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
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ARIANA, Tunisia
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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.