The Pranava Institute is excited to invite you to The Internet We Choose to Build: Can We Make Better Futures by Making Young People Play?, a virtual resource launch and panel discussion on October 1, 2026 (Thursday)
Event Details:
Date: 1st October 2026
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM IST
Mode: Virtual event
The event marks the launch of Unboxing Internet Infrastructures: The Environmental Costs of the Internet and What You Can Do About It, the latest module in our Unboxing Tech Toolkit series. Unboxing Internet Infrastructures is an open-access multimedia educational toolkit that makes the environmental impacts of internet infrastructure understandable and actionable for young people through interactive, play-based learning.
The programme will feature an opening keynote on skills and community participation in building an environmentally responsible digital future; a spotlight with our community implementation partners from India, Cambodia, and the Philippines, and a plenary discussion on democratic participation in infrastructure governance, building technological capacity with communities, play-based learning as a means of fostering agency, and storytelling as a method of public engagement.
Speakers for the event:
- Rajnesh Singh, Chief Executive Officer, APNIC Foundation
- Osama Manzar, Founder & Director at Digital Empowerment Foundation, India
- Sai Rahul Poruri, Chief Executive Officer, FOSS United
- Itsaraporn Daoram, Regional Consultant for Asia and the Pacific at 5 Rights Foundation
- Gabe Mercado, Executive Director of Vivita Philippines
- Namrata Srihari, Co-founder of Vyūha Learning Labs
Link to Register: The Internet We Choose to Build: Can We Make Better Futures by Making Young People Play? | Unboxing Internet Infrastructures Toolkit Launch · Luma
Please share this invite with a colleague or collaborator interested in digital sustainability, creating meaningful avenues for young people and communities to shape technological futures, or turning complex questions into playful learning experiences.
We would love for you to join us!