About

As CEO of the APNIC Foundation, Duncan is focused on a wide range of Internet development activities and issues. This includes a grants and awards program (ISIF Asia) that has previously supported social enterprises focused on innovative uses of Internet technologies for development. APNIC (the Foundation's parent organisation) is the Internet registry for the 56 economies of the Asia Pacific - one of five registeries operating globally. In this role, APNIC provides essential connectivity resources to the thousands of networks across the region that make up the Internet, including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), mobile operators, and corporate and educational networks. It's vision is a global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the entire Asia Pacific community.

Before joining APNIC, Duncan worked in Asia for 25 years in the development and media sectors with a particular focus on the use of science and technology in development.  He?s lived and worked in Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines. His main professional interests are the Internet and its role in development but he has also spent 14 years studying the world of rice.