[NCUC-DISCUSS] Candidate Statement

[Seun Ojedeji]

Once again +1 to your nomination.

Thanks

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Kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 21 Nov 2015 17:03, "Grace Githaiga" <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Fellow NCUCers
>
>
> Thanks Arsene and Benjamin for nominating me to serve for a final term. I
> promise I will not be like some Presidents from my Continent who start
> agitating for change of the Constitution to allow for one to stay in office
> perpetually:).
>
>
> I am also grateful to all of you who supported this nomination, and
> requesting NCUCers to allow me serve the constituency for this final term.
>
>
> Here is my statement.
>
>
> *1.*      *Why do you want to serve on the EC?*
>
>
>  My motivation to run for the final term stems from the fact that I
> continue to be  interested in civil society engagement in not only ICANN,
> but also in Internet governance Issues. The Internet is dynamic and
> continues to evolve, and with this dynamism, new issues continue to crop
> up.  Most of these issues call for concerted efforts in their management or
> governance. It is important for Civil Society (CS) to engage in these
> issues in order to shape them. It is also important for Africa to have a
> strong voice in concerns usually raised by civil society, and NCUC offers a
> platform to raise such concerns in ICANN. Toward this end, I will
> appreciate the opportunity to serve in NCUC as I have experience in civil
> society engagement and will continue to bring in enthusiasm and energy into
> NCUC.
>
>
> *2.*      *Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations,
> and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe
> the relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the
> NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might
> have.*
>
>
> I am Co-convening the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), a role that
> entails coordination  of the various Network debates and activities that
> touch on policy and regulation in Internet governance matters. In 2015, I
> was  involved in organizing the Kenya IGF, East Africa IGF and the Africa
> IGF, where KICTANet in conjunction with other partners held a side event to
> make input into the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) non-paper.
> I facilitated the session, and the output was Africa's contribution to the
> non paper which submitted to the UN. Several of our contributions were
> reflected in the draft outcome paper. Further, I made a statement on behalf
> of civil society organisations present on *Human rights and building
> confidence and security in the use of ICTs *during the WSIS informal
> consultations in October. Let me also state that before becoming a member
> of NCUC, I was an   ICANN fellow twice.
>
>
> Early in the year, I served as a member of the Advisory board on Global
> Conference on Cyberspace 2015, and was also the civil society speaker in
> the UNESCO *connecting the dots *conference, where I gave input in
> multistakeholderism.
>
>
> I have continued to encourage  potential members to ‘come home’ by joining
> NCUC. I have no conflict of interests.
>
>
>  *3. The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the
> Constituency.  What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role
> on a weekly and overall basis?  *
>
>
>
>  I will dedicate my time as required by the NCUC and in times when not
> available, I will endeavor to inform the rest of the EC members in good
> time. In other words, I am committing to be available.
>
>
> *4. Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep
> members apprised of your EC-related activities?*
>
>
> I belong to multiple lists that discuss internet governance issues. I will
> continue to utilize them to share critical information as well as keep
> interested stakeholders apprised on the happenings of NCUC. I also interact
> with some NCUC members on social media and this is also another way of
> keeping them appraised.
>
>
> *5. How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the
> future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and why? Be
> concise (200 words maximum).*
>
>
> NCUC as a structure provides a platform where civil society in ICANN can
> articulate the voices and perspectives of no commercial users (a reason
> that draws me to NCUC). It offers representation to civil society or the
> non profits and humanizes the technical aspects in communicating users
> rights. NCUC should continue to articulate users rights in all aspects, and
> raise this voice in ICANN.
>
>
> I humbly request you NCUC members to endorce my candidature by giving me
> your vote,  and look forward to all of us reinforcing NCUC efforts in ICANN.
>
>
> Regards
>
> Grace
>
>
>
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