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1/3 The APNIC Foundation is launching ‘Building Capabilities in the Asia Pacific’, a new region-wide initiative shaped by lessons from Switch! and Digital Leap South Asia (DLSA) to respond to evolving regional needs.
#BuildingCapabilities #ActionNotWords
#BuildingCapabilities #ActionNotWords
January 8, 2026 at 6:42 AM
1/3 The APNIC Foundation is launching ‘Building Capabilities in the Asia Pacific’, a new region-wide initiative shaped by lessons from Switch! and Digital Leap South Asia (DLSA) to respond to evolving regional needs.
#BuildingCapabilities #ActionNotWords
#BuildingCapabilities #ActionNotWords
1/3 📸 Voices from Digital Leap South Asia participants
In 2025, DLSA supported 73 Internet professionals across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Maldives. Through role-aligned learning plans, they completed 154 professional certifications.
#CapabilityBuilding #APNICFoundation
In 2025, DLSA supported 73 Internet professionals across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Maldives. Through role-aligned learning plans, they completed 154 professional certifications.
#CapabilityBuilding #APNICFoundation
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
1/3 📸 Voices from Digital Leap South Asia participants
In 2025, DLSA supported 73 Internet professionals across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Maldives. Through role-aligned learning plans, they completed 154 professional certifications.
#CapabilityBuilding #APNICFoundation
In 2025, DLSA supported 73 Internet professionals across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Maldives. Through role-aligned learning plans, they completed 154 professional certifications.
#CapabilityBuilding #APNICFoundation
1/4 📸 Voices from Switch!
Switch! participants from various cohorts, share their experiences, showing what meaningful professional growth looks like when shaped by individual goals and needs.
#Switch #DigitalDevelopment
Switch! participants from various cohorts, share their experiences, showing what meaningful professional growth looks like when shaped by individual goals and needs.
#Switch #DigitalDevelopment
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
1/4 📸 Voices from Switch!
Switch! participants from various cohorts, share their experiences, showing what meaningful professional growth looks like when shaped by individual goals and needs.
#Switch #DigitalDevelopment
Switch! participants from various cohorts, share their experiences, showing what meaningful professional growth looks like when shaped by individual goals and needs.
#Switch #DigitalDevelopment
1/3 📷 These photos capture some moments from our work alongside our communities and partners through 2025. As we begin 2026, we want to say thank you to them and everyone who works with us to advance digital development across the Asia Pacific.
#Gratitude #AsiaPacific
#Gratitude #AsiaPacific
January 2, 2026 at 7:10 AM
1/3 📷 These photos capture some moments from our work alongside our communities and partners through 2025. As we begin 2026, we want to say thank you to them and everyone who works with us to advance digital development across the Asia Pacific.
#Gratitude #AsiaPacific
#Gratitude #AsiaPacific
1/2 The online world is second nature for many of us. We turn to the Internet and digital services, without thinking, to navigate everyday life. However, the certainty of connectivity and the ability to use them are not universal.
#DigitalDevelopment
#DigitalDevelopment
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
1/2 The online world is second nature for many of us. We turn to the Internet and digital services, without thinking, to navigate everyday life. However, the certainty of connectivity and the ability to use them are not universal.
#DigitalDevelopment
#DigitalDevelopment
1/2 Last week, the APNIC Foundation team came together to reflect on what we achieved in 2025 and to chart the road ahead for 2026. We spoke about what worked, what challenged us, and how we can do better in the year ahead.
#TeamCulture #DigitalDevelopment
#TeamCulture #DigitalDevelopment
December 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
1/2 Last week, the APNIC Foundation team came together to reflect on what we achieved in 2025 and to chart the road ahead for 2026. We spoke about what worked, what challenged us, and how we can do better in the year ahead.
#TeamCulture #DigitalDevelopment
#TeamCulture #DigitalDevelopment
1/3 We wrapped up the Switch! 2025 Cohort with participants from Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Indonesia. Switch! supports women and gender diverse professionals in the Internet technical sector with their career development plans.
