Bi-weekly update
Youth Coalition on Internet Governance
Dear YCIG community,
It's time for the bi-weekly IG update! This update contains opportunities and events for Youth in the field of Internet Governance that we have come across. Please feel free to share these opportunities further and reach out to us at yout...@gmail.com if you know of any other opportunities or events that can be shared in the next update.
LACIGF Open Course
The YouthLACIGF Organizing Committee opens registrations for the Open Preparatory Course for newcomers to Internet Governance issues in preparation for LACIGF 15 and YouthLACIGF 2022.
YouthLACIGF is an initiative created by the growing community of young people from Latin America and the Caribbean who participate in events such as LACIGF (the annual regional preparatory meeting for the Global Internet Governance Forum) and other regional and national Internet Governance forums. It is well known that in recent years youth have begun to play a more prominent role in Internet Governance, raising their voice in various forums and processes, and bringing their message to the rest of the community.
This year our event will be online again, therefore, we have designed a third edition of the Open Course, which will be in Spanish and completely free, this time open to all and to prepare people who wish to learn about the topics, especially those who are newcomers to the Internet Governance ecosystem.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The course will be composed of 3 modules, all of them on Saturdays of October (8,15, 22) at 13hrs UTC:
Module 1: Introduction to Internet Governance. (Register)
Module 2: Digital human rights, data protection, and privacy. (Register)
Module 3: Advance Technologies and Digital Transformation. (Register)
After each session per module, the materials used in each of these will be made available to the participants.
Requirements to participate in the Open Course:
Interest in learning about Internet Governance.
Good connectivity and availability to participate in the webinars as well as in the LACIGF 2022.
More information can be found here (https://youthlacigf.org/open-course/)
YCIG Series of Webinars:
Registration is open for Webinar 2 - "Youth threats and challenges on AI, IoT, Blockchain and Metaverse - The Road to Addis Ababa" where young professionals will maintain a capacity-building exercise about new technologies, digital divide, discrimination and work replacement.
Date: 31th October - 15.00 - 16.00 UTC
Registration Link can be found here
INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM 2022 YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TRACK
The third capacity development workshop at APrIGF was a success! The fourth workshop will be hosted in the context of the YouthLACIGF (youthlacigf.org) on the 24th of October virtually. The topic is How to strengthen continuous digital transformation? Focusing on cybersecurity and digital rights. The outcomes of these workshops will feed the IGF 2022 Global Youth Summit which will be hosted at the 17th IGF in Addis Ababa on 28 November 2022.
More information can be found here (https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-youth-track)
Town Hall Meeting of IGF Stakeholders with the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Singh Gill, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, is pleased to meet with Internet Governance Forum (IGF) stakeholders, including to hear their views as contributions to the forthcoming Global Digital Compact.
All are welcome to attend.
Date: 24 October 2022 - 14:00-15:30 UTC
Place: Room XXIV at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, and through Webex
Join Onsite: https://indico.un.org/event/1002698/
Join Online: https://ungeneva-vc.webex.com/ungeneva-vc/j.php?MTID=mebc2a4c1cdc28da1fc3850bbd40d4263
LACIGF 15
Registration for the 15th edition of the Latin American and the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum is now open. All those who want to participate in LACIGF15 must complete and submit the form. The forum will be held online between October 25 and 26 and will include four open sessions. In addition, on October 24 we will hold “Day Zero”, with activities of Youth LACIGF and national and regional internet governance initiatives (NRIs).
More information can be found here: (https://lacigf.org/en/lacigf-15/
Youth Connektafrica summit 2022 Accelerating investment in Youth “Resilient Youth, Resilient Africa”
13 - 15 October 2022 | Kigali | Rwanda
YouthConnekt Africa Hub is a Pan-African platform that seeks to empower young people by enhancing their knowledge, experiences, and skills while investing in their ideas, innovations, and initiatives so that Africa makes progress in harnessing its demographic dividends by 2030. YouthConnekt Africa Initiative has been endorsed by the African Union Executive Council as a model implementation framework of the Africa Youth Charter, with the YouthConnekt Africa Secretariat as its implementing partner.
YouthConnekt Africa takes a platform approach to solving challenging development issues by bringing the youth together with Heads of State, Policymakers, Business Leaders in the private sector, and Development Partners to address the needs of the youth.
More information can be found here (https://www.youthconnektafrica.org/)
REGISTRATION is now open for #netthing2022! (27-28th October, Online)
Register online now to attend the 4th annual NetThing Forum on #internetgovernance and #techpolicy in Australia. Visit https://netthing.org.au/register for more information.
Global Encryption Day - 21th October
The Global Encryption Day will happen on 21 October 2022 and is hosted by Global Encryption Coalition.
Join one of the events around the world.
Let us know if you would like to organize your own event.
Share your story about how strong encryption kept you or others safe.
More information can be found here: (https://www.globalencryption.org/2022/06/global-encryption-day-2022/)
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Opportunities and fellowships:
HIIG - Call for applications for our Internet and Society #Fellowship 2023
Collaborate with an #international and interdisciplinary team of #researchers and set up new #initiatives. Located in the heart of Berlin, the HIIG provides a dynamic and intellectual environment for engaging in the exchange of research experiences and initiating new initiatives as an innovative thinker. We welcome #applications from researchers with diverse backgrounds and #professional experience.
⌛️ Submission deadline: 31 October 2022.
More information can be found here (https://lnkd.in/e8N7m9F3)
EuroDIG and Global Digital Compact
Open consultation period still open - Written inputs can be still submitted until Oct 7. EuroDIG has set up this open stakeholder consultation to prepare a submission to the UN's #GlobalDigitalCompact.
More information can be found here (https://comment.eurodig.org/global-digital-compact/)
