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) |
Members - 2024
Iqbal Ahmed
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Member, ISoC Bangladesh Chapter (Civil Society) |
Jamil Ahmed
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Registrar and Professor, Royal University (Academia) |
Faisal Ahmed Bhubon
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum (Technical Community) |
Chinara Aitbaeva
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Director, Nash Vek Public Foundation (Civil Society) |
Shamima Akhter
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Women Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Nazma Akter
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Headmistress (Primary School), Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Bangladesh (Civil Society) |
Abu Hurara Alvi
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Reporter, Suno News HD (Press / Media) |
Abu Rushd Md Ruhul Amin
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Senior News Editor, Individual (Press / Media) |
Shah Ansari
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President, Young India (Civil Society) |
Babu Ram Aryal
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Gunela Astbrink
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Chair, Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group (Civil Society) |
Azmira Aziz
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Teacher, Sir John Wilson School (Academia) |
Satish Babu
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Member, ALAC (Civil Society) |
Mst Zannatul Bakiya
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Special Correspondent, Channel i (Press / Media) |
Shahin Begum
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Vice-Chairperson, Bangladesh Women Internet Governance Forum (BWIGF) (Civil Society) |
Melody Bendindang
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Community Engagement Manager at APNIC, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Vashkar Bhattacharjee
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inclution adviser, YPSA (Civil Society) |
Kakoli Chakravarty
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Free Lance Consultant, Individual (Civil Society) |
Lennon Chang
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A/Prof, Centre for Cyber Resiliuence and Trust/ Deakin University (Academia) |
Joyce Chen
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Senior Advisor - Strategic Engagement, APNIC (Technical Community) |
YingChu Chen
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Assistant Research Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Individual (Academia) |
Sunny Chendi
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Senior Advisor Policy and Community Development, APNIC (Technical Community) |
yik Chan chin
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Beijing Normal University, Individual (Academia) |
Eun Chang Choi
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Partner, Impactive AI (Private Sector) |
Amrita Choudhury
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Tasmi Chowdhory
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News Presenter, Bangladesh Radio (Press / Media) |
Edmon Chung
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CEO, Dot Asia (Technical Community) |
Shibendu Debbarma
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Additional Director, STPI (Technical Community) |
Supul Edirisinghe
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Undergraduate, University of Peradeniya (Youth / Students) |
Farhana Akter Fahima
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Educator (Govt. Primary School), Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Bangladesh (Civil Society) |
Farha Mahmud Trina Farha Mahmud Trina
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Chairperson Bangladesh Teacher IGF, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Academia) |
Uzair Farooqi
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Network Performance Analyst, Jazz / Internet Society Islamabad Chapter (Private Sector) |
Ananda Gautam
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Program & Policy Officer/ Chair, Internet Governance Institute/ youth IGF Nepal (Civil Society) |
Bea Guevarra
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Digital Content Lead, NetMission DotAsia (Civil Society) |
Maynul Haque
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GM, Project Management, bKash Ltd. (Technical Community) |
Saima Israil Haque
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Managing Director, Arpon Communication Limited (Private Sector) |
Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Waqas Hassan
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Lead, International Affairs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) (Government) |
Maureen Hilyard
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Consultant, Cook Islands Internet Action Group (CIIAG) (Civil Society) |
Jahangir Hossain
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Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustee, Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka (Technical Community) |
Tayyaba Iftikhar
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Assistant Director, PTA (Government) |
Aris Ignacio
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Dean, College of Information Technology and Engineering, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Fahad Iqbal
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Chief Executive Officer, Codeline LLP (Private Sector) |
MAINUL ISLAM
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PS to Hon'ble Chairman of Standing Committee, Bangladesh Parliament (Government) |
Nazrul ISLAM
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Director ( Training ), National Institute of Mass Communication (Academia) |
Sharmin Israil
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Joint Secretary, Bangladesh Women Internet Governance Forum (Youth / Students) |
Zainab Israil Aliza
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Student, Brac University (Youth / Students) |
Priyatosh Jana
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Assistant Professor, Haldia Institute of Technology (Academia) |
Joynab Khatun
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Apprentice lawyer, Dhaka judge court (Civil Society) |
Aysha Labiba
