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| − | '''Pierre Dandjinou''' is the Director at [[INFOCOM Intelligence]], Chairman at [[AfriNIC]], E-Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Program, and the President of the [[ISOC]] Benin Chapter.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pierre-dandjinou/5/494/b31 linkedin.com]</ref> In November 2012, he was appointed as [[ICANN]]'s Vice Presidents for Stakeholder Engagement for Africa, a position that reports to [[Sally Costerton]] and is part of CEO [[Fadi Cheahadé]]'s goal to expand ICANN outreach and involvement to the developing world.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-28nov12-en.htm 28Nov12, ICANN.org]Published 28 Nov 12, retrieved 10 Jan 2013</ref> | + | '''Pierre Dandjinou''' is the Director at [[INFOCOM Intelligence]], Chairman at [[AfriNIC]], E-Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Program, and the President of the [[ISOC]] Benin Chapter.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pierre-dandjinou/5/494/b31 linkedin.com]</ref> In November 2012, he was appointed as [[ICANN]]'s Vice Presidents for Stakeholder Engagement for Africa, a position that reports to [[Sally Costerton]] and is part of CEO [[Fadi Cheahadé]]'s goal to expand ICANN outreach and involvement to the developing world and improve the international makeup of the organization.<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-28nov12-en.htm 28Nov12, ICANN.org]Published 28 Nov 12, retrieved 10 Jan 2013</ref> |
Pierre was a Regional Policy Advisor on [[ICT]] for Development at SURF/UNDP, Africa. He served as a Programme Officer for UNDP (1997-2000); in this position, he coordinated the Africa node of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP). | Pierre was a Regional Policy Advisor on [[ICT]] for Development at SURF/UNDP, Africa. He served as a Programme Officer for UNDP (1997-2000); in this position, he coordinated the Africa node of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP). | ||
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| Country: | Benin |
| Email: | dandjinou.pierre [at] undp.org |
| Facebook: |  [Pierre Dandjinou Pierre Dandjinou]
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| LinkedIn: |  [pierre-dandjinou Pierre Dandjinou]
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| Twitter: |  @pdandjinou
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Pierre Dandjinou is the Director at INFOCOM Intelligence, Chairman at AfriNIC, E-Governance Advisor at the United Nations Development Program, and the President of the ISOC Benin Chapter.[1] In November 2012, he was appointed as ICANN's Vice Presidents for Stakeholder Engagement for Africa, a position that reports to Sally Costerton and is part of CEO Fadi Cheahadé's goal to expand ICANN outreach and involvement to the developing world and improve the international makeup of the organization.[2]
Pierre was a Regional Policy Advisor on ICT for Development at SURF/UNDP, Africa. He served as a Programme Officer for UNDP (1997-2000); in this position, he coordinated the Africa node of the Sustainable Development Networking Programme (SDNP).
Pierre is involved with many IT related initiatives on the continent, and is a member of various Advisory Committees including AfriNIC, the At-Large Advisory Committee at ICANN, and the Global Internet Policy Initiative.[3]
Pierre’s current specific areas of interest are e-strategies, e-governance and e-Parliaments as means for fostering use of ICTs for human development in Africa.[4]
References
- ↑ linkedin.com
- ↑ 28Nov12, ICANN.orgPublished 28 Nov 12, retrieved 10 Jan 2013
- ↑ itu.int
- ↑ thepublicvoice