<div dir="ltr">I agree Hvale, does anyone know if anything can be done to remedy this? <div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-6073592329913320169gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 4:16 AM, valentina pellizzer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:valentina@oneworldplatform.net" target="_blank">valentina@oneworldplatform.<wbr>net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div id="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227scrollbox">Hi everyone,</div><div id="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227scrollbox">I find very disturbing that a proprietary close platform is preventing participation, platform should really not be more important than people, their existence is to support enhance and facilitate participation. I find it very much disturbing and unjust, really think we cannot as community just accept it</div><div id="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227scrollbox">hvale</div><div id="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227scrollbox"><br><div id="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227signatureElementId">valentina pellizzer <br>President <br>One World Platform  <br> <br><a href="http://oneworldplatform.net/" target="_blank">http://oneworldplatform.net/</a> <br> <br>mobile: <a href="tel:+387%2061%20484%20038" value="+38761484038" target="_blank">+387 (0)61 484 038</a> <br>twitter: @froatosebe <br> <br>Fingerprint 30AA 9445 D878 A6C9 FE41 E90D 52A5 36A6 B249 EDA9<br></div></div><div><font size="2"><br><br></font></div><div class="m_-6073592329913320169m_-3806831132376985227replyHeader"><font size="2">---- On Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:18:34 +0200  Stephanie Perrin<<a href="mailto:stephanie.perrin@MAIL.UTORONTO.CA" target="_blank">stephanie.perrin@MAIL.U<wbr>TORONTO.CA</a>> wrote ----</font></div><div><div class="m_-6073592329913320169h5"><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><blockquote>      <div>     <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">I am sorry to hear           this Dorothy, you would be a great Chair and it is a shame           that lack of Adobe cuts you off from more participation!</font></font></p>     <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Best wishes,</font></font></p>     <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie Perrin</font></font><br>     </p>     <br>     <div>On 2017-08-01 03:54, dorothy g wrote:<br>     </div>     <blockquote>              <div dir="ltr">Dear Wisdom,  Thank you for your confidence in me         and your many nice comments, however I cannot take up the         position of NCSG chair at this time.  I have a very deep respect         for those who have filled the position which is very demanding         in terms of its responsibility.  One of the factors influencing         this decision is Ghana's absence from the communication platform         which is used for many of the meetings. This has affected my         participation in meetings and will no doubt continue to do so. I         wish all the eventual candidates the best.         <div><br>         </div>         <div>           <div>best regards</div>           <div>Dorothy</div>         </div>       </div>       <div><br>         <div>On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:39 AM, Wisdom           Donkor <span><<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>></span>           wrote:<br>           <blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1.0px rgb(204,204,204) solid;padding-left:1.0ex">             <div dir="ltr">Dear All,               <div><span style="font-size:15.0px"><br>                 </span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:15.0px">Thank you Chair for the                   excellent work during the period. </span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:15.0px"><br>                 </span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:15.0px">1. I wish to take this                   opportunity to nominate Dorothy K. Gordon for NCSG                   chair.</span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:15.0px"><br>                 </span></div>               <div><b style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px">Dorothy                   K. Gordon</b><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px"> is a</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px"> technology                   activist and development specialist. She was the                   founding director-general of the Advanced Information                   Technology Institute-  Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence                   in ICT(</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AITI-KACE" title="AITI-KACE" style="color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px" target="_blank">AITI-KACE</a><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px">). She                   left the center in 2016. She is a former Board Member                   of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons" title="Creative Commons" style="color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px" target="_blank">Creative                   Commons</a><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px"> and currently serves on its                     Advisory Council, Ms Dorothy has serve on several                     advisory board across Africa and the world. She is                     one person in many field and the champion of gender                     and girls in ICT. </span></font></div>               <div><font face="sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.0px"><br>                   </span></font></div>               <div><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px">Gordon                   has worked in technology and development for over 25                   years. She worked as a Senior Deputy Resident                   Representative at the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNDP" title="UNDP" style="color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.0px" target="_blank">UNDP</a></div>               <div><br>               </div>               <div><img src="cid:0.28873816430.6780214770948177541.15da0baaa70__inline__img__src" width="300" height="237"><br>                 ​</div>               <div>I believe with her exemplary leadership and skill i                 believe she will be a plus to the community.</div>               <div><br>               </div>               <div>2. I also nominate  <span style="font-size:12.8px">Marilia                   Macie, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Stefania                   Milan and </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Martin                   Silva Valent to continue their term.</span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br>                 </span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br>                 </span></div>               <div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Kind regards,</span></div>               <div>                 <div>                   <div><br>                   </div>                   <div><br>                   </div>                   <div><br>                     On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Tapani Tarvainen <<a href="mailto:ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info" target="_blank">ncsg@tapani.tarvainen.info</a>>                     wrote:<br>                     <blockquote style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.8ex;border-left:1.0px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1.0ex">Dear all,<br>                       <br>                       Elections are upon us soon. Voter check-in process                       has already been<br>                       started, as I hope you all have noticed, and the                       key dates for the<br>                       election are as follows:<br>                       <br>                       July 31  nomination period begins<br>                       Aug  13  nomination period ends<br>                       Aug  17  voter roll finalized, check-in ends<br>                       Aug  18  deadline for nomination acceptance<br>                       Aug  19  deadline for candidate statements<br>                       Aug  21  voting begins<br>                       Sep   3  voting ends<br>                       Sep   4  results announced<br>                       <br>                       My apologies for delay in sending this, as                       nominating period is in<br>                       effect starting right now.<br>                       <br>                       Up for election are:<br>                       <br>                       NCSG Chair, currently Tapani Tarvainen, not                       eligible for re-election;<br>                       <br>                       2-year Council seat, currently Marilia Maciel,                       eligible for one more term;<br>                       <br>                       2-year Council seat, currently Stefania Milan,                       eligible for one more term;<br>                       <br>                       2-year Council seat, held by Martin Silva Valent                       as temporary replacement<br>                              for Amr Elsadr, who resigned from the                       council;<br>                       <br>                       1-year Council seat, held by Tatiana Tropina as                       temporary alternate<br>                              for Edward Morris, who also resigned from                       the council.<br>                       <br>                       The council seats will be allocated so that 2-year                       terms will go to<br>                       the three with highest vote counts and the 1-year                       term to the fourth,<br>                       although regional and gender balance requirements                       may change the<br>                       order; I will send a separate message about those.<br>                       <br>                       Note that the deadline given in the check-in                       request message was not<br>                       final, it's just the time after which we'll assume                       you didn't get it<br>                       and send a new one, or later try to reach you with                       other means. (A new<br>                       message was just sent today to those who didn't                       respond last week.)<br>                       The final deadline for check-in is when we                       finalize the voter roll,<br>                       August 17.<br>                       <br>                       For our latest new members, I'm afraid you cannot                       vote or nominate<br>                       candidates as our charter limits that to those                       who've been active<br>                       members for at least 30 days. A bit surprisingly                       though you can,<br>                       however, run for office if someone else nominates                       you.<br>                       <br>                       --<br>                       Tapani Tarvainen<br>                     </blockquote>                   </div>                 </div>               </div>             </div>           </blockquote>         </div>         <br>       </div>     </blockquote>     <br>     </div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>