[IRPCoalition] IRPC SC Elections 2024: Elections start today

[Deirdre Williams]

Purnima sounds to me like a good candidate for the steering committee.
I support this nomination.
Deirdre Williams

On Tue, 20 Feb 2024, 06:24 Purnima Tiwari, <tiwaripurnima04 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Mr. Mamattah,
>
>
> Thank you for seconding my profile for the role. I appreciate your
> support.
>
> On Mon, 19 Feb, 2024, 15:00 Raymond Mamattah, <mamattah.raymond at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I second  Purnima’s self nomination.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Raymond Mamattah
>> [image: linkedin]
>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymond-selorm-mamattah-02637610/> [image:
>> facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/selorm.mamattah> [image: twitter]
>> <https://twitter.com/RMamattah>
>> Accra, Ghana
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 9:28 AM info at irpcharter.org <info at irpcharter.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Thank you for responding to the call for nominations.
>>> We received *three self-nominations* during the call for nominations
>>> period:
>>>
>>>
>>>    - *One* self-nomination for the position on co-Chair (Dennis Redeker)
>>>    - *Two* self nominations for the open positions in the Steering
>>>    Committee (Tanka Aryal and Purnima Tiwari)
>>>
>>>
>>> Please note that one of the self-nominations is* still pending
>>> endorsement* in order to qualify as candidate in the upcoming
>>> elections.
>>>
>>> I am including Purnima’s self-nomination statement below for your
>>> consideration:
>>>
>>> Hello! 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> *1.*     *About myself:*
>>>
>>> My Internet Governance (IG) journey started as an ISOC Youth Ambassador. I
>>> joined the IRPC Dynamic Collation in November 2021.
>>>
>>> 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".
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 journal
>>> <https://app.zeit-sprachen.de/console/paket/17535>.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am the Core Organizing Committee member of IGF’s NRI Initiative ‘Youth
>>> IGF India’ <https://youthigf.in/sep-2022/committees/>. For the last two
>>> years, I have been actively working on empowering youth for a sustainable
>>> digital future. My role is largely to
>>> ·       Build partnerships with like-minded organizations
>>> ·       Engage the community via outreach
>>>
>>> ·       and Manage coordination with industry leaders, mentors, and
>>> advisors
>>>
>>> My Digital rights advocacy and experience in organizing IG-focused
>>> forums and dialogues gives me the confidence to put forward my nomination
>>> for the role of SC Committee member.
>>>
>>>
>>> *2.*     *Statement of Intent:*
>>>
>>> I intend to foster collaborations for building thought leadership on
>>> concerns around emerging technology. I also intend to amplify outreach
>>> on ‘Awareness around human rights on the Internet’, widely disseminating
>>> ideas on digital rights and privacy.
>>>
>>>
>>> *3.     **Vision for the role and responsibilities:*
>>>
>>> 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 -
>>>
>>> My vision is guided by the 17th SDG which is to “enhance the use of
>>> enabling technology, in particular ICT” (Target 17.8)
>>>
>>> I comprehend it as a call to bridge the digital divide and the Global
>>> North, and South through commitments and policies. The onus of this
>>> commitment doesn't fall upon a certain generation but on everyone who
>>> believes in an equal, transparent, and accessible internet. I
>>> believe this could be achieved via developing inter-generational dialogues
>>> and enhancing outreach to engage relevant actors.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you all for your time and kind consideration, I sincerely
>>> appreciate it.
>>>
>>>
>>> The elections will be open for *two weeks* starting today, *19 February*
>>> .
>>>
>>> IRPC list members will endorse nominees using an anonymised online
>>> polling tool which will be reaching your email inboxes later today.
>>>
>>> Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Minda
>>> IRPC SC Election Officer 2024
>>>
>>> [Sent on behalf of the IRPC SC]
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