The Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF is a self-organised committee with members from around the AP Internet Community formed with the below objectives:
- To support and ensure the proper conduct of the organizational work of the annual Asia Pacific Regional IGF,
- To promote and encourage dialogue among all stakeholders involved with Internet governance related issues in the Asia Pacific region, and
- To act as an interface between the Asia Pacific IGF community and the global IGF community.
The membership emphasizes the inclusion of multi-stakeholders and so is open to any interested individuals within the AP region who are committed to:
- The Organisational Principles of openness, transparency and multi-stakeholder cooperation,
- Devote some time and effort in support of the APrIGF, and
- Maintaining and demonstrating respect for all other members.
APrIGF Operations Manual |
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Table of Contents |
Date of Adoption | |
| Section 1 | Operating Principles of the APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group | 16 Jan 2019 |
| Section 2 | Operating Procedures for APrIGF Committees & Working Groups | 25 Jan 2021 |
| Section 3 | Other Guidelines and Operating Documentation | - |
| Section 3.1 | APrIGF Code of Conduct | 2019 |
| Section 3.2 | APrIGF MSG Election Rules and Procedure | 8 Jan 2020 |
| Section 3.3 | APrIGF Program Committee Guideline | 4 Sep 2019 |
| Section 3.4 | APrIGF Fellowship Committee Guideline | 22 Oct 2019 |
| Appendix I | Definition of Asia Pacific Region | 1 May 2020 |
| Appendix II | Definition of Rough Consensus | 3 Feb 2021 |
Any interested individuals who would like to join the MSG must read through Section 1 Operating Principles of the MSG as well as acknowledging and accepting it. If you wish to become part of the MSG, please kindly contact the secretariat at [email protected].
We welcome any comments and feedback on the Operations Manual from the community whereby amendments could be made under the discussion and decision from the MSG from time to time whenever necessary.
Chairing Members
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH, Chair (2019-2021) bio Singapore |
Regional Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC) (Technical Community) |
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY, Vice-chair
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Ms. Anju MANGAL, Vice Chair (2019-2021) bio Fiji and New Caledonia |
Asia Pacific Regional Director/Coordinator, The World Wide Web Foundation (WWW) (Inter-governmental Organisation) |
Members
Ms. Kamala ADHIKARI
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Treasurer, Forum for digital Equality (Civil Society) |
Mr. Suraj ADHIKARI
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Vice President, Internet Society Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Klée AIKEN
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Editorial Board, International Journal of Digital Peace and Security (Academia) |
Mr. Peng Hwa ANG
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Professor, Nanyang Technological University (Academia) |
Mr. Mohammad Abdul Haque ANU
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Mr. Babu Ram ARYAL
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Ms. Gunela ASTBRINK
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Vice-President, ISOC Accessibility Special Interest Group (Civil Society) |
Cho Thazin AUNG
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Asia Administrative Associate, Association for Progressive Communications (Civil Society) |
Mr. Satish BABU
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Chair, APRALO (Civil Society) |
Mr. Fouad BAJWA
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Adjunct and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Public Policy and Governance (Civil Society) |
Mr. Udeep BARAL
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Program Officer, Internet Society Nepal (Technical Community) |
Melody BENDINDANG
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External Relations Manager, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Ms. Pravina BHARATH
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Faculty, Global Ties (Private Sector) |
Dr. N.Sudha BHUVANESWARI
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Professor, Dr.G.R Damodaran College of Science (Academia) |
Chris Ann Mel BUGNOT
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Communications Consultant, Association for Progressive Communications (Intergovernmental Organizations) |
Ms. Sylvia CADENA
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Head of Programs, APNIC Foundation (Technical Community) |
Lennon CHANG
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Senior Lecturer, Monash University (Academia) |
Ms. Joyce CHEN
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Senior Advisor - Strategic Engagement, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Ms. YingChu CHEN
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Assistant Research Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (Academia) |
Mr. Sunny CHENDI
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Senior Advisor Policy and Community Development, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Rajesh CHHARIA
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President, Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) (Technical Community) |
Dr. Yik Chan CHIN
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Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (Academia) |
Mr. Eun Chang CHOI
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Director, GP3 KOREA (The Global Poverty Public Awareness Project in Korea) (Civil Society) |
Kilnam CHON
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Professor, Kaist (Academia) |
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Jean CHONG
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Stakeholder Engagement Regional Senior Manager, APAC, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Mr. Edmon CHUNG
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CEO, DotAsia Organization (Technical Community) |
Ms. Noelle DE GUZMAN
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Senior Advisor, Policy and External Engagement, Internet Society (Technical Community) |
Mr. Shibendu DEBBARMA
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Scientist-D, STPI (Technical Community) |
Bandana Elisha DEVI
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Founder, That Tech Gurl (Technical Community) |
Ms. Chat GARCIA RAMILO
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Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications (Civil Society) |
Mr. Ananda GAUTAM
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Program Officer, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Mr. Waqas HASSAN
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Assistant Director (International Liaison & Training), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) |
Ms. Maureen HILYARD
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Chair, ALAC (At-Large Advisory Committee), ICANN (Civil Society) |
Mr. Pablo HINOJOSA
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Strategic Engagement Director, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Mohammad Jahangir HOSSAIN
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Board Member, Internet Society Bangladesh (Technical Community) |
Mr. Hiro HOTTA
