Moez Chakchouk

Moez Chakchouk
Moez Chakchouk at a conference in 2014
Minister of Transport
In office
2 September 2020 – 11 October 2021
PresidentKais Saied
Prime MinisterHichem Mechichi
Preceded byMohamed Fadhel Kraiem
Succeeded byRabii Majidi
Personal details
Born (1975-07-12) July 12, 1975 (age 49)
Sousse, Tunisia
ResidenceParis, France
Education
ProfessionDiplomat and telecommunications engineer

Moez Chakchouk (Arabic: معز شقشوق), born in Sousse on 12 July 1975, is the Director of Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy at Packet Clearing House, the international organization responsible for providing operational support and security to critical internet infrastructure, including Internet exchange points and the core of the domain name system.[1][2] Chakchouk was previously the Transport Minister of Tunisia (2020-2021),[3] Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at UNESCO (2018-2020),[4] Chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Post (2015-2018),[5] and chairman and CEO of Agence Tunisienne d'Internet.[6]

Early life and education

A native of Ksour Essef in Mahdia Governorate, Chakchouk graduated in 1998 from Sup'Com, the École supérieure des postes et des telecommunications. He went on to take an MS in telecommunications from the National Engineering School of Tunis in 2001,[7] and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics and telecommunications from the Paris Descartes University and the Tunis El Manar University in 2009.[8]

Career

Director

Chakchouk began his career in 1998, as a research engineer at the Tunisian CERT, the center for studies and research in telecommunications.[7] From 2003 to 2005, he directed the R&D project RACINES (Representation, analysis and communication of digital images).[9] In 2005, he left the CERT for the Instance Nationale des Telecommunications, or INT, Tunisia's independent telecommunication regulatory authority; first as chief of technical department, later as head of interconnection & access.[7] In May 2010, he was appointed Chargé de mission to the Minister of Communications, overseeing telecommunication sector development and the promotion of broadband.[10]

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

In the wake of the Tunisian revolution of 2011, Chakchouk was appointed chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Internet Agency, (ATI).[11] He overhauled the organization, substantially redefining its role in the Tunisian economy, privatizing, introducing competition, and opening the sector to new market entrants.[12][13] He went on to establish Tunisia's first internet exchange point, TunIXP,[14] and remains president of its management association.[15] He is widely cited as being responsible for the establishment of open and transparent dialogue on internet governance in the country.[16][17] He also served on the board of directors of the Office National de la Télédiffusion, Tunisia's national broadcasting corporation, from 2010 to 2013.[18]

Chakchouk was appointed chairman and CEO of the Tunisian Post on 22 April 2015.[5]

From 2 September 2020 to 11 October 2021, Chakchouk served as the Transport Minister of Tunisia.[19][20][21]

International and civic engagement

Chakchouk is internationally known as an expert in the information and communication technologies,[22] regulation and internet governance.[23]

He is involved with different global organizations, in several forums and conferences, working on such issues; locally, regionally[24] and worldwide.[25][26] Since January 2014, he has been a commissioner within the prestigious Global Commission on Internet Governance.[27] As a speaker, he is particularly brilliant through his international advocacy for an inclusive governance model for cyber security.[28]

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

Chakchouk is a leading defender of online human rights[29][30] 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 [31] and surveillance of the Internet in Tunisia,[32] and has moreover won the case brought against the ATI.[33]

In June 2013, while chairing the organizing committee of the Freedom Online Conference,[34] he launched the 404Labs,[35] an innovation lab open for the civil society and located at the basement which was the censorship symbol.

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.[36]

Personal life

Chakchouk is married and the father of two.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BREF Moez Chakchouk rejoint l'organisation Packet Clearing House". Tunisie Haut Debit. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022. The former CEO of the Tunisian Post, Moez Chakchouk, has joined Packet Clearing House (PCH).
  2. ^ "Moez Chakchouk Bio". Packet Clearing House. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Biographie de Moez Chakchouk, ministre du Transport et de la Logistique". Dernières News. Business News Tunisia. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "MOEZ CHAKCHOUK Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO". UNESCO.
  5. ^ a b "Nouveau PDG de l'Office national des Postes". tap.info.tn (in French). 23 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Moez Chakchouk Candidate Slate". AfriNIC. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Moez Chakchouk". internetsociety.org.
  8. ^ "Reconstruction tridimensionnelle de vaisseaux sanguins à partir d'un nombre restreints de projections par rayons X issues d'un système d'angiographie multi-vues". theses.fr (in French).
  9. ^ "Description invariante d'objets 3D représentés par des images géométriques" (PDF). rech.enic.fr (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-19.
  10. ^ "Décret n° 2010-1228 du 24 mai 2010, portant nomination d'un chargé de mission". legislation.tn (in French).
  11. ^ Mohamed Ali Hached (2 February 2011). "Les nouveaux PDG pour l'ATI, l'INT et l'ANSI". tunisienumerique.com (in French).
  12. ^ 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).
  13. ^ "Moez Chakchouk : "En 2014, l'ATI va devenir un FSI à part entière"". radioexpressfm.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  14. ^ "TunIXP". ati.tn.
  15. ^ "Même loin de l'ATI, Moez Chakchouk gérera l'Internet tunisien avec un modèle Multi-acteur". thd.tn (in French). 8 September 2015.
  16. ^ "L'ATI se revendique neutre et transparente, et refuse de poursuivre le filtrage". fr.rsf.org (in French). 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  17. ^ "OpenGov Awards : la revanche de l'ATI sur les adeptes de la censure sur Internet". thd.tn (in French). 28 January 2013.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Tunisia: Mechichi Government Lineup - 28 Members Including 8 Women". AllAfrica. 25 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Tunisia's parliament votes on new prime minister amid crisis". San Francisco Chronicle. 1 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Biographie de Rabii Majidi, ministre du Transport". Mosaique FM. 11 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Protection de la vie privée et liberté d'expression sur l'Internet" (PDF). unesdoc.unesco.org (in French). 10 October 2014. p. 17.
  23. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "Experts gather to strengthen African internet peering and regional interconnection". oafrica.com. 4 September 2013.
  25. ^ Eric Pfanner (14 December 2012). "Message, if Murky, From U.S. to the World". The New York Times.
  26. ^ "Building our broadband future". itunews.itu.int.
  27. ^ "Global Commission on Internet Governance". ourinternet.org.
  28. ^ Président-directeur général de l'Agence tunisienne d’Internet (Shems FM, 21 juillet 2014) on YouTube (in Arabic)
  29. ^ Afef Abrougui (6 February 2012). ""Internet c'est la liberté" : entretien avec le PDG de l'Agence tunisienne d'Internet". nawaat.org (in French).
  30. ^ Melek Jebnoun (22 January 2013). "Moez Chakchouk, directeur de l'ATI, nominé pour le prestigieux prix de la liberté numérique". webdo.tn (in French).
  31. ^ Élodie Auffray (4 July 2011). "En Tunisie, la censure des sites porno en question". liberation.fr (in French).
  32. ^ "Le niet de Moez Chakchouk à la censure des sites porno". tunisiait.com (in French). 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  33. ^ 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).
  34. ^ "Tunis 2013". freedomonlinecoalition.com.
  35. ^ "L'ex-censeur du Web de Ben Ali ouvre ses sous-sols". observers.france24.com (in French). 20 June 2013.
  36. ^ Welid Naffati (16 December 2013). "La ville de Sayada inaugure le 1er réseau Wifi gratuit communautaire en Tunisie". thd.tn (in French).
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