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'''Anju Mangal''' is the Information Specialist at Secretariat of the Pacific Community ([[PICISOC]]).<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anju-mangal/7/952/49 linkedin.com]</ref>

'''Anju Mangal''' is the Information Specialist at the [[PICISOC|Secretariat of the Pacific Community]] (PICISOC).<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anju-mangal/7/952/49 Anju Mangal, LinkedIn.com.] Updated 2015 June 23.</ref>

== Career History ==

== Career History ==

Anju has been the Information Specialist at the Land Resources Division in the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). She has contributed toward the progress of the ([[IKM]]) activities in Land Resources Division ([[LRD]]), SPC, where she is in-charge of training LRD staff in IKM and data management information systems.  

Anju Mangal has been the Information Specialist at the Land Resources Division in the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. She has contributed toward the progress of the activities in the Land Resources Division, where she is in-charge of training staff in data management and information systems.<ref name="isoc">[http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/alumni.php?id=9 isoc.org]</ref>

Ms Mangal promotes participatory approaches to support sustainable management of natural resources through geographical information systems (GIS) and coordinates appropriate training to build capacity in ICTs, using the Internet to access web-based information systems within the 22 Pacific Island Countries. Her project "Participatory 3D GIS Modelling Exercise for Resource Use, Development Planning and Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Fiji" received the e-culture World Summit Award in 2007. Ms Mangal is the Chairwoman of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) Women in ICT Special Interest Group, which aims to help Pacific women better understand the current state of access, participation, and leadership of Pacific Women in ICTs. She served as a Board member of PICISOC for two years. She is particularly interested in working to increase the participation of women, youth, and people with disabilities, who are amongst the most neglected groups in ICT.

Ms. Mangal has also been a board member of the United Blind Persons of Fiji and has worked with the [[IGF]] Dynamic Coalition for Accessibility, youth and women special interest group.<ref name="picisoc">[http://picisoc.org/pipermail/picisoc_picisoc.org/2009-September/006482.html picisoc.org]</ref> She was a Member of the Interim Special Interest Group related to women’s issues in 2006.<ref name="picisoc"></ref>

 

She also regulary participated in [[APNG]] Camps. She was a member in the APNG's 10th Camp Team Building Group<ref name="apng">[http://www.apng.org/10thcampteambuilding.htm apng.org, 10th Camp Team-Building]</ref> where she a gave a presentation about "Youth Participation in Bridging the Digital Divide through the use of accessible and appropriate Information and Communication Technology".<ref>[http://www.apng.org/10thcampparticipants.htm apng.org, 10th Camp Participants]</ref> She also participated in the 12th APNG camp.<ref>[http://apngcamp.e-side.co.jp/list/ apngcamp.e-side.co.jp]</ref>

== Education ==

== Education ==

She took the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme - [[IGCBP]] from diplo foundation; [[Priyanthi Daluwatte]] was her tutor.<ref>[http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/AnjuMangal diplointernetgovernance.org]</ref> Ms. Mangal has Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and GIS from the University of the South Pacific; and a Certificate in [[ESRI]] ArcGIS from the University of Hawaii.She has recently done Masters of Arts in Governance from the University of the South Pacific. <ref>[http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/alumni.php?id=9 isoc.org]</ref>

Ms. Mangal took the [[DiploFoundation#Internet Governance and ICT Policy Programs|Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme]] from the [[DiploFoundation]]; [[Priyanthi Daluwatte]] was her tutor.<ref>[http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/AnjuMangal diplointernetgovernance.org]</ref> Ms. Mangal has a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and GIS from the University of the South Pacific, and a Certificate in [[ESRI]] ArcGIS from the University of Hawaii. She has recently completed a Masters of Art in Governance from the University of the South Pacific. <ref name="isoc"></ref>

 

 

 

*[http://www.apng.org/10thcamp/reports/FJ_Anju_Mangal.pdf [[APNG|ASIA PACIFIC NETWORKING GROUP]] CAMP REPORT]

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