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| − | '''Katim Touray''' (also Katim S. Touray) is | + | '''Katim Touray''' (also Katim S. Touray) is a Managing partner at Real Time Consulting Gambia.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/katim-touray/8/2a3/47b linkedin.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.gvepinternational.org/en/community/directory/2780 gvepinternational.com]</ref> |
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=== Career History === | === Career History === | ||
| − | Touray was a researcher for the Ministry of Agriculture in The Gambia, and served as Chairman of the National Agricultural Development Agency (NADA) | + | Touray was a researcher for the Ministry of Agriculture in The Gambia, and served as Chairman of the National Agricultural Development Agency (NADA). |
| − | + | He also served on the Board of Directors of a public access cable TV channel in the US. He played a significant role in the establishment of [[CPAG]]. Touray has been an Internet user since the early 1990's, and an advocate for leveraging ICTs for development. He is also a free and open source software enthusiast, and serves on the Council of the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa ([[FOSSFA]]).<ref>[http://www.idlelo.net/content/idlele-4-conference-speakers idlelo.com]</ref> | |
| − | + | He was selected by the [NomCom|Nominating Committee]] for the [[ICANN board]]. His current term, which started after the 2008 annual meeting, will end after the conclusion of ICANN's annual meeting in 2011.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/biog/touray.htm icann.org]</ref> | |
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| + | === Publications === | ||
| + | Touray has written several articles about the Internet and [[ICT]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Katim Touray (also Katim S. Touray) is a Managing partner at Real Time Consulting Gambia.[1][2]
Education
He holds a B.Agric from the university of Nigeria, an MS from the university of Montana State, and PhD degree in Soil Science from the university of Wisconsin-Madison.[3]
Career History
Touray was a researcher for the Ministry of Agriculture in The Gambia, and served as Chairman of the National Agricultural Development Agency (NADA).
He also served on the Board of Directors of a public access cable TV channel in the US. He played a significant role in the establishment of CPAG. Touray has been an Internet user since the early 1990's, and an advocate for leveraging ICTs for development. He is also a free and open source software enthusiast, and serves on the Council of the Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA).[4]
He was selected by the [NomCom|Nominating Committee]] for the ICANN board. His current term, which started after the 2008 annual meeting, will end after the conclusion of ICANN's annual meeting in 2011.[5]
Publications
Touray has written several articles about the Internet and ICT