📸 From the closing event
📸 From the closing event
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
1/3 We wrapped up the Switch! 2025 Cohort with participants from Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Indonesia. Switch! supports women and gender diverse professionals in the Internet technical sector with their career development plans.
📸 From the closing event
📸 From the closing event
1/4 EmpowerTech Laos concluded over the weekend, after two days of insightful, substantive exchanges in Vientiane. Sessions on digital governance, Internet infrastructure, skills development, AI for social good and cybersecurity explored what Laos needs for its next stage of digital transformation.
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
1/4 EmpowerTech Laos concluded over the weekend, after two days of insightful, substantive exchanges in Vientiane. Sessions on digital governance, Internet infrastructure, skills development, AI for social good and cybersecurity explored what Laos needs for its next stage of digital transformation.
1/2 Live now from EmpowerTech Thailand: APNIC Foundation’s Chanmaly Panyaphone and Photchanan Ratanajaipan with Prof. Chidchanok Choksuchat of Prince of Songkla University discuss community-led funding and how NOGs, ISPs, IXPs and cybersecurity groups strengthen Internet operations.
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
1/2 Live now from EmpowerTech Thailand: APNIC Foundation’s Chanmaly Panyaphone and Photchanan Ratanajaipan with Prof. Chidchanok Choksuchat of Prince of Songkla University discuss community-led funding and how NOGs, ISPs, IXPs and cybersecurity groups strengthen Internet operations.
1/4 EmpowerTech Thailand lands in Bangkok today. Over two days technical experts, educators, policymakers, and community leaders will share knowledge and build practical solutions for Thailand’s digital future. #EmpowerTechThailand #APNICFoundation
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
1/4 EmpowerTech Thailand lands in Bangkok today. Over two days technical experts, educators, policymakers, and community leaders will share knowledge and build practical solutions for Thailand’s digital future. #EmpowerTechThailand #APNICFoundation
1/3 Too often, the idea of a ‘connected Asia Pacific’ is reduced to infrastructure—wires laid, towers raised, villages online. Real progress is more nuanced. It entails connecting people to an Internet that is stable, resilient, affordable, and built for their needs.
#DigitalInclusion #AsiaPacific
#DigitalInclusion #AsiaPacific
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1/3 Too often, the idea of a ‘connected Asia Pacific’ is reduced to infrastructure—wires laid, towers raised, villages online. Real progress is more nuanced. It entails connecting people to an Internet that is stable, resilient, affordable, and built for their needs.
#DigitalInclusion #AsiaPacific
#DigitalInclusion #AsiaPacific
1/2 What does digital inclusion look like in action? It looks like this group.
EmpowerTech Philippines brought together policymakers, tech experts, grassroots leaders, and educators working across the digital ecosystem.
#EmpowerTechPhilippines #DigitalInclusion #ConnectivityForChange
EmpowerTech Philippines brought together policymakers, tech experts, grassroots leaders, and educators working across the digital ecosystem.
#EmpowerTechPhilippines #DigitalInclusion #ConnectivityForChange
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
1/2 What does digital inclusion look like in action? It looks like this group.
EmpowerTech Philippines brought together policymakers, tech experts, grassroots leaders, and educators working across the digital ecosystem.
#EmpowerTechPhilippines #DigitalInclusion #ConnectivityForChange
EmpowerTech Philippines brought together policymakers, tech experts, grassroots leaders, and educators working across the digital ecosystem.
#EmpowerTechPhilippines #DigitalInclusion #ConnectivityForChange
1/3 From city hubs to remote islands, digital inclusion is changing how the Philippines connects, learns, and grows.
📸 Photo from a 2024 Foundation event in the Philippines on digital inclusion.
📸 Photo from a 2024 Foundation event in the Philippines on digital inclusion.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
1/3 From city hubs to remote islands, digital inclusion is changing how the Philippines connects, learns, and grows.
📸 Photo from a 2024 Foundation event in the Philippines on digital inclusion.
📸 Photo from a 2024 Foundation event in the Philippines on digital inclusion.
