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Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based independent consultant, researcher, and editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem. He specifically focuses on digital rights, media development, capacity building, access, and sustainability.  
Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He is a Full Member of the EuroDIG Support Organisation.


He served as the co-focal point for [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_1:_Content_is_the_king_revisited WS 1] at EuroDIG 2016, and served as the focal point and moderator for [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017 WS 11] during EuroDIG 2017. He is also a member of the [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/YOUthDIG_2018 2018 YOUthDIG] programme committee, acted as the youth focal point for cybersecurity during the [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/YOUthDIG_2017 2017 YOUthDIG] programme, and participated in the 2016 [https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=623 New Media Summer School] as a fellow.
'''Current EuroDIG programme involvement:'''
 
*EuroDIG 2022: [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/From_commitments_to_action:_Assessing_the_effectiveness_of_pan-European_policies_and_regulations_for_the_green_digital_transformation_%E2%80%93_WS_01_2022 WS 1 – From commitments to action: Assessing the effectiveness of pan-European policies and regulations for the green digital transformation]
 
'''Michael previously served as:'''
 
*EuroDIG 2021: [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/FS_01_2021 Focus Session 1: Green IG and sustainability] organising team member
*EuroDIG 2020: Co-moderator and organising team member for [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/PL_04_2020 Plenary 4]
*EuroDIG 2019: Co-focal point for [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_08_2019 WS 8] and [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/PL_07_2019 Plenary 7], as well as an organising team member of [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_12_2019 WS 12]
*EuroDIG 2018: Organising team member of [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/EDU_03_2018 EDU 3] and organiser of [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Flash_10_2018 Flash 10: Right to be Forgotten]
*EuroDIG 2017: Focal point and moderator for [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_11_2017 WS 11]
*EuroDIG 2016: Focal point for [http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_1:_Content_is_the_king_revisited WS 1] and organising team member of [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/WS_4:_Your_IG_ecosystem_may_be_out_of_date._Please_check_for_updates WS 4]
 
Additionally, he served as a member of the [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/YOUthDIG_2018 2018 YOUthDIG] programme committee, acted as the youth focal point for cybersecurity during his fellowship to [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/YOUthDIG_2017 2017 YOUthDIG], and participated in the 2016 [https://www.eurodig.org/index.php?id=623 New Media Summer School] as a fellow.
He also assembled a guide on [https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/How_to_get_involved how to get involved in Internet governance] addressed to youth and young professionals that is hosted on the EuroDIG wiki.


== Bio ==
== Bio ==


Michael is a third culture kid (TCK) with professional experience in conflict resolution, journalism & media, civil society, and academia across five countries: the United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. He is currently working with the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), frequently collaborates with the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), and also supports DiploFoundation as assistant curator for the GIP Digital Watch observatory. Michael was formerly the communications manager of iGmena, a program launched in 2012 by Hivos, worked closely with Jane Coffin, the director of development strategy at the Internet Society (ISOC), for nearly two years, and has been a two-time ISOC ambassador to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). He has lectured on Internet governance at the Media and Digital Literacy Academy of Beirut (MDLAB), and frequently writes about development, digital rights, and the relationship between the Internet, the environment, and sustainability. Michael holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), and a Bachelors of Science in sociology from the University of Louisville (USA). Additionally, He has completed various Internet governance and media policy-related training programs, including the 2017 European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG) and the 2016 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute, and has been a two-time ICANN fellow. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.
Michael is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in conflict resolution, development, journalism & media, policy, and stakeholder engagement across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person
 
Country experience: USA, Lebanon, India, Turkey, & Serbia


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Latest revision as of 17:42, 7 June 2022

Michael J. Oghia is a Belgrade-based consultant, editor, researcher, speaker, and ICT sustainability advocate working within the digital policy & infrastructure, Internet governance, and media development ecosystems. He is a Full Member of the EuroDIG Support Organisation.

Current EuroDIG programme involvement:

Michael previously served as:

Additionally, he served as a member of the 2018 YOUthDIG programme committee, acted as the youth focal point for cybersecurity during his fellowship to 2017 YOUthDIG, and participated in the 2016 New Media Summer School as a fellow.

He also assembled a guide on how to get involved in Internet governance addressed to youth and young professionals that is hosted on the EuroDIG wiki.

Bio

Michael is a third culture kid (TCK) and a connector at heart with more than a decade of professional experience in conflict resolution, development, journalism & media, policy, and stakeholder engagement across five countries: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, and Serbia. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person

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