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 - 2025
Aimen Rafiq ABBASI
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MWFI, Mobilink Bank (Civil Society) |
Bikas ADHIKARI
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Information Officer, Dhankuta Municipality (Government) |
Yash AGARWAL
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Manager, Global Stakeholder Engagement, South Asia, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Iqbal AHMED
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Member, ISOC Bangladesh Chapter (Civil Society) |
Nazira AKHMATKALYI KYZY
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Public fund "Fund for support of labor initiatives", Public fund "Fund for support of labor initiatives" (Civil Society) |
Babu Ram ARYAL
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Founder/CEO, Internet Governance Institute (Civil Society) |
Gunela ASTBRINK
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Training Coordinator, ISOC Accessibility Standing Group (Civil Society) |
Satish BABU
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Member, ALAC, ICANN (Civil Society) |
Fouad BAJWA
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CEO and Co-founder, Individual (Private Sector) |
Binod BASNET
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Director, Empowering Asia (Academia) |
Melody BENDINDANG
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Community Engagement Manager, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Pranav BHASKAR TIWARI
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Senior Program Manager, Platform Regulation and Gender & Tech, The Dialogue (Civil Society) |
Lennon CHANG
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Associate Professor, 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 (Civil Society) |
Sunny CHENDI
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Senior Advisor Policy and Community Development, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Prerna CHHETRI
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Technical Business Analyst, Thimphu TechPark Ltd (Technical Community) |
Amrita CHOUDHURY
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Director, CCAOI (Civil Society) |
Mohammad Nijam Uddin CHOWDHURY
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Member, BIGF (Youth / Students) |
Edmon CHUNG
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CEO, DotAsia (Technical Community) |
Blandine COUSIN
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Manager, Community Partnerships and Events, APNIC (Technical Community) |
Elain DAI
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Researcher, Individual (Academia) |
Shibendu DEBBARMA
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Additional Director, STPI (Technical Community) |
Dann DIEZ
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Executive Director, Sustainable Energy and Enterprise Development for Communities (Civil Society) |
Farha Mahmud Trina FARHA MAHMUD
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Chairman Bangladesh Teacher IGF, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Uzair FAROOQI
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Solutions Expert (Fintech & Cloud), Jazz (Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited) (Private Sector) |
Sameer GAHLOT
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Research Associate, National Internet Exchange of India (Technical Community) |
Ananda GAUTAM
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Chairperson, Youth IGF Nepal (Civil Society) |
Dr. Bhoj Raj GHIMIRE
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Director-School of Technology at Faculty of Science , Health and Technology, Nepal Open University (Academia) |
Bea GUEVARRA
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Digital Content Lead, NetMission.Asia (Civil Society) |
Manique GUNARATNE
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Director, Lanka School f Internet Governance (LKSIG) (Private Sector) |
Mohammad Abdul HAQUE
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Mahedi HASAN
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Marketing Promotion Coordinator, Fiber@Home Limited (Private Sector) |
Waqas HASSAN
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Regional Lead for Asia, Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP) (Civil Society) |
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 (Technical Community) |
Tayyaba IFTIKHAR
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Assistant Director, Pakistan Telecom Authority (Government) |
Aris IGNACIO
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Dean - College of Computing, Engineering, and Communication Media, Southville International School and Colleges (Academia) |
Fahad IQBAL
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General Gecretary, Internet Society Pakistan Islamabad Chapter (Civil Society) |
Ariful ISLAM
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Manager (Data & Transmission), Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN) (Technical Community) |
Priyatosh JANA
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Assistant Professor, Haldia Institute of Technology (Academia) |
Md Biozid JESSOREY
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Executive Director, Biozid Climate Institute (Civil Society) |
Nancy KANASA
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Senior Data Officer, Port Moresby (Government) |
Syed KAZI
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Director, Council for Social and Digital Development (Technical Community) |
Samik KHAREL
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Journalist, Independent (Civil Society) |
Alban KWAN
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Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Partnership, APAC, CSC Digital Brand Services (Private Sector) |
Cheryl LANGDON-ORR
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Director, Internet Australia and auIGF organising committee (Civil Society) |
K M Z Hasan MAHMUD
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Managing Director, Individual (Technical Community) |
Nazmul Hasan MAJUMDER
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National SIG Co-Coordinator, 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) |
Barkha MANRAL
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Technical content writer and consultant, Individual (Technical Community) |
