About us

Our mission is to enhance awareness

We Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG), initiative established to enhance awareness and understanding of internet governance in Sri Lanka.

We aim to build capacity among Sri Lankan and Asia Pacific stakeholders by providing education, training, and discussions related to internet governance. 

Who we are
Who we are

We initiative to enhance awareness and understanding of internet governance in Sri Lanka.

Our commitment
Our commitment

We focus on topics such as digital rights, policies, and the broader impact of the internet on society.

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Countries

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Volunteers

480

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Volunteers

Goal

500

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Raised

430

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What We Do?

We believe that we can
build capacity with you

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Strengthen Capacity

Strengthen existing capacity of a diverse range of stakeholders in the field of IG in Sri Lanka, across all sectors.

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Provide Environment

Provide a safe and accommodating environment for new entrants to increase their knowledge on IG.

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Encourage Learning

Encourage local to global learning and application of skills and expertise among Sri Lankan and Asia Pacific.

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Connect People

Bring together people to interact and build common ground around a public interest-oriented approach to IG.

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Provide Opportunities

Provide opportunities to identify and develop positions on current issues in internet policy and governance.

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Train Participants

Impart formal training on IG to participants so as to prepare them for engagement in global IG processes.

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Our history

The mission behind internet governance

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Developing the future together

In 2010, while the global IGF is already in its fifth and final year of its initial charter, and Regional IGFs have been established in many other regions, including Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, to date, Asia has seen no parallel forum for discussing Internet governance issues at a regional level. For the first time, the APrIGF is therefore being convened with objectives to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.

The first Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) Roundtable in Hong Kong on June 15-16, 2010. The APrIGF aims to raise awareness and encourage participation from relevant stakeholders around the region on Internet governance issues, as well as to foster multi-lateral, multi-stakeholder discussion about issues pertinent to the Internet in Asia.
The fifth annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 14 - 17 September 2010.
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Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development

Building on the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals, and the mandate given at the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis in 2005, the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) is a United Nations activity initiated in 2006 as a global platform for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on prevailing and emerging issues on Internet governance so as to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of Internet. The annual Forum was previously held in Greece (2006), Brazil (2007), India (2008), and Egypt (2009), Lithuania (2010), Kenya (2011), Azerbaijan (2012).

The 2015 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place on 10-13 November 2015 in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil and in a series of remote hubs located around the world.
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2015 will be held from 30 June to 3 July at the Macau University of Science & Technology, Macao, hosted by HNET.Asia – the registry for the “.mo” ccTLD of Macau – and by the Macau High Technology Industry Chamber. It will be held in conjunction with an annual local telecommunications event, CommunicMacau Expo, from 3 to 5 July 2015.
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Internet for human resilience and solidarity

The IGF 2020 pre-events, newcomers sessions, thematic introductory sessions, as well as the Open Forums, NRIs and DC sessions were hosted from 2 to 6 November during the first meeting’s phase. The meeting was officially opened on 9 November and closed on 17 November. During this 7-day phase, workshops, main sessions, the high-level leader’s track, parliamentarians roundtable and thematic concluding sessions were hosted.

APRIGF 2020 Virtual Conference Overarching Theme: Internet Governance for Good: Norms, Standards and Mechanisms Date: 27-30 September 2020 | Location: Virtual, Online | Host: MSG, Executed by APrIGF Secretariat
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted online by the United Nations under the overarching theme: Internet for human resilience and solidarity. The first phase was hosted on 2-6 November and the second one on 9-17 November.
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The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

The 18th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be hosted by the Government of Japan in Kyoto from 8 to 12 October 2023. The Forum's overarching theme is: The Internet We Want - Empowering All People

Training on Internet Governance and Digital Rights for Persons with Disabilities at the Movenpick Hotel in Sri Lanka from December 28th to 30th, 2023
The 2023 Asia Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) was held in person in Brisbane, Australia, and online from 29-31 August
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Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future

The 19th IGF on "Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future" will be held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from 15 to 19 December 2024

APrIGF 2024 – Taipei Date: 21 - 23 August 2024 (Hybrid) Location: NTUH International Convention Center, Taipei City Overarching Theme: Evolving Ecosystems, Enduring Principles: Shaping Responsible Internet Governance
APSIG 2024 Date: 18th to 20th August 2024 Taiwan Local Host: Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC) Venue : Room 307, Chieh-Chou Building, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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ICANN 2024

The 33rd International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks

The 2024 edition of the ICANN will be organized by the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research (IDSIA USI-SUPSI) in Lugano, Switzerland in collaboration with AIDD and AiChemist Horizon MSCA projects. Conference venue: USI-SUPSI Campus Est, Via la Santa 1, 6962 Lugano-Viganello, Switzerland Conference dates: September 17 to September 20, 2024.