Thanks Al, for all of your work.
The names you put are great, except one.
But with some humble hesitance, I would like to accept
your nomination, too.
And I like to participate in the
"Multi-stakeholder partnership roundtable.
Here's my "motivation statement":
I have been involved in promoting the use of the computer networks
since 1985, before Internet came to age, and always advocated
the effective and proper use of Internet in society, including policy and
strategic issues, based on the end-user's viewpoint and value with
empahsis on developing parts of the world. I have served as the
Secretary General of Asia and Pacific Internet Association from 1998
to 2000, representing emerging Asian Internet industry. He is also
heavly involved in Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus in WSIS
process, actively participated in WGIG (Working Group on Internet
Governance) as Secretary of IGTF-J (Internet Governance Task Force
of Japan), an ad hoc group by Internet Industry and Internet Community
in Japan, trying to promote multi-stakeholder partnership in governance.
With this background, I like to address the multi-stakeholder issues,
especially from Asian societal context where Civil Society has less
social acceptance yet, and face many challenges.
Thanks again,
izumi
At 16:40 05/09/28 +0800, Al Alegre wrote:
>Dear Izumi, and other Asian colleagues in Geneva
>
>Glad that you are finding time to meet--you, with Parminder, Partha, Reza,
>Norbert, etc. I hope.
>
>I know it is very difficult to get any contributions now from this list--it has
>been this way for the past several months so I think we are not surprised that
>there is a low level of response, for various reasons.
>Still, I sympathize with your struggles with the deadline. Can I just say that I
>have trust in your group to decide what is best given the circumstances.
>
>As to formal nominations, although I am reluctant because these are made without
>any time to consult the actual nominees themselves!--for them to agree or not,
>or if they are actually planning to attend the Tunis Summit or not.-- I am
>submitting three names. (I am coppying the nominees, although I assume they are
>members of this list as well.) Here is my humble contribution to come up with a
>few names from Asia, with the "motivation"statement, and whatever background I
>can get on short notice. (short profiles below)
>
>1. *Ma. Victoria Cabrera-Balleza (Philippines)
>
>2. *Concepcion Garcia-Ramilo (Philippines)
>
>I am nominating either or both of them as possible speaker to the appropriate
>RTDs where gender should be most strategically discussed: e.g., Harnessing ICT
>towards the MDGs; Access to information and social inclusion; empowering
>citizens.
>
>3. *I would also like to nominate Izumi Aizu (Japan), because of his active
>commitment to the WSIS process and Civil Society inclusion, as well as his
>particular expertise in Internet Governance.
>(and because he may be too modest to nominate himself. :-)
>
>I am nominating him to be also in an appoprirate RTD, which he may decide
>himself :-)
>
>
>I will also be supportive if we submit other names for consideration:
>- Partha Pratim Sarker (Bangladesh) - Bytes for All - we need a South Asian rep
>- Myoung Jun Kim (Korea) - MediAct/Jinbonet -
>- someone from Pacific Islands (ask UNDP?)
>
>Here are some of the profiles I got:
>=========
>1. Ma. Victoria Cabrera-Balleza
>Vice President for the Women's International Network
>World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
>
>Mavic Cabrera-Balleza is a leader in Gender-related initiatives in Media and
>Communications, with a strong bias for community media. She was for a long time
>the Manager of Isis International-Manila's Media, Information, and Communication
>Services Programme. She was also coordinator of Isis-Manila's Regional and
>Global Women's Media Team Project and Convenor of the Asia-Pacific Dialogue on
>Media Codes of Conduct. She has also conducted a number of journalism workshops
>for students, peasants and peasant advocates, and trade unionists. She also
>served as Chairperson of the Program Committee on Partnerships, Information
>Dissemination and Communications of the Working Group on Gender Issues of the
>International Telecommunication Union. Mavic is also a member of the Our Media
>Network and the Asian Communication Network. Currently, Mavic, who is a
>Philippine citizen, works with the International Women's Tribune Center (IWTC)
>based in New York.
>
>2. CONCEPCION GARCIA-RAMILO
>Global Coordinator, Womens' Networking Support Programme
>Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
>
>Chat Garcia Ramilo has been specializing in gender, information and
>communication technology and women's electronic networking for the last
>nine years. She has recently been appointed as the Global Coordinator of the
>Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme.
>For the three years prior to this, she managed APC WNSP's groundbreaking Gender
>Evaluation Methodology (GEM) project. She has presented various papers and been
>trainer/resource person in many workshops and similar forums, both in Asia and
>globally. She is also the President of Womens'Hub, a collective of women ICT
>practitioners working with communities in the Philippines.
>
>3. Mr. Izumi Aizu
>
>Mr. Aizu started Institute for Networking Design in 1986, promoted the use of
>personal computer networking to communities and corporations, facilitated
>international interactions among networkers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He
>joined GLOCOM (Center for Global Communications) at International University of
>Japan in 1991 and promoted Internet in Japan. In 1993, Mr. Aizu joined Institute
>for HyperNetwork Society, a newly established research unit in Oita prefecture
>to further explore the potential of community networking. In 1997, he moved to
>Malaysia where he started Asia Network Research to help develop the Internet in
>Asia. From 1998 to 2000, he served as Secretary General of Asia & Pacific
>Internet Association (APIA) to promote voices from Asia to the global Internet
>community. In 2000, he moved ANR office to Tokyo and continues the research
>works with main focus on global development of the Network Society, with strong
>interest in social challenges including economic, cultural, legal and human
>issues. He is on the G8 Digital Opportunity Task(DOT) Force representing NPO
>from Japan under Prof. Kumon of GLOCOM. He was instrumental in the regional and
>thematic WSIS conferences held in Japan in 2003 and 2005. Izumi is an active
>member of the Civil Society Internet Goverannce Caucus and the Asia Caucus in
>WSIS.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Izumi AIZU <aizu@anr.org>
>To: <communication@wsisasia.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:49 PM
>Subject: [communication 1395] [Final Reminder] Need more info for Speaker
>nomination
>
>
> > This is the FINAL Reminder.
> >
> > We need to decide within a few hours, and you need to send
> > the following now. You need the "short motivation" statement,
> > not just names and organizations.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > izumi
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > For those who like to nominate speakers to Tunis Summit,
> >
> > Could you quickly write the "short motivation" as well as
> > which speaking slot you want to join.
> >
> > Together with short bio/description of the speaker.
> >
> > WITHIN 8 hours or less. We need to send the info
> > to the CS sec by noon, tomorrow, here in Geneva time.
> >
> > izumi
> >
> >
> >
> >
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