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This page gathers my activities serving the professional and scientific community: expert missions, professional training delivered to public and private organisations, organisation of scientific events, membership of scientific and editorial committees, and evaluation of scientific articles, funded research proposals and academic programmes.
1. Expert Missions
2009–2010 · Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Tunisia) – Modernisation of the judicial system
- Analysis of the existing documentary situation in the common-law courts;
- Proposal of scenarios for the dematerialisation (digitisation) of court archives;
- Drafting of the technical specifications (terms of reference) for the dematerialisation of the archives;
- Report on dematerialisation procedures for both in-house staff and the external technicians involved in the project;
- Quality-monitoring report on the project.
2011–2012 · Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE, Tunisia)
- Development of databases covering everything published in the print and online press about the ISIE and the political parties (July–November 2011);
- Development of the archival tools for the records of the ISIE and of the regional authorities (IRIE): file plan of standard files and retention schedule;
- Presentation of the ISIE documentary information system at the study day on the ISIE archives (ISIE & ISD, Tunis, 27 April 2012).
2018 (May–Dec.) · Borj Cédria Technopark – Valorisation of scientific research
- Electronic-archiving expertise and training within the technical-assistance project for the technopark: valorisation of research, research–industry links, creation of scientific and technological platforms, quality certification and accreditation.
These missions also fed into teaching and supervision – e.g. the Master's thesis on the ISIE records management system (→ Supervision).
2. Professional Training Delivered
Some twenty training courses designed and delivered for public and private organisations in Tunisia and Oman (2005–2019), mainly on electronic document management (EDM), records management and digital archiving.
| Date | Beneficiaries | Theme | Partner / organiser | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov.–Dec. 2019 | Administrators and accountants of COFEM (El-Mghira industrial zone) | Digital archiving of documents | Top Training | 2 sessions (6 days) |
| Dec. 2019 | Higher-education archivists | Digitisation and preservation of digital documents | Minerva Training | 2 sessions (5 days) |
| Jan. 2019 | Archivists of the University of Carthage (Bizerte) | Electronic document management and digital archiving | BFA Training & Assistance | 3 days |
| Apr.–May 2018 | Archivist executives of Omani public organisations (Muscat) | Electronic document management systems | Capital Experts Institute | 5 days |
| May 2017 | Administrators of SORETRAS (Sfax regional transport company) | Management and preservation of archives | SORETRAS | 4 days |
| Apr. 2017 | Librarians of the University of Gafsa | Management of digital documents and content | University of Gafsa | 2 days |
| Apr. 2017 | Archivists of the University of Gafsa | Records and archives management | University of Gafsa | 3 days |
| Nov. 2015 | Executives and archivists of the Urban Planning Agency of Greater Tunis (AUGT) | Records and archives management | CIFA | 3 days |
| Oct. 2015 | Managers and trainers of the training centres of the Tunisian Agency for Vocational Training | Electronic document management | CENAFFIF | 6 days |
| Nov. 2014 | Executives of the Caisse des prêts | Filing and electronic archiving of documents | CIFA | 2 days |
| Oct. 2009 | Executives of the Ministry of Equipment | Electronic document management | CIFA | 3 days |
| Dec. 2008 | Omani government officials (Muscat) | Digital documents and long-term preservation | Middle East College & NRAA | 15 days (50 h) |
| June 2008 | Tunisian librarians and archivists | The digital document (structure, standardisation, archival processing), HTML and XML | AGAT & ISD | 3 days |
| June 2008 | Executives of the Mutual Fund for School and University Accidents | Electronic document management | CIFA | 3 days |
| Feb. 2008 | Officials of the Heritage Development Agency and the National Heritage Institute | Management of documentation services | CONSORD | 7 days |
| 2005–2006 | Participants of the national programme “21/21” | Internet/Intranet networks and websites | National Computer Centre (CNI) | — |
| Nov. 2005 | Executives of the Ministry of Equipment | Electronic document management | CIFA | 3 days |
| June 2005 | Public-administration archivists | Computer networks and structured languages | Technomedia | 3 days |
3. Organisation of Conferences and Scientific Events
Head / co-head of international conferences
