[NCUC-DISCUSS] Ines Hfaiedh. Candidate Statement. EC Africa Seat

[hfaiedh ines]

Dear NCUC members,

I hope this email finds you well. Please find below my candidate statement
hoping for your support.

Name: Ines Hfaiedh, Declared Region of residence: Africa, Gender: Female,
Employment: Teacher and Specialist in ICT Implementation in Education,
Ministry of National Education, Tunisia.

Conflicts of Interest : None

1 Why do you want to serve on the EC?

I hope to serve on the Executive Committee because I know I have the
potential to represent my region in the best way possible, and I am
confident that my academic, civil, technical and administrative backgrounds
make me a strong asset in a team of ECs. Besides, I am honoured to act as a
catalyst for more gender-balance and I am animated by a strong desire to be
more actively involved and give from my time in service of NCUC members and
the good functioning of their administration.

2         Provide a brief biography of recent experience, associations, and
affiliations relevant to serving on the Executive Committee. Describe the
relevance of your personal and professional experience to serve on the NCUC
Executive Committee, and identify any conflicts of interests you might have.

I am a teacher, Specialist ICT Implementation in Education Specialist and
Internet Policy Analyst with IGMENA under the HIVOS Foundation. I am also
an active member in ISOC Tunisia Chapter. Besides, I was honoured to be
granted a Fulbright exchange capacity-building opportunity at the Catholic
University of America.
I have joined NCUC since ICANN 55 which was my first experience as a Fellow
and had the chance to be back as a Coach for ICANN 57. I am also a member
in the Middle East and Adjoining Countries Strategy Working Group (MEAC WG).
An ICANN, ISOC and Arab IGF Fellow, I also reported sessions from WSIS2016
with the Geneva Internet Platform and Diplo Foundation. I was a Guest
Speaker at the Fourth Edition of the Arab Internet Governance Forum, the
International Symposium on ICTs, the Tunisia TESOL National Conference and
a delegate representing Tunisia at the MATE International Conference in
Morocco. The European Educational Tool Portal has shared my tool of
'Interactive ICT Implementation in Formal and Informal Learning' and
selected it for the International Tool Fair in Budapest, Hungary. I also
compiled ICT-enhanced lesson plans into a pedagogical paper.
Two days ago, I was a guest at the World Bank Group Youth Summit on
“Rethinking Education for the next Millennium” and in IGF 2016, Mexico, I
will be hopefully taking part in three panels including one in which I am
the organizer.

3         The EC performs several functional responsibilities for the
Constituency. What level of time commitment can you bring to your EC role
on a weekly and overall basis? Describe any concerns or limitations on your
ability to attend online meetings of the Executive Committee and ICANN
Meetings in person.

For the EC responsibilities, and to put it in realistic numbers because I
like committing to my words, I can dedicate up to 5 hours a week and will
be actively involved in discussions and online meetings and any other task
required for the role. Besides, I enjoy some flexibility to attend meetings
in person as my employer encourages personal and professional development.
This year, I have been able to attend ICANN 55, the Arab IGF, ICANN 58, and
will be hopefully attending the Global IGF this coming December.

4         Communication with the membership is critical. How would you keep
members apprised of your EC-related activities?

I would keep members up-dated on our EC-related activities through our NCUC
mailing list and live tweeting through our Tweeter account as well. I also
wish to keep the members apprised on our events through the NCUC blog to
which I contributed two blogs so far. Moreover, I would be happy to share
opportunities as I have seen other members doing this and I hope this
culture of sharing pervades.

5         How do you foresee NCUC’s function, scale, or role changing in
the future? What areas of ICANN policy, if any, need more attention and
why? Incumbent candidates should answer in a manner that is both backward
and forward looking, i.e. taking note of their contributions and work in
the previous year.

I sincerely believe that NCUC is and has contributed effectively to the
developments we have been witnessing in ICANN’s policy processes, as well
as in the IANA transition. That said, I have an inspiration that NCUC steps
up to the plate even more in voicing the Non-Commercial Users concerns and
defending their interests.
At ICANN 58, during the NCUC meeting with ICANN board, I have aired my
concern of lack of strategy and support to NCUC members to act as
multipliers within their respective communities (this must be my teacher
and civil society side speaking) and that was brought to the table the
following day by the board on the joint meeting, I hope and I am quite
confident that my words had an impact and this will allow us a wider role
as a constituency.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email or ask
me tomorrow at the Conf Call and I am looking forward to actively
collaborating with all of you.

Kind Regards
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