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Coordinator, Bangladesh Kids Internet Governance Forum (Youth / Students) |
Cheryl Langdon-Orr
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REFUSED, Internet Australia; NetThing (auIGF) (Civil Society) |
Esmatulla Lucky
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Member, Advocate Hasan and Associates (Private Sector) |
Rajesh maharjan
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Police Inspector, Nepal Police Organization (Government) |
Sharmin Binta Mahmud
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Student, National University Bangladesh (Youth / Students) |
NAZMUL HASAN MAJUMDER
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Vice Chair, Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) (Technical Community) |
Abdullah Mamun
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CEO, Maryam IT Solution (Private Sector) |
Muhammed Abdullah Al Mamun
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VP & Head of Information Security Division, United Commercial Bank PLC (Technical Community) |
Charles Mok
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Director, Tech for Good Asia; Research Scholar, Stanford University, Tech for Good Asia (Civil Society) |
Shankar Kumar Mondol
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Assistant Teacher, Ideal School and College (Academia) |
Fahmida Mousumi
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Faculty, Ex faculty of scholastica (Academia) |
Sudha Bhuvaneswari N
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Associate Professor, Dr.G.R Damodaran College of Science (Academia) |
Haq Nawaz Nehru
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State Chairman JAmmu Kashmir Chapter, AIRA International Reporter's Association India (Press / Media) |
Jessie Nguyen
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Freelance Researcher, Individual (Academia) |
Saima Nisar
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Lecturer, Xiamen University Malaysia (Academia) |
Hamna Noor
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ENGINEER, INDIVIDUAL (Private Sector) |
Nusrat chowdhury chowa Nusrat
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Student, University of asia pasific (Youth / Students) |
Raymond Palatino
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Freelance writer, Individual (Press / Media) |
Rohana Palliyaguru
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Executive Director, CySec Consulting (Pvt) Ltd (Private Sector) |
Hiren Pandit
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Research Fellow, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) (Civil Society) |
Ashrafur Rahman Piaus
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Secretary General, Bangladesh School of Internet Governance (bdSIG) (Civil Society) |
Habiba Rocksana Pinky
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Media Internet Governance Forum (Press / Media) |
Abdullah Qamar
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CS Tutor/Teacher, Virtual university of Pakistan (Academia) |
AHM Sakkhar Rahman
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Member, Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum (Youth / Students) |
AHM Bazlur Rahman
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Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (Civil Society) |
Anisur Rahman
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Fellow & Organizing Committee Member, Bangladesh Youth IGF (Youth / Students) |
Anjum Rahman
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Council member (governance), Ipurangi Aotearoa (InternetNZ) (Technical Community) |
DR. MD ASHIKUR RAHMAN
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University (HSTU) (Youth / Students) |
Mili Rahman
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Associate Professor, Dhaka International University (Academia) |
Mizanur Rahman
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Independent Verification Consultant (IVC), PKSF (Government) |
Shah Zahidur Rahman
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Treasurer, APSIG (Technical Community) |
K Mohan Raidu
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President - ISOC India Hyderabad Chapter, Telangana (Technical Community) |
Dr Gnanajeyaraman Rajaram
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Professor, Saveetha school of Engineering (Academia) |
Rehan Raju
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Consultant, Individual (Civil Society) |
Pavitra Ramanujam
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Asia Digital Rights Lead, Association for Progressive Communications (Civil Society) |
Umera Asmat Rana
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Assistant Director (Enforcement & Compliance), PTA, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) |
Swaran Ravindra
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Academic, Fiji National University (Academia) |
Shreedeep Rayamajhi
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Ict4D lead, Rayznews (Civil Society) |
Sayda Kamrun Jahan Ripa
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Chair, Youth IGF Bangladesh (Technical Community) |
Winston Roberts
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Consultant, Individual / IFLA (Civil Society) |
Samar Roy
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Director, Media Professionals Group (Press / Media) |
Mubashir Sargana
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Consultant, Individual (Civil Society) |
Maruf Sarkar
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General Manager, FR Trading Corporation (Technical Community) |
Tapan Kanti Sarkar
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CTO Forum Bangladesh, President (Technical Community) |
Subeh-E- Sawgat
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Teacher, Australian International School, Dhaka (Private Sector) |
Muhammad Shabbir
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Chief Executive Officer, Path Finder Solutions (Private) Limited (Private Sector) |
Khundkar Ayesha Shahriyar
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Convenor, Bangladesh Kids Internet Governance Forum (Academia) |
Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar
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Convener, Bangladesh Lawyers Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Lokendra Sharma
