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'''Fouad Riaz Bajwa''' 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!<ref>User Submitted</ref>
'''Fouad Riaz Bajwa''' 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!<ref>User Submitted</ref>
He has acted as the Webmaster for the Pakistani government.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/ ICANN.org Homepage Feature]</ref>
==Internet Work==
==Internet Work==
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.
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.
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>
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 an [[ISOC]] Global member,<ref>[http://isoc.org/wp/chapter-meetings/files/2009/11/ISOC-Chapters-and-Members-meeting.pdf isoc.org]</ref>, Next Generation Leader, <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/alumni.php?id=68 isoc.org]</ref> and also served as an [[ISOC]] Ambassador to the [[IGF]].<ref>[https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/africann/2009-August.txt afrinic.net]</ref> Currently he is on the board of the [[APRALO]]. He is also a community member at the [[DiploFoundation]].<ref>[http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/news.asp?LastDisplayed=2013&MoveCommand=Next diplomacy.edu]</ref>
Fouad is an [[ISOC]] Global member,<ref>[http://isoc.org/wp/chapter-meetings/files/2009/11/ISOC-Chapters-and-Members-meeting.pdf isoc.org]</ref>, Next Generation Leader, <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/alumni.php?id=68 isoc.org]</ref> and also served as an [[ISOC]] Ambassador to the [[IGF]].<ref>[https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/africann/2009-August.txt afrinic.net]</ref> He is on the board of the [[APRALO]], and currently acting as its co-Vice Chair.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/ ICANN.org Homepage Feature]</ref> He is also a community member at the [[DiploFoundation]].<ref>[http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/news.asp?LastDisplayed=2013&MoveCommand=Next diplomacy.edu]</ref>
Fouad participated in the [[WSIS]]'05-World Summit on Information Society Tunisia 2005 and has been a member of the UN Secretary General's MAG Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum since 2009.
Fouad participated in the [[WSIS]]'05-World Summit on Information Society Tunisia 2005 and has been a member of the UN Secretary General's MAG Multistakeholder Advisory Group for the Internet Governance Forum since 2009.