A chronological guide to historical records, 1971-2005
This working archive index organises milestones in education, community service, telecommunications, Internet access and international Internet governance.
Education and formative years, 1971-1984
1971-1977: Mare d’Albert Government School. 1978-1984: Sookdeo Bissoondoyal State Secondary School, including service as Head Boy in 1984.
Early professional experience, 1986-1999
1986: National Transport Authority. 1990: Overseas Telecommunications Ltd. Later roles in ICT and international technology operations contributed to a developing interest in telecommunications, information systems and access to technology.
Community service and children’s rights
Work with Save the Children Mauritius included voluntary service and leadership responsibilities. Was Treasurer between 1992 and 19994 and President of Save the Children between. 1994 and 1996
2001: Bringing the Internet closer to communities
2001: Founding of the Internet Society of Mauritius. May: Internet Month. June: Community Internet-awareness activities in Port Louis and Camp Yoloff. July: School outreach in Quartier Militaire. 28 July and 4, 11, 18 and 25 August: A series of Internet-access sessions at the Courts Cyber Café. These activities illustrate early efforts to make digital participation more accessible.
2002: African ICT recognition and regional engagement
Recognition as a top-three finalist in the African ICT Achievers Awards e-Achievers category. Related engagement included Internet Society Francophonie activities in Montreal.
2003-2005: International Internet governance
Participation in international ICT and Internet governance discussions included the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva in 2003, World Summit Award-related activities and wider engagement with the .ORG Advisory Council and global Internet governance processes. Was the Internet Society Ambassador for the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 and 2005.
International Internet governance: historical source register
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Dave Kissoondoyal participated as an Internet Society ambassador to the WSIS process
Public Interest Registry (.ORG) Advisory Council: Historical website biographies explicitly record membership of the PIR .ORG Advisory Council and cite a former PIR member-profile address. The historical role is recorded here without asserting that the old link remains active or that the position is current.
United Nations ICT Task Force: An archived biographical page records membership of the African Stakeholders Network working group associated with the UN ICT Task Force.
ICANN At-Large: Archived biography pages identify service on ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee and reference a former ICANN profile page. This is a historical role, distinct from the later Africa delegate appointment to ICANN’s Nominating Committee in 2024-2025; official records will be linked after checking.
Official institutional records: independently corroborated milestones
2003, WSIS Geneva: The International Telecommunication Union’s official Geneva summit participant list identifies Dewandranath (Dave) Kissoondoyal as President-Chairman of the Internet Society Chapter of Mauritius. ITU official participant list (PDF).
2005, WSIS Tunis: The official Tunis participant list records Dewandranath Kissoondoyal representing the Internet Society of Mauritius as President-Chairman. ITU official participant list (PDF).
2009-2011, ICANN At-Large Advisory Committee: ICANN’s 2009 Nominating Committee announcement confirms Dave Kissoondoyal’s appointment to the At-Large Advisory Committee from Africa. Its November 2011 policy update identifies the term as October 2009 to October 2011. ICANN appointment announcement; ICANN 2011 term record.
2017, ICANN recognition: ICANN’s community leaders recognition announcement includes Dave Kissoondoyal among those completing Nominating Committee service. ICANN community recognition.
2025, ICANN Nominating Committee: The ICANN Board’s 30 October 2025 meeting resolution explicitly recognises Dave Kissoondoyal among concluding Nominating Committee delegates and expresses appreciation for their service. ICANN Board preliminary report.
Historical roles corroborated in an ICANN biography: ICANN’s 2009 appointment announcement also records membership of the PIR .ORG Advisory Council and the UN ICT Task Force African Stakeholders Network, and service as an Internet Society ambassador to WSIS. These roles are supported by ICANN’s contemporary biographical statement; separate appointment records and exact service dates have not yet been located.
Editorial note: The links above lead to official institutional records. Historical self-published accounts are retained as complementary sources. A 2009 ALAC appointment and a later Nominating Committee delegate appointment are separate roles.
Archive standards
Each future item will include its original date or an explicitly approximate date, document type, provenance, a concise caption and a link to the verified source where permission allows. Original scans will not be altered to imply different events or awards. Private addresses, personal contact details and sensitive correspondence will be withheld or redacted.
Historical source register: recovered website records
Internet Month, May 2001: An archived page titled Internet Month in Mauritius, May 2001 records community and welfare-centre Internet initiation activities, thanks trainers and participants, and names Data Communications Ltd, Mammouth Courts, Mauritius Telecom and the National Computer Board as supporters. This is a recovered historical website record; its linked photographs have not yet been verified.
Public Internet sessions, June-August 2001: An archived page records an opening ceremony at Camp Yoloff Municipal Polyvalent Centre on 7 June 2001, with activities conducted in collaboration with the Municipality of Port Louis. Its reported activity period runs from 9 June to 4 August 2001.
Quartier Militaire and Courts Cyber Café, July-August 2001: Historical pages describe schoolchildren’s Internet initiation at Quartier Militaire on 4 and 5 July, and list Courts Cyber Café sessions on 28 July and 4, 11, 18 and 25 August 2001. Attendance figures will not be reproduced until reconciled against original records.
African ICT Achievers, August 2002: An archived page reproduces correspondence dated 26 August 2002 identifying selection among the top three finalists in the e-Achievers category. This supports a finalist distinction, not an award win. Private sender details are not reproduced.
Source provenance: Recovered historical FrontPage HTML pages titled internet_month.htm, imonth_0601.htm, courts.htm and eachievers.htm, retained in the project archive. They have been used to substantiate these captions, but are not yet presented as independently authenticated public documents or downloadable scans.
Editorial status: the chronological index now includes a first set of historical-source descriptions.