1/4 Applications remain open for Building Capabilities in the Asia Pacific. Digital infrastructure across the region is expanding quickly, and more skilled professionals are needed to build it, secure it, and keep it running. 📸 Building capabilities together.

We wish everyone celebrating a happy, healthy, and prosperous Lunar New Year. May the year ahead bring stability, opportunity, and continued progress. #LunarNewYear #AsiaPacific #APNICFoundation

1/3 We are launching our Corporate Partnership Support Program. Across the Asia Pacific, digital transformation is accelerating, yet the capacity to build, operate, and sustain digital systems remains uneven across many economies. #DigitalDevelopment #AsiaPacific

1/2 The first regional Internet Enablers Award has been presented to Gaurab Raj Upadhaya. Through our partnership with SANOG, we recognise leaders strengthening Internet infrastructure and technical communities across Asia Pacific. #InternetInfrastructure #SANOG

1/3 When women are missing from the rooms where scientific knowledge is debated and advanced, their contributions are more likely to be overlooked. This is the Matilda Effect, and changing it starts with enabling access to the right technical fora. #WomenInScience #BuildingCapabilities

1/3 Over 3,000 people in Eastern Bhutan can now better protect themselves online. On Safer Internet Day, we spotlight a project run by Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, supported through the APNIC Foundation’s ISIF Asia grants fund. #SaferInternetDay #ISIFAsia

1/3 In the digital age where technology evolves faster than curricula, education cannot remain one-directional. Classrooms must become spaces for shared learning, where teachers and students grow together, and digital skills are built with intent. #InternationalDayOfEducation #DigitalLiteracy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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