[governance] Final list - MAG 2016

Mon Jan 25 10:00:55 EST 2016

Thanks a lot Arsene for your words :)

Kind regards and very goog luck!
Analía

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 3:24 AM, Arsene TUNGALI (Yahoo) <
arsenebaguma at yahoo.fr> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> First, let me commend Analiàs' wonderful job coordinating this process.
> You are such a great person, very detailed but focused. I haven't seen such
> a transparent process for so long.
>
> Second, i would like to thank you all for your participation in this
> exercise. Thank you for your valuable inputs into the discussions, about
> the selection and endorsement process, language, etc. It was good to read
> from some people i haven't heard from for ages; this group is an important
> space for real discussions.
>
> Finally, i would like to thank all 4 candidates (including myself) for
> your dedication and energy for ther past few days. No matter what the
> results at the end are, you are a great addition to this group and to the
> IG Community around the world.
>
> Best regards and happy week start! It is 8.21am in Goma, DRC! Gotta go to
> work!
>
> Arsene
>
>
> ---------------------
> Arsene Tungali,
> +243 993810967 <+243%20993810967>
> @arsenebaguma
> Democratic Republic of Congo
> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone <https://yho.com/footer0>
>
>
> On Monday, January 25, 2016, 4:25 AM, Analia Aspis <analia.aspis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear members,
>
>
>
> This is the final report of the discussion and feedback we have had in the
> last days with regards the candidates for MAG 2016. *You will see the
>  the names of the candidates with the information they have provided to us
> along with the support they have received from others IGC members.*
>
>
> Because it is quite a long text, , I do attach in a pdf document including
> all the comments that were received. If anyone wants me to send it pasted
> in the mail, please just send me an email).
>
>
> Finally, as agreed, I will send this report to the CSCG and keep you
> updated on the discussion in that group and the final endorsement made by
> it.
>
>
> Thank you very much for your participation!
> Analía
> IGC co-coordinator
>
>
>
> 1.
>               1. *Arsene Tungal* (Congo)
> Total 8 support from: Baudouin Schombe,  Nnenna Nwakanma, Ephraim Percy
> Kenyanito, Akinremi Peter Taiwo, Lillian Nalwoga, Mwendwa Kivuva, Chris
> Prince Udochukwu Njoku, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>
>
> Arsene Tungali, 26, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a blogger and
> activist. I speak fluently Kiswahili, French and English, interested in a
> slot in the MAG 2016.
>
> I feel that there is an under representation among Civil Society members
> for the Francophone African countries and hope to add my voice to those
> advocating for the underrepresented from these African countries and in
> that way promote a more multilingual IG. I am a strong advocate for remote
> participation; also advocate for increasing the youth participation at the
> IGF and for including more sessions on child online protection and women’s
> involvement in ICT, which continues to be a barrier in many African
> countries. I strongly believe the Internet is for everyone and we need to
> make sure everyone has the ability to participate.
>
> I am familiar with the IGF, took Diplo Foundation IG courses and play an
> active role in the Central African IGF and the African IGF. I also attended
> and contributed to the IGF USA in 2015. I am an active member of the newly
> created dynamic working to host the first IGF in the DRC. I attended the
> IGF 2015 as an ISOC Ambassador, reported some sessions and blogged about my
> experience in Diplo’s daily newsletter during the Forum. I contribute to
> various IG lists and working groups such as with the Internet Governance
> Caucus, the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance and follow discussions
> on other lists.I am an active ICANN fellow. I am the Executive of Rudi
> International, the only youth-led Congolese non-profit working on child
> online protection and women’s participation in ICT issues. Since 2012, my
> organization has convened the annual ITU’s Girls in ICT day events and is a
> member organization that is part of their Child Online Protection (COP)
> initiative across Africa.
