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+_id: 1d3265c0-a6f0-11f1-a0fe-8fed5d8cc458
+name: Setu Upadhyay
+affiliation: Independent
+twitter: ''
+github: ''
+gitlab: ''
+linkedin: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/setuu'
+website: sbupadhyay.com
+email: setubupadhyay@gmail.com
+area: Tech Policy and Digital Rights
+country: IN
+reason: >-
+  I have spent close to a decade working at the intersection of technology
+  policy, data governance, and digital rights, with a particular focus on the
+  Global South, where open data and open knowledge are central to how digital
+  public infrastructure is built and governed. My work across the Internet
+  Society, CIVICUS, and the Global Encryption Coalition consistently advances
+  open, rights-respecting, and publicly accountable approaches to digital
+  governance, which align closely with Open Knowledge Foundation’s mission of a
+  fair, sustainable, and open future. Staying part of the network would let me
+  keep contributing to, and learning from, a community I consider central to
+  this work.
+date: 1788368564