APIGA Stories is a collection of insights from APIGA 2018 attendees. These thoughts reveal how they have been touched and inspired by the Internet.
APIGA 2018
Sophie Joo
APIGA 2017 Alumni (South Korea)
“A few years ago, I travelled to Cuba during my stay in Mexico to learn Spanish. I made some incredibly friendly locals, but I’ve not been able to keep in touch with as some of them didn’t have phones or access to the Internet. They were really interested in getting to know more about the Korean culture but they can’t get that information freely like us. It was a heartwarming and moving experience.
My generation lives on the Internet, and I can’t really keep up with my friends from all over the world without it. It is important to be able to communicate with them, as they have become part of who I am.
The Internet gave us a whole new world to live in, and I hope that we can have better accessibility so that we can get more connected with each other.”
Adrian Wan
APIGA 2017 Alumni (Hong Kong)
"With the world’s information almost always a few clicks away, it has become clearer to me what really matters in life. So I try to spend more time on what makes us human, like appreciating what makes us creative, poetic, humorous, loving, caring, and beautiful.
Having been involved in technology policy development over the past few years, I havelearntto appreciate the importance of Internet governance in ensuring that communities are better served with the free flow of data across borders. I feel strongly about a non-discriminatory and open Internet which allows for competition and consumer choice.
I believe policies like these are vital to the development of the society and the economy so that more of us can make use of the Internet to do what we should do best: being wonderfully human."
