Programs & Participation

Organized by

KMRDL

Participants

18 students, Diploma in IT and Civil Engineering

Guest speaker

Bibek Silwal

Format

Interactive classroom session

What was discussed

• Understanding the Internet: basic network connectivity, and the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web.
• Internet Governance: why no single organization controls the Internet, and how different stakeholders contribute to decisions affecting it.
• Multistakeholder approach: the roles of governments, businesses, technical communities and civil society.
• Digital inclusion: the rural-urban digital divide and meaningful access and participation.
• Misinformation and online safety: challenges young people encounter in digital spaces.
• Youth participation: how young people can get involved through learning opportunities, fellowships and forums.

Experience sharing

I shared experience from APIGA Nepal 2026 and Model ICANN, explaining how they provided exposure to the wider Internet Governance community. Bibek Silwal contributed knowledge and experience related to Internet Governance, network infrastructure, policy and youth participation opportunities.

Why it mattered

The session brought an Internet Governance conversation into a classroom in Chautara and connected students from IT and Civil Engineering with a subject that extends beyond technical infrastructure. The Internet is global, but communities everywhere are affected by decisions about how it develops, how it is governed and how people participate in it. This reflects KMRDL's interest in connecting education and community development with emerging digital issues, and creating opportunities for young people outside major urban centers to engage with wider national, regional and global conversations.