Multi-stakeholder Steering Group
The Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of APrIGF is a self-organised committee with members from around the AP Internet Community formed with the below objectives:
- To support and ensure the proper conduct of the organizational work of the annual Asia Pacific Regional IGF,
- To promote and encourage dialogue among all stakeholders involved with Internet governance related issues in the Asia Pacific region, and
- To act as an interface between the Asia Pacific IGF community and the global IGF community.
The membership emphasizes the inclusion of multi-stakeholders and so is open to any interested individuals within the AP region who are committed
to:
- The Organisational Principles of openness, transparency and multi-stakeholder cooperation,
- Devote some time and effort in support of the APrIGF, and
- Maintaining and demonstrating respect for all other members.
(Last Updated: 28 September 2023)
APrIGF Operations Manual |
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Table of Contents |
Date of Adoption | |
| Section 1 | Operating Principles of the APrIGF Multistakeholder Steering Group | 7 Jul 2021 |
| Section 2 | Operating Procedures for APrIGF Committees & Working Groups | 25 Jan 2021 |
| Section 3 | Other Guidelines and Operating Documentation | - |
| Section 3.1 | APrIGF Code of Conduct | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Section 3.2 | APrIGF MSG Election Rules and Procedure | 1 Sep 2022 |
| Section 3.3 | APrIGF Program Committee Guideline | 4 Sep 2019 |
| Section 3.4 | APrIGF Fellowship Committee Guideline | 22 Oct 2019 |
| Appendix I | Definition of Asia Pacific Region | 1 May 2020 |
| Appendix II | Definition of Rough Consensus | 3 Feb 2021 |
Any interested individuals who would like to join the MSG must read through Section 1 Operating Principles of the MSG as well as acknowledging and accepting it. If you wish to become part of the MSG, please kindly contact the secretariat at [email protected].
We welcome any comments and feedback on the Operations Manual from the community whereby amendments could be made under the discussion and decision from the MSG from time to time whenever necessary.
Chairing Members
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY, Chair (2023-2025)
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Dr. Aris IGNACIO, Vice Chair (2023-2025)
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Dean, College of Information Technology and Engineering, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Mr. Ashirwad Tripathy, Vice-chair
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President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
2023 Members
Mr. Iqbal AHMED
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Chair-Fellowship Committee, bdSiG (Civil Society) |
Mr. Rohana Chaminda AKMEEMANA PALLIYAGURU
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Executive Director, Individual (Private Sector) |
Mr. Babu Ram ARYAL
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Mr. Tanka Raj ARYAL
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General Secretary, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Satish BABU
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Chair, ALAC, ICANN (Civil Society) |
Mr. Riad Hasan BADSHA
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Vice-Chair, Bangladesh Youth IGF (Youth / Students) |
Ms. kabita BAHING
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Programme Coordinator and Operations, Body & Data (Civil Society) |
Mr. Binod BASNET
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Director, Educating Nepal (Academia) |
Mr. Vashkar BHATTACHARJEE
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disabilities focal person, YPSA (Civil Society) |
Mr. Faisal Ahmed BHUBON
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Secretary General, Youth Internet Governance Forum Bangladesh (Technical Community) |
Prof. Lennon Yao-Chung CHANG
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Associate Professor, Deakin University (Academia) |
Ms. YingChu CHEN
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International Affairs Committee of TWNIC, Individual, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research/Assistant Research Fellow (Academia) |
Mrs. Joyce CHEN
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Senior Advisor - Strategic Engagement, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Sunny CHENDI
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Senior Advisor Policy and Community Development, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Eun Chang CHOI
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Director,, The Global Poverty Public Awareness Project (Povertyinfo.org) (Civil Society) |
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Mr. Edmon CHUNG
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CEO, DotAsia Organisation (Technical Community) |
Mr. Shibendu DEBBARMA
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Additional Director, STPI (Technical Community) |
Mr. Supul EDIRISINGHE
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Undergraduate, University of Peradeniya (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Anutsetsen ENKHZORIGT
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Cyber security administrator, Khan Bank (Technical Community) |
Mr. Ananda GAUTAM
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Program/Policy Officer, Coordinator, Internet Governance Institute, youth IGF Nepal (Civil Society) |
Ms. Bea Soriano
GUEVARRA
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NetMission Advisory Board, NetMission DotAsia (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Mohammad Abdul HAQUE ANU
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Waqas HASSAN
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Assistant Director (Int'l Liaison & Training), PTA, Individual (Government) |
Ms. Upasana HEMBRAM
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Researcher, Individual (Civil Society) |
Mr. Md Jahangir HOSSAIN
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Member of Board of Trustee, Internet Society Bangladesh (Technical Community) |
Ms. Tayyaba IFTIKHAR
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Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) |
Dr. Aris IGNACIO
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Dean, College of Information Technology and Engineering, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Mr. Fahad IQBAL
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Information Security Researcher, PISA-CERT (Private Sector) |
Mr. Priyatosh JANA
