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.

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?

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/

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

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

1/5 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

1/3 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.

1/3 "That smartphone in your hand is a powerful tool, but you need digital skills to unlock its full potential." – Sreyteav Sry, lecturer at Paragon International University and speaker at EmpowerTech Cambodia #EmpowerTech2025 #DigitalSkills #Cambodia

1/4 How can discarded computers and TVs bring light to homes with no electricity? Officials from Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga explored this during a workshop on tech for climate resilience with KOICA, UNESCAP, and the Foundation. #ClimateResilience #PacificIslands

Thank you for the incredible response to our Research Fellowship. With over 300 applications, we’re extending the review period to ensure every proposal gets the attention it deserves. 📢 We’ll be confirming the announcement date soon! #ResearchFellowship #APNICFoundation

1/6 Access to digital infrastructure empowers and transforms communities. From small islands to remote mountain communities, we’ve seen how inclusive digital infrastructure opens up opportunities in education, health, and livelihoods. #AVPN2025 #TechForGood

1/5 IPv6 capability is growing fast. But here’s the catch: many new network operators are not requesting IPv6 blocks from their RIRs. #AusNOG2025 #RIRs

Good #leadership means #inclusive leadership—especially in tech. At #DRAPAC25, representatives from the Foundation’s Switch! project shared how they’re helping build a stronger, more inclusive #Internet in the #AsiaPacific. Learn more: zurl.co/BOher

SANOG has just wrapped up – check out the Foundation’s explainer on NOGs, and discover why collaboration beats competition at the technical layer of the Internet. apnic.foundation/blog/explain... #Internet #netops #collaboration #networkoperations #connectivity #upskilling #knowledgetransfer

1/4 At #DRAPAC25, the APNIC Foundation is leading a session on how inclusive leadership drives change in the Asia Pacific’s digital world. #DRAPAC25 #DRAPACSeries #TechForGood #DigitalRights

Announcing the APNIC Foundation's first-ever Research Fellowship. 5 fellows. USD 10,000 each. 4 months of remote research (Sep–Dec 2025). Focused on Internet futures across the Asia Pacific. Apply by 30 Aug 2025. #Research #Fellowship #APNICFoundation More info: apnic.foundation/blog/introdu...

This #InternationalYouthDay: Building careers that strengthen communities, not drain them. From #AWS training to tech jobs, an ISIF Asia project has equipped #Mongolia’s youth to build futures at home. Learn more: zurl.co/QVqJK

"Despite new #infrastructure projects, transit costs and overall cost of #connectivity in #TimorLeste remain high. The new cable from Australia has been connected, but has not yet been implemented." - Fabio de Magalhaes. #EmpowerTech Day 1: More info: zurl.co/ZcL3B

"Based on the #ASEAN digital index, the population of #timorleste is 1.4 million, but the number of #digitaldevices is about the same as the population. This is because many people use two or three devices." #EmpowerTech Day 1 - Samantha Abel, Telkomcel: zurl.co/At5BK

EmpowerTech #TimorLeste kicks off this weekend! It’s the first of six events to be held in SE Asia in 2025. More on the Foundation Blog: zurl.co/0pya4#TimorLeste Picture shows a Foundation event held in Timor-Leste as part of the Switch! Project last year. #DigitalDevelopment

A digitally inclusive Philippines is within reach. The #KonektadongPinoy Bill has the potential to transform digital public infrastructure in the Philippines. Read our full statement here: apnic.foundation/blog/enact-k...

Artificial Intelligence, robotics and drones are fundamentally applications of the Internet. Discover how the Foundation leverages its knowledge and connections in the Internet technical sector to drive Digital Development in the 2024 Annual Report. zurl.co/uShvp

We at the Foundation extend our warmest wishes to the Asia Pacific community during Eid al-Adha, and we wish you joy and peace during this time. Eid Mubarak!

South Asia has the world's highest population of people without Internet Access. Discover how the Foundation's Digital Leap South Asia project is tackling this issue, particularly in complex environments like Afghanistan in the newly released 2024 Annual Report. zurl.co/suerW

The Foundation recently had the opportunity to visit an ISIF Asia grantee - SATSOL, in the Solomon Islands. They're using solar for connectivity in remote villages, which also incorporates a payment platform. More on the Foundation Blog: zurl.co/wmz5l

Empowerment isn't just a concept - it's a process that enables people to gain control over their lives, make informed decisions, and contribute to their communities. That's why Switch! holds empowerment sessions early in the project. Find out more: zurl.co/mYuLS

Applications for the 2025 ISIF Asia grants closed in April. Thank you for your submissions! Results will be announced in September. Analysis of this year's submissions on the Foundation blog: zurl.co/L87ML #Internetdevelopment #funding #ActionNotWords #ISIFAsia2025

It's a festive #NewYear season in South East Asia! #Cambodia celebrates the Khmer New Year រីករាយបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរ ២០២៥, it's also #Songkran in #Thailand สุขสันต์วันสงกรานต์ สวัสดีปีใหม่ไทย ๒๕๖๘ and it's #PiMai in #Laos ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່ລາວ 2025. The Foundation sends warm greetings to everyone celebrating during this time!

The Foundation welcomed Powerwells to the office to tell us about the Light to Sumba project. It uses e-waste to build solar and bring WiFi to Indonesian villages. apnic.foundation/projects/lig... Pictured are Powerwells founders Stephanie Leahy and Bradley Clair along with Foundation CEO Raj Singh.

The 2025 ISIF Asia applications are now open! Discover more and start your application via the Foundation blog. Applications close April 4, but registration of organizations in the funding portal closes April 2. apnic.foundation/blog/2025-is... #funding #grants #digitaldevelopment #connectivity

Project FIREfly is an ISIF Asia-supported project tracking #wildfires in #Thailand. The team at University of Glasgow Singapore, Chiang Mai University and RMIT University uses #UAVs and #IoT for real-time fire alerts. Full video on the Foundation site: apnic.foundation/projects/fir...

The Foundation wishes everyone in the hashtag #AsiaPacific and beyond a happy, healthy and prosperous Year of the Snake! We also send our good will and thanks to those who are striving towards a stronger, more inclusive Internet.

Project Complete! The latest ISIF Asia project by the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia compares four social enterprise #communitynetworks, across #China, #Philippines and #Bangladesh - from connecting coffee farmers to Bangladeshi artisans. More info: apnic.foundation/projects/mod...