維基媒體基金會理事會選舉/2024年/候選人/Farah Jack Mustaklem
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Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak)
Fjmustak (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA • AE)
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| 您為何競選維基媒體基金會理事會成員？您會為維基媒體基金會理事會貢獻什麼？您想進一步了解什麼？ | 我競選維基媒體基金會理事會席位的首要目的是為其成員帶來急需的多元化。我為維基媒體基金會理事會帶來了維基媒體運動各個方面的多年經驗：作為維基百科志願者、維基媒體用戶組的領導以及多個維基媒體基金會委員會的顧問。我在「全球南方」的維基媒體運動中的領導地位為維基媒體基金會理事會帶來了急需的視角，為邊緣化群體提供了發言權，特別是在處理我作為巴勒斯坦社群成員親身經歷的危機方面。我對服務不足的語言社群和小型的維基媒體自治體擁有第一手經驗並了解其需求。在討論和做出有關維基媒體基金會技術投資的決策、確保跟上技術的快速發展並利用其力量支持維基媒體平台並促進對它們的訪問時，我的專業經驗無疑非常重要。透過加入維基媒體基金會理事會，我同時希望能夠成長並更多地了解在整個維基媒體運動中協調不同利害關係人所面臨的挑戰。 | |
| 請描述您的維基媒體經驗（例如：對維基媒體專案的貢獻、維基媒體組織或維基媒體自治體的成員資格、作為維基媒體運動組織者的活動或參與維基媒體運動盟友組織）。 | 我自 2005 年起成為維基媒體成員。2014 年，我成為黎凡特維基媒體用戶組的創始人之一，並且繼續擔任其理事會成員。在此期間，我在巴勒斯坦發起了維基百科教育計劃，與非政府組織建立了合作夥伴關係，並幫助建立了一個儘管面臨挑戰但仍然蓬勃發展的當地社群。我同時參與了阿拉伯維基媒體成員用戶組的建立，該小組一直致力於為阿拉伯語維基媒體社群建立一個樞紐，以履行維基媒體運動 2030 策略建議的確保決策過程公正。我同時是維基媒體英國分會的成員。在全球的維基媒體運動中，我曾在維基媒體自治體委員會任職，該委員會與維基媒體基金會理事會密切合作，並為維基媒體基金會批准和支持維基媒體自治體提供建議。我是維基媒體策略指導委員會的成員，從維基媒體運動 2030 策略一開始就致力於該策略的制定。我目前在非洲和中東地區的區域基金委員會任職，這是維基媒體運動中最早實現權力下放的委員會之一。 | |
| 從您的角度來看，維基媒體基金會在未來 5-10 年應該優先考慮什麼，為什麼您認為這些是最重要的優先事項？ | 隨著對人工智慧的日益依賴以及網路上錯誤訊息和虛假訊息的傳播，維基媒體基金會未來 5-10 年的主要優先事項應該是確保維基媒體專案保持事實準確性和相關性。為了實現這一目標，我們需要仔細試驗新的機器學習技術，以幫助加速和改進事實查核、打擊錯誤資訊並改善維基百科讀者的使用者體驗。近幾個月來，有關巴勒斯坦的宣傳和虛假信息的傳播再次提醒我們這一點的重要性，維基百科成為有關加沙地區人類悲劇的主要信息來源，但同時常常掩蓋事實並加劇巨大的痛苦。維基媒體基金會應優先打擊此類宣傳，以協助個別編輯和整個維基媒體運動努力提供準確、中立和及時的資訊。 | |
| Optional questions - Professional Experience, Skills and Education | ||
| Please describe your experience with governing bodies of organizations (nonprofit or for-profit), mentioning the scope of your responsibilities, as well as the complexity of the organization (in terms of scale of operations, budget, number of people involved, or other meaningful measures) and the size of the board or body. | I’m one of the Wikimedians of the Levant User Group’s three board members. The board oversees the annual planning and detailed implementation of dozens of activities and programs across four countries. During my time on the board, the group has grown from an annual budget of $0 into $34k for the year 2024. I also sat on the advisory board for 7amleh, the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media advising the NGO on issues pertaining to Wikipedia and free knowledge. | |
| Please describe your professional career experience. | I am a career software engineer. For the past 24 years, I have worked in developing software for the semiconductor industry. Starting out as an individual contributor, I now manage a team of ten developers. | |
| Please briefly describe 3 situations that show how you tackled, or advised others on, a complex problem in an organization. How did you work with others to address the situations? | As a veteran member of the Wikimedia community, I have been often called upon to intervene in quarrels and problems between community members. I have mediated, advised, and helped others to find fair solutions. Some complex situations have arisen in my volunteer work in Wikimedia committees, where I had to, with the other members, advise affiliates on how to move forward. The conversations were seldom easy, but always professional. | |
| Please describe your educational background, including degrees, certificates, and courses of study finished, and their relevance to board work. | I hold a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration, which gives me insight into the business world, a skill beneficial to being on a nonprofit's board. | |
| Please add any relevant links describing your professional background, experience, profile (such as LinkedIn, staff page, etc.). | Farah Jack Mustaklem on LinkedIn | |
| Optional questions - Leadership Experience | ||
| Please describe ways in which you have helped to form a bridge between multiple communities (such as by working on projects outside your home wiki, or working on a collaboration between multiple affiliates). | At the Wikimedians of the Levant, we have continuously collaborated with other affiliates and groups. Bridges across Cultures was one such cross-regional collaboration. Another collaboration was a project to translate subtitles of videos produced by the Basque Wikimedians. An important collaboration I have been a part of is working towards creating an Arabic Hub, together with members from the other user groups in the region. Finally, since moving to the UK, I joined the chapter to act as a bridge between East and West, and seek opportunities for collaboration and learning. | |
| Can you describe a policy, on wiki or off, that you helped to create or change? What did you learn from this experience? | An off-wiki policy I’ve helped create was User Group membership. I’ve learned from the experience how to best gather input from people with varying opinions and come up with solutions taking into account the differences. I helped draft the Code of Conduct for our User Group. As it was growing, it was vital to set clear expectations of members' conduct and to ensure the interaction between members remains collegial and constructive. It was also a chance to contribute to development of the Universal Code of Conduct and align with it. | |
| How have you been able to empower people to make their voices heard? | I initiated the Wikipedia Education Program in Palestine, working with University professors and students to edit Wikipedia. After the first few editions of the program, I empowered students to lead the program, while providing them with the support they needed. The program is now entering its tenth year. | |
| Sometimes in professional situations, there are personality conflicts. Explain how you remain productive even with personality conflicts. | In different situations, I’ve worked well with people from different countries having very different ideologies and backgrounds. Professionalism transcends these differences, and while arguments and disagreements are bound to arise, maintaining a positive collaborative environment is the key to success and productivity. | |
| Optional questions - Strategic Thinking | ||
| Where do you see the need for greater diversity in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees or within the movement? What steps would you take to improve diversity on the Board or within the movement? What steps would you recommend the Board take to improve diversity? | The Board of Trustees lacks diversity in terms of regional representation. The “Global North” is very conspicuously dominant. I seek to change this to bring an unrepresented voice from the community to the Board, to help drive the Wikimedia Foundation towards equity. | |
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資格:  已驗證验证者: KTC (talk) 20:03, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
身份验证: 已驗證 验证者: – NahidSultan (WMF) (talk) 11:36, 29 May 2024 (UTC) | |