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| Name | Chun Eunghwi |
| Institution | PeaceNet Korea, Korean Civil Society Network for WSIS |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Country of Residence | South Korea |
| Nominated by | PeaceNet Korea
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| Endorsed by Collective nomination | - PeaceNet Korea, Jinbonet (Korea) [contact-patcha@patcha.jinbonet.org]
- RitsCSM (Ritsumeikan Civil Society Media Research Group Japan); [contact- - Gabriele Hadl gabi@bndjapan.org]
- WSIS Asian Caucus* (*decision pending)
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| Nationality | South Korean |
| Country of Residence | South Korea |
| Gender | Male |
| Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance | Eung Hwi Chung studied Public Policy and International Relations at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. He received his B.A. in English Literature from Korea University. His current position is General Secretary of PeaceNet Korea, E-Commerce Advisory Member, Green Consumer Network in Korea. Mr. Chun has been actively involved in Internet governance policy issues since 2000.
He served as a member of Name & Number Committee, of KRNIC (Korea Network Information Center), the South Korean ccTLD administrator. His organization has been a member of the Noncommercial Users Constituency of ICANN's GNSO since 2001. In that capacity, Chun was elected to the GNSO Council, the policy making body for domain names in ICANN. During the WSIS first phase (2003) Chun was a delegate of Korean Civil Society Network. In 2005 Geneva session for internet governance, he actively joined in UNDP-APDIP forum and Ubiquitous theme conference held in Japan for preparation of 2nd WSIS. |
| Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF | Mr. Chun has been active in debating and formulating domain name policy in South Korea, including the development of the following papers: "A Prelimanay Review of the 2nd Level Naming Policy in ccTLDs", submitted to a Public Hearing on the 2nd Level Policy of .KR, held in 2004 by the Names and Number Council, KRNIC; and "A Suggestion for Public Policy Response to Spam Issue" (submitted to the Fair Trade Commission of Korean Government in 2004). Up to now, he has frequently witnessed representing users and consumers in many IT-related policy hearings held in National Assembly, which covers broad range of topics from internet governance, internet usage fee scheme, mobile communication usage fee scheme, copyright issues in digital network environment even to digital convergence related issues. |
| Capacity to serve on MAG | Confirmed |
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