<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you Niels for raising this point, which I could see its relevant to be discussed among the CSCG working group regarding the <a href="http://internetgov-cs.org/procedures#C">Procedures for New Members</a>, knowing that you don't mind to pass it.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best wishes,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Nadira<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Niels ten Oever <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@digitaldissidents.org" target="_blank">lists@digitaldissidents.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear all,<br>
<br>
Thank you Nadira and the candidates for making themselves available for<br>
this work.<br>
<br>
One question to ask: does our definition of 'civil society' include<br>
'social purpose companies'? I am asking this because Global Partners<br>
Digital is a 'social purpose company' [0], and whereas for me that would<br>
fall under the term 'civil society', there are several defintiions of<br>
civil society which would exclude GPD on this basis.<br>
<br>
If we're OK with counting social purpose companies as civil society, I'm<br>
more than happy to support Sheetal's candidacy, having worked with her<br>
in several fora.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Niels<br>
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[0] <a href="http://www.gp-digital.org/who-we-are/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gp-digital.org/who-<wbr>we-are/</a><br>
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On 08/23/2016 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote:<br>
> Dear Best Bits members,<br>
><br>
</span>> The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16^th &<br>
> August 22^nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to<br>
> the CSCG.<br>
><br>
> * Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training<br>
> Centre & Digital Studio<br>
> * Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital<br>
><br>
> /Note: their bios are included below./<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you<br>
> to support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the<br>
</span>> following CSCG Procedures <<a href="http://internetgov-cs.org/procedures" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://internetgov-cs.org/<wbr>procedures</a>> by<br>
> August 28^th .<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Thank you,<br>
><br>
> Nadira ALARAJ<br>
><br>
> Outgoing Representative of Best Bits<br>
><br>
> =====<br>
><br>
</span>> _*Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:*_<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the<br>
> field, he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for<br>
> sustainable development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant<br>
> for the Gambia YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer<br>
> training centre and digital studio. He has also served as consultant<br>
> for several projects in Africa covering ICT for D, Learning,<br>
> Technologies and Education, Internet Governance and Health Informatics.<br>
> He served also as an International Coordinator for the International<br>
> YMCA of New York, International Camp Counselor Program; He also<br>
> represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia.<br>
><br>
> Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program<br>
> in the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to<br>
> 2005, The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it<br>
> adopted a constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a<br>
> shift away from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards<br>
> student-centered, project-based learning during the program life cycle<br>
> from 2001 to 2005 in the Gambia.<br>
><br>
> He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of<br>
</span>> Mirandanet (<a href="http://www.mirandanet.ac.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mirandanet.ac.uk</a> <<a href="http://www.mirandanet.ac.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.mirandanet.ac.uk</a>>) and an<br>
<span class="">> active member of the Association for Progressive Communication (APC).<br>
> He is a founding member of the Information Technology Association of the<br>
> Gambia and was elected president of the Association in March 2010 is<br>
</span>> term ended in April 2014 (<a href="http://www.itag.gm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.itag.gm</a> <<a href="http://www.itag.gm" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.itag.gm</a>>). He is also<br>
<span class="">> the national resource person for the West African Internet Governance<br>
</span>> Forum <a href="http://www.waigf.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.waigf.org</a> <<a href="http://www.waigf.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.waigf.org</a>> the Gambian Chapter and<br>
<span class="">> former board member of Africa ICT alliance <a href="http://www.aficta.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.aficta.org</a><br>
</span>> <<a href="http://www.aficta.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.aficta.org</a>> and he is a member of the Internet Corporation<br>
<span class="">> for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency <a href="http://www.npoc.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.npoc.org</a><br>
</span>> <<a href="http://www.npoc.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.npoc.org</a>> serving presently as Policy Chair and<br>
<span class="">> representing NPOC on the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial<br>
> Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of ICANN he has also served on various ICANN<br>
> working groups. He is an adviser to Ministry of Information<br>
> Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia on the Gambian membership<br>
> of the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He also serves on<br>
> the Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency Online for<br>
> Freedom Coalition,<br>
> <a href="https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr>freedomonlinecoalition.com/<wbr>how-we-work/working-groups/<wbr>working-group-3/</a><br>
> and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a<br>
> Steward on the implementation committee, <a href="http://opendatacharter.net/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://opendatacharter.net/</a><br>
><br>
> ---------------<br>
><br>
</span>> _*Sheetal Kumar Bio:*_<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">><br>
> Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides<br>
> strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and<br>
> promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and<br>
> inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been<br>
> part of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she<br>
> participated in panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive<br>
> WSIS Stakeholder Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also<br>
> committed to facilitating regional-level advocacy efforts, including for<br>
> example through the African Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights<br>
> and Freedoms, having recently participated at a side session on internet<br>
> rights at the NGO Forum to the ACHPR. As part of work to promote a<br>
> greater diversity of voices and a human rights perspective in internet<br>
> governance, she has overseen the publication of resources on<br>
> cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case studies on<br>
> civil society participation in internet governance and an introduction<br>
> to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online. Her involvement and direct<br>
> engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity with the<br>
> main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of the<br>
> opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance system<br>
> presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices.<br>
><br>
> Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the<br>
> London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with<br>
> French from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global<br>
> internet and communications policy, the evolution of the internet,<br>
> communication for development, media in the global South and more<br>
> broadly, theories relating to power, media and communications and<br>
> technology.<br>
><br>
> Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and<br>
> developing effective communication across communities has always been<br>
> the impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the<br>
> Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications<br>
> for the Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support<br>
> to the Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional<br>
> headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS<br>
> charity educational website and English language teacher.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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