Mark William Datysgeld
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| Affiliation: | GNSO |
| Region: | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Country: | Brazil |
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| LinkedIn: |  Mark William Datysgeld
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Mark William Datysgeld is the director of the Governance Primer[1] consultancy since 2017 and became ICANNWiki's Project Lead Developer in 2024. He served two terms (2020-2024) on the GNSO Council as a BC representative. He holds a BA and Master in International Relations, focused on Internet Governance. Mark is further specialized in health policies and in the usage of diverse language writing systems online, acting together with the UASG through most of his Internet governance career. He has organized and spoken in several IGF workshops over its editions.
ICANN Involvement
Mark began his involvement in ICANN 53 as part of the NextGen@ICANN program, then becoming a Fellow and Ambassador to the program. Ever since his first meeting, he has been engaged in supporting the NextGen program and developing solutions to improve participation for the underserved in the institution, having integrated the Selection Committee for the program between 2017 and 2018.
His work focuses on increasing Latin American participation in ICANN through his role on the GNSO Council as a representative of the BC, a position he held across two terms (2020-2024). He has spearheaded initiatives to support businesses in the region, working extensively on Universal Acceptance (UA) and leading key studies assessing the UA readiness of Brazilian websites[2].
Mark has been a consistent advocate for improving global Internet accessibility, notably through his contributions as a UASG Ambassador and his participation in various high-level ICANN policy discussions. He co-chaired the Small Team on DNS Abuse, playing a pivotal role in shaping DNS Abuse mitigation strategies[3]. His consultancy continues to advise private sector entities on navigating Internet Governance, particularly in the areas of policy development, domain names, and multilingual Internet infrastructure.
He attended ICANN 53 as a member of the NextGen at ICANN program[4], ICANN 55 as an ICANN Fellow[5], ICANN 56 as a NextGen Ambassador[6], ICANN 58 as a second time Fellow[7], ICANN 60 as a Coach for the Fellowship Program[8], and has since been attending the meetings in his own capacity as a private consultant.
References
- ↑ [https://governanceprimer.com/
- ↑ UA-discuss List
- ↑ ICANNWiki
- ↑ ICANNWiki - ICANN 53 Buenos Aires Intake Form. Retrieved 2015 July 7.
- ↑ ICANN Meeting Fellowships
- ↑ 15 Successful Candidates Have Been Selected for NextGen@ICANN56 Policy Forum
- ↑ Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN58 Fellowship
- ↑ Successful Candidates Announced for ICANN60 Fellowship