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He is a Russian-trained Computer Engineer who is fluent in English, Russian, Akan, and Twi.<ref name="linkedin"></ref> | He is a Russian-trained Computer Engineer who is fluent in English, Russian, Akan, and Twi.<ref name="linkedin"></ref> | ||
Opare has been involved with [[ICANN]] through [[ISOC]] since 2012. [[ICANN 47]] in Durban was his first [[ICANN]] conference.<ref name="interview">ICANNWiki Interview, July 2013.</ref> He was an [[ICANN Fellow]] at [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires.< | Opare has been involved with [[ICANN]] through [[ISOC]] since 2012. [[ICANN 47]] in Durban was his first [[ICANN]] conference.<ref name="interview">ICANNWiki Interview, July 2013.</ref> He was an [[ICANN Fellow]] at [[ICANN 48]] in Buenos Aires.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-12aug13-en.htm Announcement, ICANN.org] Retrieved 13 Nov 2013</ref> | ||
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| Country: | Ghana |
| Email: | aeopare[at]gmail.com |
| Facebook: |  [Edwin A. Opare Edwin Opare]
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| LinkedIn: |  [Edwin A. Opare Edwin Opare]
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| Twitter: |  @aeopare
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Edwin A. Opare is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Center of Open Governance in Ghana. He has worked there since November 2012 and hopes to use Information Technology to promote effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable governance in his country. He is also the General Secretary of the Ghana Chapter of the Internet Society, where he has worked since February 2013, as well as the Technical Lead of Ghana Open Data Initiative, where he has worked since April 2012.[1]
Additionally, Opare is the Technical Manager and Computer Security Trainer at the National Information Technology Agency, where he has worked since August 2011 to provide leadership in development and deployment of NITA Computer Emergency Response Team (NITACERT) policies, procedures, and programs.[1]
Opare served as a speaker at the G8 Open Agric Data conference in Washington DC on April 2013. He has also given several keynote addresses and presentations on Open Data, Open Access, and Internet Freedom, as well as organized several Open Data sessions and hackathons.[1]
He is a Russian-trained Computer Engineer who is fluent in English, Russian, Akan, and Twi.[1]
Opare has been involved with ICANN through ISOC since 2012. ICANN 47 in Durban was his first ICANN conference.[2] He was an ICANN Fellow at ICANN 48 in Buenos Aires.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Edwin Opare, LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2013 August 20.
- ↑ ICANNWiki Interview, July 2013.
- ↑ Announcement, ICANN.org Retrieved 13 Nov 2013