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− | '''Aris Ignacio''' is the Dean of the College of Information Technology at [https://www.southville.edu.ph Southville International School and Colleges] in the Philippines. He is an advocate for the youth being a major stakeholder group in Internet Governance discussions, and has facilitated the participation of university/college students in local, regional and global Internet governance events, particularly in Asia-Pacific. He also an advocate of improving digital literacy by helping underdeveloped schools through training and refurbishing old peripherals/hardware for donations. This was evidenced as one of the entries during Chapterthon 2017, where he led a group of college students to a project on improving the infrastructure and creating an impact to students within the beneficiary school and community. | + | '''Aris Ignacio''' is the Dean of the College of Information Technology at [https://www.southville.edu.ph Southville International School and Colleges] in the Philippines.<ref>[https://www.southville.edu.ph/online-bs-information-technology-degree/ Southville.edu.ph - BS Information Technology Program]</ref> He is an advocate for the youth being a major stakeholder group in Internet Governance discussions, and has facilitated the participation of university/college students in local, regional and global Internet governance events, particularly in Asia-Pacific. He also an advocate of improving digital literacy by helping underdeveloped schools through training and refurbishing old peripherals/hardware for donations. This was evidenced as one of the entries during Chapterthon 2017, where he led a group of college students to a project on improving the infrastructure and creating an impact to students within the beneficiary school and community. |
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− | Aris is currently a Board Member and current Vice President of Technology at the Internet Society ([[ISOC]]) Philippines Chapter, which is a member of the [[At-Large]] structure and Outreach working group in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]). He is a founding board member of the rejuvenation of the said chapter, past President, Vice President of Development and Chair of the Board. He was a past [[ICANN]] fellow in several meetings and represented ISOC-PH in the events. Currently, Aris is a member of ALAC Outreach and Engagement Subcommittee working group at ICANN. He was a participant the 1st Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance (APSIG) and was selected as one of the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) Ambassadors<ref name="ambassadors">[https://www.internetsociety.org/events/igf/2017/ambassadors/], IGF 2017 Ambassadors</ref> for 2017 which was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
| + | ==ICANN and Internet Governance Involvement== |
| + | Ignacio is currently a Board Member and current Vice President of Technology at the Internet Society ([[ISOC]]) Philippines Chapter, which is a member of the [[At-Large]] structure and Outreach working group in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN]]). He is a founding board member of the rejuvenation of the said chapter, past President, Vice President of Development and Chair of the Board. He was a past [[ICANN]] fellow in several meetings and represented ISOC-PH in the events. Currently, Ignacio is a member of ALAC Outreach and Engagement Subcommittee working group at ICANN. He was a participant the 1st Asia Pacific School of Internet Governance (APSIG) and was selected as one of the Ambassadors for the Internet Governance Forum ([[IGF]]) 2017, held in Geneva, Switzerland.<ref name="ambassadors">[https://www.internetsociety.org/events/igf/2017/ambassadors/ Internet Society - IGF 2017 Ambassadors]</ref> |
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− | He is also a member of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group<ref name="msg">[http://rigf.asia/msg.html], APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Steering Group</ref> (MSG) for the Asia Pacific Regional IGF. Aris has been a co-chair and currently a member of the [[APrIGF]] Fellowship team for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. | + | He is also a member of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group<ref name="msg">[http://rigf.asia/msg.html APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Steering Group]</ref> (MSG) for the Asia Pacific Regional IGF. Aris has been a co-chair and currently a member of the [[APrIGF]] Fellowship team for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In addition, Aris was one of the mentors for the 2020 IGF Youth Ambassadors and current At-Large mentor for the NextGen program of ICANN. |
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− | As an addition, Aris was one of the mentors for the 2020 IGF Youth Ambassadors and current At-Large mentor for the NextGen program of ICANN.
| + | He was the main proponent for IN2ITion (Into IT Convention), a national student-led convention that features various topics and issues in the field of Information Technology and Internet Governance.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/in2itcon/ IN2ITion's Facebook page]</ref> Ignacio is also one of the pioneers in the Learn IG<ref name="learnig">[https://learninternetgovernance.blogspot.com/ Learn IG]</ref> initiative. |
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− | He was the main proponent for IN2ITION (Into IT Convention), a national student-led convention that features various topics and issues in the field of Information Technology and Internet Governance.
| + | ==Education== |
| + | Ignacio holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science, a masters degree in Information Management and a doctorate degree in Information Technology. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional and Certified Educator.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/aris-ignacio-76aa7bb/ LinkedIn - Aris Ignacio] He has presented research and facilitated topics and discussions relating to Internet Governance nationally and internationally. |
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− | He is also one of the pioneers in the Learn IG<ref name="learnig">[https://learninternetgovernance.blogspot.com/], Learn IG</ref> initiative.
| + | ==Fun Facts== |
| + | Ignacio is a basketball fan and comments and reports on games and teams in the Philippine Basketball Association, as well as other leagues and amateur competitions.<ref>Most likely source of basketball commentary is [https://twitter.com/aris_ignacio Ignacio's Twitter feed]</ref> |
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− | Aris holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science, a masters degree in Information Management and a doctorate degree in Information Technology. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional and Certified Educator.
| + | ==Video== |
| + | Ignacio moderating during a capacity building session at APrIGF 2020: |
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− | Lastly, he has presented researches and facilitated topics and discussions relating to Internet Governance nationally and internationally.
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| == References == | | == References == |
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