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Rajnesh Singh

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Country: Fiji
Email: rajnesh.singh [at] gmail.com
Website:

   [blog blog]

Twitter:    @rajneshsingh

Rajnesh Singh is An Entrepreneur, A Consultant and A Tinkerer.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Singh was born in Suva, Fiji to Dhirendra and Pritam Singh and completed his secondary and tertiary education in Brisbane, Australia. He attended The Kooralbyn International School and studied Microelectronic Engineering at Griffith University, majoring in Communications Systems, graduating with Honours in April 1995. He also holds qualifications in Automation and Control Systems as well as a range of industry Professional certification accreditation.

Career[edit | edit source]

Singh is the co-Founder[1] of Avonsys, an Information and Communications Technology outsourcing firm serving the US West Coast and Chief Operating Officer of PATARA, a private sector firm involved in Information and Communications Technology solutions serving the Pacific region. He also serves as a Consultant[2] to the Internet Society [3] and is also involved with other companies and organisations including private equity and venture capital firms.[4]

Singh is also a consultant to the United Nations Asia and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN APCICT) [5] where he authored Module 4 of the Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders.[6]

In 2003 he was seconded to serve as Project Manager ICT[7] for the 2003 South Pacific Games which were held in Suva, Fiji where PATARA was an Official Supplier and corporate sponsor.[8]

Singh is a frequent speaker at regional and international events on topics related to the Internet and technology and has spoken at events such as Telecom Asia, PTC, eIndia, World Cyber Security Summit, Internet Governance Forum and INETs [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and divides his time between Suva, Fiji and Delhi, India.[17]

Roles[edit | edit source]

  • Chair of ICANN's Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO)
  • Chairman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC)
  • Member of ISOC, IEEE, IEAust

References[edit | edit source]