[bestbits] input from past MAG CS reps pls? Re: Short listing proposal of candidates to CSCG for MAG2016

Tue Jan 26 17:32:44 EST 2016

Hello Carolina,

Thanks for all the updates. I have being nominated for MAG 2016 and will be
glad if i could be added to the list.

Find bellow brief description:

*BRIEF BIO: WISDOM DONKOR*

My name is Wisdom Donkor, 39 years of age and work with the National
Information Technology Agency, Ghana as a specialization engineer in
E-government and infrastructure, Internet Governance and Open Government
Data, platforms and policies.

I holds the position of IT Manager and Technical Lead person for Ghana Open
Data Initiative Project and also lecture part time at the Ghana Telecom
University College (Centre for Professional Development Unit). I was the
immediate past Vice General Secretary of the Internet Society Ghana Chapter
and currently the National Secretariat Manager of the Information
Technology Association of Ghana (ITAG) and also serve as the Secretary
(ex-officio) to the Executive Management Committee of which Prof Nii
Quaynor is the Chair and President. I have being involve in the IT Industry
for over 10 years in areas of ICT Policy development, Internet Governance,
Open Government Data, Software Design and Development, Databases and
Consolidation, Open Source Software Technologies, Data Divide Privacy and
Security, Big Data and analytics, Data Management and technologies, and
Human Resource Planning and Development and also consult to many local
organisations and has contributed to several ICT projects across Ghana and
Abroad.

I am a very passionate advocate for free open Internet, open government
data and open source software technologies. Besides, I have been associated
with ICANN as Fellow, coach (mentor) and ICANN Information Booth Lead and
Support Staff since ICANN 49,  and have gotten fellowship for 4 meetings
out of the last 7 meetings held (ICANN 49, 52, and 54, 55). I have
participated, attended and contributed to several Local and international
programs such as IGF, ISOC, IETF, ITU, World Bank, The Growth Net of India,
USAID, UNDP, Africa Open Data Conference, International Open Data
Conference and West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WTRA).

I am an active member of the Open Government Data Working Group, World Bank
Africa Open Data working Team, Non Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG),
Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Internet Society (ISOC), Diplo Foundation,
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), Ghana IGF Steering
Committee, Ghana Open Government Partnership Steering Committee, Linux
Accra User Group and does follows several internet governance and Open
government data online and mailing list discussions.

I have help and organize several workshop programs on Internet governance
related issues, Open Government Data and community engagement development
and incubation, Cyber Security and Online Child protection, including the
IANA Stewardship transition, ICANN community engagement of which the ICANN
Vice President for Africa Pierre Dandjinou and Yaovi Atohoun on several
occasion took part.

I was one of organisers at the 2015 IGF Workshop in Joao Pessoa, Brazil on
the topic Internet Governance and Open Government Data Initiative of which
the report is readily available on the IGF website. The reason for this
workshop was to bring to the attention of IGF, Policy Makers and the
general public the linkages between Internet governance and Open Government
Data of which policy makers should start considering in the formulation of
internet and open data related policies that will help to large extent in
the achievement of the Sustainable development goals (SDG’s) adopted by the
United Nations.

I am currently the founder of the newly formed African Open Data and
Internet Governance Research Foundation Institute and hope to use this
foundation through research to bring to the bear some of the issues and
what policy makers are missing.

I hope with my nomination, I will bring to bear some of the issues
hindering the development of Africa in relation to sustainable job creation
and how Internet governance and open government data   can help bridge that
gap.

  Thanks

WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)
ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member
Web/OGPL Portal Specialist
National Information Technology Agency (NITA)
Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI)
Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Tel; +233 20 812881
Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com
wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh
wisdom.dk at gmail.com
Skype: wisdom_dk
facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk
Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh
www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Carolina Rossini <
carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote:

> It would be great if previous MAG CS members shared their experience here
> and also how "hard" or not MAG can be. And how much they were actually able
> to influence in the decisions.  That could help people decide their votes.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Miguel Ignacio Estrada <
> miestrada at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> +1 for all the candidates, +10 for Renata, I love everything she is doing
>> for her community and the region
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:20 AM, Burcu Kilic <bkilic at citizen.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I guess Nadira missed my endorsements. +1 for the three candidates -
>>> particularly +++++ 1 for Jeremy J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [mailto:
>>> bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] *On Behalf Of *Nadira Alaraj
>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 25, 2016 10:23 AM
>>> *To:* <bestbits at lists.bestbits.net>
>>> *Subject:* [bestbits] Short listing proposal of candidates to CSCG for
>>> MAG2016
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear BestBits members,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to thank all of you who took part in showing your interest
>>> and those who endorsed, to the candidacy of MAG2016.
>>>
>>> Below is a summary of the correspondences on this regards.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As per requested by the CSCG to submit a maximum of 3 names and per the
>>> results of your endorsements. I would like to pass to the CSCG the names of
>>> the first three on the list below because the 4th on this list got minimal
>>> endorsements.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I appreciate if you have any other opinion, please let me know in couple
>>> of hours before sending my recommendations by the end of the day in my time
>>> zone which will be 10PM UTC.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Nominees
>>>
>>> Endorsement  with comments by Marilia Maciel
>>>
>>> +1 endorsements
>>>
>>> Jeremy Malcolm
>>>
>>> (USA)
>>>
>>> (Interest date: Jan 4)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> +1 to Jeremy, publicly thanking you for all the work you have put in the
>>> evaluation sheets this year. It would be of great importance to have Jeremy
>>> on the MAG to strengthen its outcome-oriented feature.
>>>
>>> Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,
>>>
>>> Becky Lentz,
>>>
>>> João Carlos R. Caribé,
>>>
>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>
>>> *off-list*: 2
>>>
>>> Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>>>
>>> (Brazil)
>>>
>>> (Interest date: Jan 5)
>>>
>>> +1 to Renata, who has been such an active and vocal member of our
>>> Brazilian IG community and a contributor to global debates in ICANN and
>>> IGF.  Her academic expertise can be very useful to the group.
>>>
>>> Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,
>>>
>>> Becky Lentz,
>>>
>>> João Carlos R. Caribé,
>>>
>>> Carolina Rossini,
>>>
>>> Nathalia Foditsch
>>>
>>> *off-list*:1
>>>
>>> Deirdre Williams
>>>
>>> (Santa Lucia)
>>>
>>> (Interest date: Jan 12)
>>>
>>> +1 to Deirdre who has a tremendous experience in IG issues acquired
>>> throughout the years, always showing in her positions a deep concern with
>>> the "human" aspect of our discussions and with the end user.
>>>
>>> Ephraim Percy Kenyanito,
>>>
>>> Becky Lentz,
>>>
>>> João Carlos R. Caribé,
>>>
>>> Carolina Rossini
>>>
>>> *off-list*:2
>>>
>>> Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
>>>
>>> (Fiji)
>>>
>>> (Interest date: Jan 22)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *off-list*:1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> Nadira Alaraj
>>> Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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