<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you again to Deirdre for the nomination, and to the returning officers for all their efforts so far. I include below my statement.</div><div><br></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My name is Sheetal Kumar, and I’m
based in London, UK where I’m a Programme Lead at Global Partners Digital
(GPD). I believe the role of IGC coordinator requires enthusiasm, understanding of internet policy issues,
organisational and facilitation skills. At GPD, I have experience in
facilitating civil society engagement in internet policy and governance spaces,
including at the global level where I’ve been working on ensuring greater openness,
inclusivity and transparency for civil society engagement in multistakeholder
and multilateral processes. For example, I’ve supported coordination of civil
society in the WSIS+10 Review Process, and other global processes
including the ICDPPC, the G20, the UNHRC and more recently the HLP and the UN
First Committee. Currently, I lead a</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
cybersecurity capacity building programme which supports civil society
organisations to promote and protect human rights in relevant discussions at the national and global levels. <span></span></span></i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span> </span></span></i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><i>In addition, I represented
Bestbits at the CSCG where I helped to coordinate the involvement of the
previous Bestbits network in the CSCG. I’ve also been an active
participant in the civil society pre-IGF coordination mee</i>tings, <i>as well as a
participant of the IGF and its intersessional activities, most recently the BPF
on cybersecurity.<span></span></i></span></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span> </span></span></i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’ve been helping to lead the
discussions regarding the closure of Bestbits and been involved in the related
discussions regarding the IGC’s revival. As the internet and digital
technologies become increasingly relevant, we need a coordinated and strong
civil society presence which meaningfully involves a diverse and wide range of voices
more than ever.
<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span></span></span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><i>I believe my experience in the field
of internet policy, relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the
community, and my facilitation of the closing of Bestbits process, as well as
my strong organisational skills will support me to carry out a role as IGC coordinator.
</i></span>
<span></span></span></i></p><i>
</i><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 at 00:06, ahmed eisa <<a href="mailto:kassmoor22@gmail.com">kassmoor22@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dear friends<div dir="auto">I support the nomination of Sheetal because she is one of the best active civil society I met and she deserve the nomination </div><div dir="auto">Ahmed eisa Sudan </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 6:13 PM Sheetal Kumar <<a href="mailto:sheetal@gp-digital.org" target="_blank">sheetal@gp-digital.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all, <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to Deirdre for the nomination, and to others for their expression of support so far. I appreciate the trust and support and I'll send the 300 word statement as requested in the next week. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes</div><div>Sheetal. <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 at 23:50, Remmy Nweke <<a href="mailto:remmyn@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">remmyn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Supported<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-8750638528383381746m_4426578413710916330gmail-m_-8038099866246054489gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">____<div>REMMY NWEKE, <font size="1">mNGE</font>, </div><div>Lead Consulting Strategist/Group Executive Editor, <br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,0,0)">DigitalSENSE Africa Media</span> <span>[<i>Multiple-award winning medium</i>]<br></span>(<a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">DigitalSENSE Business News</a>; <a href="http://www.itrealms.com.ng" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ITREALMS</a>, <a href="http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">NaijaAgroNet</a>)</div><div>Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos<br>M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">@ITRealms<br></a><div>Author: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria%E2%80%8E" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#ff0000">2020 <a href="http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D & Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable</a></font></b> </div><div>JOIN us!!</div><div><br></div><div>*Vice President, <a href="http://www.acsis-scasi.org/en/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS</a>)</div><div>_________________________________________________________________<br><font size="1">*Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments are confidential and may also be privileged information. 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be one of two co-coordinators for the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC). While
several people have been working steadily for more than six months to re-awake
and unify a voice of civil society in the internet governance debate, it has
been Sheetal’s persistence that has provided the “glue” to hold the group
together. She has been open to all points of view, patient, diplomatic, working
towards consensus without steering things towards her own preference, while
keeping the group together to produce results. IGC needs these skills if it is
to survive as an effective actor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Deirdre Williams</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">“The fundamental cure for poverty is not money but knowledge" Sir William Arthur Lewis, Nobel Prize Economics, 1979</div></div>
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