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Assistant Professor, Haldia Institute of Technology (Academia) |
Mr. Jan Jacob Glenn Martinez JANSALIN
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analyst, University of the Philippines Los Banos/ Limitless Lab (Academia) |
Ms. Nighat Parveen KHAN
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Analyst, Communication and Knowledge Management, BRAC (Civil Society) |
Ms. Gayatri KHANDHADAI
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Head of Technology and Human Rights, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (Civil Society) |
Mr. Samik KHAREL
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Independent, Independent Researcher (Civil Society) |
Ms. Ellen KUSUMA
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Digital At-Risks Program Officer, SAFEnet, Individual (Civil Society) |
Ms. Cherie LAGAKALI
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Senior Advisor Pacific Cyber, GFCE (Technical Community) |
Cheryl Ralda LANGDON-ORR
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Company Director, Internet Australia; NetThing (Multistakeholder Organising Committee) (Civil Society) |
Mr. NAZMUL HASAN MAJUMDER
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Vice-Chair, Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) (Technical Community) |
Mr. Muhammed Abdullah Al MAMUN
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Vice President & Head of Information Security Division, United Commercial Bank Limited (Technical Community) |
Ms. Anju MANGAL
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Head of Asia and Pacific, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (Civil Society) |
Mr. Md. Mahedi MH MASUM
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Marketing Promotion Coordinator, Fiber@Home Ltd (Private Sector) |
Mr. Charles Peter MOK
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Director, Tech for Good Asia (Civil Society) |
Mr. Shankar Kumar MONDOL
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Assistant Teacher, Ideal School and College, Motijheel, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Academia) |
Mr. Milan Raj NEPALI
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Vice President, Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (Civil Society) |
Ms. Jessie NGUYEN
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Graduate student, Individual (Academia) |
Ms. Hamna NOOR
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youth, individual (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Raymond de Vera PALATINO
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Freelance writer, Individual (Press / Media) |
Mr. Niranjan PATEL
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Digital Marketing Manager, Top Nepal International Pvt Ltd (Private Sector) |
Mr. Roshan POKHAREL
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Professor of Pratice, Galli Galli (Academia) |
Shah Zahidur RAHMAN
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Treasurer, APSIG (Technical Community) |
Mr. K Mohan RAIDU
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President, ISoc India Hyderabad Chapter, ISoc India Hyderabad Chapter (Technical Community) |
Dr. GNANAJEYARAMAN RAJARAM
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Professor, Saveetha School of Engineering (Academia) |
Ms. Pavitra RAMANUJAM
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Asia Digital Rights Lead, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (Civil Society) |
Ms. YOHANI SHAMINDI RANASINGHE
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Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing (Academia) |
Ms. Swaran Sanadhika RAVINDRA
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Academic, Fiji National University/ISOC-Accessibility Standing Group (Academia) |
Mr. Shreedeep RAYAMAJHI
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ICT4D, rayznews (Civil Society) |
Ms. Sayda Kamrun Jahan RIPA
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Chairperson and Assistant Manager, ChairPerson, Youth IGF Bangladesh and Assistant Manager, Summit Communications Ltd. (Technical Community) |
Mr. Winston Digby ROBERTS
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Chair of IFLA Regional Division for Asia-Oceania, IFLA (Civil Society) |
Mr. Unggul SAGENA
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Head of Internet Access Division, SAFEnet (Civil Society) |
Dr. Muhammad SHABBIR
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Senior Researcher, Individual (Academia) |
Ms. Khundkar Ayesha SHAHRIYAR
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Convenor, Bangladesh Kids IGF (Academia) |
Mr. Khundkar Hasan SHAHRIYAR
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Convener, Bangladesh Lawyers IGF (Civil Society) |
Mr. Lokendra SHARMA
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PhD Candidate, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (Academia) |
Mr. Hempal SHRESTHA
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Technical Advisor, Individual (Technical Community) |
Mr. Bikram SHRESTHA
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President, Province 3 ( प्रदेश नं ३ ) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Santosh Santosh SIGDEL
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Founding Chairperson, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Bibek SILWAL
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NA, Individual (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH
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Partner, WF Ventures (Private Sector) |
Ms. Yien Chyn TAN
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Stakeholder Engagement Manager, APAC, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) (Technical Community) |
Mr. Chirag THAPA
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Product Head, Amtrix Technology Private Limited (Private Sector) |
Mr. Ishan TIMILSINA
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Project Manager, Amtrix Technology (Private Sector) |
Mr. Ashirwad TRIPATHY
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President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Mohamad Afiq Ammar TULOS
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Deputy Director, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) (Government) |
Mr. Mohammad Kawsar UDDIN
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General Secretary, Internet Society Bangladesh Chapter (Press / Media) |
Dr. Nirosha WEDASINGHE
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Senior Lecturer, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Academia) |
Mr. Kasun Tharaka WICKRAMASURIYA