>
> Co-founder and Executive Director, Rudi International
>
> Founder, Mabingwa Forum
>
>
>
> *2.    *Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro (Republic of Fiji)
> - I do copy the pdf text of her expression of interest and attach it as
> well -
>
> Total support 8 from: Chaitanya Dhareshwar, Baudouin Schombe, Ephraim
> Percy Kenyanito, Ang Peng Hwa, Lillian Nalwoga, Mwendwa Kivuva, Chris
> Prince Udochukwu Njoku, Renata Aquino Ribeiro
>
> Expression of Interest
>
> I would like to express my interest in submitting my name for
> consideration regarding the selection of Civil Society nominees for the
> Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG). Kindly find a brief Biography about
> myself. I would be pleased to channel and be a bridge for civil society
> interests. I have good working relationships with the sectors such as the
> Public Sector, Private Sector and the Technical community and am able to
> raise civil society concerns and engaging in productive dialogue. One of my
> favourite analogies about Internet Governance was provided by Dr Jovan
> Kurbalija when he shared the story about the Blind Indostan men and the
> elephant where each of the blind man only saw in part but together saw a
> greater whole. This powerful imagery to me captures the conflicts and
> diverse perspectives within the global internet governance. I am an
> advocate for an open and free internet.
>
> About Myself
>
> I am Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro also known as Sala T. Originally from
> Fiji, I am an Indigenous Fijian and passionate about development. I am an
> Attorney at Law. I am Diplo Foundation Alumni and a European Summer School
> on Internet Governance Alumni.
>
> Work on Internet Governance
>
>
>
> I founded a Think Tank called Pasifika Nexus (our major Project in 2016 is
> to provide technical and strategic counsel for Parliamentary Opposition in
> preparation for the debate of 26 Bills that will take place within 4 weeks
> within Fiji’s Parliament)that is based in Fiji which is geared towards
> sustainable development and have run several programs in Fiji and the
> Pacific which have included hosting remote internet governance discussions
> amongst Pacific communities, Internet Exchange Point Symposiums, Girls and
> Women in ICT events, Youth Tech Camps, Regional and National Computer
> Quizzes for Secondary Schools and participated actively in Access for
> persons with Disabilities and work closely with the Pacific Islands
> Disabled Persons Forum in advocating “access”. I also founded the Pacific
> Digital Alliance for Women in ICT and am a keen advocate for Child Online
> Protection and work closely with several Pacific countries in this area. I
> have chaired National Cyber Security Working Group within Fiji and worked
> as a national expert and regional expert in the area in devising Policy and
> advising several Pacific Governments. I am also the World Summit Award
> National Expert for several Pacific countries and participated in speaking
> roles in Pacific Network Operator Group Events, Internet Governance Forums
> (IGFs), Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF), Pacific
> Regional Internet Governance Forums (PRiGF), APNIC and Pacific Telecom
> Council meetings. From time to time, I provide Advisories to the Region on
> matters of interest regarding ICT or internet governance issues. I enjoy
> writing opinion pieces on Circle ID.
>
> Areas of Interest in Internet Governance
>
> Human Rights, Access, Critical Internet Resources, ICT, Cyber Security,
> Gender
>
> Current Key Roles Held
>
> Currently, I am the President of the South Pacific Computer Society
> (SPaCS) and an Executive Council member of the South East Asia Computer
> Confederation (SEARCC). I am a member of the Pacific Chapter of the
> Internet Society (PICISOC). I am also on the Advisory Council of BrightPath
> Foundation. I also manage the Japan Pacific ICT Centre within the
> University of the South Pacific.
>
> Previous Capacities
>
> In previous capacities, I had the privilege of serving as co-coordinator
> of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) for two years where I
> replaced Dr. Jeremy Malcolm and served alongside Dr Izumi Aizu and then
> later Norbert Bollow. Two organisations that I am a member of are both
> accredited At Large Organisations ,namely SPaCS and PICISOC. I was
> nominated and elected to represent the Asian Pacific Regional At Large
> Organisation (APRALO) where I served on the Internet Corporation for
> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) where together with the At
>
> Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) and members of the At Large structure
> under Dr Olivier Crepin LeBlond’s leadership participated in raising
> concerns from a global public interest perspective on policy development
> processes. Over the years, I have presented and facilitated workshops on
> Internet Governance in various spaces locally, regionally and globally.
