[A2k] Fwd: Call for Applications - Internet Governance Capacity
Building Programme 2008
Gwen Hinze
gwen@eff.org
Wed Feb 13 18:04:06 2008
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Dear all,
I am forwarding a message from the excellent
people at the Diplo Foundation, leading online
educators. I thought that this course would be of
interest to many on this list. Note that the
deadline for application is 14 Feb 2008. (My
apologies for the delay in forwarding)
--GH
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>Call for Applications
>Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2008
>DiploFoundation is currently accepting
>applications for the 2008 Internet Governance
>Capacity Building Training Programme (IG CBP).
>This online programme is designed to improve
>Internet governance (IG) related knowledge and
>skills for participants mainly from developing
>countries. The Programme also facilitates
>community-building among individuals with
>different national, cultural, and professional
>backgrounds.
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>The Programme
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>The programme offers 120 places for young
>professionals from diverse stakeholder
>backgrounds in IG-related fields and is open to
>individuals from around the world. The programme
>is conducted entirely online.
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>The programme includes three phases, which take
>place over eight months during 2008:
> I. The online training phase consists of
> =A7 an
>8-week long Foundation Course, introducing IG
>policy, process, and actors, and covering 5
>thematic baskets: Infrastructure and
>Standardisation Basket, Legal Basket, Economic
>Basket, Socio-Cultural Basket, Development
>Basket;
> =A7
>two 4-week long modules of the Advanced Course,
>covering two advanced topics chosen by each
>participant from: e-Commerce, e-Voting,
>Intellectual Property Rights, Infrastructure and
>Economic Models of Interconnectivity, Privacy,
>and Security.
>Learning activities take place in an online
>classroom and include the analysis of course
>materials, interactive group discussions using a
>variety of communication tools, assignments, and
>exams.
>Successful participants will receive a
>certificate of completion of the programme.
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> II. The online policy research
>phase is an optional 3-month period of
>supervised, collaborative online work focused on
>IG policy issues of highest relevance to
>developing countries, and is closely linked to
>training activities.
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> III. The policy immersion phase
>includes capacity-building fellowships awarded
>to a number of successful participants in the
>programme, such as internships with partner
>organisations and attendance at IG-related
>meetings, including the Internet Governance
>Forum later in the year.
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>Languages
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>Programme materials and platform are fully in English.
>Besides English-speaking groups, several
>bilingual groups will be formed for the
>foundation course, having English as the primary
>language, and either Arabic, French, Portuguese,
>or Spanish as the secondary language for
>communication and interaction.
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>Target Audience
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>The training programme seeks applications from
>the following categories of individuals from
>both developed and developing countries:
>=A7 officials in government ministries and
>departments dealing with IG-related issues
>(e.g., telecommunications, education, foreign
>affairs, justice);
>=A7 postgraduate students and researchers
>in the IG field (e.g., in telecommunications,
>electrical engineering, law, economics,
>development studies);
>=A7 civil society activists in the IG field;
>=A7 journalists covering IG issues;
>=A7 individuals in Internet-business
>fields (e.g., ISPs, software developers).
>Participants from developing countries are
>eligible to receive full scholarship support for
>the foundation course, while for the advanced
>phase, a number of scholarships will be offered
>to the most successful participants.
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>Timeline
>=A7 3 March-29 April 2008 - Foundation Course on Internet Governan=
ce
>=A7 5 May-29 June 2008 - Advanced Course on Internet Governance
>=A7 September-November 2008 - Policy Research Phase (optional)
>=A7 July 2008 through 2009 - Policy Immersion (fellowships)
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>Fee
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>1) Foundation course
>Applicants from developing countries: full
>scholarships are available for all selected
>applicants to cover the course tuition.
>Applicants from developed* countries: Euro 550.
>2) Advanced course
>Applicants from developing countries: Euro 150.
>A number of scholarships will be offered to the
>most successful participants of the foundation
>course from developing countries.
>Applicants from developed* countries: Euro 400.
>3) Research phase
>Full scholarships are available for all
>successful participants of the online training
>phase to cover the research phase tuition.
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>OECD members
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>Requirements
>The applicants are required to have:
>=A7 Basic awareness and interest in IG issues
>=A7 Knowledge and/or experience of the
>multistakeholder approach in international
>affairs
>=A7 Fluency in English, as well as fluency
>in the second language for the applicants to any
>of bilingual groups
>=A7 Good writing skills, ability to
>summarize information and focus on details
>=A7 Regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficie=
nt)
>=A7 Minimum of 8 hours commitment per week during the programme
>=A7 Participation in online consultations
>(once a week at specified times)
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>Deadline
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>The deadline for applications is 14 February 2008, by midnight UTC/GMT.
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>How to Apply
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>For further information and to apply, please visit:
><http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/>http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/
>Do not hesitate to contact us at <mailto:ig@diplomacy.edu>ig@diplomacy.edu=
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Gwen Hinze
International Policy Director
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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