Magaly P. Pazello, female, South America (Brazil)
Employment:
I am self-employed as strategic technology advisor to nonprofits and independent consultant. I am also a senior fellow of EMERGE-Communication and Emergence Research Centre at Federal Fluminense University (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), where I lead the internet governance research area.
Conflicts of Interest:
I do not have any conflicts of interest. I am a collaborator of NUPEF Institute and member of a several civil society and women's rights coalitions and networks at local and global levels like the Women’s Networking Support Programme of APC. I am also a member of of the financial oversight council of ISOC Brazil. None of these organizations, including ISOC Brazil, is involved with ICANN projects, but their interests are consistent with NCSG mission.
Reasons for willingness to take on the tasks of the particular position:
My active involvement in the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) gave me a clear sense of the relevance to bring multiple perspectives where global public interests are under discussion. The decisions made by the ICANN have implications for a broad range of critical areas connected to internet like human rights, diversity, privacy, resources distribution among others. A good example of this are the tense and complex discussions about the new gTLDs, the concentration of these resources in few hands, and the cultural, political (sometimes ideological) and economic aspects involved in that. Moreover, ICANN unique multistakeholder model bring opportunities and new challenges for civil society particularly for organizations, social movements and individuals from the economic South. In this way, the GNSO Council is a crucial space to ensure an effective multistakeholder approach and a strong human rights perspective in the internet policy process.
In parallel with the WSIS I have been involved in the UN social cycle, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and recently in the Human Rights Council. In all these arenas, I worked helping to build a true civil society participation as well advocating for human rights, gender and economic justice were considering as core issues in the discussions and outcomes.
My nomination to the GNSO council is a direct result of my participation in the last ICANN meeting. The colleagues and friends I met in Prague encouraged me to run the elections. All the support I received has increased my self-confidence to bring my own experience in global arenas to ICANN. If elected, I will do my best to help strengthen the NCSG participation in the GNSO council as well ICANN as a whole.
Qualifications for the position:
Over 18 years, I have been working with non-governmental organizations on gender, human rights, and ICTs at national, regional and global levels. In 2003, I have launched the first feminist coalition to raise awareness on the relevance of internet regulation to the human rights and to contribute to the policy debates through the gender perspective. I have also contributed with the dialog between technical community and women’s rights advocates in Brazil. Since 2003, I have been participating in several Brazilian civil society coalitions whose advocacy work is connected with internet policy field such as intellectual property rights, HIV/AIDS and communications, free software and freedom of expression.
I have played a key role during the WSIS 2sd phase as Advocacy Team Leader of the WSIS Gender Caucus. After WSIS, I continue involved in activities related to its follow-up. I am a civil society member of the Gender Working Group of eLAC - the regional follow-up mechanism coordinated by ECLAC - and lately I was a member of the Brazilian chapter of the Gender Advisory Board (GAB) of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD).
As senior fellow of EMERGE and collaborator of NUPEF Institute, in the last five years I have conducted research on the strategic uses of internet by political communities in Brazil and its connection to broader internet governance topics as well their interface with human rights and gender issues. Currently I have been involved in a number of IGF activities.
The first ICANN meeting I have attended was in Rio de Janeiro in 2003. Since that, I followed the discussions despite not being directly involved in any of its organizational structure. However, I believe I have a good understanding of ICANN in general and issues being under discussion in GNSO council. My very first engagement in the internet policy field (2003-2004) was as civil society representative in the WSIS working Grup on Infrastructure of ANATEL, the Brazilian telecommunications regulatory agency.
Statement of availability for the time the position requires:
I have flexibility to fulfil the duties required by the position, including to attend ICANN meetings and participate in the GNSO as well NCSG conference calls, email discussions and other activities.
I welcome any questions :-)
Magaly Pazello