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Ephraim is a trained lawyer and public policy analyst with over eight years in the International Trade, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law industry. Between 2014 and 2018 he served as the youngest advisor on Internet Governance to two UN Secretary Generals: Ban Ki–moon and António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres. Additionally, since 2013 he has served as an Independent Expert to two ICANN Implementation Advisory Groups. Further, since 2012, Ephraim has executed international development projects with a diverse range of leading international institutions across 46 African Union member countries.


Ephraim Percy Kenyanito is a Legal Researcher/ Policy Analyst working on the connection between African ICT & Media Law, Human Rights, Intellectual Property Rights and International Development. Based in Nairobi, Kenya he has been working as the Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst at AccessNow.Org  and is also an affiliate at the Internet Policy Observatory (IPO) (at the Center for Global Communication Studies, University of Pennsylvania). He is a member of the UN Secretary General’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group on Internet Governance; the Freedom Online Coalition’s Digital Development and Openness Working Group; the Global Internet Policy Observatory’s (GIPO) Advisory Group; the Index on Censorship Youth Advisory Board; the Advisory Group for Code Red (a global initiative to accelerate reform of security organisations); and the interim steering committee for the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance (a Dynamic Coalition of the UN IGF).
He was selected as an [[ICANN Fellow]] for ICANN 49 in Singapore and [[ICANN 51]] in Los Angeles. He was also an [https://www.icann.org/news/blog/meet-the-nextgen-icann55-marrakech-members ICANN55 NextGen Member]and featured in the ICANN 51 - Los Angeles playing card deck.


Previously, Ephraim worked on Democratic Governance, Transparency and International Development with a diverse-range of organizations (Transparency International, MercyCorps and Centre for Law and Research International, East African Community Secretariat and the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, Global Voices Online, The Daily Journalist, European Journalism Centre’s “ThinkBrigade Project” and through “The Diary of a Global Citizen”). He also served as an Independent Expert of the Implementation Advisory Group for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (IAG-CCT) at ICANN among other working groups.
Presently, Ephraim does research at the nexus of the Domain Name System and Business and Human Rights (BHR) with an international institution, ARTICLE 19. He is also a member of the GFCE Advisory Board, Digital Peace Now, European Commission GIPO advisory group among other board positions. He is also a full member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).


 
Ephraim is currently pursuing Postgraduate qualifications in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law at Queen Mary University of London and holds an LLB (with Honours) where his thesis examined the Relationship Between Domain Names and Geographical Indications with a special focus on .wine and .vin applications.
He was selected as an [[ICANN Fellow]] for ICANN 49 in Singapore and [[ICANN 51]] in Los Angeles. He was also an [https://www.icann.org/news/blog/meet-the-nextgen-icann55-marrakech-members ICANN55 NextGen Member].
 
He holds a Bachelor of Laws- LL.B (with Honours) and has previous training in Internet Policy and Media Law from University of Oxford and University of Pennsylvania. His LL.B thesis examined the Relationship Between Domain Names And Geographical Indications with a special focus on .wine and .vin applications.
 
Ephraim also maintains an active interest in volunteering to help social work causes that champion for Children Rights.


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Latest revision as of 19:23, 8 February 2022
Organization: ARTICLE 19/ Queen Mary University of London
Affiliation: ALAC, Fellowship Program, GNSO, NextGen@ICANN
Region: Africa
Country: Kenya
Email: hello [at] ekenyanito.com
Website:

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LinkedIn:    [Ephraim Kenyanito Ephraim Percy Kenyanito]
Google+: Ephraim
Twitter:    @ekenyanito
Featured in the ICANN 51 - Los Angeles playing card deck

Ephraim is a trained lawyer and public policy analyst with over eight years in the International Trade, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law industry. Between 2014 and 2018 he served as the youngest advisor on Internet Governance to two UN Secretary Generals: Ban Ki–moon and António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres. Additionally, since 2013 he has served as an Independent Expert to two ICANN Implementation Advisory Groups. Further, since 2012, Ephraim has executed international development projects with a diverse range of leading international institutions across 46 African Union member countries.

He was selected as an ICANN Fellow for ICANN 49 in Singapore and ICANN 51 in Los Angeles. He was also an ICANN55 NextGen Memberand featured in the ICANN 51 - Los Angeles playing card deck.

Presently, Ephraim does research at the nexus of the Domain Name System and Business and Human Rights (BHR) with an international institution, ARTICLE 19. He is also a member of the GFCE Advisory Board, Digital Peace Now, European Commission GIPO advisory group among other board positions. He is also a full member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU).

Ephraim is currently pursuing Postgraduate qualifications in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law at Queen Mary University of London and holds an LLB (with Honours) where his thesis examined the Relationship Between Domain Names and Geographical Indications with a special focus on .wine and .vin applications.

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At-Large Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).

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