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.
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. Anju MANGAL, Chair (2021-2023) bio Fiji |
Regional Head of Asia Pacific, World Wide Web Foundation and Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (Civil Society) |
Mr. Waqas HASSAN, Vice Chair (2021-2023) bio Pakistan |
Assistant Director (International Liaison & Training), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Ashirwad Tripathy, Vice-chair
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President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
Members
Ms. Kamala ADHIKARI
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Treasurer, Forum for Digital Equality (Civil Society) |
Mr. Klée AIKEN
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Coordinator, APCEN (Civil Society) |
Mr. Rohana AKMEEMANA PALLIYAGURU *
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Executive Director, CySec Consulting (Pvt) Ltd. (Private Sector) |
Mr. Babu Ram ARYAL
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Founder/Director, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Ms. Gunela ASTBRINK
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Chair, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group (Civil Society) |
Mr. Satish BABU
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Chair, APRALO (Civil Society) |
Mr. Vashkar BHATTACHARJEE *
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Focal Person-Disabilities, YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) (Civil Society) |
Dr. Sudha BHUVANESEWARI
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Associate Professor, Dr.G.R. Damodaran College of Science (Academia) |
Dr. Lennon CHANG
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Professor, Monash University (Academia) |
Ms. Joyce CHEN
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Senior Advisor - Strategic Engagement, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Ms. YingChu CHEN
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Assistant Research Fellow, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research / Assistant Research Fellow - Individual (Academia) |
Mr. Sunny CHENDI
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Senior Advisor Policy and Community Development, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Dr. Yik Chan CHIN
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Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Mr. Eun Chang CHOI
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Director, GP3Korea (Povertyinfo.org), The Global Poverty Public Awareness Project in Korea (GP3Korea) (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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Individual (Technical Community) |
Mr. Supul EDIRISINGHE *
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Undergraduate, University of Peradeniya (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Anusetsen ENKHZORIGT *
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Cyber security administrator, Khan Bank (Technical Community) |
Mr. Ananda GAUTAM
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Program and Policy Officer, Internet Governance Institute (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Mohammad Abdul HAQUE ANU
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Mr. Waqas HASSAN
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Assistant Director (Int'l Liaison & Training), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) (Government) |
Dr. Md. Rakibul HOQUE *
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Professor, University of Dhaka (Academia) |
Ms. Tayyaba IFTIKHAR *
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Assistant Director (Public Relations), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) (Government) |
Dr. Aris IGNACIO
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Dean, College of Information Technology, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Mr. Fahad IQBAL *
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Information Security Researcher, PISA-CERT Pakistan (Private Sector) |
Mr. Priyatosh JANA
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Assistant Professor, Haldia Institute of Technology (Academia) |
Mr. Jan Jacob Glenn Marinez JANSALIN *
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Analyst (Academia) |
Vasundhra KAUL *
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Researcher, The Bachchao Project (Civil Society) |
Ms. Nighat Parveen KHAN *
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Deputy Manager, Operations, BRAC (Civil Society) |
Mrs. Deepa KHANAL *
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Chair, yIGF Nepal (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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Freelancer, (Civil Society) |
Ms. Ellen KUSUMA *
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Head of Digital At-Risks Subdivision, SAFEnet (Civil Society) |
Ms. Cherie LAGAKALI
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Pacific Liaison, Global Forum Cyber Expertise (GFCE) (Technical Community) |
Ms. Cheryl LANGDON-ORR
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Company Director: Internet Australia, a NFP Australian Registered Company, and the Australian ISOC Chapter; Founding Member of the Australian NRI, 'NetThing' active in its MSC, Internet Australia / NetThing (the Australian IGF) (Civil Society) |
Ms. Phyo Thiri LWIN
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Youth, (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Anju MANGAL
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Regional Head of Asia Pacific, World Wide Web Foundation and Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (Civil Society) |
Mr. MH MASUM
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Marketing Promotion Coordinator, [email protected] Limited (Private Sector) |
Mr. Charles MOK
|
Tech for Good Asia, Tech for Good Asia (Civil Society) |
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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(Youth / Students) |
Mr. Allen P ALEX
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Legal Associate, (Civil Society) |
Mr. Raymond de Vera PALATINO *
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Freelance Writer / Blogger (Press / Media) |
Mr. Shah Zahidur RAHMAN
|
Head of Business Strategy and Development, Eyhost Ltd (Technical Community) |
Dr. Gnanajeyaraman RAJARAM
|
Professor, SBM College of Engineering and Technology (Academia) |
Ms. Pavitra RAMANUJAM
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Project Coordinator, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Vivek RANA
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Principal consultant, InfoAssure LLP (Private Sector) |
Ms. Yohani RANASINGHE
|
Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing (Academia) |
Ms. Amasha RATHNAYAKE *
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Demonstrator/Instructor, University Of Sri Jayewardenepura (Academia) |
Ms. Swaran RAVINDRA
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Academic, Fiji National University (Academia) |
Mr. Shreedeep RAYAMAJHI
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Ict4D consultant, Rayznews (Civil Society) |
Mr. Winston ROBERTS
|
Senior Advisor, IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) (Civil Society) |
Mr. Unggul SAGENA
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Head of Internet Access Division, Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (Civil Society) |
Dr. Muhammad SHABBIR
|
NA, (Academia) |
Mr. Lokendra SHARMA *
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PhD Scholar, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (Academia) |
