[WSIS CS-Plenary] DiploFoundation Call for Applications IGCBP 2009

[Ginger Paque]

Call for Applications

Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2009

 

DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for the 2009 Internet
Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP09). 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.

 

 

The Programme

 

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 first two phases of the programme are conducted
entirely online.

 

The programme includes three phases, which take place over eight months
during 2009:

 

1. The online training phase consists of:

 

-- a 11-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, and a section on the IG Process and Actors; 

 

-- a 7-week long module of the Advanced Course, covering one advanced topic
to be chosen by each participant from a pool of modules such as:
Intellectual Property Rights, Infrastructure and Economic Models of
Interconnectivity, Privacy, Security and others.

 

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.

 

 

2. 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.

 

 

3. The optional policy immersion phase includes capacity-building
fellowships awarded to a number of successful participants in the programme,
such as internships with partner organisations including a fellowship with
the IGF Secretariat in Geneva, and attendance at IG-related meetings,
including the Internet Governance Forum later in the year.

 

 

Languages

 

Programme materials and the online platform website 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.

 

 

Target Audience

 

Diplo seeks applications from the following categories of individuals from
both developed and developing countries: 

 

-- officials in government ministries and departments dealing with
IG-related issues (e.g., telecommunications, education, foreign affairs,
justice); 

-- postgraduate students and researchers in the IG field (e.g., in
telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics, development
studies); 

-- civil society activists in the IG field; 

-- journalists covering IG issues;

-- individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g., ISPs, software
developers). 

 

 

Timeline

 

2 March-17 May 2009 - Foundation Course on Internet Governance

25 May-17 July 2009 - Advanced Course on Internet Governance

1 September- 8 November 2009 - Policy Research Phase (optional)

July 2009 through 2009 - Policy Immersion (fellowships)

 

 

Fee 

 

1) Foundation course: Euro 500. 

2) Advanced course: Euro 500. 

3) Research phase: Euro 200. 

 

Applicants from developing countries (non-members of OECD) are eligible to
apply for scholarship support for the programme - a number of full and
partial scholarships will be offered. Applicants from developing countries
who will require financial assistance to attend the course should remember
to check the appropriate box on the Online Application Form.

 

 

Requirements

 

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 to any of bilingual groups;

-- good writing skills, ability to summarize information and focus on
details;  

-- regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient);

-- minimum of 8 hours commitment per week during the programme. This is
perhaps the single most important requirement and should be evaluated
seriously by any potential applicants; 

-- readiness to participate in online consultations (once a week at
specified times).  

 

 

Deadline

 

The deadline for applications is 11 February 2009, by midnight UTC/GMT.

 

 

How to Apply

 

For further information and to apply, please visit: 

http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/ 

Do not hesitate to contact us at ig at diplomacy.edu.

 

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