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Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau Board Presentation 18 November, Singapore Internet Society in Asia-Pacific The Numbers Regional O ffj ce Operational Since December 2011 in Singapore with Individual Global Members - 32,499 499 (~31% of total

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Board Presentation

18 November, Singapore

Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau

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Internet Society in Asia-Pacific

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The Numbers

— Individual Global Members - 32,499

499 (~31% of total ISOC membership; 15% YoY growth)

— Chapters -22 — Chapter Members - 17,

17,564 564

— Organisational Members – 20

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Regional Offjce

Operational Since December 2011 in Singapore with stafg and advisors located across the region. Team includes: Noelle De GUZMAN based in Manila Naveed HAQ based in Islamabad Olivia LOY based in Singapore Aftab SIDDIQUI based in Sydney Rajnesh SINGH based in Sydney/Singapore Subhashish PANIGRAHI in Bengaluru Two Board of Trustee Members are also currently located in Asia-Pacific: Hiroshi ESAKI Hiroshi ESAKI in Japan, Harish Harish PILLAY PILLAY in Singapore

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Rajnesh Singh

Regional Bureau Director

Aftab Siddiqui

Technical Engagement Manager

Naveed Haq

Regional Development Manager

Noelle Guzman

Regional Programs Coordinator

Subhashish Panigrahi

Chapter Development Manager

Olivia Loy

Admin Support

Who we are

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Where we work

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The biggest biggest region in the world

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30% of 30% of the the World! World!

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Survey of Internet Policy Issues in Asia-Pacific

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  • Launched in 2014, our annual study gathers the views of Internet stakeholders towards topical

Internet policy concerns in the region

  • On average, over 2,000 responses per year from around 40 economies
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Wireless for Communities (W4C)

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  • Launched in 2010 - over 100 sites in South Asia (direct and inspired)
  • Has received 2 international awards
  • Addresses gap in last mile connectivity through community owned, operated

and managed networks in unserved and underserved areas

  • Digital literacy, supplementary education and e-entrepreneurship skills,

focusing on women empowerment

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Sub-regions

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ISOC @ South Asia

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Global Members: 20000+ Chapters: 11 Chapter Members: 13000+

IU: 462 IP: 34.4 Ch: 6 MP: 84 IU: Internet Users in million IP: Internet Penetration % Ch: ISOC Chapters MP: Mobile Penetration % IU: 35 IP: 17.5 Ch: 1 MP: 74 IU: 4 IP: 11.7 Ch: 1 MP: 80 IU: 14 IP: 21.9 Ch: 1 MP: 98 IU: 0.28 IP: 36.5 Ch: none MP: 88 IU: 6 IP: 29.1 Ch: 1 MP: 100 IU: 0.27 IP: 71.8 Ch: none MP: 100 IU: 63 IP: 38.4 Ch: 1 MP: 83

QUICK QUICK FACTS FACTS

Population 1.86 billion 1.86 billion Internet Penetratio n 28% 28% Mobile Penetratio n 84% 84%

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IU: 54 IP: 52 CH: 1 MP: 114 IU: 0.3 IP: 71 CH: 0 MP: 109 IU: 133 IP: 50 CH: 1 MP: 121 IU: 1.7 IP: 11 CH: 0 MP: 130 IU: 1.4 IP: 20 CH: 0 MP: 57 IU: 21.1 IP: 68 CH: 1 MP: 85 IU: 1.7 IP: 26 CH: 0 MP: 90 IU: 4.7 IP: 81 CH: 1 MP: 149 IU: 41 IP: 60 CH: 1 MP: 74 IU: 49.1 IP: 51 CH: 0 MP: 147

Global members: 6500+ Chapters: 5 Chapter Members: 3000+

IU: Internet Users in million IP: Internet Penetration % Ch: ISOC Chapters MP: Mobile Penetration %

QUICK QUICK FACTS FACTS

Population 648 million 648 million Internet Penetration 55% 55% Mobile Penetration 133% 133%

