User:Minhaaj ur Rehman

Minhaaj is  a  Professional  Academic,  Critic,  and  Consultant  in  the  Design  of  Educational  Technology Courseware and Strategy. With his Master's Degree in Business Administration and as an online teacher based in Lahore, Pakistan, Minhaaj focuses on the intersection of educational technology strategy and issues of equity and diversity. He has delivered Academic Lectures, Conference papers, seminars and workshops with specific emphasis on 'Intellectual Property Rights  in  the 21st Century'  in which he has developed a unique approach  to Copyleft and Copyright  in his acclaimed Blog. Legendary nature of his work and ideas has  inspired  and  motivated  western  audiences  as  much  as  it  has  enriched  eastern  values  of  sharing  and  collaboration. He has  been interviewed widely on his views about intellectual freedom and human rights. He has passionately spoken about issues like developing Open Educational Resources (OER) using Creative Commons licenses, Alternate forms of Intellectual Property Rights, Patents, Trademarks  and  its  impacts on Freedom  in Culture,  Internet Governance Structure, Digital Dividends, Human Rights, Social media, Free Education, Inequality in E-sphere and FOSS/FLOSS movement. He is currently serving as Advisory Council member at WikiEducator.org and before  that  he was with Wikipedia  for  6  years as  the  evangelist  for  the Wiki  culture  in  Pakistan,  travelling  and  training  in  remote  rural  and underprivileged areas. He has  judged  numerous  projects  and  has  been  recommended  by  likes  of  Jason  Ponting,  Editor  in Chief,  Technology Review.