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

[Wisdom Donkor]

Very impressive work. Wish you all the best

On Thursday, October 19, 2017, hfaiedh ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear NCUC members,
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> 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.
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> Name: Ines Hfaiedh, Region of residence: Africa, Gender: Female,
> Employment: Teacher and Trainer in ICT Implementation in Education,
> Ministry of National Education, Tunisia.
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> Conflicts of Interest : None
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> 1 Why do you want to serve on the EC?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 4         Communication with the membership is critical. How would you
> keep members apprised of your EC-related activities?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Kind Regards
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*WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
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