Closing distances and fuelling the Philippine internet governance community via remote participation at APrIGF 2018

This blog post was originally published by the Association for Progressive Communications. I did not fly to Vanuatu for the 2018 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). But still, I participated in this year’s APrIGF, albeit remotely. My organisation, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA), together with the Internet Society (ISOC) Philippines Chapter Read more

FMA attends APrIGF 2016

Taipei, Taiwan – On its sixth year, the Asia Pacific regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) was held in Taipei, Taiwan with the theme  “A New Interner Era – Merging Physical Space with Cyberspace.” And for the third straight year, the Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) sent representatives to take part in the Read more

My gigX Experience

Gender and Internet Governance Exchange (gigX). Gigx was a two-day workshop held from June 29-30 at the Macau Productivity and Technology Center (CPTTM) designed for women and internet activists to gain a better understanding of internet governance (IG) and a way to prepare women to engage in the different IG Read more