Tarik's Early Life
The humanitarian organization that Tarik’s father worked for that inspired him?
The Red Cross
What is the name of the platform Tarik co-founded to help citizens participate in legislative processes?
Legislation Lab
What was the main personal challenge Tarik faced when working on projects like Reforme.ma?
Financial pressures and lack of income
Which organization recognized Legislation Lab as an innovative solution for supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
The United Nations
Which domain of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, related to Tarik’s work, involves creating systems that allow citizens to participate in governance processes?
Policy
Which member of Tarik’s family fought against French colonialism?
His grandfather, Ahmed Elmaddarsi
How many countries had used Legislation Lab by late 2015?
Around 20 countries
What challenge did Legislation Lab face in New York City, leading to less engagement than expected?
Difficulty engaging citizens at the local level
What type of constitutional process did Tarik’s platform Reforme.ma help facilitate in Morocco?
Crowdsourcing the drafting of the constitution
How did Tarik ensure the financial sustainability of GovRight, tying into the Finance domain of the entrepreneurship ecosystem?
By adopting a Freemium model
At what age did Tarik begin to take school seriously, influenced by his mother’s advice?
Age 13
What was the first experimental project Tarik launched to provide access to legal information in Morocco?
How did traditional media in Morocco initially react to reporting on Reforme.ma?
They ignored it
What global event marked the start of Tarik’s efforts to use technology to enable citizen participation?
The Arab Spring
In RISE-SE terms, what skill did Tarik use when collaborating with organizations like the United Nations and Ashoka to expand GovRight’s platforms internationally?
Relationship Management
Where did Tarik first work as a software developer after studying computer science and mathematics?
Microsoft
What project did Tarik launch to monitor legislative elections in Morocco through crowdsourcing?
What security-related advice was Tarik given during his work on crowdsourcing the Moroccan constitution?
To keep a low profile and avoid the spotlight
In which country did Legislation Lab collaborate with a coalition of minorities to propose changes to a regional constitution?
Iraq (Kurdistan region)
Which skill, according to RISE-SE, did Tarik exhibit when he used technology to transform how citizens engage with governments through platforms like Legislation Lab?
Transformation Management
In which city was Tarik marching during the start of the Arab Spring in Morocco?
Tangier
What was the focus of Mamdawrinch.com, another platform Tarik helped create?
Reporting corruption cases in Morocco
What issue did Mamdawrinch.com face in terms of reporting corruption?
It mostly received reports of petty corruption rather than major cases
What platform did Tarik help develop to enable citizens to dialogue with their elected representatives in Morocco?
How does Tarik’s journey align with the Culture domain of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, especially in creating success stories for others to follow?
Global recognition