February 2012 Blog Posts (29)

Full Name: Kulabako Deborah



Gender: Female



Nationality: Ugandan



Country of Residence: Uganda



Organisation: Datamine Technical Business School



Stakeholder group: Private Sector



Background (50 words):

I hold a PGD in ICT Policy and Regulations and Bachelor of Arts Degree with Education both  awarded by…

'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. Lord Acton would presumably be delighted to learn his aside in the late 19th Century has become a cliche. But like many clichees it remains as true now as ever . Absolute rulers can be challenged, albeit often very bloodily and painfully as we're constantly witnessing. But finding the levers of power is a lot more difficult if the ruler is a very rich business operating…

Dear friends, we invite you to join us tomorrow Tuesday, 28th February, for our IG webinar on Freedom of Expression.

Our special host is our friend Sala T. Tamanikaiwaimaro, one of two co-coordinators of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC), who will be discussing controversial issues, such as: What happens when the right to freedom of expression is violated? Or when it is confronted with other human rights provisions, such as privacy or intellectual property? And who…

Dear colleagues,

Following the extension of the nomination period for the MAG, and recognising the need for diversification of the stakeholder presence on the MAG, DiploFoundation made a short call for nominations, encouraging more participants in the IG process to self-nominate to the UN DESA/IGF Secretariat, and to post their information to our community site at www.diplointernetgovernance.org for consideration for endorsement by…

Thanks to everyone who participated in this community process. Results are being calculated and reviewed. We will announce them here soon.

Congratulations to everyone who is postulating for the MAG positions, and to everyone who participated in the poll. Remember, even those who are not endorsed by the DiploCommunity will still be considered by the Nominating Committee at UN DESA/IGF Secretariat.

Again: Congratulations, thank you, and good…

Full Name: Benson Ncube

Gender: Male

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Country of Residence: Botswana

Organisation: Cabling for Africa

Stakeholder group: Private Sector

Background (50 words):

Benson has a degree in Electrical Engineering (1992) and an MBA (2003) from the University of Zimbabwe. He has also been trained in Advanced Planning of Telecommunications projects in Germany under the sponsorship of Carl Duisburg Gesellschaft. Currently he is…

Voting for the final list of five candidates for the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, 21 February at 00.00 GMT. Nominations are being accepted until today, midnight GMT.

The poll will be accessible as from tomorrow. Please cast your votes …

I am cotesting for five nominees for IGF MAG and request  ALL OF YOU  to see my back ground and vote for me.

I have time tested applications to use internet (and ICT) to address global poverty and HUNGER.

Thans a lot in anticipation

JC  SHUKLA (JC)

I cant vote with google chrome

jc

Please review to see whether I have met deadline requirements.

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Full Name: Naveed Ul Haq

Gender: Male

Nationality: Pakistani

Country of Residence: Pakistan

Organization: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

Stakeholder Group: Regulator

Background:

I am an ICT professional, researcher and technology activist with major area of work surrounded around telecommunication networks and the Internet. Apart from…

 Full Name. Carlos Dionisio Aguirre

 Gender: Male

 Nationality: Argentinean

 Country of Residence: Argentina

 Organization: AGEIA DENSI - Study Group & Academic Research Association in Law, Economy and Business at Information Society

 Stakeholder group: Civil Society & Academy

Background: Im a International Director of AGEIA DENSI, currently GNSO member and former re-elected ALAC member by LACRALO ICANN, Lawyer specialized in Business…

Full Name: Magaly P. Pazello

Gender: Female

Nationality: Brazilian

Country of Residence: Brazil…

Full Name:                          Kolubahzizi T. Howard

Gender:                               Male

Nationality:                          Liberian

Country of Residence:   Liberia

Organization:                    Liberia Telecommunications Authority

Stakeholder Group:        Government and the ISCO Liberian Chapter

Background (50 words):

 Worked in the telecommunications sector for over…

Full Name: Benson Ncube

Gender: Male

Nationality: Zimbabwean

Country of Residence: Botswana

Organisation: Cabling for Africa

Stakeholder group: Private Sector

Background (50 words):

Benson has a degree in Electrical Engineering (1992) and an MBA (2003) from the University of Zimbabwe. He has also been trained in Advanced…

Full Name: Adedotun Adewunmi



Gender: Male



Nationality: Rwandan



Country of Residence: Nigeria



Organisation: Freespirit Illustrations Company



Stakeholder group: Civil Society



Background (50 words): …

Full Name:  Avri Doria



Gender:  Female



Nationality:  US and Israel



Country of Residence:  US



Organisation:  Independent research consultant working on Internet architecture, protocols and governance



Stakeholder group:  Civil Society & Internet Technical Community



Background (50 words):



I was a WSIS Civil Society participant, a WGIG member, a Coordinator of the IGC, a Chair of GNSO Council and the NCSG in ICANN,…