Charles MOK
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Founding Chair, Internet Society Hong Kong (Civil Society) |
Shankar Kumar MONDOL
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Assistant Teacher, Ideal School and College, Motijheel, Dhaka (Academia) |
Razoana MOSLAM
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Lawyer, Individual (Private Sector) |
Bakht MUNIR
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Founder chairman, Life development & human rights Foundation (Civil Society) |
Sudha Bhuvaneswari N
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Associate Professor, Dr.G.R Damodaran College of Science (Academia) |
Aisha un NISA
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Lecturer, FAZAIA BILQUIS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN (Academia) |
Saima NISAR
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Lecturer, Xiamen University Malaysia (Academia) |
Sana NISAR
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IT Assistant Project Manager, Individual (Academia) |
Hamna NOOR
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ENGINEER, Punjab (Technical Community) |
Rohana PALLIYAGURU
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Executive Director, Cysec Consulting (Pvt) Ltd (Private Sector) |
Ram krishna PARIYAR
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VP, npNOG (Technical Community) |
Habiba Rocksana PINKY
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Media Internet Governance Forum (Press / Media) |
Qasim PIRZADA
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Privacy Lawyer, Individual (Private Sector) |
Abdullah QAMAR
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Instructor, Virtual university of Pakistan (Academia) |
Anjum RAHMAN
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Vice-President of governance Council, InternetNZ (Technical Community) |
Shah Zahidur RAHMAN
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Vice President, ISOC Bangladesh Chapter (Technical Community) |
K Mohan RAIDU
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President, ISOC India Hyderabad Chapter (Technical Community) |
Gnanajeyaraman RAJARAM
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Professor, Saveetha University (Academia) |
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 (Technical), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (Government) |
Dikchya RAUT
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Advocacy Coordinator (Civil Society) |
Swaran RAVINDRA
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Principal Instructor/Academic/Consultant, Fiji National University (Academia) |
Shreedeep RAYAMAJHI
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ICT4D Lead, Rayznews (Civil Society) |
Sayda Kamrun Jahan RIPA
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Youth IGF (Technical Community) |
Winston ROBERTS
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Independent consultant / IFLA, Individual (Civil Society) |
Unggul SAGENA
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Head of Internet Access Division, Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) (Civil Society) |
Muhammad SHABBIR
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Chief Executive, Path Finder Solutions (Private) Limited (Private Sector) |
Khundkar Ayesha SHAHRIYAR
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Convenor, Bangladesh Kids Internet Governance Forum (Youth / Students) |
Yohani SHAMINDI RANASINGHE
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Lecturer, University of Colombo School of Computing (Academia) |
Lokendra SHARMA
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Research Analyst, Takshashila Institution (Academia) |
Santosh SIGDEL
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Executive Director, Digital Rights Nepal (Civil Society) |
Bibek SILWAL
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Student, Individual (Youth / Students) |
Sadichchha SILWAL
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Program officer/ country leader, Digital Rights Nepal/ Internet Society Nepal Chapter (Civil Society) |
Socheata SOKHACHAN
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Senior student in the Management of Information Systems bachelor's degree program, Paragon International University (Youth / Students) |
Yien Chyn TAN
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Director, Stakeholder Engagement, APAC, ICANN (Technical Community) |
Hsuping TANG
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Coordinator, Taiwan Network Information Center (Technical Community) |
Ashirwad TRIPATHY
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Educating Nepal, President (Civil Society) |
Nirosha WEDASINGHE (DR)
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Director cum Senior Lecturer, 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) |
Shahiduz ZAMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, News Network (Civil Society) |
Observers
Saiful AHMAD
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Sub-Editor (ICT EDITOR), The Daily Jugantor (Press / Media) |
Chinara AITBAEVA
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Nash Vek Public Foundation, Nash Vek Public Foundation (Civil Society) |
Shamima AKHTER
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Women Internet Governance Forum (Academia) |
Muhammad Ahmed ALI
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Digital Media Consultant, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) (Government) |
Yi Teng AU
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Student, Nanyang Technological University (Youth / Students) |
Riad Hasan BADSHA
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Vice-Chair, Bangladesh Youth IGF (Technical Community) |
Faisal Ahmed BHUBON
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Secretary General, Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum (Technical Community) |
Amrit CHHETRI
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Quantum Cognition Scientist, My Cyber Hubs (Technical Community) |
Soumendra DEBNATH
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Director Of Partnership Development & Resource Management, Green The Environment (Civil Society) |
Sarai FALEUPOLO TEVITA
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Information Communication Technology Director, National University of Samoa (Academia) |
Akbar HOSSAIN
