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| − | '''Alice Wanjira-Munyua''' serves as the Project Coordinator for Catalyzing Access to ICTS (CATIA).<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/candidate-bios-2005.htm nomcom.icann.org]</ref> She is also the | + | '''Alice Wanjira-Munyua''' serves as the Project Coordinator for Catalyzing Access to ICTS ([[CATIA]]).<ref>[http://nomcom.icann.org/candidate-bios-2005.htm nomcom.icann.org]</ref> She is also the convener of the Kenya ICT Action Network ([[KICTANET]]).<ref>[http://www.cck.go.ke/about/board/munyua.html cck.go.ke]</ref> |
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| + | She is Head of the [[.ke]] [[ccTLD]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/user/DynInc#p/c/1E1698DDECE741DE/11/w02FdsFcHNA Dyn Interview at ICANN 42]</ref> the Vice-Chair of the [[GAC]], and was Chair of the Organizational Committee 2011 Nairobi [[IGF]].<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview</ref> | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
* Wanjira-Munyua completed her M.A in Social Communications from Pontifical Gregorian University in Italy.<ref>[http://www.cck.go.ke/about/board/munyua.html cck.go.ke]</ref> | * Wanjira-Munyua completed her M.A in Social Communications from Pontifical Gregorian University in Italy.<ref>[http://www.cck.go.ke/about/board/munyua.html cck.go.ke]</ref> | ||
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* In 2008 she published a research that was titled Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi: examining and contextualizing women’s choices [http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-137010-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Read here] | * In 2008 she published a research that was titled Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi: examining and contextualizing women’s choices [http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-137010-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html Read here] | ||
* She also wrote a report named as Harnessing The Power Of The Cell Phone By Women Entrepreneurs. [http://www.grace-network.net/docs/Research%20Reports/KENYA%20Research%20Report%20-%20AW-MM.pdf Available online] | * She also wrote a report named as Harnessing The Power Of The Cell Phone By Women Entrepreneurs. [http://www.grace-network.net/docs/Research%20Reports/KENYA%20Research%20Report%20-%20AW-MM.pdf Available online] | ||
| − | * She also wrote Role of Information and Communication Technologies in the Development of African Women in 2004.[http://www.comminit.com/en/node/218026/38 Read here] | + | * She also wrote Role of Information and Communication Technologies in the Development of African Women in 2004. [http://www.comminit.com/en/node/218026/38 Read here] |
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| + | ==Videos== | ||
| + | : <videoflash>w02FdsFcHNA</videoflash> | ||
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| + | Alice is interviewed by [[Gray Chynoweth]] at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal, on the engagement of Africa in the development of the Internet. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Alice Wanjira-Munyua serves as the Project Coordinator for Catalyzing Access to ICTS (CATIA).[1] She is also the convener of the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANET).[2]
She is Head of the .ke ccTLD,[3] the Vice-Chair of the GAC, and was Chair of the Organizational Committee 2011 Nairobi IGF.[4]
Education
- Wanjira-Munyua completed her M.A in Social Communications from Pontifical Gregorian University in Italy.[5]
Career History
- During the first WSIS Prep Com held in Geneva in July 2002, She chaired the Civil Society Caucus.
- She worked with the African Women's Development and Communication Network. She was the program officer in charge of communication.[6]
- She has also worked as a project manager with Ndizathuzomwe Project Malawi.
- She joined the CCK board in May 2005 and after completion of her first term in 2008, she renewed it.
- At several institutions she has trained students in gender mainstreaming, Internet law and negotiation skills.
Researches and Publications
Alice has over the years been engaged with the civil society on a number of initiatives involving research and development communication
- In 2008 she published a research that was titled Women entrepreneurs in Nairobi: examining and contextualizing women’s choices Read here
- She also wrote a report named as Harnessing The Power Of The Cell Phone By Women Entrepreneurs. Available online
- She also wrote Role of Information and Communication Technologies in the Development of African Women in 2004. Read here
Videos
- <videoflash>w02FdsFcHNA</videoflash>
Alice is interviewed by Gray Chynoweth at ICANN 42 in Dakar, Senegal, on the engagement of Africa in the development of the Internet.
References