Development Services

Duncan Macintosh

Development Director

Development through partnership:What and why?

What: The sustainable and continuing development of the Internet in the Asia Pacific in a way that is open, stable and secure

Why: We are committed to helping the AP region grow and develop, but we cannot do it on our own – we need partners

APNIC Development services

• Training (Nurul, Shane, Lisa)

• Engineering Assistance (Miwa)

• Infrastructure projects (root servers, encourage IXPs)

• And support for community development and engagement (NOGs, fellowships and engagement with other AP Internet organizations etc.) (Sunny)

• ISIF projects and awards (Sylvia)

• Policy (Adam)

Responding to the needs of members

• Training (about 3,000 trainees a year in 19 of 56 economies)

• Engineering assistance (2-3 projects)

• Fellowships (14 APNIC 38 fellows from 10 nations; 2 youth fellows)

• Community development (8 NOGs supported in 2014)

• Project grants (ISIF projects highlighting the services and impact of member networks)

Training Type

• Workshops: 3 to 5 days

• Tutorials: 1 to 2 days

• E-learning: 1 to 2 hours

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Training Focus

1. IP and AS resources

2. DNS

3. Network security

4. Routing

5. IPv6

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What? • Independent advice and assistance from networking experts• Network design and optimization, guidance on best current practices,

and deployment of operational technologies, IPv6, etc.

Why?• To assist and support APNIC’s members in the design and operation

of their network infrastructure

Where?• Within APNIC’s service region

How much?• On a cost-recovery basis

Engineering Assistance (EA)

Policy

Contribute to the development of a policy environment that maximises the value of the Internet to the region

Focus on:

• Maintenance and transparency of policy documents

• Facilitation and efficiency of policy support process

• Promotion of participation and engagement

• Implementation of policy decisions

ISIF Asia

Grants• Competitive selection process• Up to AUD $30,000 / 3-12 months• Aligned with funding categories• Reporting required• Access to additional capacity building

funds• Supporting south-to-south projects

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Awards• Competitive selection process• Online voting• Cash prize AUD $3,000 + IGF travel• Aligned with funding categories• No reporting required• Higher media exposure• Access to additional capacity building

funds

ISIF Asia is a small grants and awards program aimed at stimulating creative solutions to ICT development needs in the Asia Pacific region,

placing particular emphasis on the role of the Internet in social and economic development in the region.

APNIC manages ISIF Asia secretariat, as part of its commitment to support Internet growth, to facilitate networking and information exchange throughout

the Internet community.

ISIF Asia: 2009 to 2014

• 807 submissions from 26 AP economies

• Around 2.5 million AUD has been allocated to 59 projects from 22 AP economies, showcasing innovation, cooperation, and technical knowledge

• 40 grants and 19 awards supporting initiatives in Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Is, India, Kiribati, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, NZ, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam

• ISIF Asia operates through a partnership between IDRC, Sida, and APNIC with sponsorship from APIA, ICANN, Internet Society, and Dot Asia

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Thank you!

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