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Founder and Chairman at Akbar Hossain Foundation plus Managing Director at Gulf Naseem Group, Akbar Hossain Foundation and Gulf Naseem Group of Companies (Private Sector) |
Safaet HOSSAIN
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Director, IQAC and Associate Professor, Department of CSE, University of Information Technology and Sciences (Academia) |
Hiro HOTTA
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Board member & Senior EVP, JPRS (Technical Community) |
Imdadul Haq IMDAD
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Executive Editor, Digital Bangla Media (Press / Media) |
Preeti KAMRA
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Assistant Professor, DAV College (Academia) |
Sandamini KARUNARATHNA
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E-Learning Developer, LK Domain Registry (Private Sector) |
Vasundhra KAUL
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Researcher, Individual (Civil Society) |
Huma KHALID
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Technical Support Specialist, Motive (Technical Community) |
Safiullah KHAN
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Core team member, Citizen's Rights and Advocacy forum (Youth / Students) |
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) |
Yong LIU
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Associate Research Fellow, Hebei Academy of Social Sciences (Academia) |
Jenni Illona MAYSHIOGIE
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Beneficial General Intelligence (BGI) Collective Outreach Associate for Asia-Pacific, SingularityNET Foundation (Private Sector) |
Abu Sayed Malik MONSUR-UL-HAKIM
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Sr. Manager Risk and Complince, Non-U.S. (Private Sector) |
Jessie NG
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Freelance researcher/ social worker, Individual (Civil Society) |
Ngọc Trang Nguyễn NGUYEN
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Vice director of Interdisciplinary Sciences Institute of Nguyen Tat Thanh university, NGUYEN TAT THANH UNIVERSITY (Academia) |
Thi Ngoc Huyen NGUYEN
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Local Coordinator, Women for Liberty, Students for Liberty Asia-Pacific (Civil Society) |
Achia NILA
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Founder, CEO, Women in Digital (Technical Community) |
Ananda NIRAULA
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Cyber Crime Investigator, Nepal Police (Government) |
Sagun PAUDEL
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Founder, Public Health Initiative (Civil Society) |
Elvin PRASAD
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Regional ICT4D Specialist, Individual (Technical Community) |
Rajnish PRASAD
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Programme Specialist - Gender Equality & Health/HIV, UN Women Regional Office for Asia-Pacific (Intergovernmental Organizations) |
AHM Bazlur RAHMAN
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Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) (Civil Society) |
Ashiqur RAHMAN
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CHAIRMAN, Bangladesh Textile Engineer Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Hasibur RAHMAN
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Exicutive Director, Sannoy Bangladesh (Civil Society) |
Mahabuba RAHMAN
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Director, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPGs), Bangladesh Parliament (Technical Community) |
Ch Qasim RAZA
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CEO, Individual (Technical Community) |
Robert REYES
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Technologist | Blogger, Individual (Press / Media) |
Azeem SAJJAD
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Joint Director, Ministry of IT & Telecom (Government) |
Florante SANGRENES
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Instructor, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Academia) |
Chandra Prakash SAUD
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CEO, Far West Infotech & Research Center (Private Sector) |
Nafis Atiq SHAHRIAR
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Studying B.S.c in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Individual (Youth / Students) |
Khundkar Hasan SHAHRIYAR
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Chairman, Bangladesh Lawyer Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Nirjana SHARMA
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Program Officer, UNESCO (Intergovernmental Organizations) |
Vikram SHARMA
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Associate Professor, DAV College Amritsar (Academia) |
Ayesha SIDDIKA
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Student, Daffodil International University (Youth / Students) |
Rajnesh SINGH
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CEO, APNIC Foundation (Technical Community) |
Sri Narayan Ojha SRI NARAYAN
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Associate Professor (Superannuated), Individual (Academia) |
Narasimhan SRINIVASAN LAKSHMI
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Managing Director, UrbanFirst Systems Private Limited (Private Sector) |
Prabesh SUBEDI
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Co-founder, Digital Media Foundation (Civil Society) |
Moonmoon Jahan SUMI
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Chairperson, Bangladesh Doctor Internet Governance Forum (Civil Society) |
Jin TANAKA
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Fukuoka, UNISC International (Civil Society) |
Toshiaki TATEISHI
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Vice chairman & Exective Director, Japan Internet Providers Association (Private Sector) |
Luke Rong Guang TEOH
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Mr, Individual (Academia) |
Hong XUE
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Professor, Beijing Normal University (Academia) |
Shin YAMASAKI
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Mr., Individual (if approved by my affiliation, this would be changed) (Technical Community) |
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. Anju Mangal, Chair (2021-2023) Fiji |
World Wide Web Foundation and Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (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) |