The Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) along with the Widely Integrated Distributed Environment (WIDE Project) announced the launch of the Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust (APIDT) which aims to support the work of the APNIC Foundation. APIDT will specially focus on building technical skills and capacity, improving critical Internet infrastructure, supporting research and development, and improving community capability to build an open, global, stable and secure Internet. APNIC held a Q&A session to discuss the creation of the trust with relevant parties on 27 March.