<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Happening at the same time this year as APRICOT, but half a continent away, the APFSD is a big deal, organized by the UN, and with many regulators in attendance, It's  a prime perennial venue to push for better policies fostering community connectivity initiatives, thus ISOC's Adrian Wan steps up to the plate, backed by plenty of data.</div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div class="gmail_default"></div><br><br><div class="msg-6800331192323237648"><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:rgb(16,21,23);line-height:1.7;background-color:rgb(246,247,247)"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-6800331192323237648body" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:956px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-6800331192323237648container" style="margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:832px;padding-top:24px"><div class="m_-6800331192323237648content" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px"><table role="presentation" class="m_-6800331192323237648main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(255,255,255);width:832px;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-6800331192323237648wrapper" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:24px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px"><tbody><tr><td><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-6800331192323237648header" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px;margin-bottom:24px;line-height:24px"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align:middle;min-width:max-content;width:40px;padding-right:16px"></td><td class="m_-6800331192323237648header-right" style="font-size:14px;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr></tbody></table><h1 class="m_-6800331192323237648post-name" style="color:rgb(45,51,56);font-size:28px;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.15;margin:0px 0px 16px"><br></h1><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:784px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><div style="margin-bottom:24px"><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9ca063d7a5f6b0c072ac7d4b29a3bd02d6de6ad61698f66bf7dca3d1a7acfe0f&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18929&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=1c579289108936a7689b23df910a79ab&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTg5Mjk" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/06_Community_Networks_Mapping_in_Asia_and_the_Pacific-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>24 February, 2025, <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=85b02662eb3dace7bd5068c0a7d0ea1dcfaa1aa10ede1c7606a345cbb15e271d&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18929&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=978085242cea0fceace62bcbfa388013&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW50ZXJuZXRzb2NpZXR5Lm9yZy9hdXRob3IvYXdhbi8" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Adrian Wan</a></strong>, Senior Policy and Advocacy Manager, Internet Society<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">,</span> gave remarks '<strong>Community Networks Mapping in Asia and the Pacific</strong>' at the '<strong><a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=51392eb02f67aba0142f301b4b92ecbb48206a0a1d626d9add81d8b1a868c430&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18929&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=22673bb7f567bde57a8a4775ce4b5534&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudW5lc2NhcC5vcmcvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9kOGZpbGVzL2V2ZW50LWRvY3VtZW50cy9BUEZTRDEyX0Nvbm5lY3Rpdml0eSUyMEluaXRpYXRpdmVzJTIwZm9yJTIwU3VzdGFpbmFibGUlMjBEZXZlbG9wbWVudCUyMGluJTIwQXNpYSUyMFBhY2lmaWNfMC5wZGY" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)">Empowering Communities: Connectivity Initiatives for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific</a></strong>' session, an associated event at the <a href="http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b6b83b5537b66e24ae58727ec4ff0c67dbd57253399643b68b53663e9832f402&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18929&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=38b33fe8ce3970c62a38226d0a839b55&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudW5lc2NhcC5vcmcvZXZlbnRzL2FwZnNkMTI" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)"><strong>12th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development</strong></a> in-Bangkok, Thailand. Adrian took the opportunit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