The Policy Network on Meaningful Access (PNMA)'s driving force is a community of diverse stakeholders aiming to contribute with their expertise and experience. All interested stakeholders can join an open dedicated mailing list and take active participation through regular meetings and others means of collaboration.
The community is continuously consulted on the thematic focus of the PNMA, its methodology and the so far produced outputs.
Within the PNMA there is a Multistakeholder Working Group (MWG) of experts which supports transforming community’s expressed views into concrete actions, such as outputs and actionable next steps. You can meet them below.
Members of the PNMA Multistakeholder Working Group (MWG)
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Independent Expert PNMA Co-Chair mandates: 2021 - 2025 |
Hon Alhagie Mbow Member of Parliament - The Gambia & Pan African Parliament PNMA Co-Chair mandate: 2024-2025
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Executive Director Research ICT Africa MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Senior Advisor International Affairs International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Executive Director Nupef Institute MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Co-lead Local Networks: Policy and Strategy Association for Progressive Communications (APC) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Secretary-General International Telecommunication Union (ITU) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Executive Director of Media Policy and Public Affairs WAN-IFRA MWG Member since: 2021 |
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CEO African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi Director for Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation (CI/DPT) and Secretary of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) UNESCO
Currently represented by Programme Specialist, Secretariat of Information for All Programme (IFAP) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Independent Expert International Development and Internet Matters MWG Member since: 2022 |
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John Warnes Senior Innovation Officer UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
Currently represented by MWG Member since: 2024 |
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Judith Hellerstein Co-coordinator, Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability (DCAD) IGF |
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Director of the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government/DESA United Nations MWG Member since: 2021
Governance and Public Administration Officer, Digital Government Branch, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government/DESA MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Manager Telecom Comores SA (MAG liaison) MWG Member since: 2021
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Former Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Kenya |
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Maria Fernanda De Brasdefer Policy & Research Officer International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) MWG Member since: 2022 |
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Oscar León Executive Secretariat InterAmerican Telecommunications Committee (CITEL) Organization of American States (OAS) MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Roberto Gaetano Independent Expert MWG Member since: 2022 |
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Training and e-Learning Advisor Internet Society Foundation MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Senior Director IDN & UA Programs ICANN MWG Member since: 2021 |
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Founder and Executive Director Global Digital Inclusion Partnership MWG Member since: 2021 PNMA Co-Chair mandates: 2021 - 2022 |
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Head of Programs APNIC Foundation MWG Member since: 2021 PNMA Co-Chair mandate: 2021 |
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Internet Pioneer Chair, Leadership Panel IGF Chief Internet Evangelist MWG Member since: 2021 |
| Past Members: The PNMA acknowledges the below referred experts for their consideration in voluntarily joining the network's discussions and sharing their knowledge with our peers. |
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Senior Digital Transformation & Governance Specialist ICANN Board Member |
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Director of Policy, Digital Inclusion programmes GSMA |
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Marielza Oliveira Director for Partnerships and Operational Programme Monitoring Communication and Information Sector UNESCO MWG Member in: 2021-2024 |
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MP, Tanzania Chair, African Parliamentary Network on Internet Governance MAG Member 2023 PNMA Co-Chair |
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Paolo Lanteri Legal Officer World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) MWG Member in: 2021 - 2023 |
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Rosalind KennyBirch International Policy Advisor Digital Trade, Internet Governance & Standards Team, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology UK Government MWG Member in: 2022 - 2023 |
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Chief at ICT Policy Section UNCTAD MWG Member in: 2021 - 2023 |
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The PNMA Multistakeholder Working Group will closely collaborate with the members of the IGF's Multistakeholder Advisory Group and its Chair; networks of Dynamic Coalitions (DCs); National, Regional and Youth IGF initiatives (NRIs); Best Practice Forums (BPFs), and all other interested stakeholders. Here is the list of the NRI focal points already established for close cooperation with the PNMA. Further partnerships are gladly welcomed:
NRI Focal Points to PNMA MWG
| Brazil IGF |
Juliano Cappi |
Gambia IGF | Poncelet O. Ileleji |
| Italy IGF | Liberia IGF | Peterking Quaye | |
| Youth IGF |
Anna Krupnik Michel Chammas |
Vanuatu IGF | Jackson Miake |
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