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EC Asia/Australia/Pacific

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Why do you want to serve on the EC?

I would like to serve for the Internet Users Constituency, supporting developing economies in formation of new Internet layers for non-English linguistic communities.
I am very much concerned with the Localized Internet, IDN TLDs and new gTLDs that may increase digitally divided segments significantly. I has been advocating for
the Excellence in IDN base Internet Layers to avoid the intensification of digitally divided communities. I am forming a Global Consortium for Civilized Internet for
Next Generation/ Innocent Minds and have successfully conducted a workshop on Governance for the Internet of Kids, Teenagers and Youngsters at regional conferences
APrIGF-2013@Seoul (http://2013.rigf.asia/day3/) and APrIGF-2014@NewDelhi (http://2014.rigf.asia/remote/) and . I believe that I would be a quite relevant representative of
Asia and the Pacific non-commercial Communities and Civil Societies representative at ICANN’s NCUC.

Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee.
Describe the relevance of your personal and professional experience
to serve on the NCUC Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might have.

IAS Statement: MY BIOGRAPHY and Recent Experience and Association information is as follows:

I belongs to a small city of Pakistan and have MBA (MIS) degrees. Professionally I am a technologist and serving ICT Industry since last 22 years.
I have creative mind and have interest in innovative Research & Development and also offering consultancy services in related fields.

I am also serving in community as a Civil Society representative. When I applied my dynamic visionary skill to analyze National & Global Polices in Public Interest
and tried to resolve the issues by preparing recommendations I found my abilities very successful in critical analysis, in forecasting about problems and developing the solutions to resolve barriers & obstacles.
I have devoted nature which encouraged me to dedicate my spare time voluntarily to contribute in National & Global Policies Development processes, since many years.
I established Linguistic Internet Council to unite Linguistic Internet User Communities and to form Linguistic Internet Layers with excellence. I also founded Urdu Internet Society (UISoc.org).
On my nomination, UISoc representative also have served ICANN’s Independent Expert for Security, Stability and Resiliency of the DNS Review Team.
 
I had been trying to convince ISOC Global to form state less global chapters for Linguistic Internet User Communities. In 2008-9 this proposal was rejected after a thorough review by ISOC,
but recently, I have raised the same concern at APrIGF 2013 Seoul meeting requesting ISOC board to allow ISOC Global Chapters for Linguistic Internet Communities (non-English users)
when ISOC is completed 20+ years with chapters for English users.

I am actively participating in the discussions about the Global Internet Governance issues on various platform including WSIS/IGF, IGC, APrIGF, MDG/UN-GAID/ Diplo Internet Governance.
Following the WSIS Tunis agenda, I  founded “Pakistan IGF (IGFPAK.org)”in 2010. I have conducted IGFPAK-2011 Conference and engaged about 6 experts panels from different stakeholder sectors.
I also organized IGF Remote Hubs 2011 & 2012 at International Islamic University, Islamabad. On behalf of UISOC & IGFPAK I have facilitating rejuvenation exercise of ISOC Pakistan Chapters and
providing a common Hub isoc.org.pk. I am also member of ICT Experts Panel and Executive coordinator for National Technology Foresight Committee (representing Civil Society).

Since 2006 I am also involved in ICANN Policy Development Process as public participation. I successfully convinced ICANN to remove 2-letters limitations of IDN ccTLD name script in Fast Track Program.
I also read my papers for gTLDs conflict resolution at public forum of ICANN 36th Seoul Meeting. I am also promoting Information Security Professional and highlighting their support for workforce improvements
and the nominees successfully recognized by the ISC2 Board and has won Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Awards (ISLA) since last three years.

I am very much concerned with the Localized Internet, IDN TLDs and new gTLDs that may increase digitally divided segments significantly. I has been advocating for the Excellence in IDN base Internet Layers
to avoid the intensification of digitally divided communities. I am forming a Global Consortium for Civilized Internet for Next Generation/ Innocent Minds and have successfully conducted a workshop on
Governance for the Internet of Kids, Teenagers and Youngsters at APrIGF-2013@Seoul (http://2013.rigf.asia/day3/) and APrIGF-2014@NewDelhi (http://2014.rigf.asia/remote/). Summary is available at url:
Governance for the Internet of Kids, Teenagers and Youngsters. We discussed about the awareness and mechanism of Online Security & Safety, Privacy & Human Rights for protection of users and definition
about the safe and clean contents identification and delivery to the age base Internet users groups and constituencies. I also highlighted the obligations for Source Provides for abuse Internet Contents
(such as pornography, hacking and phishing) and need for the global legislation against them. I requested to unite all global organizations who are working on the same theme for the safety & protection
of kids from Online Threats, on a single platform to share their experience and deliver it to the Internet Communities jointly and globally. I support for the innovative ideas like dotKID(S), or dotBaby, Internet Address for each newborn baby, Separate Internet Devices, Browsers, search engine databases, Web/Mobile Apps for the age-base users like Kids, Teenagers and Youngsters. I inviteted Enhanced Cooperation among Internet Users Constituencies and all stakeholders to ensure that the standardization of code of ethics ‘بنیادی ضابطہ اخلاق’ is properly implemented according to the fundamental needs of the Internet Communities.

Recently launched E-Lahore Program and Launching ICT Club Lahore in next Saturday (22/11/14)

I submit my nomination for “NCUC EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific” election my SOI is also available on ICANN https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Imran+Ahmed+Shah+SOI.

The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the Constituency.  
What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role on a weekly and overall basis?  

IAS Statement: To serve NCUC as EC – Asia/Australia/Pacific, I will try to spare 8-10 hours weekly and try my best to attend Online Meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN Meetings in person.
Communication with the membership is critical.
How would you keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?		IAS Statement: I will keep the members informed on weekly/monthly and periodically about the NCUC activates and/or whenever receive any query from the members. I will reduce the communication gap between community members and will keep them involved / participating with their point of view as well as policy development process.
How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in the future?
What areas of ICANN policy,
if any, need more attention and why? Be concise (200 words maximum).

I foresee that NCUC can perform a pivot role as balancing factor in the Global Policies Development processes being the representation as a Civil Society with the membership of Non Commercial Constituencies/ Community Members. NCUC has been involved in Multi Stakeholders global discussions and exploring relationship between Internet governance policies, public interest and engagement of noncommercial stakeholders. Internet Governance issues and their implications for human rights, development and the democratic process is a key objective. It already has important role to elect GNSO Council representatives and ICANN’s Board.