SOI Asia Project

09/09/2026

Three declarations. Three decades of SOI Asia.

2006: Partnerships and friendships
2016: Research and Education Networks for knowledge and wisdom
2026: Collaboration towards a global resilient society

Adopted in Bandung at ten-year intervals, the three declarations capture different moments in SOI Asia's journey — from strengthening relationships, to connecting research and education institutions, to considering what our community can contribute to society.

Read our latest story about the evolving purpose of SOI Asia: https://www.soi.asia/three-declarations-three-decades-the-evolving-purpose-of-soi-asia/

08/09/2026

SOI Asia is 30! 🎉

Our community came together in Bandung for the 61st SOI Asia Meeting and 30th Anniversary Conference — three days to celebrate our journey, share what we are doing today and look towards what comes next.

A big thank you to Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) for hosting us, to the APNIC Foundation for its strong support, to the organizing team, and to representatives from our partner institutions who made enormous efforts to make this special milestone possible.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of these 30 years!

Read the highlights from Bandung: https://www.soi.asia/looking-towards-the-next-30-years-soi-asia-returns-to-bandung/

22/08/2026

Our largest APIE Core Course batch has begun!

More than 820 learners from 18 SOI Asia partner institutions across 11 economies have registered for Batch 9.

More than 440 participants joined the first e-Workshop today, supported by 14 Teaching Assistants who facilitated introductions, discussions, and plenty of questions around one simple topic: What makes a good Internet connection?

And there is another story behind these numbers. All 14 TAs began their own APIE journeys as learners. In the weeks leading up to Batch 9, they organized local info sessions, shared their experiences, and helped new participants get ready for the course.

Now, they are helping the next group begin their own APIE journey.

Read the full story: https://apie.soi.asia/2026/08/22/growing-together-the-apie-community-welcomes-its-largest-batch-yet/

03/08/2026

Excited to see APIE Camp 2026 officially kick off in Hanoi!

A big thank you to VNNIC for hosting this year's camp and bringing together students, educators, and Internet experts from across the Asia-Pacific in a pre-event. We look forward to an inspiring week of learning, collaboration, and new friendships as participants explore the future of the Internet together.

14/04/2026

On 9 April 2026, Brawijaya University, Indonesia (UB) and Keio University, Japan (Keio) convened at UB for a joint academic exchange on digital cultural heritage preservation under the SOI Asia DHASH (Digital Humanities Asia/And Science Hub) Project, an Open Science initiative across the APAC region.

Project members critically assessed a digital documentation platform, shared field-based insights, and identified key challenges, all guided by a shared vision of safeguarding cultural knowledge for future generations.

A key focus was placed on the Candi temple structures in the Malang region, as institutions across APAC take concrete steps toward preserving and sharing cultural heritage through sustainable documentation, digital reconstruction, and active data utilization.

UB - Setiabudi Agung, Setiawan, Amron, Setya Perdana, Priyambadha, and Abazh Basuki
Keio - Goki Miyakita, Eliko Akashi

For full details, please visit:
SOI Asia : https://www.soi.asia/soi-asia-dhash-project-keio-andf-ub-team-meeting-to-strengthen-open-science-for-cultural-heritage-preservation/

DHASH: https://dhash.space/

28/01/2026

In mid-January, a SOI Asia : 大川 恵子, Marcos Sadao Maekawa, Eliko Akashi, 鈴木 莉保, held a kick-off meeting with colleagues from the University of Hawaii at Manoa to begin working together toward a shared vision for the Pacific — one that connects people, education, research, and technology in support of long-term regional resilience.

These conversations in Honolulu build on the commitment agreed by the SOI Asia community at the 60th SOI Asia Meeting in Bangkok, and were informed by ongoing regional connectivity initiatives, including collaboration with ARENA-PAC.

Both teams shared some reflections from the meetings, along with priority areas and what will be explored next, in a new blog post on the SOI Asia website:
https://www.soi.asia/2026/01/27/soi-asia-and-uh-commit-to-designing-a-connected-and-resilient-pacific/

13/01/2026

On January 13, 2026, the APIE (Asia Pacific Internet Engineering) program held an online information and onboarding session in preparation for APIE Core Course Batch 08, led by SOI Asia Director Keiko Okawa.

