Rajnesh Singh

Rajnesh Dhirendra Singh is a Fiji-based entrepreneur and engineer. He holds several positions in the local, regional and international Information and Communications Technology community including the Internet Society and IPv6 Forum, and is an active Internet advocate [ Pew Internet & American Life Project report on [http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Future_of_Internet_2006.pdf Future of the Internet] ] [Internet Governance Forum Information page on [http://www.intgovforum.org/Dynamic%20Coalitions.php?listy=9 Dynamic Coalitions] ] .

Early life

Singh was born in Suva, Fiji in 1973 to Dhirendra and Pritam Singh and completed his secondary and tertiary education in Brisbane, Australia. He attended The Kooralbyn International School and studied Microelectronic Engineering at Griffith University, majoring in Communications Systems, graduating with Honours in April 1995. He also holds qualifications in Automation and Control Systems as well as a range of industry accreditations.

Career

Singh is the current Chief Operating Officer of [http://www.patarapacific.com PATARA] , a private sector firm involved in Information and Communications Technology solutions serving the Pacific Islands region. In the past he has held positions of Director Engineering & Business Development and Managing Engineer at the same company. [Public Profile on [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajneshsingh Linkedin] ]

In 2003 he was also seconded to serve as Project Manager ICT [ [http://www.patarapacific.com/spg2003 PATARA sponsors South Pacific Games 2003] and provides Information & Communications Technology for a "Smart Games"] for the 2003 South Pacific Games which were held in Suva, Fiji where PATARA was an Official Supplier and corporate sponsor [ [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2003/03/01/maharaj-hits-games-sponsorship-target Pacific Magazine article on SPG 2003] ] .

Other activities

Singh is Chair [ [https://st.icann.org/asiapac/index.cgi?action=display_html;page_name=apralo_officers APRALO Officers] ] of ICANN's Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO).

Singh is Chairman [ [http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=BoardMembers Current] PICISOC Board ] [news.vu article [http://www.news.vu/en/business/Tech/050724-Fijians-head-internet-society.shtml Fijians head Internet Society] ] of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society PICISOC.

He is the founding and current President [ [http://www.ipv6forumpacific.org/node/4 Introductory Message from Rajnesh D. Singh, IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands Founding President] ] of the IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands IPv6ForumPacificIslands which is actively promoting the adoption and deployment of IPv6 to support the next generation Internet.

He is Director of the Pacific Internet Technology Centre pacificIT, which is focused on the use, research and advancement of the Internet and related ICT technology in the Pacific for socio-economic development, ICT4D and breaching the Digital Divide. [Pacific Internet Technology Centre [http://www.pacificit.org website] ]

He is Co-ordinator [http://www.intgovforum.org/Dynamic%20Coalitions.php?listy=9] of the Dynamic Coalition on Access and Connectivity for Remote, Rural and Dispersed Communities under the Internet Governance Forum.

Singh also organised and chaired [ IGF 2006 Workshop on [http://www.pacificit.org/igf/igf2006/ictmdgs pacificit.org] ] [ [http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/athens.shtml ISOC at IGF 2006] ] a Workshop at the inaugural [ IGF 2006 [http://www.intgovforum.org/wksshop_program3.htm Meeting Schedule] ] Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Athens 2006 on "ICTs to Achieve MDGs". More information on the workshop is available [http://www.pacificit.org/igf/igf2006/ictmdgs here] . He was appointed an Internet Society (ISOC) Ambassador to the IGF Rio 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [ http://www.isoc.org/isoc/media/releases/071112pr_ampassadors.shtml ISOC Press Release on IGF Rio Ambassadors] ] and was involved with several workshops [ http://www.intgovforum.org/Rio_Schedule_final.html IGF Rio Schedule] ]

In 2006, Singh was instrumental [ UNDP-APDIP establishes [http://www.apdip.net/news/opensourcecentres New Open Source Centres of Excellence] ] in establishing the UNDP/APDIP International Open Source Network IOSN Open Source Centre of Excellence in the Pacific Islands (IOSN-PIC).

He was a member of the ICT group for the 2003 South Pacific Games Organising Committee.

Since 2002, he has participated in the organisation of PacINET, the annual PICISOC conference and served as the Conference Chair in 2005 and 2006, as well as the Chair of the Papers Committee. [ PacINET Conference [http://www.picisoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=PacInet Information] ]

Affiliations and positions

*Internet Society (ISOC) Ambassador to IGF Rio 2007
*Chief Operating Officer at PATARA (2006 - present)
*Chair of ICANN's Asia Pacific Regional At-Large Organisation (APRALO) (2007 - present)
*Chairman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society PICISOC (2005 - present)
*President of IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands IPv6ForumPacificIslands (2006 - present)
*Director of Pacific Internet Technology Centre pacificIT (2006 - present)
*Co-ordinator of IGF Dynamic Coalition on Access and Connectivity for Remote, Rural and Dispersed Communities
*Founding Member and Steering Committee Member of UNDP/APDIP International Open Source Network (IOSN) Open Source Centre of Excellence in the Pacific Islands (IOSN-PIC)
*Member of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific ICT Working Group (2005 - present) [ CROP ICT Working Group [http://www.sopac.org/data/virlib/JC/JC0180.pdf Meeting Report] ]
*Member of the Fiji Telecommunications Standards Advisory Council
*Member of IEEE (1992 - present)
*Member of IEEE Standards Association Balloting Group [ Corrigendum to [http://mail.com.nthu.edu.tw/~jmwu/LAB/80216e-2005.pdf IEEE 802.16e-2005] ]
*Member of Institute of Engineers, Australia (1993 - present)
*Member of InternetNZ
*Member of ISOC [ Pacific Islands Chapter information on [http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/ch_active.php#Pacific+Islands Internet Society website] ]

References

External links

* [http://singh-a-blog.blogspot.com Rajnesh Singh's Blog]
* [http://www.ieee.org IEEE]
* [http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au Institute of Engineers, Australia]
* [http://www.internetnz.org.nz InternetNZ]
* [http://www.iosn.net IOSN]
* [http://www.ipv6forumpacific.org IPv6 Forum Pacific Islands]
* [http://www.isoc.org ISOC]
* [http://www.pacificit.org Pacific Internet Technology Centre]
* [http://www.patarapacific.com PATARA]
* [http://www.picisoc.org PICISOC]