AICHA JERIDI

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, POLICY ADVICE & TRAINING

ABOUT ME

I am a versatile international relations

professional with a Master Degree in

English and International Relations with

extensive experience in Academia and

Research. I have developed capacities in

International cooperation, international

project management and collaboration

while working with The African Civil

Society On Information Society (ACSIS)

as the Regional Coordinator of North

African Bureau of the association based in

Geneva. I’ve also been involved and have

participated in several debates, forums,

and panels on internet governance and

digital inclusion, privacy, online

protection, ICT4D and capacity building

towards an inclusive information society

and digital economy in Africa since 2011. I

have also developed capacities in the

management of projects aimed at

supporting startups and young

entrepreneurs, such as the E-Commerce

Mobile Application African Awards in

cooperation with AU and UNCTAD and

the Technovation program - Iradescent

Mobile App Competition for girls, where I

acted also as a mentor and trainer. I am

also a member of the African IGF Multi

advisory Group (MAG) and the North

African IGF MAG, as well as a former AU

General Rapporteur.

CONTACT ME

Address

ARIANA, Tunisia

Email

adg4ul@r.postjobfree.com

Phone

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Linkedin Profile

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OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS

Mind Mapping

Strategic Planning

Event Planning

Team Management

Platform Lead

Training

Communication

Int.Collaboration

MS Office

MY SKILLS

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2013 - 2015 MASTERS IN ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2001 - 2005 BACHELOR IN ENGLISH & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS High Institute of Human Science-IBN CHARAF. Tunis. High Institute of Human Science-IBN CHARAF. Tunis. CERTIFICATIONS

July 2017 Training of trainers on Policy Research, Drafting Policy papers, Policy Advocacy and Civil society Strategic Planning. EU and Civil Society Facility South (CSFS) Project. October 2016 Introduction to the Internet Governance in Africa - DiploFoundation November 2014 Internet Governance in Mena Region- DiploFoundation LATEST WORKSHOPS, PANELS & CONFERENCES .

2016 2017 Workshop in the Global IGF ~ Geneva

Internet Shutdowns taking a toll on Africa’s internet economy 2018 2019

Protecting children online : Risks and public private responses AICHA JERIDI

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, POLICY ADVICE & STRATEGIC PLANNING May 2019 Training of trainers on Internet Governance Track of Policy and regulatory initiative for Digital Africa. (PRIDA)-EU and AU Project 2018 2019 Workshop in the African IGF ~Sharm El Cheikh Towards an inclusive trustworthy Internet in North Africa Feb - Apr 2020 Introduction to Digital Policy and Internet Governance for Africa 2020.DiploFoundation Workshop in the Global IGF ~ Geneva

MOST RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018 - present Head Of Starboost.X

STARTBOOSTX is an accelerator which provides support and training for African startups in their early stages

2016 - present Regional Coordinator North Africa .ACSIS ACSIS is a non-profit NGO working in ICT and operating in the different regions of Africa an provides training and co-organises workshops and events with the AU and UN

2018 - 2019 Project Manager ECMAAA

Two Editions of E-Commerce mobile application in Africa in cooperation with UNCTAD, Afric’Up ; events for African Startups having innovative ideas in mobile applications in various fields.

2007- present Teacher of ELS

Teaching English as a Foreign Language for teenagers from 11 to 18 years in Tunisian Public and private institutions.

2017 - 2018 Policy Paper Writer

Been trained by Carnegie center experts to produce a policy brief / paper in a Tunisian Think tank and eventually wrote a policy paper on political economy.

2017 - 2018 Mentor

Leading Technovation girl Teams in coding, designing and realising their mobile apps and project aiming at solving one of UN SDG’s selected in the competition.

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