Pretty Good Podcast Live at DRAPAC23 is a special episode series of Pretty Good Podcast, recorded live at the Digital Rights Asia Pacific Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last May 22 to 26, 2023.
Together with hundreds of changemakers from a broad range of sectors who have come together to build knowledge, collaboration, and momentum on Digital Rights and the Asia-Pacific, this series features a number of DRAPAC23 participants working across pressing digital rights issues in the region.
In this episode of PGP Live at DRAPAC23, Tanka Aryal, President of Digital Rights Nepal (DRN), shares insights into the organisation’s inception during the COVID-19 pandemic and their work to address emerging digital rights issues in the country, such as digital security and the intersection of technology and law.
Tanka highlights Digital Rights Nepal’s commitment to capacity-building through initiatives like the digital rights school, workshops, and training sessions for professionals, journalists, parliamentarians, and students in response to the evolving digital challenges.
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About Digital Rights Nepal: A not-for-profit initiative dedicated to the protection and promotion of digital rights in Nepal. It focuses on digital rights issues such as the right to online freedom of expression and association, online privacy, access to information, internet governance, cyber laws/policies and cyber securities.
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- Digital Rights Nepal comprises lawyers, social workers, social scientists, and technologists. The organisation engages in policy review, evidence-based advocacy, and research to address emerging digital rights issues.
- Digital Rights Nepal writes blog posts on various issues related to digital rights, such as the recent Distributed Denial-of-Service attack on government websites that disrupted airport services, and more.
- DRN’s initiatives include Data Management Policy and Guideline Framework for local governments in Nepal and meeting with civic leaders to discuss the importance of digital safety and the legal and social status of digital rights in the country.
- Learn more about DRN’s initiatives here.
- Follow DRN’s work on their Facebook page, Twitter account, website, and subscribe to their newsletter.
