Internet Citizen and key lead of the global Civil Society,
Nnenna Nwakanma has rebuffed the invitation extended to her for the World Economic Forum (WEF)-organized NetMundial
in Geneva, Switzerland, reports ITRealms.
The World Economic Forum, ITRealms recalls was rooting for
its own NetMundial on August 28, 2014, which has been characterised by alleged
misplaced consideration on the kind of participants invited for the event.
This is coming after the popular Brazilian government hosted the initial NetMundial a few months ago which attracted global stakeholder excitement.
Nnenna in an exclusive chat with ITRealms noted that her
name was first on the leaked list on Civil Society on her personal recognition,
but has since decided she will not be in Geneva.
“I will not be in Geneva. First because I do not have the
time and energy to go through the humiliating 10-weeks Schengen visa process and
secondly because I am already booked elsewhere,” she told ITRealms.
According to Nnenna, her reply to the invite was "I
will be absent, but I will contribute."
ITRealms further gathered that participants in excess of 104
are expected to grace the WEF’s version of NetMundial.
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