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Senior Manager, Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri lanka (ICTA) (Government) |
Paul WILSON
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Director General, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Ashrafur Rahman PIAUS
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Fellow & Secretary General, Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Uzair FAROOQI
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Network Performance Analyst, Jazz (Private Sector) |
Ms. Melody BENDINDANG
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External Relations Program Manager, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Jubaer MAHMUD
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Managing Director, Cockpit Corporation (Technical Community) |
Vasundhra KAUL
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Researcher, The Bachchao Project (Civil Society) |
Mr. Abdullah QAMAR
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CS/IT Instructor Tutor, Individual (Academia) |
Ms. Gunela ASTBRINK
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Chair, Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group (Civil Society) |
Dr. Sudha Bhuvaneswari NARAYANASWAMY
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Associate Professor, Dr.G.R Damodaran College of Science (Academia) |
Ms. Kadesiree THOSSAPHONPAISAN
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communications officer, individual (Civil Society) |
Mr. Mubashir SARGANA
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Independent Consultant, Individual (Civil Society) |
2023 Observers
Ms. Kamala ADHIKARI
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Treasurer, Forum for Digital Equality (Civil Society) |
Mr. Chiranjibi ADHIKARI
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President, Information Security Response Team Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Allen ALEX
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Legal Associate, Youth Internet Governance Forum, India (Civil Society) |
Mrs. Mina ARYAL
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Chief Editor, ICT Frame Magazine Pvt. Ltd. (Press / Media) |
Mr. Fouad Riaz BAJWA
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CEO and Co-founder, Digital Dera by Agriculture Republic (Private Sector) |
Ms. Rita BARAMU
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Program Manager, Body & Data (Civil Society) |
Dr. Yik Chan CHIN
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Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Ms. Sarai FALEUPOLU TEVITA
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ICT Director, National University of Samoa (Academia) |
Ms. Maureen HILYARD
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Development Consultant, ALAC, APRALO, At-Large, ICANN (Civil Society) |
Mr. Pablo HINOJOSA
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STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Dr. Md. Rakibul HOQUE
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Professor, University of Dhaka (Academia) |
Mr. Hiro HOTTA
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Board Member and Sr. EVP, JPRS (Technical Community) |
Ms. Shubha KAYASTHA
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Executive Director, Body & Data (Civil Society) |
Dr. Yong LIU
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China, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences in China (Academia) |
Mr. Rajesh MAHARJAN
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Inspector of police, Individual (Government) |
Mr. Ananda NIRAULA
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Inspector of Police, Nepal Police (Government) |
Ms. Qurra Tul Ain NISAR
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Law Student, Individual (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Hiren PANDIT
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Project Coordinator, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (Civil Society) |
Mr. AHM Bazlur RAHMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication | Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Ms. Amasha RATHNAYAKE
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Demonstrator, (None)University Of Sri Jayewardenepura (Academia) |
Mr. Vishaarad SHARAN
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User and Computer Repair Technician, PICISOC and Software Foundation - -Fiji (Civil Society) |
Mr. Prabesh SUBEDI
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Director, Digital Media Foundation (Press / Media) |
Mr. Savenaca Siwatibau WAQA
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Cybersecurity Analyst, Government (Government) |
Prof. Hong XUE
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Professor of law, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Mr. Jia-Rong LOW
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Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, ICANN (Technical Community) |
* Remarks new members
Past Chairing Members
Mr. Ashirwad TRIPATHY, Vice Chair (2022-2024) Nepal |
President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Waqas HASSAN, Vice Chair (2021-2023) Pakistan |
Assistant Director (International Liaison Training), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) (Civil Society) |
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY, Vice-chair
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH, Chair
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Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC) (Technical Community) |
Mr. Babu Ram ARYAL, Vice-chair
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Ms. Sylvia CADENA, Vice-chair (2017-2019)
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Head of Programs, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr. Chester Soong, Vice-chair (2015-2018) Hong Kong |
Chairman, Internet Society HK (ISOCHK) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Paul Wilson, Chair (2015-2017) Brisbane, Australia |
Director General, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr Arun Sukumar, Vice-chair (2015-2017) India |
Head of Cyber Initiative, Observer Research Foundation (Civil Society) |
Mr. Paul Wilson, Chair (2013-2015) Brisbane, Australia |
Director General, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) (Technical) |
Mr. Shahzad Ahmed, Vice-chair (2013-2014)
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Country Director, Bytes for All (Civil Society) |
Ms. Youn Jung Park, Vice-chair (2013-2015)
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Professor, SUNY Korea (Academia) |