NCSG GNSO Council Election Nomination Acceptance and Statement

[Wisdom Donkor]

Thank you Tomslin for the nomination and thank you all members for the
support. I humbly accept the nomination. Below is my statement.


*STATEMENT*

*Name:* Wisdom Kwasi Donkor

*Declared Region:* of Residence: Africa

*Gender:* Male

*Affiliation:* Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF)

*Do you have any conflict of interest?:  *None

*Reasons for willingness to take on the position*
*:*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.


*Qualification for the position:*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.

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.

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.

*How many Hours a week you are able to dedicate to the position*: I have
enough time to devote to council work.

*Are you involved in any working Groups or PDP efforts, if so please state:*

Transfer policy review working group
Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous Improvement (
CCOICI) GNSO Council Small Team on DNS Abuse


*Wisdom Donkor* (CASP+,  CISM, CEH Certified,)
President & CEO
Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (AODIRF) | Africa
Geospatial Data and Internet Conference (AGDIC)
P.O. Box CT 2439, Cantonments, Accra | www.aodirf.org  / www.
<http://www.afrigeocon.org>agdic.info
Tel: +233 20 812 8851
Skype: wisdom_dk | Facebook: kwasi wisdom |  Twitter: @wisdom_dk
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ICANN GNSO Council Member | ICANN transfer policy review working group
Member  | Council Committee for Overseeing and Implementing Continuous
Improvement (CCOICI) | 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
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Specialization:
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,
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