[NCUC-DISCUSS] Ines Hfaiedh. NCUC EC AFRICA Candidate Statement

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Dear NCUC members,



I hope this email finds you all well. Please find below my candidate
statement to serve you for a second term as Africa Representative in NCUC
Executive Committee.



Name: Ines Hfaiedh, Region of residence: Africa, Gender: Female,
Employment: Teacher and Trainer 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 for a second term on the Executive Committee because I have
gained a lot of experience and knowledge on NCUC processes and would like
to continue on implementing what we have worked on so far with the help of
all the membership. This past year taught me a lot on the role of EC: I had
the chance to learn about finances, policies, selection, application review
processes, and even web migration as I migrated the old NCUC website
blogs/content to the new one that you know now with the valuable help of
James Gannon. With NCUC EC team, I have learned to collaboratively moderate
a session at ICANN58 and a panel at NCUC Outreach in Johannesburg. On that
note, a huge thank you goes again to our two South African points of
contacts who did the heavy load in organising this great event; namely
Thato and Anriette. This past year taught me to present NCUC to Fellows,
NextGen, Middle East DNS Forum audience, Tunisia SIG participants, ICANN
Stakeholder Leaders, and even ICANN CEO Goran Marby at a Leadership Dinner.
I have learned tremendously and I am ready to put that into practice. I
have also a record of representing Africa in the best way I could and
having created mechanisms and an atmosphere that enabled Africa members to
approach me and seek guidance. Hence, I would be honoured to volunteer my
time again in service of all NCUC members and the good functioning of their
constituency’s 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, Specialized in ICT Implementation in Education. I also give
trainings to school teachers on teaching learners with specific needs.
During the academic year 2016-2017, I was a Fulbright Teaching Assistant at
the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. I am also an active
member in ISOC Tunisia Chapter with whom I had the honour to be assigned
the role of Coordinator of the First Tunisian School on Internet Governance
held recently on October 16th. I am also the Head of Education Programs at
the Arab World Internet Institute that I represented in its Partnership
with ICANN's 2017 Middle East School of IG through the steering Committee.
In terms of ICANN involvement, I have been Africa’s Representative in the
Executive Committee of NCUC for the past year, member in ICANN's first
“Intercultural Awareness Program” work team and MEAC SWG member. I had the
chance to be a Fellow and Coach at some ICANN meetings:  ICANN55, 57, 58,
59, and for the coming ICANN 60. I will be a guest speaker at the 2017
Global IGF, guest speaker in three workshops at the 2016 Global IGF, AWII
Fellow to the 2016 Global IGF, Guest speaker at the Arab IGF-Beirut 2015,
the TESOL National Conference on “Reflective Teaching” and The
International Symposium on “ICTs for Language Learning and Teaching”.  My
work on ICT Implementation for Education was also selected and shared by
the European Portal for Education. I was also a guest at the World Bank
Youth Summit on “Rethinking Education for the next Millennium”… and am 30
years old.



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 past two years, though with different employers: The Tunisian
Ministry of Education and then the Catholic University of America, I had
the chance to attend all ICANN meetings in person, in addition to the NCPH
Intersessional. I am blessed with the trust that my employers put in me and
how they enable my personal and professional development. Being a teacher,
I am lucky to have three days off per week which allows me to check my
emails, attend online meetings and see if there are any other tasks
assigned by the chair.



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



With my experience as EC for the past year, the membership deserves
concrete examples of ways I have kept NCUC members updated on our
activities. I have frequently used NCUC mailing list with live links of our
ICANN sessions and outreach events. I also live tweeted through my personal
account that I shared to the list. I have also written a report on the 2017
NCPH Intersessional and another on NCUC Participation to the 2017 Middle
East DNS Forum. Previously, I had contributed with two blogs on the Tunis
Middle East DNS Forum. Moreover, I have shared opportunities, news and
articles on the mailing list. I have also recently organized a Webinar for
NCUC Africa members and wish to carry on that initiative.



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.



Ever since I joined NCUC, I have been witnessing that our constituency is
doing most of the policy work and has contributed effectively to the
development we have been witnessing in ICANN’s policy processes. That said,
I believe that there should be some sort of “Onboarding Policy Training”
for many members, including myself, who have the potential but lack
training to step up to the plate and suggest policies or draft comments. I
would love NCUC's experienced members and the Policy Comittee collaboration
on that track. I am confident that this would bring much more diversity in
ideas and inclusiveness.

Besides, I am suggesting that, together with NCUC members, we work on a
second track to help their Executive Comittee adopt mechanisms for
Transparency and Accountability.

On Transparency for instance, I commit myself to updating NCUC Africa
members on EC activities and topics we are working on, in the form of a
blog or as a briefing at the beginning of our regional webinars. I really
hope to sustain an atmosphere of consultation and dialogue among Africa
members.

On Accountability, I would like to continue on the spirit of respecting
procedures and NCUC Bylaws. In that sense, I will continue to work for the
fair treatment of all NCUC members in terms of due process and equality of
chances.  I will be of course representing Africa and voicing its needs,
but will work towards all of NCUC membership’s benefit.

These are the commitments I am making to you today and that will stay for
the record, and as most of you know me in person, I can’t make any
unrealistic promises or suggest initiatives that are not within NCUC’s
mandate just for the sake of elections.



If you have any questions, please feel free to write to me or ask me
tomorrow at the ConfCall and I am looking forward to actively collaborating
with all of you.



Kind Regards
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