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'''Pascal Bekono''' is an IT Consultant at [[DSTC International]]. He is involved in [[ICANN]]'s [[ALAC|At-Large issue]].<ref>[[ICANN 43]] Interview</ref> As a consultant, he has worked with German Technical Cooperation in Cameroon, and international NGOs focused on poverty reduction strategy papers, millennium development goals, and ICT for development and fair trade.


Mr. Bekono was a 2005 [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]] youth Country Coordinator in partnership with TakingITGlobal and the Canadian Government. Other international fora he has participated in include work as a delegate of La Francophonie to the Global Forum on Youth and ICT for development, which was organized by the U.N. and the [[ITU]] in Geneva, 2007; and the World Youth Congress (Quebec); Japan Youth Forum for Development (Tokyo, 2008); Mr. Bekono won a scholarship to attend the 3rd International ICT for Development (Doha, 2009).<ref>[http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/group/interviews/forum/topic/show?id=2332551%3ATopic%3A60 Forum, DiploInternetGovernance.org]</ref> Pascal Bekono took part in [[DiploFoundation]]'s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme in 2008. He was a fellow at the European Summer School on Internet Governance.<ref>[http://profiles.tigweb.org/guil Profiles.Tigweb.org]</ref> He is a frequent attendee, participant, organizer, and speaker at [[IGF]] meetings, including IGF 2007 - 2009.<ref>[http://www.commonwealthigf.org/opportunities/travel-bursaries/travel-bursaries/ Travel Bursaries, CommonWealthIGF.org]</ref>
'''Pascal Bekono''' is a Cameroonian computer and telecommunications engineer, Internet governance specialist, and consultant in ICT and data governance. He has worked in ICT policy, IT regulation, and organizational frameworks, with over 13 years of experience at the Ministry of Justice of Cameroon. His career includes multiple awards and fellowships from institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University, the Commonwealth, La Francophonie, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He has also undertaken venture capital training with Laconia Venture.
 
In 2024, Bekono was elected as the [[Non-Commercial Users Constituency |Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC)]] delegate to the [[ICANN]] Nominating Committee (NomCom), where he gained insight into leadership role requirements within the organization. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) Financial Committee and is active in NCSG policy development.
 
Bekono began his international engagement in 2005 as the Cameroonian youth country coordinator for the [[WSIS|World Summit on the Information Society]], in partnership with TakingITGlobal and the Government of Canada. He has represented La Francophonie at the Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development, organized by the United Nations and the ITU in Geneva (2007), and has participated in events including the World Youth Congress (Quebec), the Japan Youth Forum for Development (Tokyo, 2008), and the 3rd International ICT for Development conference (Doha, 2009).<ref>[http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/group/interviews/forum/topic/show?id=2332551%3ATopic%3A60 Forum, DiploInternetGovernance.org]</ref> He is an alumnus of the [[DiploFoundation]] Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (2008) and a former fellow of the European Summer School on Internet Governance.<ref>[http://profiles.tigweb.org/guil Profiles.Tigweb.org]</ref> Bekono has regularly attended and contributed to the [[IGF|Internet Governance Forum]], including the 2007–2009 editions.<ref>[http://www.commonwealthigf.org/opportunities/travel-bursaries/travel-bursaries/ Travel Bursaries, CommonWealthIGF.org]</ref>
 
Bekono has participated in several [[ICANN Fellowship Program|ICANN Fellowship]] cohorts, including [[ICANN 45]] (Toronto) and [[ICANN 49]] (Singapore),<ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-17aug12-en.htm Announcement 17aug12, ICANN.org]</ref> as well as meetings in San José, Johannesburg, and Panama.
 
He is currently an IT consultant at [[DSTC International]] and has collaborated with organizations such as the German Technical Cooperation in Cameroon and international NGOs working on poverty reduction strategies, the Millennium Development Goals, ICT for development, and fair trade.<ref>[[ICANN 43]] Interview</ref>


===Education===
===Education===
Pascal Bekono is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Pascal Bekono is a Computer Science graduate from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon.


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