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Ahmad Gharbeia
CIENTIFIC COORDINATOR FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT AT THE FORUM TRANSREGIONALE STUDIEN/ MECAM / GERMANY
Ahmad Gharbeia has a background of information technology and business, and years of expertise in knowledge organisation, digital preservation, and archives. He worked with organizations and collectives all over the MENA region, and has been active in the free-software movement.
In 2011 contributed to establishing ADEF in Cairo, which is a non-proft organization which supports initiatives that produce open knowledge and promotes creative uses of information technology using freesoftware, and which has been organizing The Arab Digital Expression Camps since 2008 in Egypt, Tunis and Lebanon.
Coordination Office
MECAM established a coordination office based in Tunis. The office provides operational support in four related work areas, namely management, infrastructure and administration, network and communication, and academic activities. It is comprised of an academic coordinator, a research coordinator, a project coordinator and a student assistant.
