Background
yIGF Nepal 2022 is a youth Initiative being organized to encourage and involve the young people in the substantive discussion on the Issues of Internet Governance. Given the fact that more than 40% of the current population of Nepal is represented by the youth. Youth IGF Nepal is an open forum that provides a platform for the young people to exchange their experiences and also learn about the issues of Internet governance and raise the opinions of youth in national and international policy discussions. This platform also helps in capacity building of youths representing different stakeholders in the emerging issues of Internet governance such as Digital Divide, Universal Access, AI Governance, Freedom of Expression online and more. yIGF Nepal follows the same fundamental principles of UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) being multi-stakeholder, open, inclusive, bottom-up, and non commercial.
Venue
Event Schedule (2nd May 2022)
10:00 - 11:00
Registration and Tea/Coffee
11:00 - 11:45
Opening Remarks
11:45 - 12:00
Tea Break
12:00 - 12:30
Internet Governance Ecosystem and Nepali Landscape
12:30 - 13:00
Digital Safety: Promotion v. Protection of Youth in Digital Space
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45
Panel Discussion on "Internet freedom, youth empowerment and challenges"
14:45 - 15:45
Panel Discussion on "Empowering the role of youths for open and inclusive internet"
15:45 - 16:00
Closing Remarks
16:00 onwards
Hi-Tea
Guest/Speakers

Anja Genjo
NRI Initiative Coordinator, UN-IGF

Anju Mangal
Chair, APrIGF

Srinivas (Sunny) Chendi
Senior Advisor, APNIC

Birendra Kumar Mishra
Chair, Nepal IGF

Amrita Choudhury
Vice-Chair, APrIGF

Ananda Raj Khanal
Former MAG Member, UN-IGF

Babu Ram Aryal
Vice-Chair, APSIG

Aries Ignacio
Co-Chair, APrIGF Fellowship Committee

Sunaina Ghimire Pandey
Former Vice President, CAN Federatioin

Prabesh Subedi
Founder, Digital Media Foundation

Deepa Bhattarai
Chair, Youth IGF Nepal

Ananda Gautam
Vice-Chair/ Coordinator, Youth IGF Nepal

Ashirwad Tripathy
President, Educating Nepal

Surendra Tiwari
Advocate, Imperial Law Associates

Prapoosa KC
Advocate, Green Law Associates

Aishwariya KC
Information Security Officer, Fonepay
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Organizer

Secretariat