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PhD Candidate, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (Academia) |
Santosh Sigdel
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Executive Director, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Bibek Silwal
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Founder Member, Youth igf Nepal (Youth / Students) |
Sadichchha Silwal
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LLM scholars, Nepal Law Campus (Academia) |
Rajnesh SINGH
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CEO, APNIC Foundation (Technical Community) |
Dr. Moonmoon Jahan Sumi
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Doctors Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Yien Chyn Tan
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Stakeholder Engagement Sr. Manager, APAC, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Ashirwad Tripathy
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President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mohammad Kawsar Uddin
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President, Technology Media Guild Bangladesh (Press / Media) |
Nirosha Wedasinghe
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Senior Lecturer cum Director Center for Gender Equity and Equality, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (Academia) |
Kasun Tharaka Wickramasuriya
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Senior Manager - Capacity Building, Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) (Government) |
Observers
Masud Alam
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Founder and chairman, Better Bangladesh Foundation (Civil Society) |
Ruhul Amin
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Associate Professor, Comilla University (Academia) |
Tanka Aryal
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Chairperson, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Riad Hasan Badsha
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Vice-Chair, Bangladesh Youth IGF (Technical Community) |
Binod Basnet
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Director, Empowering Asia (Academia) |
Hasib Chowdhury
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Associate Lawyer, Azad & Company ( A Law Firm) (Private Sector) |
Mohammad Shah Alam CHOWDHURY
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Professor, Dhaka International University (Academia) |
Sarai Faleupolu Tevita
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ICT Director, National University of Samoa (Academia) |
Mahedi MH Hasan
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Marketing Promotion Coordinator, Fiber@Home Limited (Private Sector) |
Pablo Hinojosa
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Senior Director, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Rakibul Hoque
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Professor, University of Dhaka (Academia) |
Akbar Hossain
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Founder and Chairman, Akbar Hossain Foundation (Civil Society) |
Safaet Hossain
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Director, IQAC, UITS (Academia) |
Hiro Hotta
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Board Member & Senior EVP, JPRS (Technical Community) |
Jan Jacob Glenn Jansalin
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IT Security Compliance Officer, University of the Philippines Los Banos (Academia) |
Vasundhra Kaul
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Trainer, researcher, Individual (Civil Society) |
Samik Kharel
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Executive Director, Digital Errands (Civil Society) |
Sanjina Kshetri
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N/A, Individual (Youth / Students) |
Ellen Kusuma
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/, Individual (Civil Society) |
Yong Liu
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Associate Research Fellow, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences (Academia) |
Kanchan K Malik
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Professor, University of Hyderabad (Academia) |
Omad Mostafiz
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Programme Manager, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Bangladesh) / Individual (Civil Society) |
Ananda Niraula
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Cyber Crime Investigator and Digital Forensics Examiner, Nepal Police (Government) |
Shradha Pandey
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Board Member, Youth Standing Group, Internet Society (Youth / Students) |
Niranjan Patel
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Managing Director, Take Care Health Care (Private Sector) |
Ashikur Rahman
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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University (HSTU) (Youth / Students) |
Mizanur Rahman
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Independent Verification Consultant (IVC), PKSF (Government) |
Yohani Ranasinghe
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Lecturere, University of Colombo School of Computing (Academia) |
Trisha Ray
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Associate Director and Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council (Civil Society) |
Unggul Sagena
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Head of Internet Access Division, Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) (Civil Society) |
Bikram Shrestha
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President, Nepal Internet Foundation (Civil Society) |
Hempal Shrestha
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Researcher, Individual (Civil Society) |
Mamta Siwakoti
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Director, Digital law and policy center (Private Sector) |
Prabesh Subedi
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Director, Digital Media Foundation (Civil Society) |
Jin Tanaka
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Branch manager, UNISC International (Civil Society) |
Mohamad Afiq Ammar Tulos
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Deputy Director, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Government) |
Hong Xue
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Professor, Individual (Academia) |
* 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) |