Nitin Walia SOI

Your Name	NITIN WALIA
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Stakeholder Group: (please select one)	Commercial Stakeholder Group (CSG) Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG)
Constituency: (if CSG or NCSG is selected in #2, please select one)	Business Constituency (BC) Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency (ISPCP) Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) Not-for-Profit Operational Concerns (NPOC)
ICANN Affiliation (if not covered by item 2 or 3, please select one):	Independent At-Large / RALO Address Supporting Organization (ASO) Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Root Server System Advisory Committee (RSSAC) Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Please identify your current employer(s):	Data Xgen Technologies (P) Limited Data Ingenious Global Limited
Please identify your current position(s):	Director
Please identify the type(s) of work performed:	I am a seasoned professional and a daring leader with over 26 years of experience in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. I serve as Director in several Data Group technology companies, including Data Xgen Technologies, which developed the first Made in India email software that is fully EAI-ready and now serves over 50 million users worldwide, and Data Ingenious Global Limited, one of the first private Class A ISPs started in India back in 1999. Over the years, I have been fortunate to lead and deliver multiple award-winning IT projects across India, including staffing and managing technical resources for various government IT initiatives. I have been actively engaged with the global Internet community since 2009 and am honored to have achieved recognition at the international level. My work has always centered around advocating for the digital divide, Universal Acceptance (UA), Email Address Internationalization (EAI), and Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). I am a strong believer in leveraging emerging technologies and promoting the inclusion of local languages and scripts in the digital ecosystem. Currently I am UA EWG member - Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Group at ICANN, I also served as the Vice Chair of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) within ICANN, Vice Chair for the EAI Working Group of UASG, Chair of the SPIRT Charter Drafting Team (GNSO), and Member of the NomCom 2025. Beyond this, I have contributed as a member of the NASSCOM Product Council, where I played a key role in creating the Model RFP template for Software Products procurement under the NPSP in India. My contributions extend further to being a member of the ICANN Neo Brahmi General Panel (for generating Label Generation Rules), participating in the IGF’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), serving in IS3C WG 5, and contributing as part of the GNSO Policy Recommendation Drafting Team EPDP on Internationalized Domain Names. My expertise lies deeply in the Names and Numbers space, where I have been consistently working to build globally accepted solutions. What sets me apart is my ability to foster trust-based relationships and break barriers between teams, organizations, and businesses to achieve common goals. On a personal note, I am married and blessed with two daughters. I live with my family in Jaipur, famously known as the Pink City of Rajasthan, India.
Please identify your declared country of primary residence (e.g., country to which you pay taxes):	India
Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimis stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:	Employee of Data Xgen Technologies (P) Limited Data Ingenious Global Limited
Do you believe you are participating in the GNSO policy process as a representative of any individual or entity, whether paid or unpaid?	Yes No
If the answer is “Yes,” please provide the name of the represented individual or entity. (If professional ethical obligations prevent you from disclosing this information, please enter "Private"):	Both as a representative for my organizations and representative of the ISPCP when appropriate.
Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:
a. Do you have any type of material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes?	Yes No
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the material interest in ICANN GNSO policy development processes and outcomes:
b. Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?	Yes No
If the answer is “yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):
Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):	UA EWG member - Universal Acceptance (UA) Expert Group at ICANN Member Standing Predictability Implementation Review Team (SPIRT) Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on IDNs GNSO Council Active Small Teams - SPIRT Charter Drafting Team Member of ICANN's Universal Acceptance Working Group (UASG), Vice Chair (UASG) Vice Chair (UASG EAI Working Group) Dynamic Coalition Coordination Group SubPro IRT Neo-Brahmi Generation Panel Member Advisory Panel IS3C WG 5 WSIS+20 Review of Reviews / Cross Community Group (CCG) NomCom 2025
Additional Information (optional):	Place of residence: Jaipur - India.
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