Fadi brought tremendous progress to ICANN workplace – Pierre Dandjinou

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The outgoing president and chief executive officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Mr. Fadi Chehade, brought tremendous progress to ICANN’s work place in the last three years, reports ITRealms.
 

This was the position of the Vice President at ICANN for Africa, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou in an exclusive interview with ITRealms, at the weekend.

Reviewing Fadi’s era in ICANN and associated expansion strategy, he said, there have always been concerns on how to improve the lots of the Africa continent participation in ICANN and overall Internet ecosystem.

Dandjinou pointed out that since the implementation of the Africa Strategy commenced in ICANN, the continent has set the bar on a few levels, including being the first region to develop a bottom-up Strategic Plan under ICANN.

This, Dandjinou said, has been emulated by several other regions of the world, declaring, “We have also pioneered a few ideas such as the Domain Name System (DNS( forum.”

He believes Fadi’s support and commitment to ICANN globalization and specifically to Africa, paved the way to the realization of some of the milestones achieved till date.

“Today there is improved ICANN visibility in Africa, which wasn’t there three years ago,” he asserted, emphasizing that moving forward, the continent must build on this foundation for better engagement and participation in ICANN community. 

He, therefore, urged Africans within the ICANN ecosystem to work together so as to build partnerships, precisely while implementing the Africa Strategy for the financial year 2016 through 2010.

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Fadi Chehade to join WEF as senior advisor

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The outgoing President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Fadi Chehadé, will by end of his tenure in March 2016, join the World Economic Forum (WEF), as senior advisor to the Executive Chairman, reports ITRealms.

Confirming this, the Head, Media and Public Engagement at WEF, Fon Mathuros, noted that as the driving force behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Internet is a catalyst for economic progress and social development, he they see the Forum’s future of the Internet initiative aimed at helping to strengthen trust in the digital world and to expand concrete cooperation on global challenges and opportunities.

Reacting to his latest migration step, Chehade expressed gratefulness for the opportunity to contribute to the World Economic Forum’s work, by way of advising the Global Challenge Initiative on the Future of the Internet. 

“I am deeply committed to doing everything I can to help ensure a trusted digital world, advancing global economic development and social progress for all. The Forum is uniquely positioned as an enabling platform to coalesce public, private and civic leaders and experts to form networks addressing the many economic and societal issues requiring global cooperation,” he said.

Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Executive Chairman of WEF pointed out that the Internet is a catalyst for the deep transformation of the global economy and society, stressing that the Forum’s work in this area will greatly benefit from Fadi Chehadé’s vision, counsel and drive in its efforts to advance progress through multistakeholder cooperation on some of the practical economic, social and security issues facing the international community.

ITRealms gathered that the Future of the Internet Initiative seeks to help shape the Internet as the trusted driver of human progress, safeguarding its open, globally integrated, highly distributed, and multistakeholder nature. Focused on enabling networks of multistakeholder cooperation, it will actively address economic and societal topics including digital trade, cybercrime and policies facilitating access for all. 

Before joining ICANN as its President and CEO in late 2012, Fadi Chehadé served as IBM’s General Manager for technology services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. He also built several successful cloud-based companies in California and is expected to assume office on 1 April 2016.

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I promised free, fair elections and kept my word - Jonathan

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The outgoing president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said on a national broadcast Wednesday morning that he kept his promise to Nigerians to give them free and fair elections, reports ITRealms.

“I promised the country free and fair elections. I have kept my word,” he declared.

Also, Jonathan noted he expanded the space for Nigerians to participate in the democratic process, a legacy he will like to see endure in the Nigerian state.

He pointed out that although some people have expressed mixed feelings about the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he urged those who may feel aggrieved to follow due process based on the constitution and electoral laws, in seeking redress.

President Jonathan insisted that nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian, hence he canvassed for unity, stability and progress.

“As I have always affirmed, nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian. The unity, stability and progress of our dear country is more important than anything else,” he maintained.

While congratulating all Nigerians for successfully going through the process of the March 28th General Elections with the commendable enthusiasm and commitment that was demonstrated nationwide.

“I also commend the Security Services for their role in ensuring that the elections were mostly peaceful and violence-free,” he said, stressing that his colleagues in PDP should celebrate rather than mourning.

“We have established a legacy of democratic freedom, transparency, economic growth and free and fair elections,” he said.

Further, he said, PDP as a ruling party in the past 16 years, have steered the country away from ethnic and regional politics.

“We created a Pan-Nigerian political party and brought home to our people the realities of economic development and social transformation,” he said.

Pointing out that through patriotism and diligence, we have built the biggest and most patriotic party in Nigerian history. We must stand together as a party and look to the future with renewed optimism.

“I have conveyed my personal best wishes to General Muhammadu Buhari,” reassured, praying that God Almighty continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Full text of his Press Statement:

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