| APrIGF 2023 Session Proposal Submission Form | |||||||||||
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| Part 1 - Lead Organizer | |||||||||||
| Contact Person | |||||||||||
| Ms. Sylvia Cadena | |||||||||||
| Organization / Affiliation (Please state "Individual" if appropriate) * | |||||||||||
| APNIC Foundation | |||||||||||
| Designation | |||||||||||
| Head of Programs and Partnerships | |||||||||||
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Female | |||||||||||
| Economy of Residence | |||||||||||
| Australia | |||||||||||
| Primary Stakeholder Group | |||||||||||
| Technical Community | |||||||||||
| Part 2 - Session Proposal | |||||||||||
| Session Title | |||||||||||
| Investing in professional development for a diverse workforce in APAC: challenges and opportunities | |||||||||||
| Session Format | |||||||||||
| Panel Discussion | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Diversity enriches every aspect of the life. When efforts to bring those different experiences to those working in the Internet industry, the opportunities to build technology that is thoughtful and inclusive of all potential users increase. However, organizations in this space struggle to structure diverse technical teams, despite research showing that diverse technical teams have better opportunities to discuss deeply about ideas, topics and products, question the facts more objectively, don’t take things for granted but present their perspectives and question the status quo through discussions, which in turns reflects in solid technical outcomes. The APNIC Foundation started working on gender and diversity through a consultation process that led to the design of two projects that focus on skills and capacity development for Internet industry professionals. One project provides support for women and gender diverse engineers across 6 South-East Asia economies and the other one is focusing on supporting engineers in (and from) Afghanistan. The approach developed is based on personalized plans with ongoing support for training, certification and coaching, to women, gender diverse engineers as well as engineers in economies emerging from conflict. Part of that, requires the development of a life-long learning commitment and strategies to support the In conversation with technical professionals across organizations from different stakeholders, the session will explore challenges and opportunities these Internet industry professionals (and their employers) face to find the right balance for their investment on critical topics such as 1) acquiring new technical skills vs. operational expertise and confidence; 2) allocating time/effort for personal learning vs. dealing with the pressures of a growing demand for a secure, stable, reliable Internet that is accessible and affordable; 3) identify and address structural barriers to develop their workforce. |
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| Describe the Relevance of Your Session to APrIGF | |||||||||||
| The APrIGF theme this year is asking if the Asia Pacific region is ready for the next phase of the Internet. The session will tackle a very important element of that readiness assessment which is the shortage of technical professionals across a number of disciplines that are key for Internet development and stability. It is becoming abundantly clear that the investment to develop a strong workforce requires collaboration across multiple stakeholders so that the acquisition of new technical knowledge is linked to opportunities to develop operational expertise and boost confidence to make technical decisions so that developing economies in the APAC region can raise to the challenges a growing demand for a secure, stable, reliable Internet that is accessible and affordable to all. | |||||||||||
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| Moderators & Speakers Info (Please complete where possible) | |||||||||||
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| Please explain the rationale for choosing each of the above contributors to the session. | |||||||||||
| APNIC Foundation staff will be on site and support the organization of the session, the remote participation and the moderation. We have invited representatives from Viet Nam and Laos to join on site as well as one representative Afghanistan to join remotely. | |||||||||||
| If you need assistance to find a suitable speaker to contribute to your session, or an onsite facilitator for your online-only session, please specify your request with details of what you are looking for. | |||||||||||
| Not required | |||||||||||
| Please declare if you have any potential conflict of interest with the Program Committee 2023. | |||||||||||
| No | |||||||||||
| Are you or other session contributors planning to apply for the APrIGF Fellowship Program 2023? | |||||||||||
| Yes | |||||||||||
| APrIGF offers live transcript in English for all sessions. Do you need any other translation support or any disability related requests for your session? APrIGF makes every effort to be a fully inclusive and accessible event, and will do the best to fulfill your needs. | |||||||||||
| To be confirmed | |||||||||||
| Number of Attendees (Please fill in numbers) | |||||||||||
| Gender Balance in Moderators/Speakers (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 2023. |
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