<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Thank you Tomslin for the nomination and thank you all
members for the support. I humbly accept the nomination. Below is my statement.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>STATEMENT</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>Name:</b> Wisdom Kwasi Donkor</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>Declared Region:</b> of Residence: Africa</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>Gender:</b> Male</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>Affiliation:</b> Africa Open Data and Internet Research
Foundation (AODIRF)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b style="font-size:14.6667px">Do you have any conflict of interest?: </b><span style="font-size:14.6667px">None</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Reasons for willingness to take on the position</b></span><b style="font-size:11pt">:<br></b><span style="font-size:11pt">I appreciate the nomination and support received from the community to continue serving on the council. Serving on the council has given me a comprehensive view and understanding of GNSO and practical policy development, my first term has been a learning curve in practical policy work. I have listened to and learned a lot from colleagues on the council, and I've had the opportunity to harness my policy development skills. This experience has primed me strongly if considered for my second term. Not only will I be able to continue supporting NCSG and policy work but also be given the chance to coach and elevate the community in ensuring we can all be at our best and exceed expectations every step of the way. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b style="font-size:11pt">Qualification for the position:<br></b><span style="font-size:11pt">I have
over 15 years of expertise implementing various types of policies on
e-Government Network and Infrastructure, e-Government Applications, Community
Networks, Internet Governance policy formulation and community development,
open data policy creation and implementation, Geospatial Technologies policies
and implementation, and Event Planning and Management.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">For several
years, I've been a part of the global Internet governance community,
participating in a variety of roles and strategic leadership positions at both
the national and international levels. Many legislative gains for a sustainable
Internet in Africa have been lobbied for, fostered, and impacted by me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I am now
the Executive Director of the Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation
(AODIRF) as well as the organizer of the Africa Geospatial Data and Information
Conference and Africa Open Data Conference. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b style="font-size:11pt">How many Hours a week
you are able to dedicate to the position</b><span style="font-size:11pt">: I have enough time to devote to council work.</span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><b>Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so
please state:</b> <br><span style="font-size:11pt">Transfer policy review working group<br></span><span style="font-size:11pt">Council Committee
for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (</span>CCOICI<span style="font-size:11pt">) GNSO Council Small
Team on DNS Abuse </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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><b>Wisdom Donkor</b> </font><font size="1">(CASP+, CISM, CEH </font><span style="font-size:x-small">Certified,</span><span style="font-size:x-small">)</span></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">President & CEO</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF) | Africa Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC)</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | <a href="http://www.aodirf.org" target="_blank">www.aodirf.org</a> / <a href="http://www.afrigeocon.org" target="_blank">www.</a><a href="http://agdic.info" target="_blank">agdic.info</a> </font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Tel: +233 20 812 8851</font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom | Twitter: @wisdom_dk </font></div><div><div style="font-size:small"><font size="1">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">ICANN GNSO Council Member |</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> ICANN</span> transfer policy review working group Member | <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Improvement (CCOICI)</span> | 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</font></div><div><font size="1">____________________________________________________________________________________________</font></div></div><div><font size="1">Specialization:</font></div><div><font size="1">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, <br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>