India’s IT Secretary appointed to high-level UN internet panel

United Nations, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed India’s Electronics and Information Technology Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma to a panel of eminent experts on internet governance.

Internet pioneer Vint Cerf and Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Reesa were also appointed to the 10-member Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

In addition, Guterres’ envoy on technology, Amandeep Singh Gill, will also be on the panel.