APNIC, the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to sustaining a global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the Asia Pacific region. APNIC works primarily as the Regional Internet address Registry (or RIR) for the Asia Pacific, with responsibility for distribution and management of IP addresses, and for registry services including "whois", resource certification, and reverse DNS. As an RIR, APNIC facilitates bottom up, community-based development of Internet resource policies, which determine how IP addresses and related resources are managed.

APNIC also provides technical training and education on Internet infrastructure development, supports Internet community events including APRICOT and regional NOG meetings, produces leading Internet research results, and assists in the development of critical infrastructure such as DNS root servers and Internet exchange points (IXPs). APNIC actively supports the established and proven multistakeholder approach to Internet governance, both through its own open multistakeholder processes, and through advocacy for and on behalf of the Internet technical community.

APNIC's current priorities include supporting IPv6 deployment, while also managing the ongoing depletion of IPv4 address space; promoting Internet security through technical training and Internet resource certification; developing technical consultancy services to provide hands-on technical assistance; and promoting the success of the current multistakeholder model of Internet governance, particularly with governments and with intergovernmental organizations such as the ITU, APEC, OECD, and others.