- CIBAHN 2018 – International Conference on Libraries and Archives in the Era of Digital Humanities, Paris (Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Paris Nord), 3–5 Oct. 2018, with the University of Paris 8. Head of organisation and of the scientific committee; proceedings co-edited (DTUC'18, ACM ICPS). cibahn2018.sciencesconf.org
- CIBAHN 2016 (1st edition), Tunis (Manouba Technology Centre), 19–20 Oct. 2016, ISD & Paragraphe Laboratory (Paris 8). Head of organisation and of the scientific committee; proceedings “Archivage numérique et réseaux” (Éditions ISD, 249 p.). cibahnblog.wordpress.com
- CIDE.15 – 15th International Conference on the Digital Document, Tunis, 1–3 Nov. 2012: “Information, library and archive professions in the era of digital differentiation”. Co-organiser with Prof. Khaldoun Zreik (Paris 8); proceedings co-edited (Europia, 231 p.). CIDE.15
Organising and scientific committees
- 2016, 2018, 2020 – Co-chair of the scientific committee – CIBAHN 2016, 2018 and 2020
- 2021 – Member of the organising committee – 22nd Arab International Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2021), Department of Information Studies, SQU, with the Colleges of Computing and Information Society (CCIS), sponsored by IEEE Oman Section
- 2009 – Member of the organising committee – Study days on digital reading and Web uses (14–15 April 2009)
- 2008 – Member of the organising committee – International conference “Interagir et transmettre” (SFSIC, ISD & IPSI, Tunis, 17–19 April 2008)
- 2007 – Member of the organising committee – National conference on the future of information professions (ISD, Cité des Sciences, Tunis, 19–20 April 2007)
- 2004 – Organiser – Study day “Digital Document”, University of Paris 8 (15 January 2004), with speakers from ENSSIB, BnF, EPFL and UTC
4. Scientific and Editorial Committees
Journals
- Editorial board member – Journal of Information Sciences, School of Information Sciences, Rabat, Morocco (since 2023) – revues.imist.ma
- Scientific/editorial board member – Revue des Sciences Humaines et Sociales, University of Constantine 2, Algeria (since 2018) – asjp.cerist.dz
Conferences and institutions
- Scientific committee – H2PTM international conference, Paragraphe Laboratory, University of Paris 8 (biennial, since 2012)
- Scientific committee – 3rd Conference of the Omani Libraries Association (2024–2025)
- Scientific committee – “Frontières numériques” (Digital Frontiers) conference, University of Paris 8 (2023) – website
- Scientific committee – 34th Conference of the Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI), with the Saudi Libraries Commission, Riyadh, 14–16 Nov. 2023
- Scientific committee – Higher Institute of Documentation (ISD), Tunisia (2022)
5. Peer Review of Scientific Articles
| Journal | Publisher | Articles reviewed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archival Science | Springer (Scopus Q1) | 1 | 2025–2026 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Communications | Springer Nature (Scopus Q1) | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Discover Education | Springer | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Discover Artificial Intelligence | Springer | 3 | 2025–2026 |
| Qubahan Academic Journal | — | 1 | 2026 |
| Journal of Information Sciences | — | 1 | 2025 |
| Revue Maghrébine de Documentation et d'Information (RMDI) | ISD, Tunis | 2 | 2025 |
| Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies | — | 1 | 2025 |
6. Evaluation of Funded Research and Academic Programmes
- 2026 – External reviewer of research proposals submitted for funding under the 2026 Block Funding Programme (Oman): A'Sharqiyah University (4 proposals) and Sohar University (1 proposal, June 2026).
- 2025 – External evaluator and examiner of the Bachelor's and Diploma programmes in Records and Digital Content Management, A'Sharqiyah University (Oman).
- 2023 – Assessor of an application for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, University of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
7. Outreach and Knowledge Dissemination
- Workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions for students and professionals at the National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA), Oman Airports, Middle East College and the Memory of Oman Center.
- Supervision of Information Studies students at the NRAA stand during the SQU Cultural Week (2 March 2022).
- Television: Oman TV (“From Oman”, 2018) on the role of archives in preserving national sovereignty in the era of digital humanities; Tunisian National TV (Channel 2) on digital memory and archives.
- Invited lectures and research seminars: see Publications – Seminars.
University committees, programme coordination and other academic responsibilities are listed on the → Teachings page; defence committees on the → Supervision page.