Fwd: Re: Ghana and Adobe, was Re: Election timeline
Olévié Kouami
olivierkouami at GMAIL.COM
Sun Aug 6 10:38:05 EEST 2017
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Date : 2 août 2017 22:29
Objet : Re: Ghana and Adobe, was Re: Election timeline
À : Akinremi Peter Taiwo <compsoftnet at gmail.com>
Cc : <NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu>
Dear friends
I'm again joining my voice to Wisdom's one and Anriette voice too.
Really this is the right moment for to benefit from Dorothy experiences.
Having in the this Internet ecosystem since a while, before the WSIS 1 & 2,
I know Dorothy's capabilities and I can witnessed on her qualities.
@Dorothy : This the right time for you to be more available for the
advancement of this commuty. Please, do accept our nomination. You the
right person at the right place in right moment to replace and continue the
great job done by our great Tapani during these last 2 years.
Kudos to Madam Dorothy K. Gordon.
Cheers !
Your,
Olevie
Le 2 août 2017 15:08, "Akinremi Peter Taiwo" <compsoftnet at gmail.com> a
écrit :
Rightly said, Arsene.
Best.
Peter
On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Definitelly, Mike.
> We actually need more people so we have a pool to chose from.
>
> ------------------------
> **Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>*
> Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international
> <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*,
> CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa Forum
> <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>*
> Tel: +243 993810967 <+243%20993%20810%20967>
> GPG: 523644A0
> *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo*
>
> 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow
> <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html>
> (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil
> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors>
> & Mexico
> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors>)
> - AFRISIG 2016 <http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/class-of-2016/> - Blogger
> <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow (Los Angeles
> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en> & Marrakech
> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/marrakech55-attendees-2016-03-14-en>
> ). AFRINIC Fellow (Mauritius
> <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1907-afrinic-25-fellowship-winners>
> )* - *IGFSA Member <http://www.igfsa.org/> - Internet Governance -
> Internet Freedom.
>
> Check the *2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC* report (English
> <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=234>) and (French
> <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=242>)
>
> 2017-08-02 14:17 GMT+02:00 Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com>:
>
>> Right Arsene, I missed that part (I read over it quickly). Either way, I
>> wanted to be as inclusive as possible :-)
>>
>> Regardless, if she does not accept the nomination, we still need to
>> nominate someone to be the NCSG chair.
>>
>> Best,
>> -Michael
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Arsène Tungali <arsenebaguma at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> @Michael: I believe from her response, AC is not the main problem
>>> preventing our very own Dorothy from running, it is because she has limited
>>> time to commit to this important role. That's was my understanding of her
>>> reaction to Wisdom's nomination
>>>
>>> ------------------------
>>> **Arsène Tungali* <http://about.me/ArseneTungali>*
>>> Co-Founder & Executive Director, *Rudi international
>>> <http://www.rudiinternational.org>*,
>>> CEO,* Smart Services Sarl <http://www.smart-serv.info>*, *Mabingwa
>>> Forum <http://www.mabingwa-forum.com>*
>>> Tel: +243 993810967 <+243%20993%20810%20967>
>>> GPG: 523644A0
>>> *Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo*
>>>
>>> 2015 Mandela Washington Felllow
>>> <http://tungali.blogspot.com/2015/06/selected-for-2015-mandela-washington.html>
>>> (YALI) - ISOC Ambassador (IGF Brazil
>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/igf-ambassadors-programme/Past-Ambassadors>
>>> & Mexico
>>> <http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programmes/next-generation-leaders/Current-Ambassadors>)
>>> - AFRISIG 2016 <http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/class-of-2016/> -
>>> Blogger <http://tungali.blogspot.com> - ICANN Fellow (Los Angeles
>>> <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-18-en> & Marrakech
>>> <https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/marrakech55-attendees-2016-03-14-en>
>>> ). AFRINIC Fellow (Mauritius
>>> <http://www.afrinic.net/en/library/news/1907-afrinic-25-fellowship-winners>
>>> )* - *IGFSA Member <http://www.igfsa.org/> - Internet Governance -
>>> Internet Freedom.
>>>
>>> Check the *2016 State of Internet Freedom in DRC* report (English
>>> <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=234>) and (French
>>> <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=242>)
>>>
>>> 2017-08-02 14:02 GMT+02:00 Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> A quick question for you Dorothy: would you consider running if the
>>>> Adobe problem were resolved?
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> -Michael
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Stephanie Perrin <
>>>> stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I totally agree, WIsdom, and wanted to let you know we asked Adam
>>>>> Peake to look into the matter for us. (Nudge Nudge Adam). I had terrible
>>>>> problems, thought I would have to quit Council after the last Adobe
>>>>> upgrade, we could not solve it, but finally Eric Evrard, who is an IT
>>>>> support person in Brussels figured out what the problem was (crazy routing
>>>>> by my ISP). I live just outside Ottawa, the capital of Canada, but I get
>>>>> 5mps down and often as low as 1 up, so it is tough to run Adobe connect
>>>>> even here in Canada if you are in a rural area.
>>>>>
>>>>> So not sure what the exact problem is Dorothy but lets figure it out.
>>>>>
>>>>> Stephanie Perrin
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2017-08-02 07:41, Wisdom Donkor wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Anriette,
>>>>>
>>>>> I felt sad reading her mail that she she cant take up the position.
