Naveed Ul Haq is the Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Infrastructure and Connectivity, leading technical, policy and advocacy work in Internet access, infrastructure and community development domains.
He is an experienced ICT practitioner, with more than 17 years’ experience working with governments, telecommunication operators, development partners, service providers, and civil society organizations.
Prior to joining Internet Society, Naveed was working with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Government of Pakistan, as Assistant Director, Information & Communication Technologies (ICT).
He is also an alumni member of ICANN’s fellowship, ISOC’s Next Generation leadership and Diplo Foundation’s Internet Governance capacity building program.
Naveed is based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Latest posts
Infrastructure and Community Development
9 July 2020
IXPs: Keeping Local Infrastructure Resilient during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven how important a strong Internet infrastructure is. Internet exchange points are a vital part...
Growing the Internet
6 November 2019
A Step Further in Making Pakistan Digitally Accessible
In a bid to improve digital accessibility in Pakistan – a country with about 30 million persons with disability...
Internet Governance
31 July 2018
Three-Day Workshop on Internet Governance Held in Quezon City, Philippines
This month was even more special for our Internet Governance campaign, with two significant (back-to-back) activities in the Philippines....
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS)
3 April 2018
Team ISOC @ APRICOT 2018
Last month in Kathmandu, Nepal, 750 delegates participated in APRICOT 2018 – Asia-Pacific’s largest Internet conference. It was led...
Events
29 March 2018
Meet the APRICOT 2018 Fellows
The Asia Pacific Regional Internet Conference on Operational Technologies (APRICOT) is an annual event that brings together Internet engineers...