Proposal

APrIGF 2022 Session Proposal Submission Form
Part 1 - Lead Organizer
Contact Person
Mr. Vino Lucero
Email
Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) *
EngageMedia
Designation
Digital Rights and Communications Manager
Gender
Male
Economy of Residence
Philippines
Primary Stakeholder Group
Civil Society
Part 2 - Session Proposal
Session Title
Engaging and Organising Grassroots Communities Towards Action on Internet Governance Issues
Session Format
Roundtable
Where do you plan to organize your session?
Onsite at the venue (with online moderator for questions and comments from remote participants)
Specific Issues for Discussion
Organising grassroots communities internet governance issues is a challenge that resonates across civil society groups across the region. This session will aim to unpack common challenges, discuss possible solutions, and co-create approaches to engaging and organising grassroots communities around internet governance issues that affect them.
Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF
Citizen engagement is a common challenge for civil society organizations in the Asia-Pacific. There is a lot of room for improvement to further improve citizen engagement and grassroots action in the work that we do, especially on topics related to digital rights and internet governance.
Methodology / Agenda (Please add rows by clicking "+" on the right)
Time frame (e.g. 5 minutes, 20 minutes, should add up to 60 minutes) Description
Introduction 5 minutes
Moderator Remarks 7.5 minutes
Speaker 1 Presentation 7.5 minutes
Speaker 2 Presentation 7.5 minutes
Speaker 3 Presentation 7.5 minutes
Discussion and Open Forum 20 minutes
Closing Remarks 5 minutes
Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible)

  • Moderator (Primary)

    • Name: Vino Lucero
    • Organization: EngageMedia
    • Designation: Digital Rights and Communications Manager
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Philippines
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Moderator (Back-up)

    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 1

    • Name: Adam Shareef
    • Organization: Society for Peace and Democracy
    • Designation: Founder
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Maldives
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 2

    • Name: Shahiduz Zaman
    • Organization: News Network
    • Designation: Executive Director
    • Gender: Male
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Bangladesh
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 3

    • Name: Sarah Torres
    • Organization: Out of the Box
    • Designation: Founder
    • Gender: Female
    • Economy / Country of Residence: Philippines
    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed

  • Speaker 4

    • Stakeholder Group: Academia
    • Expected Presence: In-person
    • Status of Confirmation: Proposed
Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session.
They are experienced speakers who did extensive work on grassroots engagement on digital rights issues.
Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2022.
No
Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2022?
No
Number of Attendees (Please fill in numbers)
    Consent
    I agree that my data can be submitted to forms.for.asia and processed by APrIGF organizers for the program selection of APrIGF 2022.