ISOC @ South East Asia

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IU: 21 IP: 87 Ch: 1 MP: 128 IU: 0.18 IP: 65 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 86 IU: 0.015 IP: 13 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 20 IU: 0.08 IP: 30 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 86 IU: 0.9 IP: 12 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 44 IU: 0.4 IP: 48 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 133 IU: 4 IP: 89 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 135 IU: 0.007 IP: 36 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 109 IU: 0.17 IP: 32 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 4 IU: 0.02 IP: 40 Ch: 1 (R) MP: 78

Global members: 1000+ Chapters: 2 Chapter Members: 800+

IU: Internet Users in million IP: Internet Penetration % Ch: ISOC Chapters MP: Mobile Penetration %

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Population 40 million 40 million Internet Penetration 68% 68% Mobile Penetration 100% 100%

ISOC @ Oceania

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ISOC @ East Asia

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IU: 721 IP: 52.2 Ch: 0 MP: 96 IU: 115 IP: 93.3 Ch: 1 MP: 115 IU: 43 IP: 85.7 Ch: 1 MP: 112 IU: 1 IP: 35.6 Ch: 0 MP: 117 IU: 0.0014 IP: 0.1 Ch: 0 MP: 12.3 IU: 19.7 IP: 86.6 Ch: 1 MP: 123 IU: 5.7 IP: 84.9 Ch: 1 MP: 240 IU: 0.43 IP: 77.6 Ch: 0 MP: 290

Global members: 2200+ Chapters: 4 Chapter Members: 1000+

IU: Internet Users in million IP: Internet Penetration % Ch: ISOC Chapters MP: Mobile Penetration %

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Population 1.63 billion 1.63 billion Internet Penetration 65% 65% Mobile Penetration 138% 138%

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Internet Landscape

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Cable capacity goes up by 30% annually

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Source: TeleGeography

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’Mobile-first’ to ‘mobile-only’ region

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Source: GSMA

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IPv6 use increases slowly but steadily

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Asia Asia Oceania Oceania

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IPv6 Deployment Heat map APAC

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Asia Asia Oceania Oceania

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IXP Mapping Project – APAC [www.ixpmap.org]

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IXP Mapping Project – APAC [www.ixpmap.org]

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  • Mapping all active IXPs in South

Asia, Southeast Asia, North/East Asia, Pacific

  • Identifies cities that would

benefit from an IXP based on population

  • On-going project, initiated

specifically to support AP-IS*; contributions welcome

  • www.ixpmap.org

*Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway http://www.unescap.org/our-work/ict-disaster-risk-reduction/asia-pacific-information-superhighway

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Regional Headlines around Internet Policy & Regulation

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  • Laws on Cyber Security
  • Internet Surveillance and Content Blocking
  • Narrowing the Digital Divide
  • Emphasis on Digital Economy
  • Net Neutrality/OTT
  • Privacy
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The world’s centre of economic activity

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Development – Digital Strengths & Opportunities

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  • Investing in ICT infrastructure
  • Encouraging innovation and use of ICTs for service

delivery

  • Fostering digital inclusion
  • Improving digital literacy and building capacity

Young and tech savvy population The region represents more than half of world’s mobile population Strong economic growth Asia-Pacific encompasses a wide array of countries at difgerent stages of digital development, with their own unique challenges and outlook, and therefore their own pathways to digital transformation. In general, governments across the region have realised the linkage between ICTs and socio-economic development; and therefore focusing on:

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Emergence of local players

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Source: GSMA

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Asia-Pacific Regional Issue Papers

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  • Series of issue papers to provide guidance to decision-makers and stakeholders
  • Key findings, information on the state of play, opportunities as well as questions to think about
  • Topics include (available at www.internetsociety.org/apac)
  • Gender
  • Financial Inclusion
  • Digital Access
  • Rural Connectivity
  • Online Privacy
  • Frugal Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Policies for the Digital Economy
  • Enabling E-services
  • Local Content
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Internet of Things
  • Community Empowerment
  • Social Media
  • Internet Safety
  • Climate Change
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Collaboration Collaboration, Coordination Coordination & Cooperation Cooperation to further Access Access and Trust Trust in the region Some highlights of our work this year

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An integrated integrated regional strategy

