[bestbits] The 2 Best Bits candidates to the CSCG

[Nadira Alaraj]

Dear Best Bits members,

The following 2 candidates expressed their interest on August 16th & August
22nd respectively, to the role of Best Bits representative to the CSCG.

   - Poncelet Ileleji, Coordinator -The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training
   Centre & Digital Studio
   - Sheetal Kumar, Programme Manager | Global Partners Digital

*Note: their bios are included below.*

Before forwarding the names to the current CSCG, I would like to ask you to
support or question their candidacy of the voice of Best Bits in the
following CSCG Procedures <http://internetgov-cs.org/procedures> by August
28th.

Thank you,

Nadira ALARAJ

Outgoing Representative of Best Bits

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*Poncelet O. Ileleji bio:*

Poncelet is a computer Scientist by Profession with 20 years in the field,
he has been involved with the use of ICT as a tool for sustainable
development both as a lecturer, researcher and consultant for the Gambia
YMCAs, where he is the coordinator of the computer training centre and
digital studio.  He has also served as consultant for several projects in
Africa covering ICT for D, Learning, Technologies and Education, Internet
Governance and Health Informatics.  He served also as an International
Coordinator for the International YMCA of New York, International Camp
Counselor Program; He also represents Computer Frontiers Inc in the Gambia.

Poncelet served as the country coordinator for the World Links program in
the Gambia during the program life cycle in The Gambia from 2001 to 2005,
The program was funded and initiated by the World Bank and it adopted a
constructivist approach to teaching with ICT that emphasized a shift away
from teacher-centered lecture-based instruction towards student-centered,
project-based learning during the program life cycle from 2001 to 2005 in
the Gambia.

He Is a member of the British Computer Society, and also a fellow of
Mirandanet (www.mirandanet.ac.uk) and an active member of the Association
for Progressive Communication (APC).   He is a founding member of the
Information Technology Association of the Gambia and was elected president
of the Association in March 2010 is term ended in April 2014 (www.itag.gm).
He is also the national resource person for the West African Internet
Governance Forum www.waigf.org the Gambian Chapter and former board member
of  Africa ICT alliance www.aficta.org and  he is a member of the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) NPOC Constituency
www.npoc.org  serving presently as Policy Chair and representing NPOC on
the Executive Committee of the Non Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) of
ICANN he has also served  on various ICANN working groups. He is an adviser
to Ministry of Information Communication and Infrastructure, The Gambia  on
the Gambian membership of  the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He
also serves on the   Working Group for WG 3 – Privacy and Transparency
Online for Freedom Coalition,
https://www.freedomonlinecoalition.com/how-we-work/working-groups/working-group-3/
and also represents is organisation in the Open Data Charter as a Steward
on the implementation committee, http://opendatacharter.net/

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*Sheetal Kumar Bio:*

Sheetal currently works at Global Partners Digital where she provides
strategic oversight for an internet freedom programme to protect and
promote human rights online. She is firmly committed to transparent and
inclusive internet governance processes and has in the past year, been part
of civil society advocacy at the WSIS+10 Review, where she participated in
panels at the WSIS Forum and the Informal Interactive WSIS Stakeholder
Consultation as well as at the IGF. She is also committed to facilitating
regional-level advocacy efforts, including for example through the African
Declaration Declaration for Internet Rights and Freedoms, having recently
participated at a side session on internet rights at the NGO Forum to the
ACHPR. As part of work to promote a greater diversity of voices and a human
rights perspective in internet governance, she has overseen the publication
of resources on cybersecurity policy and human rights, a resource of case
studies on civil society participation in internet governance and an
introduction to the UNHRC's UPR for human rights online.  Her involvement
and direct engagement in processes has allowed her to gain a familiarity
with the main issues and trends in internet policy and an understanding of
the opportunities and challenges that the current internet governance
system presents for public interest, human rights and civil society voices.

Sheetal holds an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the
London School of Economics and an MA in International Relations with French
from the University of St Andrews. Her studies included global internet and
communications policy, the evolution of the internet, communication for
development, media in the global South and more broadly, theories relating
to power, media and communications and technology.

Promoting participatory, inclusive and democratic policy processes, and
developing effective communication across communities has always been the
impetus of her work. Before joining GPD, Sheetal worked for the Institute
for Environment and Development (IIED), managed communications for the
Senegalese health organisation, Enda Santé and provided support to the
Knowledge Management Department of UNESCO West Africa’s regional
headquarters. In a previous life, she was an editor for an HIV/AIDS charity
educational website and English language teacher.
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