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Dear Community Member, Asia-Pacific School on Internet Governance is pleased to invite you to join a webinar as part of our effort to engage with the community on a few selected topics of interest in the emerging areas. First in this series would be on the topic of," Cybersecurity policies and cyber laws in the changing scenario". Cybersecurity and its Governance has taken a center stage in all facets of human activities viz online transactions, banking, small and medium enterprises, education, entertainment, health care, trade, etc. The contour of Cybersecurity is changing from Governmental needs to societal requirements. The session will address the need and necessity of formulating the cybersecurity policy and cyber laws which caters to the whole spectrum of ICT users and providers in any country. It also looks into the individual sectors and organizations both Government and non Government in designing appropriate cybersecurity policies to suit their needs. The details of the webinar are as follows: *Date: July 3, 2021* *Time: 0800 UTC* *Speaker : Ms. Atsuko Okuda* Ms. Atsuko Okuda is presently holding the position of ITU Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific region. Prior to that, she was the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2015 to 2020. Ms. Okuda also served the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the UN Secretariat ERP initiative, and involved in the promotion of a wide range of ICT for development initiatives at ESCAP. and the other UN organizations. . Ms. Okuda obtained Bachelor’s degree from Kyoto University (Japan), a Master’s from Helsinki University (Finland). For participation, you may kindly register at the following link : https://forms.gle/VADX1nAnQtyPWYJUA Once the registration is over, you will be receiving a confirmation mail wherein a zoom link will be provided for the webinar. We look forward to hosting you. With regards, Dr. Govind Chair, APSIG Program Committee