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New Executive Committee Elected in CAN Federation Under the Leadership of Sunaina Ghimire Pandey

A new executive committee has been elected for the Computer Association of Nepal Federation (CAN Federation). The 15th General Assembly of the federation, held on Saturday, December 28, elected Sunaina Ghimire Pandey as the new president.

Since Pandey was the sole candidate for the position of chairperson, she was elected unopposed. This marks the first time in CAN Federation’s history that a woman has been elected as chairperson. Pandey has previously served the federation in various capacities for a long time and is also the Managing Director of the software development company, General Technology.

For the 15th executive committee, the following individuals have been elected:

• Vice Presidents: Hark Bahadur Seti, Chiranjibi Adhikari, Navin Joshi, Shekhar Nath Dulal, Subash Khadka, and Srijana Shrestha.
• General Secretary: Chandra Bilas Bhurtel.
• Treasurer: Bikram Singh.
• Secretaries: Sarita Neupane, Agma Malakar, Deepak Sah, Saruna Shrestha, Maniraj Pandey, Ram Kishor Rawal, and Karnaraj Paneru.

Executive Members:
Umesh Raghubanshi, Dhruvraj Sharma, Keshav Prasad Bhattarai, Narayan Prasad Shrestha, Thakur Kumar Shrestha, Hem Pal Shrestha, Shila Kansakar Karki, Dipendra Poudel, Raju Kattel, Chintamani Bastola, Omkar Basnet, Dineshraj Karki, Bandana Sharma Gyawali, Devesh Prasad Lohani, Santosh Kumar Shrestha, Raju Baniya, Mona Nyachhyo Shrestha, Rajesh Dugad, Ganga Bhandari, Bikash Gurung, Bimala Rai, Dhananjay Mahato, and Khadka Bahadur Gurung.

Audit Committee:
Coordinator: Bhanu Bhakta Sharma.
Members: Santosh Dhungana and Puja Agrawal.

Newly elected chairperson Pandey expressed gratitude to everyone for their unanimous support and emphasized the need for collective efforts to resolve issues in the IT sector. She highlighted the importance of policy reforms to establish Nepal as an IT hub and an international destination for IT services.

She further stated:
“It is challenging to expand IT companies from Nepal to international markets and to attract quality IT projects from abroad to Nepal. The government needs to provide necessary support to develop the local workforce to meet international standards. Only through coordination with the government and organizations involved in the IT sector can the goal of becoming an IT hub be achieved.”

Similarly, newly elected General Secretary Bhurtel committed to expanding CAN Federation’s scope and adopting concrete strategies for institutional improvements to achieve its goals.

Established in 1992, CAN Federation has been playing a leading role in the development, expansion, and promotion of the information and communication technology sector. After its transformation into a federation in 2015, the organization has expanded its branches across all seven provinces and 74 districts. CAN is also affiliated with international ICT organizations such as ASOCIO and WITSA. The annual ‘CAN InfoTech’ event organized by CAN Federation is the largest technology exhibition in Nepal.

CAN Federation Executive Committee

Chairperson

• Sunaina Ghimire Pandey

Vice Presidents

1. Hark Bahadur Seti
2. Chiranjibi Adhikari
3. Navin Joshi
4. Shekhar Nath Dulal
5. Subash Khadka
6. Srijana Shrestha

General Secretary

• Chandra Bilas Bhurtel

Treasurer

• Bikram Singh

Secretaries

1. Sarita Neupane
2. Agma Malakar
3. Deepak Sah
4. Saruna Shrestha
5. Maniraj Pandey
6. Ram Kishor Rawal
7. Karnaraj Paneru

Executive Members

1. Umesh Raghubanshi
2. Dhruvraj Sharma
3. Keshav Prasad Bhattarai
4. Narayan Prasad Shrestha
5. Thakur Kumar Shrestha
6. Hem Pal Shrestha
7. Shila Kansakar Karki
8. Dipendra Poudel
9. Raju Kattel
10. Chintamani Bastola
11. Omkar Basnet
12. Dineshraj Karki
13. Bandana Sharma Gyawali
14. Devesh Prasad Lohani
15. Santosh Kumar Shrestha
16. Raju Baniya
17. Mona Nyachhyo Shrestha
18. Rajesh Dugad
19. Ganga Bhandari
20. Bikash Gurung
21. Bimala Rai
22. Dhananjay Mahato
23. Khadka Bahadur Gurung

Audit Committee

• Coordinator: Bhanu Bhakta Sharma
• Members:
  1. Santosh Dhungana
  2. Puja Agrawal