review in providing a critical reflection on past achievements and identifying new strategies for digital governance. William Lee shared the importance of transparent and inclusive processes from the government perspective, while encouraging the community to contribute to the process by providing clear, fact-based messages and participating in consultations. He brought up the local case study of Australia, showcasing the tesseract that puts Multistakeholder working group as the government’s source of consultation. Jennifer Chung stressed the technical community’s role in maintaining Internet interoperability and called for the technical community to participate in stakeholder consultations and contribute to the WSIS+20 Review process. Anita Gurumurthy underscored the need for public finance to support digital public infrastructure and data governance to ensure equitable digital development. She emphasised the critical role of civil society as a ’North Star’ of justice and equity.
Introducing the WSIS+20 for the Asia Pacific Internet Community Webinar
WEBINAR 2
This webinar followed a workshop-style format, designed for active participation. All attendees were organised into break-out groups to discuss one out of five main key issues selected by the APrIGF WSIS+20 Working Group from the WSIS+20 Zero Draft. Five key issues include:
- Multistakeholder model of Internet Governance
- Digital Access, Inclusion & Connectivity
- Human Rights
- Building confidence and security in ICTs
- Digital Economy
This Webinar served as a safe space for participants to think about various facets of the issues raised in the Zero Draft and inspire them to participate in the WSIS+20 Stakeholder Consultation which will take place on 13-14 October 2025.
WSIS+20 Zero Draft Discussion for the Asia Pacific Internet Community Webinar