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Country:	Pakistan
Email:	fouadbajwa at gmail dot com
Website:	[internetsgovernance.blogspot.com internetsgovernance.blogspot.com]
Facebook:	Fouad Riaz Bajwa
LinkedIn:	Fouad Riaz Bajwa
Twitter:	@http://twitter.com/fouadbajwa

Fouad is a Human Technology Evangelist, Campaigner, Social Entrepreneur, Web Architect, Artist, Performer, Speaker & Writer from Lahore, Pakistan. He motivates, advocates Internet based Open Innovation adoption and builds Open technology communities that facilitate social development through technology innovation!

On the other hand, he is a simple being living the melody of an extraordinary but beautiful life exploring the world while travelling for miles still experiencing how the world is what it is today with all its wonderful people and miracles of nature.

He advocates, teaches, speaks, writes and researches on issues related to the Internet, Human and Social Development Technology, Internet Governance, IG4D, Free & Open Source Software, Community Development, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, Blogging and Online Entrepreneurship.

Fouad has been actively involved in public policy information activism for the development of pro-people Information Technology and/or Information Communication Technology and Electronic Laws in Pakistan.

He is also an ICT consultant and his main interest is within ICTs and FOSS. Fouad heads LPI Pakistan, a Master Affiliate of the Linux Professional Institute(LPI). LPI has trained more than 4000 people since its inception.^[1]

Fouad is a ISOC Global member.^[2] He also served as a ISOC Ambassador to the IGF.^[3] He is also a community member at DiploFoundation.^[4]

Fouad participated in the WSIS'05-World Summit on Information Society Tunisia 2005 and is a member of the UN Secretary General's MAG Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum since 2009.

References

[1] stan.org

[2] soc.org

[3] rinic.net

[4] y.edu

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-Fouad Riaz Bajwa is the Co-Founder and General Secretary of FOSSFP (Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan). Mr. Bajwa is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) advocate in Pakistan. He is also an ICT consultant and his main interest is ICTs with FOSS.
+Fouad is a Human Technology Evangelist, Campaigner, Social Entrepreneur, Web Architect, Artist, Performer, Speaker & Writer from Lahore, Pakistan. He motivates, advocates Internet based Open Innovation adoption and builds Open technology communities that facilitate social development through technology innovation!
-Fouad heads LPI Pakistan, a Master Affiliate of the Linux Professional Institute(LPI). LPI has trained more than 4000 people since its inception.<ref>[http://www.lpipakistan.org/about_lpi_pakistan lpipakistan.org]</ref>
+On the other hand, he is a simple being living the melody of an extraordinary but beautiful life exploring the world while travelling for miles still experiencing how the world is what it is today with all its wonderful people and miracles of nature.
-Fouad is a voluntary Admin Member of the BytesForAll Network South Asia and leads the BytesForAll Regional FLOSS Consortium in South Asia.<ref>[http://www.ifossf.org/user/fouad_bajwa ifossf.org]</ref>
+He advocates, teaches, speaks, writes and researches on issues related to the Internet, Human and Social Development Technology, Internet Governance, IG4D, Free & Open Source Software, Community Development, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, Blogging and Online Entrepreneurship.
-Previously, Fouad has worked on the E-Museum Project in Pakistan which aims to bridge the gap between the South East Asian cultural heritage & technology.<ref>[http://www.tigweb.org/youth-media/panorama/article.html?ContentID=4055 tigweb.org]</ref>
+Fouad has been actively involved in public policy information activism for the development of pro-people Information Technology and/or Information Communication Technology and Electronic Laws in Pakistan.
+He is also an ICT consultant and his main interest is within ICTs and FOSS. Fouad heads LPI Pakistan, a Master Affiliate of the Linux Professional Institute(LPI). LPI has trained more than 4000 people since its inception.<ref>[http://www.lpipakistan.org/about_lpi_pakistan lpipakistan.org]</ref>
 Fouad is a [[ISOC]] Global member.<ref>[http://isoc.org/wp/chapter-meetings/files/2009/11/ISOC-Chapters-and-Members-meeting.pdf isoc.org]</ref> He also served as a [[ISOC]] Ambassador to the [[IGF]].<ref>[https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/africann/2009-August.txt afrinic.net]</ref> He is also a community member at [[DiploFoundation]].<ref>[http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/news.asp?LastDisplayed=2013&MoveCommand=Next diplomacy.edu]</ref>
-Fouad has attended the [[WSIS]]'05-World Summit on Information Society Tunisia 2005 and FOSSFA-IDLELO2 Nairobi, Kenya.<ref>[http://profiles.tigweb.org/fouadbajwa tigweb.org]</ref>
+Fouad participated in the [[WSIS]]'05-World Summit on Information Society Tunisia 2005 and is a member of the UN Secretary General's MAG Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum since 2009.
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