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| Name | Mawaki Chango |
| Institution | Mawaki Chango |
| Nationality | Togolese |
| Country of Residence | United States of America (less than one year) |
| Nominated by | Karen Banks
APC |
| Endorsed by ACSIS | ACSIS - (African Civil Society for the Information Society) |
| Nationality | Togolese |
| Country of Residence | United States of America (less than one year) |
| Gender | Male |
| Short Bio relevant to Internet Governance | Mr. Chango graduated in Philosophy (1995) and Political Science (1996), and is preparing a Ph.D. in the field of Information policy and Internet governance.
He has been actively involved in the WSIS process, notably as a member of the first Cabinet that steered the African civil society Caucus, its participation in the summit, and its structuring as a network of civil society organizations also known as ACSIS (African Civil Society for the Information Society).
Mr. Chango is currently a member of the ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council, representing the Non-Commercial Users Constituency. In that structure, he is involved in policy development issues regarding new generic TLDs and also as a member of the Task Force examining the contractual conditions of the existing gTLDs with ICANN. The GNSO is also the ICANN body where policy issues pertaining to the internationalization of the domain names (IDNs) are discussed.
After completing one-semester online training with DIPLO's capacity-building programme on Internet governance, he was awarded a UN Fellowship for his outstanding accomplishment, whereby he assisted the Secretariat of the Working Group on the Internet Governance (WGIG) with its ultimate consultations, and the preparation and drafting of the WGIG's final report, in June 2005.
Mr. Chango has been a professional engaged with reflection and activities over development applications of information and communication technologies (ICT) since 1997. He worked with organizations such as UNESCO in Paris and Maputo, IDRC (International Development Research Centre) in Dakar, the Informatics Centre of the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, EvalNet in Johannesburg, etc. His activities included, among others: Survey and baseline study on ICT indicators and deployment in Africa, Community telecentre or Multimedia Centre projects, Publication of development electronic libraries on CD-Rom in the public domain, Distance education course on Community telecentres implementation and management (using WorldSpace's satellite Afristar, digital radio and software package).
He has an excellent command of French and English, and he is fluent in Portuguese.
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| Why the (self)nominee is a good choice for the IGF | APC believes the IGF is in a prime position to prioritize a development agenda for internet governance, a development agenda that is built on a rights-based approach to internet governance, informed by a gender perspective, and is well positioned to ensure that this framework remains in the spotlight within the global policy environment. The first MAG has a critical task in shaping the inaugural agenda, programme and supporting functions (such as working groups) that will contribute to an IGF that addresses some of the most critical challenges the international community faces in relation to internet governance and development, a central theme of the Tunis Agenda.
Mr. Chango would bring significant and practical experience, gained from his on-the-ground work in a range of African countries, his involvement in key internet governance related mechanisms and policy processes (such as ICANN and the WSIS), his extensive theoretical grasp of internet governance related issues (including his current research and internet-governance related studies) and his demonstrated expertise in the intersection of internet governance and access-to-infrastructure-and-content related issues through his involvement with the WGIG secretariat.
He is well respected in both development and internet governance networks and communities, and is responsive and inclusive in his deliberations and consultations. |
| Capacity to serve on MAG | I am prepared to dedicate the necessary time and effort, as a member of the MAG, to make the IGF a truly multistakeholder and participative forum that will genuinely strive to address the policy issues pertaining to the Internet governance, with particular attention to the inclusion and the concerns of the stakeholders who have not been able to play a meaningful role so far.
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