<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">Thank You Anriette, for your response. India does not have a National IGF yet, but hosted the global IGF, is active in its participation in ISOC and ICANN, and is the host for the November ICANN meeting. I do agree that as a Nation, we are relatively on the path of progress. The rationale for limiting this fellowship to the countries already listed is understandable, though I can not possibly speak for India.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">Thank you.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 9:59 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org" target="_blank">anriette@apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear Siva and Janvier<br>
<br>
I can speak mostly for the selection of the African countries as APC is<br>
leading on Africa, and LirneAsia leading on Asia.<br>
<br>
But it is more or less the same for both I would say.<br>
<br>
1) The project is intended to support emerging national processes. That<br>
does not meant that 'consolidation' is not also part of it, but we<br>
prioritised countries that do not already have well-established national<br>
IGF processes.<br>
<br>
2) We had to choose countries which qualify from the perspective of<br>
German development cooperation as the funding is from them.<br>
<br>
Note also that there is no funding for national activity at all. The<br>
support is limited to capacity building and travel to the global IGF for<br>
the 'fellows'.<br>
<br>
Also note that by 'fellows' we definitely include people that have<br>
experience and people of all ages qualify.<br>
<br>
As for the future.. I really don't know. All I know is that we will<br>
learn from this process and if the opportunity arises - as in another<br>
suitable call for proposals from the German Federal Ministry for<br>
Economic Cooperation and Development - we will build on/continue the<br>
initiative.<br>
<br>
I am copying Lorena Jaume-Palasi from iRights in case she wants to add more.<br>
<br>
Thanks for the interest everyone.<br>
<br>
Anriette<br>
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On 24/05/2016 18:11, Janvier Noulaye wrote:<br>
> Thank you Anriette<br>
> Just some quick questions about this programme, on the same direction as<br>
> Siva.<br>
> What are the criteria that led to the selection of these countries, or<br>
> is it a deliberate choice?<br>
> Will there another group of countries the next rounds?<br>
> Or maybe this programme has a background which handles the framework of it?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Warm regards,<br>
> Janvier Ngnoualye<br>
><br>
> 2016-05-24 16:57 GMT+01:00 Sivasubramanian M <<a href="mailto:isolatednet@gmail.com">isolatednet@gmail.com</a><br>
</span>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:isolatednet@gmail.com">isolatednet@gmail.com</a>>>:<br>
<span class="">><br>
> Anriette,<br>
><br>
> Why are applicants from India NOT listed as eligible, please?<br>
><br>
> Sivasubramanian M<br>
><br>
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen<br>
</span><div><div class="h5">> <<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:anriette@apc.org">anriette@apc.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Apologies for cross posting.<br>
><br>
> Best to all<br>
><br>
> Anriette<br>
><br>
><br>
> IGF Academy Fellowships<br>
><br>
> iRights, in cooperation with the Association for Progressive<br>
> Communications (APC) and LIRNEasia, with the financial support of<br>
> the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, are<br>
> pleased to announce the call for applications for a fellowship<br>
> to the<br>
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Academy.<br>
><br>
> We are looking for national champions in the field of freedom of<br>
> expression and / or Internet governance. The fellowship will enable<br>
> fellows to receive mentoring from internationally renowned<br>
> experts in<br>
> the Internet governance process, to participate in a regional<br>
> workshop<br>
> with champions from other countries, and to participate in the<br>
> global<br>
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara, Mexico, from<br>
> December<br>
> 4th to 10th.<br>
><br>
><br>
> About the academy<br>
><br>
> The project seeks to foster and enhance freedom of expression on the<br>
> Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet<br>
> governance and<br>
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> multistakeholder, national Internet Governance structures in<br>
> Africa and<br>
> Asia. To achieve this, the IGF Academy will bring together eight<br>
> national champions from four African countries (Namibia, South<br>
> Africa,<br>
> Congo Brazzaville, Togo) and eight national champions from four<br>
> Asian<br>
> countries (Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh).<br>
><br>
><br>
> The IGF Academy Fellowships<br>
><br>
> The fellowship will provide experienced individuals with the<br>
> opportunity to:<br>
><br>
> > receive mentoring from internationally renowned Internet<br>
> governance practitioners<br>
><br>
> > deepen their understanding of Internet governance issues and<br>
> processes<br>
><br>
> > expand their networks nationally, regionally and globally<br>
><br>
> > develop a strategic roadmap to strengthen existing or initiate<br>
> inclusive national Internet Governance processes in their countries<br>
><br>
> > peer learning with experts from their country, their region<br>
> and cross-regionally<br>
><br>
> > participate in a regional training event<br>
><br>
> > participate in a training event at the global IGF<br>
><br>
> > participate in the global UN IGF 2016 in Guadalajara<br>
><br>
> > be part of a (cross)regional and UN global dialogue on freedom<br>
> of expression and information preparing for the UN Internet<br>
> Governance Forum (IGF)<br>
><br>
> Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive process.<br>
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><br>
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> expression<br>
> and a broad understanding of a multistakeholder dialogue.<br>
><br>
> The fellowship period runs from June – December 2016.<br>
><br>
> Successful applicants will receive assistance and funding for<br>
> travel,<br>
> accommodation and meals to attend:<br>
><br>
> > One training event in their region (3 days), dates and<br>
> location to be<br>
> determined<br>
><br>
> > The UN Internet Governance Forum, Guadalajara, Mexico and a<br>
> one-day pre-IGF workshop, December 4- 10 2016<br>
><br>
><br>
> Criteria for selection<br>
><br>
> Selection for the Fellowship is competitive. The selected candidates<br>
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> expression in the long term in their home country and how they<br>
> intend to<br>
> apply the regional and global experiences from the trainings and the<br>
> global UN IGF in their own national project.<br>
><br>
> Two fellows per country will be selected, one of them<br>
> experienced in the<br>
> human rights field, the other with experience in Internet governance<br>
> processes.<br>
><br>
> In order to qualify applicants must be based in one of these<br>
> countries:<br>
><br>
> * Namibia,<br>
> * Republic of the Congo,<br>
> * Togo,<br>
> * South Africa,<br>
> * Myanmar,<br>
> * Sri Lanka,<br>
> * Bhutan,<br>
> * Bangladesh<br>
><br>
> and be able to demonstrate that they<br>
><br>
> > are proficient in English (oral and written)<br>
><br>
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><br>
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><br>
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><br>
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> stakeholders from a<br>
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><br>
> Depending on their profile (freedom of expression / Internet<br>
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><br>
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> national level<br>
><br>
> > Internet governance and/or public policy, especially in<br>
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><br>
><br>
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><br>
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