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<p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">Candidacy of Andrew Puddephatt for the Best Bits steering Committee</span></b></p><p class="" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">●<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><b style><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">Bio:</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span>Andrew Puddephatt is the Director
of Global Partners Digital, which seeks to promote democracy and human rights
online.</p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:15pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-repeat:initial initial">Previously, Andrew was the
Director of Article 19 the international freedom of expression organisation and
prior to that the head of the UK’s National Council for Civil Liberties, where
he led the campaign for the UK Bill of Rights – enshrined in law in 2000. He is a board member of the European Council
for Foreign Relations, International Media Support in Denmark and is Deputy
Chair of the Sigrid Rausing Trust. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:15pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-repeat:initial initial">In the past Andrew has been an
expert advisor to UNESCO for whom he drafted the Media Development Indicators,
which have been widely adopted. He has
also drafted Journalist Safety Indicators for UNESCO and was an expert advisor
to the Council of Europe on access to information, to the Commonwealth
Secretariat on freedom of expression and to UNDP on access to information. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:15pt"><span lang="EN-US">Andrew is a graduate of Cambridge University.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">●<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">Your vision for Best Bits. What do you
think you can contribute on the steering committee?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"></span></b></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">As
one of those who helped establish Best Bits as an inclusive platform for civil
society globally, I am committed to continuing to develop BB as a forum for
debate. My views on the way forward for
BB are summarised at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pad.bestbits.net/manifesto">http://pad.bestbits.net/manifesto</a></span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span>For me the three key elements that should
shape the Internet field going forward are:</p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:36pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">A commitment to human rights
values and norms forming the basis of the engineering, architecture, commercial
and regulatory environment</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:36pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US">A belief that governance should
be dispersed into bodies best able to carry out the different governance functions</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:36pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">A belief that multi-stakeholder processes can be developed to
enhance democratic participation <span style="background-repeat:initial initial"></span></span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="background-repeat:initial initial"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="background-repeat:initial initial">If
elected to the steering group, furthering these views will be my goals.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">●<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">That you can commit time of up to several
hours per week to devote to Best Bits.
This may include facilitating the broader community of participants to
organise meetings, draft joint statements or interventions, improve website
resources, mediate disputes, etc. Where
do you think your strengths lie?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"></span></b></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span>I can commit the time that is necessary. I think my strengths lie in my ability to facilitate
and support the participation of others, rather than treating Best Bits as a
means to promote my own views. I am collaborative by belief and
inclination. I’m happy to work in the
background, help raise funds, help organise meetings and look at how to provide
capacity building support for newer members.
I think it is important to grow a new generation of younger leaders and
ensure that Internet policy is not dominated by the same voices year and after
year. If elected I will work towards
this goal.</p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:18pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%">●<span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">Familiarity with the existing statement
of objectives at </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/"><b><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">http://bestbits.net/organizer/best-bits/</span></b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"> and the draft procedures at </span></b><a href="http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/"><b><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">http://bestbits.net/wiki/main/procedures/</span></b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)">. (These are not
written in stone, but they are a useful guideline to our current practices.)</span><span style="color:rgb(7,55,99)"></span></b></span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-US"> </span>I have helped develop these rules and procedures but recognize
there is room for improvement. An elected steering committee will be much better
placed to strengthen the infrastructure of BB. </p>
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