News and Events
List of APDIP news and events on Internet governance.
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Workshops on Capacity Building in Public Policy Issues of Internet Use for Business Development in Asia and the Pacific
- A regional workshop was held on 18-20 October 2006 in Bangkok followed by two national workshops in Nepal and Bangladesh on 22-24 November 2006 and 27-29 November 2006, respectively, to conceptualize, develop and deliberate on policy issues relating to Internet use for business development.
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APDIP e-Note 9 on Internationalized Domain Names
- Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) have become a hot topic in the field of Internet governance. As the number of non-English speakers on the Internet grows exponentially, the limitations of the Domain Name System have become evident to many.
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APDIP Proposes Top Three Priorities for the Internet Governance Forum
- While there is an emerging convergence of views on some aspects related to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), one of the two questions Mr. Nitin Desai, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser for the World Summit on the Information Society invited stakeholders to reflect on is which public policy issues the first meeting of the IGF should address. Below is UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme's submission.
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Internet Governance: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
- This publication, with a foreword by Nitin Desai, provides an overview of the key debates on Internet governance. It presents the work of the Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance, an APDIP initiative that has collected perspectives from regional experts and end users.
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Internet Governance DVD
- The DVD is a self-learning multimedia package on Internet Governance. Inside, there is a 46-minute film, an Internet governance course and Internet governance resources including APDIP's Primer on Internet Governance and other outputs from the Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance. The Internet Governance DVD was launched at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis
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A Primer on Internet Governance
- This primer, with a foreword by Vinton G. Cerf, offers an overview of Internet governance, discussing its history, the issues at stake and the various actors involved. It shows how governance decisions can have social and economic ramifications, and it suggests steps that can be taken to enhance developing country participation in Internet governance.
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APDIP Releases China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Thailand Country Reports on Internet Governance
- APDIP's Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance initiative zooms in on the Internet governance issues, priorities and challenges faced by five countries in Asia.
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APDIP e-Note 1 on Internet Governance
- This APDIP e-note presents Asia-Pacific perspectives and priorities on Internet governance based on extensive research conducted by the Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance, an APDIP initiative.
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AP* Retreat, Taipei, Taiwan, 22 August 2005
- AP* is the Community of Asia Pacific Internet Organisations. For more information click on www.apstar.org
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APDIP Releases Policy Brief and Input Paper on Internet Governance
- The "Voices from Asia-Pacific: Internet Governance Priorities and Recommendations" documents were endorsed by delegates at the High Level Asia-Pacific Conference for the World Summit on the Information Society, in Tehran on 31 May - 2 June 2005. The documents were also endorsed at the UN Working Group on Internet Governance at their Meeting in Geneva on 14 -17 June 2005.
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Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance Advisory Panel Meeting
- APDIP and the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Bangkok, Thailand co-hosted the First ORDIG Advisory Panel Meeting on 18-19 March 2005.
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Pacific Island Countries Symposium, Suva, Fiji, 6-9 December 2004
- APDIP helped organize a session on Internet Governance for the UNESCAP Sub-regional Conference on ICT for Development in Pacific Island Developing Countries.
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Asian Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, Thailand, 22-25 November 2004
- APDIP organized a session on Internet Governance at the Asian Civil Socety Forum.
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UNESCAP First Regional Conference on the Follow-up to the First Phase and Preparation for the Second Phase of WSIS, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 October 2004
- APDIP focused on Internet Governance and Financial Mechanisms at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)-organized Regional Conference on Follow-up to the First Phase and Preparation for the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society from 11 to 13 October 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. 11-13 October 2004 UNCC, Bangkok
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Planning Meeting for an Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22 July 2004
- The Planning Meeting for an Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance was held in the Shangri La Hotel on 22 July 2004. A total of 30 people representing governments, private sector, civil society and multilateral organizations, participated in the meeting.
