CAN Federation concludes APIGA Nepal 2025 after two‑day internet governance workshop

KATHMANDU: Federation of Computer Association Nepal (CAN Federation) concluded the Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy (APIGA) Nepal 2025 on Sunday. The two‑day capacity‑building workshop aimed to equip students and young professionals with knowledge of internet governance and ICANN policy.

Held in Kathmandu on December 27 and 28, the local edition of the global APIGA programme provided comprehensive information on the multi-stakeholder model, DNS operations, and the role of ICANN, and introduced participants to regional and global internet governance processes, including APrIGF, IGF, and the IETF policy-making process.

Run in Nepal for the second time, in partnership with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA), the workshop featured seminars, round-table discussions, simulation games, and mock ICANN conferences to provide participants with practical experience in policy debate and decision-making.

The opening session was attended by CAN Federation Senior Vice President Chiranjibi Adhikari, Internet Service Provider Association of Nepal (ISPAN) Chief Executive Officer Suvash Khada, Federation General Secretary Chandra Bilash Bhurtel, Treasurer Vikram Singh and ICANN representative Yash Agrawal. Agrawal led a session introducing ICANN’s role, organisational structure and policy‑making process.

APIGA Nepal was led by programme team lead Bibek Silwal and programme coordinator Udit Baral, with organising members Pramod Dhungana, Swasti Bastola, Anupam Gautam, Om Prakash Sharma, Diksha Raut, Sanjivni Chhetri and Sandeep Koirala.

Power‑talk presentations were delivered by Anja Gengo of the UNIGF Secretariat, Yash Agrawal of ICANN APAC, Amrita Choudhury, Chair of APrIGF and APRALO, and Pramod Poudel, co‑founder and campus chief of Softwarica College of IT and E‑Commerce. Bikram Shrestha, APNIC Policy SIG Chair and President of Nepal Internet Foundation, introduced the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).

Organisers said the programme developed participants’ capacity to contribute to internet policy debates and expanded a network of young professionals committed to an inclusive, open and sustainable internet.

The internet partner for the programme was Worldlink Communications, the banking partner was Global IME Bank, and supporters included APNIC, NPIX, ISPAN, Softwarica College of IT and E‑Commerce, Dynamic Technosoft, Edutek International (Horion) and Broadway Infosys.

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