Alan Levin (internet governance)
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Alan Levin.
in 1999 and left South Africa to avoid his conscription to the South African army during the last years of apartheid. After the government changed in 1994, Alan returned to South Africa and completed his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Cape Town
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Alan is a co-founder of Telkom Internet, one of the biggest ISPs in Africa.
Alan currently operates a niche ISP, Vanilla. He has performed the roles of Chairman of the Internet Society
- ISOC South Africa (2004–2007), he sat on the founding Boards of Directors of AfriNIC
(2004–2006), the .za DNA
(2003–2008) and Future Perfect Corporation (2000-current). Alan established the Spammer Bounty Hunter program and is currently participating in the Village Telco project.
Early life and career
He obtained a Computer Science degree at the University of the WitwatersrandUniversity of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is a South African university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg. It is more commonly known as Wits University...
in 1999 and left South Africa to avoid his conscription to the South African army during the last years of apartheid. After the government changed in 1994, Alan returned to South Africa and completed his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university located in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. UCT was founded in 1829 as the South African College, and is the oldest university in South Africa and the second oldest extant university in Africa.-History:The roots of...
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Alan is a co-founder of Telkom Internet, one of the biggest ISPs in Africa.
Internet Activist
Alan is a champion of Internet user rights and lobbied for 9 years for freedom in telecommunications in South Africa. From 1999 to 2008 he regularly presented submissions in the South African Parliament on behalf of the Cape Telecommunications User Forum as well as the ISOC South Africa.Alan currently operates a niche ISP, Vanilla. He has performed the roles of Chairman of the Internet Society
Internet Society
The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
- ISOC South Africa (2004–2007), he sat on the founding Boards of Directors of AfriNIC
AfriNIC
AfriNIC is the regional Internet registry for Africa. Its headquarters are in Ebene City, Mauritius. Adiel Akplogan is the registry's chief executive officer...
(2004–2006), the .za DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
(2003–2008) and Future Perfect Corporation (2000-current). Alan established the Spammer Bounty Hunter program and is currently participating in the Village Telco project.