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Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Taking care of ICT standardisation

Provide consultancy & training services to different organizations on IT Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Marketing, Digitalization and Digital Transformation, E-learning, Health Information Management Systems, Digital libraries, program Development, and Curriculum Development for the benefit of local and international organizations such as the.

• Lead and develop policy activities for ICT standardisation, including representing the association in different European Commission expert groups, developing position papers, responding to public consultations.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop positions on digital policies and create advocacy campaigns to promote the association’s… Show more Lead and develop policy activities for ICT standardisation, including.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to develop positions on digital policies and create advocacy campaigns to promote the association’s positions. Coordinating Working Group Standards and liaise with experts, members, and.
• Implementing EU projects from conception to completion, including proposal writing (blockchain, experts management, ICT standardisation and policy, and Digital Twins).
• Representing SMEs views in European Commission and standardisation organisations’ groups, including the High-level Forum on Standardisation – Resilience Sherpa among other EC expert groups. Member and co-editor of the.
• Coordinating and co-authoring SME implementation guides of digital technologies and standards for cybersecurity, Industrial IoT, and blockchain.

Namur Area, Belgium

• Pursue research in Economics and Political Economy with special reference to ICT Regulatory Frameworks, Comparative Studies, Competition Policy, Fragile States, Institutional Reform, Nation building, Rule of Law, and.
• Analysis of the Tunisian Competition Council’s decisions and their compliance with EU competition policy

University Of Namur, Namur, Belgium

• Pursue research in Economics, ICT Regulatory Frameworks, Comparative Studies, Competition Policy, Fragile States, Institutional Reform, Nation building, Rule of Law, and Small Economies. Published results in journals.
• Analyzed EU legislation, in particular the 1998, 2002, and 2010 EU Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework. Participated in EU & EC conferences and summits. Performed… Show more
• Analyzed EU legislation, in particular the 1998, 2002, and 2010 EU Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework. Participated in EU & EC conferences and summits. Performed comparative studies in institutional reform.
• Adapted EU legislation to the economies of fragile and small markets as part of my PhD Thesis. Investigated impact of fragility on economic reforms efficiency and institutional capacity building. Show less

Jerusalem, Palestine

Provided continuous business-related advice to Incubator’s management from planning through operations phase related to defining structure of incubator, policies, different committees, evaluation and selection of projects, etc. Helped the CEO in advocacy issues with local government to ensure operations commenced smoothly with proper licenses and.

Al-Quds University, Palestine

• Worked with German counterparts GFA group on advocacy campaign to secure governmental approval for the program. Held meeting with key decision makers and engaged with them on the benefits of such program to reduce.
• Established and launched the first Dual Studies Information Technology program in Palestine and Middle East in collaboration with German partners and local IT… Show more
• Established and launched the first Dual Studies Information Technology program in Palestine and Middle East in collaboration with German partners and local IT companies. Planned, managed and coordinated all project.
• Managed day-to-day program’s activities including managing academic and administrative activities (prepare courses’ schedule, final exams’ schedule, assign academic staff, manage resources, etc.) Recruited local IT.
• Maintained effective communications with project’s stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of project outcomes Show less

Al-Quds University, Palestine

Faculty member at the CS & IT department. Teach IT & business courses.Research interests: Business Intelligence, Digitalization and Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Economies of ICT.

Al-Quds University, Palestine

Advocated and secured top management commitment to transformation of academic and administrative services to digital services. Managed the Digital services project, which included the Moodle E-learning system, E-Groupware, iMAP System, e-Ticketing system, Digital library, and E-training. Led a team of IT professionals, academics, and administrative staff.

Al-Quds University

Worked with the private sector and the university’s IT center management on research commercialization programs. Managed the university’s IT incubator. Designed and managed the pre-incubation process that help transformation of students’ projects. Assisted management in managing the Center IT resources, identifying technology trends, and procuring IT.

Ramallah, Palestine

Co-founded a cyber-security IT small business and managed its daily operations regarding creating a new anti-spam filter (SpamTAX project). Worked on a proof of concept, pitched the idea at several local and regional events, and secured a grant to develop a prototype.

Maintained network system and developed database system using Microsoft Access for Civil Society Capacity Building Program (A USAID funded project). Carried out several administrative tasks. Coordinated and managed the conduct of workshops for non-governmental organizations in Jerusalem.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Economic Science And Management

Master, Business Administration

Master, Information Systems Management

Concentration: E-Business