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Jan 20, 2011, 7:49:48 AM1/20/11
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Call for Applications for online course participants
Capacity Development Online Programme in Internet Governance (IG) and
Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for course
participants for the 2011
Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP11). This online
programme is
designed to improve IG-related knowledge and skills for participants
from both developed and
developing countries and assist them to participate in the global
decision-shaping debates on
IG. The programme also facilitates community building among
individuals with different
national, cultural and professional backgrounds.
The programme
The 2011 programme offers 60 places for professionals from diverse
stakeholder
backgrounds in IG-related fields and is open to individuals from
around the world. Two
phases of the four-phase programme will be conducted entirely online.
The 12-week Foundation Course in Internet Governance (7 March-31 May)
introduces IG
policy and covers five thematic areas: Infrastructure and
Standardisation, Legal, Economic,
Sociocultural, and Development, and a section on IG processes and
actors. Discussions will
cover issues such as broadband policy; management of domain names and
IP addresses,
including the transition from IPv4 to IPv6; network neutrality;
jurisdiction, intellectual property
rights, open source and peer-to-peer sharing; privacy protection; data
security and
cybersecurity; child protection; human rights; content management;
digital signatures; and
other topics, with space for regional and other issues raised by the
participants.
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; and other dynamic methodologies. Successful participants of
the Foundation
Course will receive a certificate of completion.
An 8-week online course on developing and implementing national/
regional ICT policy
and strategic plans (13 June-12 August) will follow shortly afterwards
and will have a
separate application process. Advanced modules will also be offered in
Infrastructure,
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Security, Privacy, and E-
participation. A second call for
applications will be announced for this course. Priority will be given
to successful participants
from the Foundation Course.
The ICT Strategy and advanced courses will be followed by an optional
8-week period of
supervised, collaborative online research preparation focused on IG
policy issues of highest
relevance to developing countries, and is closely linked to training
activities. The first four
weeks consist of a research policy course, which emphasises the
importance of policy
research and research methodology techniques. Each participant will
apply these concepts
during the second four weeks, while preparing an actual policy
research proposal on a topic
relevant to their own region. More information will be available
at http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig later in the year.
An optional, award-based policy immersion phase offers capacity-
building fellowships to a
selected number of the most successful participants in the programme,
such as internships
with partner organisations or attendance at regional IG and ICT policy-
related meetings. The
flexible timing of this phase depends on fellowship, partner, and
participant availability, and
may extend beyond the programme dates if agreed by all parties.
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
www.diplomacy.edu
Languages
Programme materials and the online classroom website are in English.
In addition to English-speaking groups, a bilingual group may be
formed for the Foundation
Course, having English as the primary language, and either Arabic,
French, Spanish or
Portuguese as the secondary language for communication and
interaction. This option will be
offered depending on the needs of the applicants.
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
Information Society,
Internet and ICT-related policy issues (e.g., telecommunications,
education, foreign
affairs, justice);
• officials in regulatory authorities or institutions dealing with
Information Society,
Internet and ICT-related issues;
• postgraduate students, academics and researchers in the IG field
(e.g., in
telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics,
development studies);
• civil society activists in the IG and Information Society fields;
• journalists covering IG issues;
• individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g., ISPs, software
developers).
This programme is directed specifically at citizens of countries in
Latin America, the
Caribbean, North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and
Asia (all non-ACP
countries).
Applicants from ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) are
asked to review the EUACP
Call for Applications and apply to that programme if appropriate.
Visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/acp for more information.
Timeline
• 15 January 2011: Call for Applications begins
• 12 February 2011: Call for Applications ends
• 21 February 2011: Selection results available
• 7 March-31 May 2011: Foundation Course on Internet Governance
• 13 June-12 August: ICT Strategy and Advanced Courses
• To be decided: Policy Immersion (fellowships)
• To be decided: Policy Research
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
www.diplomacy.edu
Scholarships and Fees
Applicants from developing countries* are eligible to apply for
scholarship support for a
limited number of full and partial scholarships.
* Non-members of OECD
Fees for paying participants are:
1) Foundation course: €800.00
2) Advanced courses: €500.00
2) Policy research: €500.00
Payment must be made before participants are granted access to the
classroom.
Applicants from developing countries who require financial assistance
to attend the course
should remember to carefully read the online application form and
check the appropriate box.
Requirements
The applicants are required to have:
• basic awareness and interest in issues related to the Information
Society, ICT and IG;
• 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 the bilingual groups;
• good writing skills, ability to summarise information and focus on
details;
• regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient);
• minimum of 10 hours commitment per week during each phase of the
programme (this is perhaps the single most important requirement and
should
be evaluated seriously by any potential applicant); and
• the readiness to participate in online consultations (once a week at
specified times).
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 12 February 2011, by midnight UTC/
GMT.
How to Apply
To apply, fill in the registration form here. (If you are from an ACP
country, please
visit www.diplomacy.edu/acp)
For more information, please visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/
Do not hesitate to contact us at i...@diplomacy.edu.
