Difference between revisions of "Robert Guerra"

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Country:	Canada
LinkedIn:	[Robert Guerra Robert Guerra]
Twitter:	@netfreedom

Robert Guerra is the head of Freedom House's Global Internet Freedom Initiative. The project follows the condition of freedom on the internet, supports the use of anti-censorship technologies and forums, and focuses attention on threats to free digital expression.^[1]

Mr. Guerra is a founding directors of Privaterra, which is a project undertaken by the Tides Canada Foundation. They help NGOs with data privacy, secure communications, information security, Internet governance, and Internet freedom.

Other Roles

Robert Guerra was actively involved in the UN World Summit on the Information Society - being an active member of civil society bureau, the internet governance caucus as well as being the NGO advisor to the official Canadian Government delegation.

He advises numerous non-profits, foundations and international organizations, including Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR), Taking IT Global, DiploFoundation's Internet Governance and Policy Capacity Building Programme, The Open Net Initiative, and ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee.

Current Roles

Project Director, Internet Freedom at Freedom House
Participant at ICANN
Advisor at TakingITGlobal
Expert Advisor, Internet Governance and Policy Capacity Building Program at DiploFoundation
Managing Director & Founder at Privaterra
Director at CPSR

Past Roles

Delegate at United Nations, Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) at ICANN
Program Committee at Computers, Freedom & Privacy (CFP) Conference

Interests

Censorship, privacy, ict4d, governance, internet governance, internet policy, professional networking, organizational development, strategic planning, security, encryption, Canadian politics^[2]

References

[1] LinkedIn

[2] rofile

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-==Organizational Work==
-Robert is also one of the founding directors of [[Privaterra]] - an ongoing project of the Tides Canada Foundation that works with non-governmental organizations to assist them with issues of data privacy, secure communications, information security, Internet Governance and Internet Freedom. He is often invited to speak at events to share the challenges being faced by social justice organizations in regards to surveillance, censorship, and privacy.
+Mr. Guerra is a founding directors of [[Privaterra]], which is a project undertaken by the Tides Canada Foundation. They help NGOs with data privacy, secure communications, information security, Internet governance, and Internet freedom.
+==Other Roles==
 Robert Guerra was actively involved in the UN World Summit on the Information Society - being an active member of civil society bureau, the internet governance caucus as well as being the NGO advisor to the official Canadian Government delegation.