>
>
>
> 3. Deidre Williams ( Trinidad and Tobago)
>
> Total support 7 from: Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, Lillian Nalwoga, Mwendwa
> Kivuva, Chris Prince Udochukwu Njoku, Renata Aquino Ribeiro, Bruce G.
> Potter, Carlton Samuels
>
>
> Dear IGC members,
>
> I would like to seek your support for nomination as a civil society
> representative for the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
>
> I have been involved with Internet Governance (IG) since 2008 and have
> been working to strengthen the links that bring Latin America and the
> Caribbean (LAC) together since the early 1990s. I have attended every IGF
> meeting since Hyderabad in 2008 (Nairobi 2011 virtually), and also all of
> the regional - Latin America and Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the IGF
> (LACIGF), and sub-regional – Caribbean IGF, since 2009. My attendance at
> these meetings was due to a broad range of funders to all of whom I am very
> grateful.
>
> ·  Within the IGF environment I have worked, and am working, particularly
> with the Dynamic Coalition for Access and Disability (DCAD), with the MAG
> Remote Participation Working Group, and the now dormant Coalition Dynamique
> pour la Diversité Linguistique I have contributed to the work of the
> Dynamic Coalition on Internet Rights and Principles and Dynamic Coalition
> on Public Access in Libraries
>
> ·  I follow discussions on Bestbits and the Justnet Coalition Forum, as
> well as on the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) list, and in other areas
> where IG is discussed. I try to be aware of those issues that unite civil
> society, as well as of those issues about which there are strongly
> divergent opinions
>
> ·  For the last two years I have been one of two Co-coordinators of the
> IGC.
>
> ·  In 2014 I had the honour to be selected as the speaker from civil
> society at the opening ceremony of the IGF in Istanbul.
>
> ·  I was invited, in several different capacities, to be part of the pilot
> Stanford Deliberative Poll organised for this year’s IGF
>
> ·  I have good relationships across the group that identifies itself as
> civil society and also with those belonging to other constituencies. This
> is useful because the MAG should finally aim for consensus across all of
> its constituent groups.
>
> ·  My own priorities are in involving ordinary end users in the IG process
> despite barriers of bdisability, language and culture, gender, education,
> geographic location, etc. This brings with it a strong interest in the
> facilitation and improvement of remote participation.
>
> Thank you all for your consideration
>
> Best wishes
>
> Deirdre
>
>
>
>  4. *Renata Aquino Ribeiro* (Brazil)
>
> - version in Spanish and Portuges attached-
>
>  Total support 4 from:  Ephraim Percy Kenyanito, Lillian Nalwoga, Mwendwa
> Kivuva, Chris Prince Udochukwu Njoku
>
>
>
> Hi!
>
> *  I have been nominated for the MAG (Multistakeholder Advisory Group)
> for the IGF (Internet Governance Forum) of the UN and accepted it in
> the beginning of January. This message is to ask for your support.
>
> * My candidacy is about the context of internet governance debates
> within sustainable and regional development initiatives. I was
> nominated by a citizen of João Pessoa, Brazil, where the last IGF
> occurred and part of the region I am currently living in. Bringing
> regional voices to IGFs is a mission for me, I've also been to
> conferences in Mexico, where the next IGF will be, and I am part of
> Latin-American groups and engaged in their demands.
>
> * My goals as a MAG member would be to overturn the lack of access to
> IG initiatives by a great deal of CS organizations due to language
> barriers, cultural differences and simple misinformation about what
> the IGF truly is and how to go on to participate on it. I've seen
> resistence, disinformation, discouragement upfront and how to deal
> with it.
>
> * Last by not least, prior to IGF in Brazil I've participated in other
> IG debates in regional IGFs, CGI.br courses, ICANN events (all as a
> fellow or similar initiatives) and for 15+ years I've been advocating
> for the increase in connectivity in schools and universities and
> professional development programs for teacher w/ technology.
>
> So, again, thank you all in this community for the space in which to
> put forward those plans and I ask for your consideration of these
> efforts with the MAG nomination support
>
> Thank you
>
> Renata
>
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