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
Call for Applications for online course participants
Capacity Development Online Programme in Internet Governance (IG) and
Information
and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for course
participants for the 2011
Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP11). This online
programme is
designed to improve IG-related knowledge and skills for participants
from both developed and
developing countries and assist them to participate in the global
decision-shaping debates on
IG. The programme also facilitates community building among
individuals with different
national, cultural and professional backgrounds.
The programme
The 2011 programme offers 60 places for professionals from diverse
stakeholder
backgrounds in IG-related fields and is open to individuals from
around the world. Two
phases of the four-phase programme will be conducted entirely online.
The 12-week Foundation Course in Internet Governance (7 March-31 May)
introduces IG
policy and covers five thematic areas: Infrastructure and
Standardisation, Legal, Economic,
Sociocultural, and Development, and a section on IG processes and
actors. Discussions will
cover issues such as broadband policy; management of domain names and
IP addresses,
including the transition from IPv4 to IPv6; network neutrality;
jurisdiction, intellectual property
rights, open source and peer-to-peer sharing; privacy protection; data
security and
cybersecurity; child protection; human rights; content management;
digital signatures; and
other topics, with space for regional and other issues raised by the
participants.
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; and other dynamic methodologies. Successful participants of
the Foundation
Course will receive a certificate of completion.
An 8-week online course on developing and implementing national/
regional ICT policy
and strategic plans (13 June-12 August) will follow shortly afterwards
and will have a
separate application process. Advanced modules will also be offered in
Infrastructure,
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Security, Privacy, and E-
participation. A second call for
applications will be announced for this course. Priority will be given
to successful participants
from the Foundation Course.
The ICT Strategy and advanced courses will be followed by an optional
8-week period of
supervised, collaborative online research preparation focused on IG
policy issues of highest
relevance to developing countries, and is closely linked to training
activities. The first four
weeks consist of a research policy course, which emphasises the
importance of policy
research and research methodology techniques. Each participant will
apply these concepts
during the second four weeks, while preparing an actual policy
research proposal on a topic
relevant to their own region. More information will be available
at http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig later in the year.
An optional, award-based policy immersion phase offers capacity-
building fellowships to a
selected number of the most successful participants in the programme,
such as internships
with partner organisations or attendance at regional IG and ICT policy-
related meetings. The
flexible timing of this phase depends on fellowship, partner, and
participant availability, and
may extend beyond the programme dates if agreed by all parties.
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
www.diplomacy.edu
Languages
Programme materials and the online classroom website are in English.
In addition to English-speaking groups, a bilingual group may be
formed for the Foundation
Course, having English as the primary language, and either Arabic,
French, Spanish or
Portuguese as the secondary language for communication and
interaction. This option will be
offered depending on the needs of the applicants.
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
Information Society,
Internet and ICT-related policy issues (e.g., telecommunications,
education, foreign
affairs, justice);
• officials in regulatory authorities or institutions dealing with
Information Society,
Internet and ICT-related issues;
• postgraduate students, academics and researchers in the IG field
(e.g., in
telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics,
development studies);
• civil society activists in the IG and Information Society fields;
• journalists covering IG issues;
• individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g., ISPs, software
developers).
This programme is directed specifically at citizens of countries in
Latin America, the
Caribbean, North America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and
Asia (all non-ACP
countries).
Applicants from ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) are
asked to review the EUACP
Call for Applications and apply to that programme if appropriate.
Visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/acp for more information.
Timeline
• 15 January 2011: Call for Applications begins
• 12 February 2011: Call for Applications ends
• 21 February 2011: Selection results available
• 7 March-31 May 2011: Foundation Course on Internet Governance
• 13 June-12 August: ICT Strategy and Advanced Courses
• To be decided: Policy Immersion (fellowships)
• To be decided: Policy Research
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
www.diplomacy.edu
Scholarships and Fees
Applicants from developing countries* are eligible to apply for
scholarship support for a
limited number of full and partial scholarships.
* Non-members of OECD
Fees for paying participants are:
1) Foundation course: €800.00
2) Advanced courses: €500.00
2) Policy research: €500.00
Payment must be made before participants are granted access to the
classroom.
Applicants from developing countries who require financial assistance
to attend the course
should remember to carefully read the online application form and
check the appropriate box.
Requirements
The applicants are required to have:
• basic awareness and interest in issues related to the Information
Society, ICT and IG;
• 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 the bilingual groups;
• good writing skills, ability to summarise information and focus on
details;
• regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient);
• minimum of 10 hours commitment per week during each phase of the
programme (this is perhaps the single most important requirement and
should
be evaluated seriously by any potential applicant); and
• the readiness to participate in online consultations (once a week at
specified times).
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 12 February 2011, by midnight UTC/
GMT.
How to Apply
To apply, fill in the registration form here. (If you are from an ACP
country, please
visit www.diplomacy.edu/acp)
For more information, please visit http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/
Do not hesitate to contact us at i...@diplomacy.edu.
D i p l o F o u n d a t i o n
MALTA: 4th Floor, Regional Building, Regional Road, Msida, MSD 13,
Malta · Phone: (356) 21 333 323; Fax: (356) 21 315 574
GENEVA: Rue de Lausanne 56, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland · Phone: (41)
22 741 0420; Fax: (41) 22 713 1663
E-mail: di...@diplomacy.edu
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