Dear Nathalie,
Thank you for the reminder and for coordinating this process. Please find below my details for inclusion in the CODI Working Group communications and promotion:
Name: Atta Ul Haq
Title: Founder & Technical Lead
Affiliation: Youth Association for Development (YAD), Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Country/Region: Pakistan (South Asia)
Social Media Handles:
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmi0N9nwWcwcaA5J87ZAd1Q
Vimeo Portfolio – https://vimeo.com/user98884482
YAD Website – http://www.yad.org.pk
Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/youthassociationfordevelopment
Twitter – https://twitter.com/yadpakistan
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/yadpakistan/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/youth-association-for-development-yad-pakistan-49b86929/
Pinterest – https://pin.it/5jeoHtc
Headshot: [Attach photo file]
Short Bio (130 words):
Atta Ul Haq is a development professional, digital rights expert, and digital inclusion advocate from Balochistan, Pakistan. He is the Founder and Technical Lead of the Youth Association for Development (YAD), a rights-based civil society organisation advancing internet governance, internet freedom, digital rights, digital inclusion, governance, gender equality, health, and climate justice. With over two decades of experience in policy advocacy, research, and youth empowerment, he has led national and international projects with 39 UN agencies, donor agencies, and partners, including UNDP, USAID, UNDEF, Internet Society, the World Bank, and AmplifyChange. Atta is also a member of the 255 national and international networks. Atta is passionate about bridging linguistic and digital divides to enable meaningful online participation for marginalised and multilingual communities.
Motivation Statement (2 sentences):
I joined this working group to help ensure that AI systems and digital technologies reflect linguistic diversity and cultural inclusion. Communities like those in Balochistan and Pakistan must be represented in the data and frameworks shaping the digital future.
Permission:
I confirm that CODI has my permission to use my name, title, affiliation, bio, and photo for public communications and outreach related to this initiative.