Arsene Tungali Statement - 2017 GNSO Council Election

Wed Aug 16 03:50:31 EEST 2017

Hi everyone,

Bellow (also attached) is my public statement for the GNSO Council
elections.

*Name:* Arsene Tungali

*Region:* Africa (DRC citizen)

*Gender:* Male

*Age:* 27

*Employment:* Nonprofit Executive; Independent researcher on issues
including Internet Freedom; Consultant in Internet governance and ICT
strategies for nonprofit organizations.

*Conflict of interest*: None that I am aware of.

*    - Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular
position;*

I can be considered as a new blood, wiling and ready to serve. I have never
had any leadership position in any of ICANN structures. If elected, this
will be the first position that I might be taking: representing the NCSG on
the GNSO Council. I look forward to working with our veterans and work on
their side as we advance our cause.

I am really keen to join past and current Councilors in leveraging on their
efforts. I will try my best, in coordination with other Councilors, to
involve our distinguished members in Council discussions and deliberations
in making sure we really represent you and we are able to convey your views
and your message in GNSO so that the Board is able to hear what the NCSG
thinks of different issues affecting non commercial users. This is possible
through effective communication between Councilors and NCSG members. I know
former Councilors have done their best; I am intending to reinforce this
aspect.

Concretely and in addition to the above:

-          I will continue my fight for issues related to human rights,
freedom of expression, privacy, open Internet as I know these are some of
the issues we fight for as a stakeholder group, representing the non
commercial users and organizations. I will thrive to help ICANN be more
active and adopt concrete positions in these areas, especially in this time
where we note a lot of violations in Africa and in the world.

-          I will use my time as Councilor to understand the different
positions of other ICANN SO/ACs and see how we can partner with those who
defend the same positions as us so that we can have good relationship and
join our forces. I believe this will benefit the NCSG to have good allies
in other avenues.

*   - Qualifications for the position;*

I believe am known to be a strong civil society advocate and activist,
mainly in the Internet governance space since 2011. I always try to advance
the causes of civil society organizations as well as individuals in
different capacity; most recently as a Co-coordinator of the Civil Society
Internet Governance Caucus (IGC), a challenging role I took in 2016, which
was a learning opportunity as well as an opportunity to advance civil
society agenda in the Internet governance space.

In that capacity, I have worked, alongside the NCSG, on the Civil Society
Coordination Group (CSCG) in a number of tasks including appointing civil
society representatives in different venues and structures including the
IGF MAG, speakers for the WSIS Forum and the IGF. I have also worked
alongside the NCUC for the Joint civil society gathering ahead of the IGF
in Mexico. This has given me the experience of seeing NCSG representatives
fight, defend positions and build partnerships with other civil society
groups; I believe this is something we should strengthen and I am happy to
support this move on the Council.

I am familiar with ICANN and its structures (most importantly, its place in
the whole global Internet ecosystem). After my first meeting in 2014, I
immediately joined the NCSG and the NCUC where I am particularly active in
policy discussions. If elected as a Councilor, I know that I will be
representing the whole SG even the NPOC which I am not a member of but I am
interested and following their work as a nonprofit executive, interested in
the DNS.

I have so far joined 2 working groups:

-          An Observer at the workstream 2 working group on Diversity
because I am a true advocate of diversity in terms of regional, gender and
language representation in ICANN. I am a native French speaker and
fortunate enough to speak and write in English as well.

-          An active member of the CCWG on gTLD Auction Proceeds. I joined
this CCWG because I believe, as a nonprofit executive, I have something to
contribute in helping ICANN use this money for the right cause. I have been
contributing so far and can see the work of this group going in the right
direction; my main goal being to make sure we decide to use the money on
projects that will benefit civil society groups as well.

   *- Statement of availability for the time the position requires; and*

I am ready and able to commit time, energy and resources to be effective in
supporting the work of the Council. I believe those who know me, can
testify that I can make things happen. I have followed the work of the
Council; I know the level of commitment that this volunteering position
requires.

*   - Optionally, any other information that the candidate believes is
relevant.*

I take this opportunity to thank Mamdou LO for nominating me for the GNSO
Council as a representative of our dear NCSG. It is truly an honor to be
standing and “compete” with the people I admire for their work and
involvement in everything ICANN. I have never done/achieved even half of
what they have achieved so far; I am humbly writing this in the hope that
you will trust me enough and allow me to represent you, which is a
challenge that I am ready and happy to take.

You might not know me but I promise that by the end of my term, you will
have known me for what I will have achieved, with your support and that of
the other Councilors. Thank you to all those who publicly endorsed my
nomination and thanks for your wonderful words. I look forward for your
votes!

Thanks,

Arsene

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**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
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>)
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