С��Ƶ Celebrates Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s Leadership in Inclusivity and Technology Policy

Inaugural Changemaker Award Honors Alumna and Global Champion for Technology Access

С��Ƶ alumna Doreen Bogdan-Martin (С��Ƶ/SIS’90) and long-time champion for global connectivity and bridging both the digital and gender divides, was honored today with С��Ƶ’s inaugural Outstanding Technology Policy Changemaker Award. Ms. Bogdan-Martin is the Director of the Development Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Ms. Bogdan-Martin to become that organization’s first female Secretary-General.

“С��Ƶ is the home of changemakers–passionate leaders who see a challenge and take action to make impactful change,” said Sylvia M. Burwell, С��Ƶ President. “We are honored to recognize Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s contribution not just to technology policy, but to creating a more just, equitable, and productive society. She exemplifies the purpose that drives С��Ƶ changemakers from their time on campus to their work around the world.”

The award was presented on С��Ƶ’s Washington, D.C. campus during an event that featured a keynote address by Chris Inglis, the nation’s first National Cyber Director, as well as a conversation on connectivity in the post-pandemic world between Ms. Bogdan-Martin and Fiona Alexander, an alumna and Distinguished Policy Strategist in Residence at the School of International Service and Distinguished Fellow at the С��Ƶ Internet Governance Lab. Ms. Bogdan-Martin also reflected on her time as a student at С��Ƶ and offered her advice to the next generation of changemakers.

Ms. Bogdan-Martin was elected Director of the ITU Development Bureau in 2018 and is the first woman in ITU history to hold one of the organization’s top elected management positions.��She has more than 30 years of high-level experience in international and inter-governmental relations and has advised governments around the world on technology policy and regulatory issues. In 2014, she spearheaded the UN��EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Ages program.

“As an С��Ƶ student, I was motivated by the tangible passion on campus to drive positive social impact, so it’s an honor to receive this award,” said Ms. Bogdan-Martin. “I look forward to continuing to be part of the С��Ƶ changemaker community and working together to build inclusive tech policy.”��

A celebration of inclusiveness in tech policy, the event was sponsored by С��Ƶ’s Office of Research. “We are proud of the innovative, impactful, and game-changing work of the С��Ƶ community and we are committed to lifting underrepresented voices in technology policy,” said Diana Burley, С��Ƶ Vice Provost for Research. “Doreen’s career exemplifies this commitment, making her the perfect recipient of our first Outstanding Technology Policy Changemaker Award.”

С��Ƶ influences global technology policy through its academic research, its policy engagement at all levels of government, and its community building activities. From Internet governance to cybersecurity, С��Ƶ actively supports and promotes inclusive leadership in many of these areas and works to achieve a more socially equitable technology infrastructure.

Among some of С��Ƶ’s initiatives advancing inclusivity in technology policy are the��Center for Security, Innovation and New Technology;��,��The Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center,��,��The Initiative for STEM Education, Equity, and Ethics,��, and��School of Public Affairs, Policy Studies in Cybersecurity, . Today’s event builds on С��Ƶ’s leadership role in these critical areas.

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