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Niels' first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN meeting]] was [[ICANN 49]] in Singapore. He is involved in [[NCUC]] and the [[GNSO]].<ref name="icannwiki" /> | Niels' first [[ICANN Meetings|ICANN meeting]] was [[ICANN 49]] in Singapore. He is involved in [[NCUC]] and the [[GNSO]].<ref name="icannwiki" /> | ||
Niels ten Oever has designed and implemented large freedom of expression projects in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Northern Africa and Afghanistan. Niels started off working on radio when he got bitten by the Linux bug. After that he increasingly worked on websites, apps, internet governance, digital rights and digital security. Why? Because technology can support democratic processes by improving freedom of expression, access to information and organizing. Peer-to-peer is far more interesting than one-to-many. | |||
Niels is a free and open source software enthusiast who has trained journalists in reporting, digital security, and media production. Niels holds a cum laude research MA in philosophy and literary sciences from the University of Amsterdam | |||
Niels furthermore promises that this was the last time he wrote about himself in the third person. | |||
Keywords: Digital security, mobile media, rethinking journalism, freedom of expression, access to information | |||
Twitter: @conflictmedia | |||
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| Country: | Netherlands |
| Email: | niels [at] article19.org |
| Twitter: |  @conflictmedia
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Niels ten Oever is Head of Digital at Article 19.[1]
Niels' first ICANN meeting was ICANN 49 in Singapore. He is involved in NCUC and the GNSO.[1]
Niels ten Oever has designed and implemented large freedom of expression projects in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and Northern Africa and Afghanistan. Niels started off working on radio when he got bitten by the Linux bug. After that he increasingly worked on websites, apps, internet governance, digital rights and digital security. Why? Because technology can support democratic processes by improving freedom of expression, access to information and organizing. Peer-to-peer is far more interesting than one-to-many.
Niels is a free and open source software enthusiast who has trained journalists in reporting, digital security, and media production. Niels holds a cum laude research MA in philosophy and literary sciences from the University of Amsterdam
Niels furthermore promises that this was the last time he wrote about himself in the third person.
Keywords: Digital security, mobile media, rethinking journalism, freedom of expression, access to information
Twitter: @conflictmedia
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