Foundation Projects
FCA: Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Assembly 2023 (DRAPAC23)
EngageMedia
With over 150 sessions spread out across five days and the city of Chiang Mai, The Asia Pacific Digital Rights Assembly 2023 (DRAPAC23) aims to infuse the movement with a broader range of allied actors: digital and human rights advocates, academics, journalists, media-makers, artists, designers, technologists, youth advocates, and representatives from marginalized communities. The Assembly also emphasizes the representation of increasingly unheard voices in digital rights spaces.
544 total participants from 35 countries in attendance
Over the course of the week, a total of 544 participants from 35 countries converged in Chiang Mai. The participants included digital and human rights advocates, journalists, media-makers, artists, designers, technologists, youth advocates, and representatives from marginalised communities.
While DRAPAC23 focused on participants from the region (about 510 attendees, including EngageMedia staff, are based in the Asia-Pacific), over 30 changemakers from the rest of the globe attended.
In the lead-up to the Assembly, participants were also invited to pre-DRAPAC23 huddles to co-create the Assembly’s policies. These fostered open dialogue and allowed for the exchange of ideas, giving participants a sense of ownership in shaping the event. They were also instrumental in establishing norms and laying the groundwork for the DRAPAC Network.
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