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Saima Nisar

Dr Saima Nisar is a Lecturer at Xiamen University Malaysia whose work explores how people use technology and how policies shape Internet governance. An active member of the Asia Pacific Internet community, she has served as a Policy Analyst with APPO and as a Fellow at APNIC 56, APrIGF 2024, and APAN 58. Her research focuses on bridging technical and policy perspectives to create practical, inclusive digital policies.

Bridging technical and institutional layers in Internet policy

By Saima Nisar on 1 Dec 2025

Guest Post: Reflections from the inaugural APNIC Policy Fellowship on connecting technical expertise, institutional perspectives, and community collaboration to build more inclusive Internet policies.