Diversity of region requires a dynamic approach Focus on building capacity for developing countries, enhancing security & stability of Internet infrastructure, raising awareness on access and trust issues, advocating for an open and accessible Internet, supporting the open standards development process, facilitating multistakeholder dialogue, and collaborating with partners and stakeholders to reduce duplication of efgorts and maximise our resources Our work plan prioritises cross- collaboration within and between stakeholders and issues

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Our work under Access

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Community Networks: building building infrastructure and community capacity to leverage leverage connectivity, facilitating exchange of knowledge and expertise (CNXAPAC) Digital Accessibility: raising awareness awareness among target groups groups (policymakers, software developers); development of workshop toolkit toolkit Technical Outreach: support support of NOGs (including advocating greater gender gender diversity of fellowship programmes), technical assistance assistance (including establishing neutral IXPs) Leadership Development: online training training (IG for youth youth and APrIGF/APIGA fellows), IETF Public Policy track, mentoring mentoring and face-to-face training Policy advocacy and principles: Regional issue issue papers, studies (LLDCs, SIDS, CNs), joint joint workshops/ events, speaking engagements, country engagement engagement Shaping the IG conversation: support support of national and regional IGFs, SIGs, promoting promoting participant diversity diversity (including gender and developing countries)

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Our work under Trust

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Furthering Online Privacy: sub-regional sub-regional approach to gather views and best practices on online privacy to further discussions on trust in the digital economy and the future, mindful of the diversity diversity of the region and its nuances Asia Internet Symposium: focused events to drill down on Internet topics of local importance and a way forward to help local stakeholders make informed choices and decisions (Vietnam and cybersecurity) Collaborative Approach to security: promotion promotion of MANRS to the operators/RIR community, and the collaborative security approach approach to industry, governments and regional regional policy/regulatory forums Engaging stakeholders: across across sectors to advocate for shared shared responsibility for our collective collective digital security – both now and into the future

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A (small!) sampling A (small!) sampling

  • f our activities
  • f our activities
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IETF Awareness IETF Awareness

16 16 workshops in 2016 reaching 1000+ 1000+ participants in Indonesia Indonesia, Philippines Philippines, Singapore Singapore 2017: South Asia (Bangladesh Bangladesh, Pakistan Pakistan, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka) 3 Drafts, 2 Fellows at IETF 100

Online Privacy Online Privacy Workshops Workshops

in India India, Philippines Philippines, Singapore, Vanuatu Singapore, Vanuatu with partners including National Privacy authorities, Media, Chapters, Goverment Agencies

Digital Accessibility Digital Accessibility Workshops Workshops

in Indonesia Indonesia and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, with partners including Chapters, Goverment Agencies, Disabilities Groups

Moderated IG Course Moderated IG Course

for 60+ 60+ participants from 20+ 20+ economies conducted online

  • ver two 5-week periods
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Mapping Online Child Mapping Online Child Protection in Asia- Protection in Asia- Pacific Pacific

an overview

  • verview of initiatives,

policies and best practices across 11 11 economies covering low, moderate, high low, moderate, high Internet penetration levels

Formation of APASA Formation of APASA

partnering with APNIC, DotAsia and ICANN, we formed the APAC Alliance for Schools and Academies

  • f Internet Governance

(APASA) to streamline funding and inter-

  • rganisational collaboration

for IG initiatives in the region

New IXPs and IXP New IXPs and IXP Mapping Project Mapping Project

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Economies

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Speaking Engagements

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Events and Activities

3,000+ 3,000+

People Trained

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Our year so far

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Media Coverage

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Keep in touch!

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https://www.scoop.it/t/internet-in-asia-pacific https://internetsociety.org/apac https://internetsociety.org/apac apac@isoc.org apac@isoc.org @ISOCapac @ISOCapac https://bit.ly/ISOC-APAC-signup Curated news from Asia-Pacific Regional Newsletter

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What does the Internet mean for APAC?

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*Internet For Me video

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Thank you.

9 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Tower Two #09-01, Singapore 038989. +65 6407 1470

Internet Society Asia-Pacific

www.isoc.org/apac apac@isoc.org @ISOCapac https://www.scoop.it/t/internet-in-asia-pacific https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific