Emerging Leaders for the Digital World

Date: 2011

The main focus of the programme was on capacity development for regional and sub-regional institutions involved in Internet governance and ICT Policy. It was based on Diplo’s capacity development methodology consisting of three main components: training, policy research and policy immersion .

These emerging leaders, supported by Diplo, managed to initiate regional IG forums; organise online debates on Africa Internet Top Level Domain; drive further training and education in St Kitts and Nevis and around the Pacific; and reach out to government officials and get their support. We believe that it is these emerging leaders who will drive the economy and the development of their regions by the meaningful usage of ICT and the Internet. There are many more emerging leaders we need to identify and empower. In the meantime, we need to continue to support these 19 in their endeavours. These are their stories.

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Sheba Mohammid from Trinidad and Tobago re-imagines the future
Arlene Buckmire-Outram from Grenada seeks to marry education with ICT
Duksh Kumar Koonjoobeeharry from Mauritius believes in the power of personal contribution
Lenandlar Singh from Guyana talks about incorporating Internet governance issues into teaching
Shareeni Kala from Fiji makes the link between Internet governance and e-learning
Dalsie Greenrose Kalna Baniala from Vanuatu is raising awareness of Internet governance issues
Sam Goundar from Fiji is working to develop awareness of Internet governance issues
Valmikki Singh from Guyana emphasises the need for Internet governance regimes and representation
Zoniaina Fitahiana Rakotomalala from Madagascar is bridging the digital divide
Angelic Caroline Alihusain-del Castilho from Suriname breaks through the barriers of development
Anju Mangal from Fiji defines development in the context of current realities
Eliot Nsega from Uganda faces the challenges of an Africa-wide ICT strategy
Maduka Attamah from Nigeria is working to strengthen the region’s participation in the continued evolution of the Internet and its applications
Michele Marius in Jamaica ponders the impact of development on a society
Sala Tamanikaiwaimaro from Fiji is on the lookout for ways to strengthen regional capacity in internet governance
Felix Samakande from Zimbabwe broadens his diplomatic bandwidth
Gaongalelwe-Gaolaolwe Mosweu from Botswana fulfils a promise
Judith Okite from Kenya opens her eyes to opportunity
Tracy Hackshaw from Trinidad and Tobago shares what his mother taught him