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Director, JPRS (Technical Community) |
Dr. Kenny HUANG
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Chairman and CEO, Taiwan Network Information Center (Technical Community) |
Mr. Ali HUSSAIN
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Researcher, University of Malaya (Academia) |
Dr. Aris IGNACIO
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Dean, College of Information Technology, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Mr. Priyatosh JANA
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Vice - President (Membership), Assistant Professor, ISOC India Kolkata Chapter, Mallabhum Institute of Technology (Academia) |
Mr. Sumit JHA
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Secretary, NFCSF (Private Sector) |
Ms. Shubha KAYASTHA
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Executive Director, Body & Data (Civil Society) |
Ms. Gayatri KHANDHADAI
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Asia Policy Regional Coordinator, APC (Civil Society) |
Mr. Maheeshwara KIRINDIGODA
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CEO, Asian Destinations Pvt Ltd (Private Sector) |
Ms. Mariko KOBAYASHI
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Researcher, Mercari, Inc. (Private Sector) |
Mr. Samridh KUDESIA
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Senior Associate, Reimagining Higher Education Foundation (Plaksha University) (Technical Community) |
Ms. Cherie LAGAKALI
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Secretary, PICISOC (Civil Society) |
Ms. Cheryl LANGDON-ORR
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Company Director, Internet Australia and NetThing MSC (Civil Society) |
Ms. Sabrina LIM
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Global Stakeholder Engagement Programs Manager, APAC, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Dr. Yong LIU
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Researcher, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences in China (Academia) |
Mr. Jia-Rong LOW
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Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Ms. Anju MANGAL
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Asia Pacific Regional Director/Coordinator, The World Wide Web Foundation (WWW) (Inter-governmental Organisation) |
Ms. Jyotsna MASKAY
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Chairperson, LOOM (Civil Society) |
Mr. Ananda NIRAULA
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Cyber Crime Investigator, Nepal Police (Government) |
Ms. Mary Rose OFIANGA
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Managing Director, E3Hubs Philippines (Private Sector) |
Mr. Rom Kant PANDEY
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Asst. Professor, Tribhuvan University (Academia) |
Mr. Ram Krishna PARIYAR
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Sr.Network Engineer, Subisu Cablenet Pvt Ltd (Technical Community) |
Mr. Krishna Prasad POKHREL
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Technical, Internet Society Nepal Chapter (Technical Community) |
Mr. AHM Bazlur RAHMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication (Civil Society) |
Mr. Shah Zahidur RAHMAN
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Consultant, cWork Microjob Ltd (Technical Community) |
Dr. Gnanajeyaraman RAJARAM
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PROFESSOR / TECHNICAL ANALYST, SBM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Academia) |
Ms. Pavitra RAMANUJAM
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Project Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Vivek RANA
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Principal Consultant, InfoAssure LLP (Technical Community) |
Mr. Shreedeep RAYAMAJHI
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ICT4D consultant, Rayznews (Civil Society) |
Pritika REDDY
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Lecturer, Fiji National University (Academia) |
Mr. Winston ROBERTS
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Senior Business Advisor (International), IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Mubashir SARGANA
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Adviser to the Minister on Digital Media, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Government) |
Mili SEMLANI
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Founder, Youth4IG (Civil Society) |
Mr. Muhammad SHABBIR
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President, Internet Society Accessibility Special Interest Group (Academia) |
Mr. Bikram SHRESTHA
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President, Nepal Internet Foundation (Civil Society) |
Mr. Hempal SHRESTHA
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Consulting IT and Legal Researcher, (Civil Society) |
Mr. Santosh Babu SIGDEL
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Managing Director, Center for Law and Technology (Civil Society) |
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH
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Regional Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC) (Technical Community) |
Savenaca SIWATIBAU
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Digital Forensics and Investigation, Fiji Police (Inter-governmental Organisation) |
Mr. Prabesh SUBEDI
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Director, Media Chautari (Private Sector) |
Mr. Zakir SYED
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Independent Consultant, (Civil Society) |
Ms. Szeming TAN
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Digital Protection Specialist, (Civil Society) |
Mr. Leonid TODOROV
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General Manager, APTLD (Technical Community) |
Mr. Mohammad Kawsar UDDIN
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General Secretary, Internet Society Bangladesh Chapter (Civil Society) |
Mr. Paul WILSON
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Director General, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Prof. Hong XUE
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Director of Institute of Internet Policy & Law, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Observers
Dalsie BANIALA
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Managing Director, Pacific Inspiro Limited (Technical Community) |
Past Chairing Members
Mr. Babu Ram ARYAL, Vice-chair
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) (Civil Society) |
Ms. Sylvia CADENA, Vice-chair (2017-2019)
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Head of Programs, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr. Chester Soong, Vice-chair (2015-2018) Hong Kong |
Chairman, Internet Society HK (ISOCHK) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Paul Wilson, Chair (2015-2017) Brisbane, Australia |
Director General, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr Arun Sukumar, Vice-chair (2015-2017) India |
Head of Cyber Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (Civil Society) |
Mr. Paul Wilson, Chair (2013-2015) Brisbane, Australia |
Director General, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr. Shahzad Ahmed, Vice-chair (2013-2014)
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Country Director, Bytes for All (Civil Society) |
Ms. Youn Jung Park, Vice-chair (2013-2015)
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Professor, SUNY Korea (Academia) |