>>>>> I still have hope that despite her busy schedules and how important
>>>>> Internet, open data, gender for that matter girls in ICT and science,
>>>>> bridging the digital gap etc are to her heart and making sure the less
>>>>> privileged and the vulnerable find their place within the labour force in
>>>>> the developing world is much desire for her to take up the horns to stir up
>>>>> the affairs of NCSG.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dorothy please we need you, the world needs you, everyone needs you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
>>>>> E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist
>>>>> ICANN Fellow / Member, UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
>>>>> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
>>>>> OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Memember, ITAG Member
>>>>> Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
>>>>> Skype: wisdom_dk
>>>>> facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk
>>>>> Website: www.data.gov.gh
>>>>> www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen <
>>>>> anriette at apc.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Dorothy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A great pity to hear this. There are other excellent candidates, but
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> are one too!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What precisely is the issue with Ghana and Adobe?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As an Ubuntu user I have also had my issues with Adobe, but I have
>>>>>> managed to sort them out, mostly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is it the call in function that does not work in Ghana? I recall
>>>>>> having
>>>>>> been in Adobe meetings with people from Ghana, but perhaps they were
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> there at the time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please tell us more.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anriette
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 01/08/2017 09:54, dorothy g wrote:
>>>>>> > 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.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > best regards
>>>>>> > Dorothy
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:39 AM, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com
>>>>>> > <mailto:wisdom.dk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Dear All,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Thank you Chair for the excellent work during the period.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 1. I wish to take this opportunity to nominate Dorothy K.
>>>>>> Gordon for
>>>>>> > NCSG chair.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > *Dorothy K. Gordon* is a technology activist and development
>>>>>> > specialist. She was the founding director-general of the
>>>>>> Advanced
>>>>>> > Information Technology Institute- Kofi Annan Centre of
>>>>>> Excellence
>>>>>> > in ICT(AITI-KACE <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AITI-KACE>).
>>>>>> She
>>>>>> > left the center in 2016. She is a former Board Member of
>>>>>> Creative
>>>>>> > Commons <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons> 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.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Gordon has worked in technology and development for over 25
>>>>>> years.
>>>>>> > She worked as a Senior Deputy Resident Representative at the
>>>>>> UNDP
>>>>>> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNDP>
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I believe with her exemplary leadership and skill i believe she
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> > be a plus to the community.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 2. I also nominate Marilia Macie, Stefania Milan and Martin
>>>>>> Silva
>>>>>> > Valent to continue their term.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Kind regards,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>>> > <ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info <mailto:ncsg at tapani.tarvainen.info>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Dear all,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Elections are upon us soon. Voter check-in process has
>>>>>> already been
>>>>>> > started, as I hope you all have noticed, and the key dates
>>>>>> for the
>>>>>> > election are as follows:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > July 31 nomination period begins
>>>>>> > Aug 13 nomination period ends
>>>>>> > Aug 17 voter roll finalized, check-in ends
>>>>>> > Aug 18 deadline for nomination acceptance
>>>>>> > Aug 19 deadline for candidate statements
>>>>>> > Aug 21 voting begins
>>>>>> > Sep 3 voting ends
>>>>>> > Sep 4 results announced
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > My apologies for delay in sending this, as nominating
>>>>>> period is in
>>>>>> > effect starting right now.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Up for election are:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > NCSG Chair, currently Tapani Tarvainen, not eligible for
>>>>>> > re-election;
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 2-year Council seat, currently Marilia Maciel, eligible for
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> > more term;
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 2-year Council seat, currently Stefania Milan, eligible for
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> > more term;
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 2-year Council seat, held by Martin Silva Valent as
>>>>>> temporary
>>>>>> > replacement
>>>>>> > for Amr Elsadr, who resigned from the council;
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > 1-year Council seat, held by Tatiana Tropina as temporary
>>>>>> alternate
>>>>>> > for Edward Morris, who also resigned from the
>>>>>> council.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > The council seats will be allocated so that 2-year terms
>>>>>> will go to
>>>>>> > the three with highest vote counts and the 1-year term to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> > fourth,
>>>>>> > although regional and gender balance requirements may
>>>>>> change the
>>>>>> > order; I will send a separate message about those.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Note that the deadline given in the check-in request
>>>>>> message was not
>>>>>> > final, it's just the time after which we'll assume you
>>>>>> didn't get it
>>>>>> > and send a new one, or later try to reach you with other
>>>>>> means.
>>>>>> > (A new
>>>>>> > message was just sent today to those who didn't respond
>>>>>> last week.)
>>>>>> > The final deadline for check-in is when we finalize the
>>>>>> voter roll,
>>>>>> > August 17.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > For our latest new members, I'm afraid you cannot vote or
>>>>>> nominate
>>>>>> > candidates as our charter limits that to those who've been
>>>>>> active
>>>>>> > members for at least 30 days. A bit surprisingly though you
>>>>>> can,
>>>>>> > however, run for office if someone else nominates you.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > --
>>>>>> > Tapani Tarvainen
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>> Anriette Esterhuysen
>>>>>> Director - global policy and strategy
>>>>>> Association for Progressive Communications
>>>>>> anriette at apc.org
>>>>>> www.apc.org
>>>>>> IM: ae_apc
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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