[Ncsg-discuss] Candidate Statement- NCUC EC Africa Houda CHIHI

[Houda CHIHI]

Akinbo thank you so much

Le sam. 23 mai 2026 à 20:36, Adebunmi Akinbo <adebunmi.akinbo at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Well done Houda!
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> On Sat, 23 May 2026 at 07:41, Houda CHIHI <
> 000021c4baf3bca0-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:
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>> Dear All,
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>> hope that you are doing well, kindly below my statement of interest for
>> the NCUC EC Africa Representative position;
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>> v  I am *Houda CHIHI*, a PhD in Telecom, senior researcher at InnovCOM
>> Lab of SupCOM Tunisia, Techwomen Fellow 2019 hosted at Qualcomm California,
>> Eugen Ionescu postdoc fellow hosted at polytechnica university of
>> Bucharest. To the best of my knowledge, I do not have any conflicts of
>> interest.
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>> *1.    * *Why do you want to serve on the EC?*
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>> Driven by my passion in ICANN activities and for more engagement and as i
>> learned a lot from my two fellowship opportunities ICANN 78 & ICANN 80 i am
>> interested in serving EC position in my region Africa. In addition i am
>> IETF 118/119/120/121/122 fellow i am planning a collaboration between IETF
>> and NCUC. Furthermore, i want to bring my experience through my
>> participation in different groups of IETF and propose the draft that
>> already did in IETF to investigate it from policy perspective with the help
>> of NUCU members.
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>> In addition through my participation at NCUC CROP funding i am interested
>> in DNS abuse investigation especially that i hold ITU Women in
>> Cybersecurity certificate. In addition, i participated in many NCUC
>> volunteering activities in the way that i found my passion and want to help
>> my region. Hence, EC Africa position is my chance to contribute in my
>> region and in this context i will need the support of each one of the group.
>>
>> *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 was recently appointed as a member of IPv6 cybersecurity coordinator of
>> North Africa. I want to share my expertise together with policy challenges
>> with the group. In addition, i am member of ITU AI Readiness Expert Group.
>> I believe in my leadership skills to take this role. Among my goals is to
>> improve engagement through capacity building programs. Participate in
>> mentorship process of newcomers. I participated in different IGF events and
>> panels.
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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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>> Time management is my skill as a  researcher.  I am committed to dedicate
>> all the necessary time to my work on EC.
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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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>> Following my responsibilities as a Regional Representative i will be in
>> charge in informing in proactive way about any calls of volunteering
>> activities. I am interested in mentoring newcomers in my region and involve
>> them in some volunteering activities. As an ambassador of my region Africa
>> among my duties in this role is to recruit new members and highlight more
>> visibility in the concern of NCUC activities.
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>> I will advocate for more NCUC members engagement in ICANN related policy
>> discussion on the African continent,  I will update NCUC members of IG
>> related activities in Africa. I will host routine online meetings to engage
>> regional members and ensure NCUC participation in regional activities.  I
>> will engage with ICANN regional engagement team.
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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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>> Following my experience as a Fellow newcomer in NCUC i need mentorship to
>> know more about NCUC acticities. I am planning to invite fellows of my
>> region becoming members of NCUC to share their experience in ICANN and i
>> will explain NCUC policy process.
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>> I believe the new g TLD program implementation require intense
>> participation by NCUC to ensure that more non commercials benefits from the
>> next round.
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>> Thank you so much & Looking forward to your support !
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