Internet Society appoints Diego Canabarro as Regional Policy Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean

This is a machine translation of the original press release issued in Spanish

Buenos Aires, September 2, 2019.- Internet Society, the global non-profit organization that promotes open development, evolution and the use of the Internet, appoints Diego Rafael Canabarro as the new Regional Policy Manager for Latin America and El Caribbean.

In his new role, Diego will be responsible for working with regional community actors including governments, as well as intergovernmental organizations and technical forums such as IGF, IETF, CITEL, CTU and ITU, in order to inform and work in favor of an open, globally connected reliable and secure Internet for all people.

“We are very happy for Diego's integration into the team. His experience will allow us to continue implementing the projects of our action plan, to realize our vision that the Internet is for all people, ”said Sebastián Bellagamba, Director of the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Internet Society.

Before joining the Internet Society, Diego worked as a policy advisor to the Board of Directors of the Internet Steering Committee of Brazil (CGI.br), where he was part of a multidisciplinary team in charge of monitoring processes and policy spaces in the Internet governance ecosystem. He was responsible for the development and execution of policy initiatives related to Internet governance in Brazil and in the Latin America and the Caribbean region; and capacity building programs, training courses and awareness materials for policy makers in the public and private sectors.

In addition to being a professional in the field of Internet governance, Diego is also an academic with more than 10 years of experience in universities in Brazil and abroad. His research agenda combines the political theory of international relations; State capacity and Democracy; National and International Security; Collaborative and multi-stakeholder governance; Digital Government; ICT policies and regulation; and Internet and jurisdiction.

Diego has an LL.B. (2002-2006), a Master in International Relations (2007-2009) and a Ph.D. in Political Science (2010-2014); He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, French and has a practical knowledge of Italian. Its headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil.

About Internet Society

Founded by Internet pioneers, Internet Society (ISOC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to open development, evolution and the use of the Internet. Working through a global community of chapters and members, the Internet Society collaborates with a wide range of groups to promote technologies that keep the Internet safe and defend policies that allow universal access. Internet Society is also the organizational headquarters of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). www.internetsociety.org/es

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