The session welcomed more than 40 students from partner universities across Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam, and focused on helping participants get ready for the course — from onboarding to understanding the course structure and schedule across time zones.

This was the first of two information sessions planned ahead of Batch 08, supporting students as they prepare to begin their learning journey. We are also pleased to welcome students from Laos for the first time as part of the APIE community.

To learn more about APIE, please visit the website: https://apie.soi.asia/

18/08/2025

The APNIC Foundation has just launched its inaugural Research Fellowship, offering USD 10,000 stipends for applied projects on Internet futures, AI, infrastructure, and stability. Apply by 30 August 2025, 11:59 pm (UTC+10).

More info on the Foundation Blog: https://apnic.foundation/blog/introducing-the-apnic-foundation-research-fellowship/

The APNIC Foundation is pleased to announce its first-ever Research Fellowship. The program will support five researchers with a USD 10,000 stipend each to carry out a four-month remote research project between September and December 2025.

The fellowship is designed to generate applied, policy-relevant insights on the future of the Internet in the Asia Pacific region. Selected fellows will work on topics related to AI and the future of work, Internet infrastructure and operations, digital public infrastructure, and Internet stability and measurement.

Outputs may include datasets, tools, frameworks, or policy guidelines that can inform decision-making across governments, technical communities, and the broader tech ecosystem.

Applicants may choose from one of the following four tracks:

● AI and the Future of Work: Focus on automation, industry exposure, skills transformation, and reskilling policy roadmaps.
● Internet Infrastructure and Operations: Examine IXP effectiveness, network topology, and the impact of geopolitics on digital infrastructure.
● Digital Public Infrastructure and AI Capability Gaps: Assess the readiness of national DPI systems and identify regional disparities in compute, data, and talent.
● Internet Stability and Measurement: Explore Internet routing performance, IPv6 benchmarks, churn analysis, and ethical measurement practices.

Cross-cutting proposals are welcome as long as the scope remains focused and feasible within the four-month term.

📅 Application deadline: 30 August 2025, 23:59 PM (Australia/Sydney time UTC+10)
🔗 Apply via the online form: https://zurl.co/5WcSw
📩 For queries: [email protected]

We welcome applications from across the globe, but applicants must reside in the Asia Pacific region.

27/05/2025

On May 15th and 16th, 2025, the second The EBA Project Faculty Meeting and first International EBA Symposium were held at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.

In the EBA Faculty Meeting that took place on May 15th and the morning of May 16th, a total of 32 participants from 18 universities and institutions gathered to share recent project outcomes, explore opportunities for more extensive collaboration, and discuss the ongoing development of the EBA Project.

On the afternoon of May 16th, the International EBA Symposium brought the EBA learning experience closer to the wider audience at Chulalongkorn University. The symposium featured an EBA program overview, a participant’s firsthand account, a faculty panel on building a resilient future, and an interactive audience activity.

For more details about this event, visit the EBA website.
EBA Faculty Meeting 2025: https://eba.soi.asia/portfolio/faculty-meeting-2025/
Learn more about: https://eba.soi.asia/

27/05/2025

From May 19–23, 24 students from universities in 7 economies (Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, and Vietnam) gathered at 慶應義塾 / Keio University SOI Asia’s Haneda campus in Tokyo for the second APIE Advanced Camp. This intensive, hands-on activity gave participants the opportunity to design, deploy, and operate scalable and secure web services while deepening their understanding of Internet infrastructure.

The camp culminated in Meet the Internet Engineers—a casual gathering where students connected with professionals shaping the future of the Internet. More than 30 guests from the Internet industry, academia, organizations, and APIE alumni joined the event.

The Asia Pacific Internet Engineering program is designed and operated by SOI Asia and APNIC, in collaboration with the WIDE Project and AITAC, and supported by the APNIC Foundation.

Read the full summary and learn more about the experience here: https://apie.soi.asia/?p=1623