1/3 A faceless account. A cruel message. A teenager staring at the screen, confused and hurt. Cyberbullying isn’t rare or distant. It happens every day, quietly shaping how young people experience the digital world.
#CyberAwareness #DigitalInclusion
#CyberAwareness #DigitalInclusion
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
1/3 A faceless account. A cruel message. A teenager staring at the screen, confused and hurt. Cyberbullying isn’t rare or distant. It happens every day, quietly shaping how young people experience the digital world.
#CyberAwareness #DigitalInclusion
#CyberAwareness #DigitalInclusion
1/2 Bees, drones, and better Internet. An unlikely mix transforming beekeeping in rural South Korea. 🐝
Sejong University, an ISIF Asia grantee, built a LoRa-based IoT + drone system so beekeepers can monitor hives remotely and save time.
Learn more: zurl.co/96OF3
Sejong University, an ISIF Asia grantee, built a LoRa-based IoT + drone system so beekeepers can monitor hives remotely and save time.
Learn more: zurl.co/96OF3
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1/2 Bees, drones, and better Internet. An unlikely mix transforming beekeeping in rural South Korea. 🐝
Sejong University, an ISIF Asia grantee, built a LoRa-based IoT + drone system so beekeepers can monitor hives remotely and save time.
Learn more: zurl.co/96OF3
Sejong University, an ISIF Asia grantee, built a LoRa-based IoT + drone system so beekeepers can monitor hives remotely and save time.
Learn more: zurl.co/96OF3
1/3 A mother video calls her children lighting earthen lamps far away. A weaver ships her craft overseas. Families admire rangolis together over screens. This is what digital connectivity makes possible. It brings people closer and lights up homes with more than just lamps.
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
1/3 A mother video calls her children lighting earthen lamps far away. A weaver ships her craft overseas. Families admire rangolis together over screens. This is what digital connectivity makes possible. It brings people closer and lights up homes with more than just lamps.
1/5 We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 #ISIFAsia grantees! 🎉
This year, 29 projects across Asia Pacific will receive over USD 1.5 million to advance digital inclusion, strengthen infrastructure, and spark innovation for community-led Internet development.
This year, 29 projects across Asia Pacific will receive over USD 1.5 million to advance digital inclusion, strengthen infrastructure, and spark innovation for community-led Internet development.
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
1/5 We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 #ISIFAsia grantees! 🎉
This year, 29 projects across Asia Pacific will receive over USD 1.5 million to advance digital inclusion, strengthen infrastructure, and spark innovation for community-led Internet development.
This year, 29 projects across Asia Pacific will receive over USD 1.5 million to advance digital inclusion, strengthen infrastructure, and spark innovation for community-led Internet development.
Digital inclusion for women is rarely just about access. It involves many layers of complexity, such as affordability, digital skills, online safety, and deeply rooted social norms. #APrIGF2025 🌐 ap.rigf.asia
October 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Digital inclusion for women is rarely just about access. It involves many layers of complexity, such as affordability, digital skills, online safety, and deeply rooted social norms. #APrIGF2025 🌐 ap.rigf.asia
1/4 Universal Service Funds have helped expand connectivity across South Asia.
But as digital needs evolve with new technologies, shifting user behaviour, and widening divides, how can these funds keep pace? Can they move from building networks to enabling digital futures?
But as digital needs evolve with new technologies, shifting user behaviour, and widening divides, how can these funds keep pace? Can they move from building networks to enabling digital futures?
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
1/4 Universal Service Funds have helped expand connectivity across South Asia.
But as digital needs evolve with new technologies, shifting user behaviour, and widening divides, how can these funds keep pace? Can they move from building networks to enabling digital futures?
But as digital needs evolve with new technologies, shifting user behaviour, and widening divides, how can these funds keep pace? Can they move from building networks to enabling digital futures?
1/4 The Internet connects people, ideas, and opportunities.
At the #APrIGF2025, the APNIC Foundation will showcase what responsible, inclusive, and community-driven Internet governance looks like in action.
