Ghana and Adobe, was Re: Election timeline
dorothy g
dgdorothydg at GMAIL.COM
Sun Aug 6 14:37:39 EEST 2017
Dear all, I will not change my position on this. We have great alternative
candidates with drive and experience.
best regards.
D
On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Akinremi Peter Taiwo*
>> [ West Africa Coordinator ]
>> African Civil Society on Information Society (*ACSIS*)
>> *Website: *www.acsis-scasi.org
>>
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>> [ Compsoftnet Enterprise ]
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>>
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>>
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>>
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