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Internet Governance
Capacity Building - Call for Applications
DiploFoundation, in cooperation with various partners, is
currently accepting applications for the 2008 Internet Governance
Capacity Building Training Programme..
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This online programme is designed to improve Internet governance (IG)
related knowledge and skills for participants mainly from developing
countries and to facilitate community-building among individuals with
different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds.
The Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme is an
online training and research programme in Internet governance and
policy, followed by a capacity-building fellowship programme.
- The online training phase consists of an 8-week long foundation
course, covering a wide area of issues related to Internet governance,
and two 4-week long modules in an advanced course, focusing on the most
important IG issues. For the foundation course, the participants will be
divided into regionally-based groups. Several bilingual groups will be
created for participants speaking English and either Arabic, French,
Portuguese, or Spanish. For the advanced course, the participants will
be divided into per-topic groups.
- 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.
- The policy immersion phase includes capacity-building fellowships
awarded to a number of successful participants in the programme. These
may include internships with partner organisations and attendance at IG-related
meetings, including the Internet Governance Forum later in the year.
The programme includes study and discussion of textual materials under
the guidance of experienced tutors and with support from topic experts.
Interaction takes place through an online learning platform enabling a
variety of learning and communication tools.
Aims of the programme are knowledge- and experience-sharing among the
participants, supported by DiploFoundation associates.
The programme offers 120 places for young professionals from diverse
stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields. It is open to individuals
from around the world. Participants from developing countries are
eligible to receive partial or full scholarship support. Successful
participants will receive a certificate of completion of the programme.
The applicants are required to have:
basic awareness and interest in IG issues
knowledge and/or experience of the multistakeholder approach in
international affairs
fluency in English, as well as fluency in the second language for the
applicants of any bilingual group
good writing skills, ability to summarize information and focus on
details
adequate access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient)
minimum of 8 hours per week to commit to the programme
willingness to participate in online consultations (once a week at
specified times).
The deadline for applications is 14 February 2008, by midnight UTC/GMT.
For further
information, please contact:
ig@diplomacy.edu
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