[bestbits] The 2 Best Bits candidates to the CSCG

Tue Aug 23 17:05:50 EDT 2016

I had the pleasure to work with Poncelet, in FAST Africa and other
activities and I have only good things to say about. Close to the reality
of problems, working proactively on policy, enthusiast and excellent
person, collaborative and kind.
100% happy with his appointment.

Renata Avila
Key: 0xB43D89CA1

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 11:02 PM, Nadira Alaraj <nadira.araj at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
> =====
>
> *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/
>
> ---------------
>
> *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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