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

Fri Oct 20 09:25:40 CEST 2017

Great work!
I fully support your nomination!

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 1:17 AM, Wisdom Donkor <wisdom.dk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very impressive work. Wish you all the best
>
>
> On Thursday, October 19, 2017, hfaiedh ines <hfaiedh.ines2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
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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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Conflicts of Interest : None
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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> *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
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> ICANN Fellow / Member, UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
> Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
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