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Michael Oghia

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Michael J. Oghia is an entrepreneur, tech sustainability consultant, and the founder of Oghia Advising – an independent agency offering services to clients across Europe, North America, and beyond within the digital infrastructure, cyber resilience, Internet governance & policy, and media development sectors. He is a connector at heart and a multi-role communications and engagement professional with more than a decade of experience in sustainability, conflict resolution, development, journalism & media, infrastructure, and policy across seven countries and regions: The United States, Lebanon, India, Turkey, the Netherlands, Serbia & the Balkans, and the Nordics. Michael also loathes referring to himself in third person.

• On A Brand New Look at the Best of RIPE Labs by Alun Davies

In my haste to compliment the site, I didn't thank you for highlighting my contributions as well. Thank you so much! It's really my pleasure.

• Reply to Mirjam Kühne on A Brand New Look at the Best of RIPE Labs by Alun Davies

“Congratulations to the new RIPE Labs layout! Looks fresh and modern.”

Couldn't agree more!

• On A Brand New Look at the Best of RIPE Labs by Alun Davies

I just visibly uttered "Whoa!" Well done Alun and the whole team, this is brilliant!

• Reply to Eileen Gallagher on RIPE Community Resilience: Physical Layer by Vesna Manojlovic

“Vesna, what a wonderfully generous and insightful article to share with the community of RIPE. Thank you for being so open and so supportive of the struggles that others may be going through.”

I couldn't agree more. Vesna gives so much value to the community that wouldn't be here otherwise. I'm grateful for that!

• On You are Not Alone: RIPE Community Resilience by Vesna Manojlovic

This is really brilliant Vesna, and so heartwarming to see / read. Well done! And thank you for being here.

• On #LetsGreenTheWeb with ClimateAction.tech by Michael Oghia

Annnd it's a wrap! We had a really successful campaign with some wonderful momentum behind our efforts. It's only just the start as well! In case you'd like to see a recap / the results of the campaign, check out our wrap-up post: https://climateaction.tech/blog/letsgreentheweb-campaign-impact/

• On Good Vibes at RIPE 81 by Mirjam Kühne

Thank you for this excellent summary Mirjam! A few thoughts to share: 1. I really appreciate how you and Niall work so well as a team (e.g., listing yourselves as chair and vice chair on the slide). I appreciate this small detail, but it demonstrates humility and inclusion. I appreciate that so much. 2. "This topic might need more discussion among the community before next steps are taken." – This is most certainly an understatement! Any suggestions, comments, or recommendations are welcome. 3. SpatialChat is my new favorite platform – well done!

• On A New Look at RIPE Labs by Alun Davies

Congratulations Alun! The new layout also is a welcomed change, and I look forward to working with you/continuing to contribute to RIPE Labs. I really like the new RIPE Labs logo, too!.

• On Looking Forward to RIPE 81 by Mirjam Kühne

Thanks for the shout-out to the BoF sessions Mirjam, I appreciate it! I look forward to hosting you and anyone else who may be interested in the sustainable ICT procurement session :-)

• On You’ve Got the Power: Sustainable Procurement and the RIPE Community by Michael Oghia

As an example of a European telecommunications/computing company that includes a commitment to human rights is Nokia. I just came across their human rights page, which addresses issues ranging from labour rights to supply chain transparency, and think they may be a good knowledge base for us to draw from. More information is available at: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/conducting-our-business-with-integrity/human-rights/?1 They also just launched a podcast covering these issues as well: https://www.nokia.com/about-us/sustainability/episode-1-human-rights-due-diligence/?1 Note: I'm adding this here as a reminder going forward of potentially interested stakeholders to reach out to in the future.

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