🌐 ap.rigf.asia/
At the #APrIGF2025, the APNIC Foundation will showcase what responsible, inclusive, and community-driven Internet governance looks like in action.
🌐 ap.rigf.asia/
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
1/4 The Internet connects people, ideas, and opportunities.
At the #APrIGF2025, the APNIC Foundation will showcase what responsible, inclusive, and community-driven Internet governance looks like in action.
🌐 ap.rigf.asia/
At the #APrIGF2025, the APNIC Foundation will showcase what responsible, inclusive, and community-driven Internet governance looks like in action.
🌐 ap.rigf.asia/
Victory over obstacles takes many forms. In the digital age, it shows as exclusion and lost chances. Good triumphs when access, skills, and innovation drive progress for all. This Dussehra, may these values lead us to a future where everyone thrives.
#Dussehra #TechForGood
#Dussehra #TechForGood
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Victory over obstacles takes many forms. In the digital age, it shows as exclusion and lost chances. Good triumphs when access, skills, and innovation drive progress for all. This Dussehra, may these values lead us to a future where everyone thrives.
#Dussehra #TechForGood
#Dussehra #TechForGood
At AVPN 2025, our CEO, Raj Singh, spoke at the session “Technology and Digital Inclusion for Social Impact” on why inclusion must go beyond access and be rooted in context, design, and enabling systems.
🔗 Read the blog: zurl.co/k16aB
#AVPN2025 #DigitalInclusion #TechForGood
🔗 Read the blog: zurl.co/k16aB
#AVPN2025 #DigitalInclusion #TechForGood
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At AVPN 2025, our CEO, Raj Singh, spoke at the session “Technology and Digital Inclusion for Social Impact” on why inclusion must go beyond access and be rooted in context, design, and enabling systems.
🔗 Read the blog: zurl.co/k16aB
#AVPN2025 #DigitalInclusion #TechForGood
🔗 Read the blog: zurl.co/k16aB
#AVPN2025 #DigitalInclusion #TechForGood
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We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 APNIC Foundation Research Fellows! After reviewing over 300+ applications, five standout projects were selected for their relevance, rigour, and potential for impact on Asia Pacific’s digital future. #ResearchFellowship #APNICFoundation
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 APNIC Foundation Research Fellows! After reviewing over 300+ applications, five standout projects were selected for their relevance, rigour, and potential for impact on Asia Pacific’s digital future. #ResearchFellowship #APNICFoundation
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 APNIC Foundation Research Fellows! After reviewing over 300+ applications, five standout projects were selected for their relevance, rigour, and potential for impact on Asia Pacific’s digital future. #ResearchFellowship #APNICFoundation
We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 APNIC Foundation Research Fellows! After reviewing over 300+ applications, five standout projects were selected for their relevance, rigour, and potential for impact on Asia Pacific’s digital future. #ResearchFellowship #APNICFoundation
1/3 Viet Nam’s digital transformation is accelerating, with targets to expand the digital economy’s share of GDP from 20% to 30% in five years. #EmpowerTech #Vietnam brought diverse voices together to discuss how this can be achieved. #APNICFoundation
September 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
1/3 Viet Nam’s digital transformation is accelerating, with targets to expand the digital economy’s share of GDP from 20% to 30% in five years. #EmpowerTech #Vietnam brought diverse voices together to discuss how this can be achieved. #APNICFoundation
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Every Google search, video call, or stream utilises a massive infrastructure of cables, satellites, data centres, all of which consume significant energy. For most Internet users, this stays invisible.
Every Google search, video call, or stream utilises a massive infrastructure of cables, satellites, data centres, all of which consume significant energy. For most Internet users, this stays invisible.
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Every Google search, video call, or stream utilises a massive infrastructure of cables, satellites, data centres, all of which consume significant energy. For most Internet users, this stays invisible.
Every Google search, video call, or stream utilises a massive infrastructure of cables, satellites, data centres, all of which consume significant energy. For most Internet users, this stays invisible.