December 2013 Blog Posts (21)

ISOC has made a call for academic papers, which is part of a project on multistakeholder governance -- of interest to those of you working with, and studying related issues. The two-phase process will try 'to identify the key characteristics and main challenges of Multistakeholder governance'.

Phase I consists of a  Multistakeholder Governance Survey:…

This call for experts, for research on Global Internet governance was posted by Dr. Milton Mueller. The aims of the project are:

1. To provide actionable policy recommendations for overcoming collective-action dilemmas that stymie governance efforts in the domain of cyberspace
2. To identify general lessons for good global governance

I am sure some of you would be excellent candidates for this project. Please read Milton's…

Visualisation of top Irish language tweets. Source: Indigenous Tweets

A common argument raised against the adoption of digital…

After discussion and review, below is the email sent to Adiel, noting the CS Coordination Group nominations for the 1Net Steering Committee. Do feel free to follow the process, intervene, ask questions, and ensure that your priorities are being addressed. These liaisons give you a voice, if you need help or support as well.

Thanks to everyone who answered our call for participation in the Diplo community poll to support selection of a nominee for the 1Net Steering Committee. Self-nominees are much appreciated for their offer to serve. Discussions and participation in the  poll and selection process are also necessary and important components of the nomination process.

Results were calculated based on (see  …

Full name:NCHEKOUA TCHOUMBA Jean Robert

Gender: Male

Nationality: Cameroonian

Country of residence: Yaoundé Cameroun

Organisation: UN Working group on internet related cooperation :

Backgroud and/or experience in IG : Particating in the work of CSTD

Motivation :

Despite favorable policies for the development of Internet, the digital divide is widening in Africa. Already, the absolute necessity of denying that the gap between those of our…

Hello everyone

1Net is an important multistakeholder initiative that we hope will assist in coordinating IG initiatives and coorperation. Please read the Diplo post about the 1Net nomination process and more about 1Net at http://1net.org/…

Full name: Shahram Soboutipour

Gender: Male

Nationality: Iranian

Country of residence: Iran

Organization: Tehran ICT Association (Iranian ICT Association), iJMA3 Persia, Persian…

Full name: Jean Paul Nkurunziza

Gender: Male

Nationality:Burundian

Country of residence:Burundi

Organisation: Burundi Youth Training Centre ( BYTC), ISOC-Burundi

1. Background and/or experience in IG (50 words); feel free to include a link:

Attended the DiploFoundation online course on Internet Governance in 2007  and became the tutor for francophone groups,  and later,  I tutored the francophone groups within the ISOC's Next…

Full name: Analía Aspis

Gender: Female

Nationality: Argentinean

Country of residence: Argentina

Organisation: University of Buenos Aires and NGO Internet and Society

Background and/or experience in IG (50 words); feel free to include a link:

In LatinAmerica there is still a very weak debate about IG however as a profesional and researcher in IT law…

I would like to put forward my nomination for the self-nomination of the 1Net Steering Committee, for submission to the Civil Society Coordination Committee.



Full name: SHREEDEEP RAYAMAJHI

Gender: MALE

Nationality: NEPALI

Country of residence: NEPAL

Organisation: RAYZNEWS /ISOC NEPAL



Background and/or experience in IG (50 words); feel free to include a…

Dear colleagues,

Here is my nomination for the 1Net.

Full name: Vladimir Radunovic

Gender: M

Nationality: Serbian

Country of residence: Serbia

Organisation: DiploFoundation

Background and/or experience in IG (50 words); feel free to include a link:

I have been involved with Internet governance since WSIS1&2, participated in all the IGF meetings and served as MAG member…

Full Name:  S. PARAMANANDAN @ S.P  ANANDAN

Gender:       Male

Nationality:           INDIAN

Country of Residence:      INDIA

Organization:                  FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (FRSD)

Background and/or experience in IG (50 words):

I have completed five online courses from Diplo Foundation in the past.  As an ICANN Fellow,  I attended ICANN meetings in Singapore and…

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I am trying to stay warm in my office. We just moved to a new office so my classroom computers have not yet been set up and it's been a long week of moving. I just wrapped up the new curriculum I developed with our team n…

Full Name: Bruce Avasadanond

Gender: Male

Nationality: Thai

Country of Residence: Thailand

Organization: Radio Thailand English Language Service

Background and/or experience in IG (50 words):

I completed the 2013 ISOC Next Generation Leaders e-Learning Course "Shaping the Internet: History and Futures" and numerous DiploFoundation's courses. Moreover, I am a member of…

Full name: REMMY CHUKS NWEKE

Gender: MALE

Nationality: NIGERIAN

Country of residence: NIGERIA

Organisation: DigitalSENSE Africa Media

Background and/or experience in IG:

Lead Strategist, DigitalSENSE Africa Media Group, organizers of the Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum series on Internet…

Full name: Basheerhamad Shadrach

Gender: Male

Nationality: Indian

Country of residence: India

Organisation: Voice to the Voiceless Trust

Background and/or experience in IG (50 words);  Having advocated with the grassroots of their concern for inclusion at WSIS and its declaration, I have liked to be known as someone who voices the voiceless.  It would be a great opportunity for me to get back to the international policy circles raising the flag of the…

DiploFoundation is a global non-profit organisation that has been focusing on IG policy issues since 1994. Diplo has been one of the key players in the WSIS process by providing capacity building, training, and research on digital policy issues. We work in groups such as the WGIG, IGC, MAG, IGF, and others. In June 2006, Diplo was granted Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Diplo places a high importance on capacity building and dissemination of…

I would like to thank Diplo for the endorsement as candidate to the MAG and all the Diplo community members that have participated to the poll. As any democratic exercise, its strength is within the people that invest time in organising, participating and engaging into the process.

Although Diplo candidates are not supposed to represent Diplo within the MAG, I will be glad to convey the…