[NCUC-EC] Invitation to Speak at NCUC’s First Quarterly Webinar Series – 25 August 2025

[Hakikur Rahman]

Dear Wisdom Donkor,





Pleased to receive your email and the invitation.



I will be happy to participate as a speaker. My recent experience of organizing a session (Session 413) in WSIS+20 will be an added advantage.



Looking forward to receive the session guidelines and logistical details.



Best regards,

Hakikur





​Dr. Hakikur Rahman 

Professor and Chair (CSE)

International Standard University (ISU)

Bangladesh.

Email: mailto:email at hakik.org 

Phone: +880-1987417457 (WhatsApp)



Ex-CEO, BDIX.NET

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---- On Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:35:12 +0600 Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote ---



Dear Prof. Hakikur Rahman,

On behalf of the Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC), I am pleased to invite you to participate as a Speaker in our upcoming NCUC Quarterly Webinar scheduled for 25 August 2025 at 15:00 UTC +00.

This inaugural session in our 2025 webinar series will focus on the theme:

“Safeguarding Digital Rights in the Face of Fragmentation: Civil Society’s Role in Shaping a Resilient Internet in the WSIS+20 Process.”

As the global Internet governance community prepares for the WSIS+20 review, the role of civil society in defending digital rights and ensuring a resilient, open Internet has never been more critical. The increasing risks of Internet fragmentation driven by geopolitical tensions, divergent national regulations, competing technical standards, and duplicated governance processes require informed, diverse, and regionally grounded perspectives.

We believe that your expertise in ICANN and the global internet ecosystem, as well as your active engagement in ICANN policy development, digital rights, Internet governance, and multistakeholder policy discussions, makes you an ideal contributor to this dialogue. Your regional perspective will enrich our discussion and help highlight the specific challenges, opportunities, and strategies emerging from your region in the WSIS+20 process and broader Internet policy spaces.

Session Objectives:

·         Examine the implications of Internet fragmentation for civil society and digital rights.
·         Highlight the role of civil society in shaping WSIS+20 outcomes.
·         Share regional strategies, challenges, and best practices in digital rights advocacy and Internet governance.
·         Promote inclusive participation from the Global South and underrepresented voices.
Format & Agenda:

·         Opening Remarks and brief update (NCUC leadership/guest experts)
·         Panel Discussion featuring five regional speakers (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, North America)
·         Moderated Q&A and interactive dialogue
·         Closing reflections and next steps
Expected Outcomes:

·         Documented regional civil society perspectives on WSIS+20 and Internet fragmentation.
·         Strengthened inter-regional collaboration and awareness of emerging digital rights challenges.
·         Strategic input to guide future NCUC interventions in ICANN and global policy forums.
We would be honored to have you join us in sharing your insights and contributing to what we hope will be a rich and thought-provoking exchange.

Kindly confirm your availability by 14 August 2025. Andrea Glandon will coordinate with you on session guidelines and logistical details. The NCUC EC for Asia-Pacific, Mili Semlani, will also follow up with you.  Please find attached the draft terms of reference. 

I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

Warm regards,


Wisdom Donkor (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified,)

NCUC Chair

Tel: +233 20 812 8851

Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk 

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ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (CCOICI) | UN IGF MAG Member | IGF Support Fund Association Executive Committee Member, World Bank Independent Consultant | AU AFIGF Member |  Ghana OGP Advisory Committee member | GSS SDGs Advisory Committee Member

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Specialization:

E-government Network Infrastructure and E-application, Internet Governance,  Open Data policies platforms & Community Development, Cyber Security, Geospatial Technologies, Open Source Technologies, Domain Name Systems, Human Resource Planning and Development, Software Engineering, Event Planning & Management, 
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