Noelle joined the Internet Society in October 2013. She is the Regional Policy Manager, for Asia-Pacific.
Prior to joining ISOC, Noelle worked as a development analyst for global consulting firm Devex, where she examined public-private partnership trends in development cooperation. She began her career as a field researcher and journalist, and was special features editor of Philippine broadsheet BusinessWorld before pursuing a Master's in Media, Communication and Development at the London School of Economics, where she focused on Internet policy and regulation.
Noelle also holds a Master’s Degree in Asian Studies from the University of the Philippines, and has traveled extensively in the Asia-Pacific region for both work and leisure.
Noelle is multi-lingual and based in Manila, Philippines.
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Latest posts
Shaping the Internet's Future
24 December 2019
Lessons Learned from the Multistakeholder Process in the Philippines
In 2018, we began collaborating with the Philippines’ Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to develop the country’s National...
Shaping the Internet's Future
1 August 2019
Asia-Pacific ICT Ministers Focus on Co-Creating the Future of the Internet
In June, ICT ministers across Asia-Pacific got together in Singapore to decide on the direction of ICT development in...
Internet of Things (IoT)
27 November 2018
2018 Survey on Policy in Asia-Pacific: We Need to Do Something About IoT Security
Earlier this year, we asked Internet users across Asia-Pacific just how secure they thought their smart gadgets were. The...
Internet Governance
21 November 2018
Philippines Department of ICT Sets the Multistakeholder Model into Action
Early this year, we embarked on an initiative with the Philippines Department of ICT (DICT) to co-develop the country’s...
Privacy
21 February 2018
Rethinking Privacy in Asia-Pacific
It’s no secret that the world’s most powerful companies hold the largest treasure trove of personal data, having collected...
Growing the Internet
19 February 2016
Young people use mobile Internet more intensively in Asia-Pacific
As the industry gears up for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) this month, a new study released today by...