Mr. Bikram SHRESTHA
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President, Nepal Internet Foundation (Civil Society) |
Mr. Santosh SIGDEL
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Founding Chair, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Bibek SILWAL *
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(Youth / Students) |
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH
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ICT Director, National University of Samoa (Academia) |
Ms. Daria STEPOVAYA *
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PhD student, The International Information Security School (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Sarai TEVITA *
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Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society (ISOC) (Technical Community) |
Ms. Kadesiree THOSSAPHONPAISAN *
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(Civil Society) |
Mr. Ashirwad TRIPATHY
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President, Educating Nepal (Civil Society) |
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) / Lanka School on Internet Governance (LKSIG) (Government) |
Mr. ahmad zia YOUSUFI
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Full stack developer, Internet Society of Afghanistan (Technical Community) |
Observers
Mr. Chiranjibi ADHIKARI
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President, NPCERT (Technical Community) |
Mr. Suraj ADHIKARI
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Director, (Private Sector) |
Mr. Muhammed Abdullah AL MAMUN
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Head of Information Security, (Technical Community) |
Prof. Peng Hwa ANG
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Professor, Nanyang Technological University (Academia) |
Mrs. Mina ARYAL
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Chief Editor, ICT Frame Magazine Pvt. Ltd. (Press / Media) |
Mr. Tanka Raj ARYAL
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General Secretary, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Ms. Cho Thazin AUNG
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Asia Administrative Associate, Association for Progressive Communications (Civil Society) |
Mr. Fouad BAJWA
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Co-founder, Digital Dera (Private Sector) |
Melody BENDINDANG
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External Relations Manager, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Rajesh CHHARIA
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President, Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) (Private Sector) |
Ms. Debora Irene CHRISTINE
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Researcher, United Nations University Institute in Macau (Academia) |
Ms. Brinda DASH
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Sr. Associate, Growth team, Haqdarshak (Civil Society) |
Ms. Maureen HILYARD
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Development Consultant, DC-SIDS (Civil Society) |
Mr. Pablo HINOJOSA
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Strategic Engagement Director, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Mr. Md Jahangir HOSSAIN
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Member of Board of Trustee, Internet Society Bangladesh (Technical Community) |
Mr. Hiro HOTTA
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Board Member and Sr. EVP, JPRS (Technical Community) |
Mr. KAUNG Sat Naing
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Rights Defender, Maubin Technological University (Youth / Student) |
Ms. shubha KAYASTHA
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Executive Director, Body & Data (Civil Society) |
Mr. Maheeshwara KIRINDIGODA
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Coordinator, IG Sri Lanka Initiative (Civil Society) |
Mr. Naveen Karaparambil LAKSHMAN
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Solutions Architect, Graphite Networks (Technical Community) |
Dr. Yong LIU
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Associate Research Fellow, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences (Academia) |
Mr. Jia-Rong LOW
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Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Ms. Trang MAI *
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(Private Sector) |
Ms. Jyotsna MASKAY
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Chair, LOOM Nepal (Civil Society) |
Mr. Ananda NIRAULA
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Sub Inspector, Nepal Police (Government) |
Ms. Qurra Tul Ain NISAR
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Student, (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Hamna NOOR *
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Centre for Quantum Technologies, NUS (Youth / Students) |
Ms. Mary Rose OFIANGA
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Sr. Project Manager, Edukasyon.ph (Private Sector) |
Mr. Rom Kant PANDEY
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Asst. Professor of ICT Education, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (Academia) |
Ms. Karishma PARAJULI
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Student, ISMT College (Youth / Students) |
Mr. Ram Krishna PARIYAR
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Associate Vice President, Subisu Cablenet Ltd (Technical Community) |
Mr. Niranjan PATEL
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Operations Manager, Top Nepal International Pvt Ltd (Private Sector) |
Mr. AHM Bazlur RAHMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication/ Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Mr. K Mohan RAIDU
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President, ISoc India Hyderabad Chapter (Technical Community) |
Ms. Chat Garcia RAMILO
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Executive Director, Association for Progressive Communications (Civil Society) |
Pritika REDDY
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Lecturer, Fiji National University (Academia) |
Mr. Mubashir SARGANA
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Consultant, (Civil Society) |
Mr. Vishaarad SHARAN
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Member, (Academia) |
Mr. Hempal SHRESTHA
|
IT and Legal Advisor, (Civil Society) |
Mr. Prabesh SUBEDI
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President, Digital Media Foundation, Nepal (Civil Society) |
Ms. Yen Thi Hoang TA
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Financial Analyst, Abivin Vietnam (Private Sector) |
Mrs. Dalsie Green Baniala TOLANG
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Managing Director, SP Exec Compliance & Solutions (Technical Community) |
Mr. Mohamad Afiq Ammar TULOS
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Deputy Director, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (Government) |
Mr. Savenaca Siwatibau WAQA
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IT Project Manager, (Government) |
Mr. Paul WILSON
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Director General, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Prof. Hong XUE
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Professor, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Mr. Xiaobo YANG
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Researcher, Fuxi Institution (Civil Society) |
* Remarks new members
Past Chairing Members
Ms. Amrita CHOUDHURY, Vice-chair
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Mr. Rajnesh SINGH, Chair
|
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) |