<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you, Raymond!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class="">Minda<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 19 Feb 2024, at 10:30, Raymond Mamattah <<a href="mailto:mamattah.raymond@gmail.com" class="">mamattah.raymond@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">Hello all, </font><div class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" class="">I second
<span style="color:rgb(36,36,36)" class="">Purnima’s self nomination.</span></font><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="arial, sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" class=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" class="">Regards,</font><br clear="all" class=""></font><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Raymond Mamattah<br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610/" target="_blank" class=""><img alt="linkedin" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zJBMfzJBi21uhWntdn5WK2I6PXdyzL-FgLoLpjBwUOs60qPRAC8YqkCSCy5x6kFF6F288uuB8" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah" target="_blank" class=""><img alt="facebook" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wlqS6znbMR590sPSQriMRrL8bdIAAMVMkUm7EBllRK6F9tpTzFCkmjeagracYKJDMsnNGHt0o" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" class=""></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RMamattah" target="_blank" class=""><img alt="twitter" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w2hCVBiDNU1zyYMtabeF6VmXZMChuY2cbRWB_6u2avipVsmx1mc2Ffp890Z4NYdXbVtOs2PIA" class=""></a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></div><div class="">Accra, Ghana <br class=""></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 9:28 AM <a href="mailto:info@irpcharter.org" class="">info@irpcharter.org</a> <<a href="mailto:info@irpcharter.org" class="">info@irpcharter.org</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div class=""><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class="">Dear all,</span></div><div class=""><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">Thank you for responding to the call for nominations.</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">We received <b class="">three self-nominations</b> during the call for nominations period:</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" class=""><b class="">One</b> self-nomination for the position on co-Chair (Dennis Redeker)</span></li><li class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" class=""><b class="">Two</b> self nominations for the open positions in the Steering Committee (Tanka Aryal and Purnima Tiwari)</span></li></ul></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">Please note that one of the self-nominations is<b class=""> still pending endorsement</b> in order to qualify as candidate in the upcoming elections. </span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">I am including Purnima’s self-nomination statement below for your consideration:</span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px" class=""><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">Hello! </font></span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">I
am Purnima Tiwari and I’d like to nominate myself as a candidate for
IRPC steering committee member. I have worked for five years in
Strategic Communications, and Research on mainstream media frames in
Indian elections. I hold an interdisciplinary Master's degree in 'Media
Governance’ from the Centre for Culture, Media and Governance.</span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:115%" class=""><b class="">1.</b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""><b class=""> </b> </span></span><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">About myself:</b></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:115%" class="">My Internet Governance (IG) journey started as an ISOC Youth Ambassador. </span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;line-height:115%" class="">I joined the IRPC Dynamic Collation in November 2021.</span></p></div><div class=""><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">I
was selected as IGF Youth Ambassador 2021 and as a community
initiative, I have worked on "Building digital literacy amongst rural
communities in Chhattisgarh". </font></p></div><div class=""><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">I
have contributed to a workshop on "Multi-stakeholder approaches to AI
policy and program development" as a Youth representative. It was
organized by UNESCO and the Innovation for Policy Foundation. I was also
invited to the DSG dialogue on Tech, Youth, and Innovation organized by
the Office of Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General.
Recently, I have shared my views against internet censorship for a <a href="https://app.zeit-sprachen.de/console/paket/17535" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:blue" target="_blank" class="">journal</a>. </span></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">I am the Core Organizing Committee member of IGF’s NRI Initiative ‘<a href="https://youthigf.in/sep-2022/committees/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:blue" target="_blank" class="">Youth IGF India’</a>.
For the last two years, I have been actively working on empowering
youth for a sustainable digital future. My role is largely to </span></font></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">Build partnerships with like-minded organizations</span></font></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin:0in 0in 0in 1in;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">Engage the community via outreach </span></font></div></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 1in;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">and </span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">Manage coordination with industry leaders, mentors, and advisors</span></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">My Digital rights advocacy and </font></span><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">experience in organizing</font><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class=""> IG-focused forums and dialogues gives me the confidence to put forward my nomination for the role of SC Committee member. </span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></font></span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class=""><b class="">2.</b><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""> </span></span></span><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">Statement of Intent:</b></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">I intend to foster collaborations for building thought leadership on concerns around emerging technology. </span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">I
also intend to amplify outreach on ‘Awareness around human rights on
the Internet’, widely disseminating ideas on digital rights and privacy.</span></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal" class=""> </span></b><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">Vision for the role and responsibilities:</b></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">IRPC
brings together brilliant and diverse minds. I for one, am
comparatively new to this domain and have a lot to learn from experts
and peers. Here’s my humble outline for the vision that aligns with IRPC
objectives - </font></span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">My vision is guided by </span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">the 17th SDG which is to “enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular ICT” (Target 17.8)</span><span style="line-height:115%" class=""> </span></font></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class=""><span style="line-height:115%" class="">I comprehend it as a call to bridge the digital divide and the Global North, and South through commitments and policies. </span><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class="">The onus of this commitment doesn't fall upon a certain generation but on everyone who believes in </span><span style="line-height:115%" class="">an equal, transparent, and accessible internet. </span></font><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class="">I believe this could be achieved via developing inter-generational dialogues and enhancing outreach to engage relevant actors. </span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif" class=""><br aria-hidden="true" class=""></span></p></div><div class=""><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%" class=""><span style="line-height:115%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial" class=""><font face="times new roman, serif" class="">Thank you all for your time and kind consideration, I sincerely appreciate it.</font></span></p></div></blockquote><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font color="#242424" face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px" class="">The elections </span></font><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class="">will be open for </span><u style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class="">two weeks</u><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class=""> starting today, </span><b style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px" class="">19 February</b><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" class="">. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size:14.6667px;color:rgb(36,36,36);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div 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