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Khaled KOUBAA
Khaled KOUBAA at ICANN AGM in 2017 - Abu Dhabi UAE
Born (1973-09-19) September 19, 1973 (age 50)
Sfax, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
OccupationVice President Global Policy at OP3FT

Khaled KOUBAA (Arabic: خالد قوبعة), born in Sfax on 19 September 1973, is a Vice President Global Policy at Organization for the Promotion, Protection and Progress of Frogans Technology (OP3FT).

Khaled is a Board Director at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN )[1]. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Arab World Internet Institute and he is the founder of ABWEB, a social business dedicated to Internet literacy. Previously, he worked as Head of Government Relations and Public Policy MENA at Google.

Education[edit]

Khaled had his elementary and secondary education between Sfax and Sidi Bouzid. He than had his Baccalauréat of Experimental Sciences form the Technical School of 1938 in Sfax.

He obtained a Bachelor Degree in Management in 1997 from L'École supérieure de commerce de Tunis (ESC Tunis), and a Master Degree in E-Commerce and International Procurement Baccalaureate in 2007 from L'Ecole Supérieure de Commerce Electronique.

He completed executive courses at MIT, USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism and Harvard Kennedy School.

Professional Experience[edit]

Director[edit]

In 1998, Moez Chakchouk started his career as a research engineer at the Center for studies and research in telecommunications “CERT”.[2] From 2003 to 2005, he became the chief of the R&D project: RACINES (Representation, analysis and communication of digital images).[3]

In 2005, he leaves the CERT for the Tunisian Telecommunication Regulation Authority (INT), first as chief of technical department, later he’s promoted to Head of Interconnection & Access.[2] In May 2010, he was appointed as “Chargé de mission” to the Minister of Communications Technologies in charge of telecommunication sector development and the promotion of broadband.[4]

OpenGov Tunisia 2013 Award to Moez Chakchouk as Chairman and CEO of ATI

Few weeks after the Tunisian revolution of 2011, Chakchouk was appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI),[5] where he succeeded in the implementation of an ambitious transformation action plan for the enterprise,[6] based on the redefinition of its role,[7] later, through founding a Tunisian internet exchange point,[8] and encouraging the establishment of an open and transparent[9] dialogue on internet governance in the country.[10] He was board member of the National Broadcasting Corporation “ONT” from 2010 to 2013.[11]

Moez Chakchouk was appointed Chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Post on 22 April 2015.[12] However, he still active in the internet sector, since he becomes the president of the Tunisian Association of Free Internet Exchange that manages the Internet Exchange Point "TunIXP"[13]

International and civic engagement[edit]

Moez Chakchouk is internationally known as an expert in the information and communication technologies,[14] regulation and internet governance.[15]

He is involved with different global organizations, in several forums and conferences, working on such issues; locally, regionally[16] and worldwide.[17][18] Since January 2014, he’s commissioner within the prestigious Global Commission on Internet Governance.[19] As a speaker, he is particularly brilliant through his international advocacy for an inclusive governance model for cyber security.[20]

Moez Chakchouk at the third Freedom Online Conference in Tunis, Tunisia 2013

Chakchouk is a leading defender of online human rights[21][22] as well as a promoter of the community engagement for the development of the internet in Tunisia. In 2011, by principles, he strongly opposed the return of censorship [23] and surveillance of the Internet in Tunisia,[24] and has moreover won the case brought against the ATI.[25]

In June 2013, while chairing the organizing committee of the Freedom Online Conference,[26] he launched the 404Labs,[27] an innovation lab open for the civil society and located at the basement which was the censorship symbol.

Moez Chakchouk, as member of the non-profit NGO (CLibre) for the promotion of free digital culture, has helped the implementation of the first MESH Network in Tunisia, in the city of Sayada.[28]

Personal life[edit]

Moez Chakchouk is married and the father of two.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Who are the five new ICANN directors? | Domain Incite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion". DomainIncite - Domain Name Industry News, Analysis & Opinion. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Moez Chakchouk". internetsociety.org.
  3. ^ "Description invariante d'objets 3D représentés par des images géométriques" (pdf). rech.enic.fr (in French).
  4. ^ "Décret n° 2010-1228 du 24 mai 2010, portant nomination d'un chargé de mission". legislation.tn (in French).
  5. ^ Mohamed Ali Hached (2 February 2011). "Les nouveaux PDG pour l'ATI, l'INT et l'ANSI". tunisienumerique.com (in French).
  6. ^ Abdel Aziz Hali (11 October 2013). La Presse de Tunisie (ed.). "Le bunker d'"Ammar 404" sur la voie des réformes". allafrica.com (in French).
  7. ^ "Moez Chakchouk : "En 2014, l'ATI va devenir un FSI à part entière"". radioexpressfm.com (in Arabic).
  8. ^ "TunIXP". ati.tn.
  9. ^ "L'ATI se revendique neutre et transparente, et refuse de poursuivre le filtrage". fr.rsf.org (in French). 8 June 2011.
  10. ^ "OpenGov Awards : la revanche de l'ATI sur les adeptes de la censure sur Internet". thd.tn (in French). 28 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Arrêté du ministre des Technologies de la communication du 11 juin 2010, portant nomination d'un membre au conseil d'administration de l'Office national de la télédiffusion". legislation.tn.
  12. ^ "Nouveau PDG de l'Office national des Postes". tap.info.tn (in French). 23 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Même loin de l'ATI, Moez Chakchouk gérera l'Internet tunisien avec un modèle Multi-acteur". thd.tn (in French). 8 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Protection de la vie privée et liberté d'expression sur l'Internet" (pdf). unesdoc.unesco.org (in French). 10 October 2014. p. 17.
  15. ^ Danielle Kehl, Moez Chakchouk, Jochai Ben-Avie et Kate Coyer (2 January 2014). "From Revolution to Reform: Recommendations for Spectrum Policy in Transitional Tunisia". newamerica.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Experts gather to strengthen African internet peering and regional interconnection". oafrica.com. 4 September 2013.
  17. ^ Eric Pfanner (14 December 2012). "Message, if Murky, From U.S. to the World".
  18. ^ "Building our broadband future". itunews.itu.int.
  19. ^ "Global Commission on Internet Governance". ourinternet.org.
  20. ^ Président-directeur général de l'Agence tunisienne d’Internet (Shems FM, 21 juillet 2014) on YouTube (in Arabic)
  21. ^ Afef Abrougui (6 February 2012). ""Internet c'est la liberté" : entretien avec le PDG de l'Agence tunisienne d'Internet". nawaat.org (in French).
  22. ^ Melek Jebnoun (22 January 2013). "Moez Chakchouk, directeur de l'ATI, nominé pour le prestigieux prix de la liberté numérique". webdo.tn (in French).
  23. ^ Élodie Auffray (4 July 2011). "En Tunisie, la censure des sites porno en question". liberation.fr (in French).
  24. ^ "Le niet de Moez Chakchouk à la censure des sites porno". tunisiait.com (in French). 30 May 2011.
  25. ^ Wafa Sdiri (22 February 2012). "Tunisie-Affaire de l'ATI : la Cour de cassation casse le jugement et renvoie l'affaire devant la Cour d'appel". tunisienumerique.com (in French).
  26. ^ "Tunis 2013". freedomonlinecoalition.com.
  27. ^ "L'ex-censeur du Web de Ben Ali ouvre ses sous-sols". observers.france24.com (in French). 20 June 2013.
  28. ^ Welid Naffati (16 December 2013). "La ville de Sayada inaugure le 1er réseau Wifi gratuit communautaire en Tunisie". thd.tn (in French).

External links[edit]

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