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<p class="gmail-Standard" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">The Internet Policy
Observatory presents</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-caps:small-caps;color:rgb(73,179,255)"><font size="4">Internet Policy in South and Southeast Asia: Research
Methods for Advocacy</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-caps:small-caps"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">April
10-14, 2017, New Delhi, India</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></i></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Application Deadline: February 1, 2017</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">Application available at<span style="color:rgb(119,119,119)"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">ctivists
around the world are working towards influencing internet
policymaking processes and raise awareness about the importance of
protecting the open internet. Given this background, there is a clear
need to link relevant and methodologically sophisticated internet
policy research with advocacy efforts. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">Building
on the success of the Internet Policy Research Methods Course for
Advocates held in Istanbul in 2015, <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the <i>Annenberg
School for Communication’s<font color="#000000"> </font></i></span><i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Internet
Policy Observatory has teamed up with </span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">the Centre for
Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, the Centre
for Internet and Society </span></i><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i>and the Digital Asia Hub</i></span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> to develop a research methods
workshop for </span>individuals working
on digital rights iss<a name="_GoBack"></a>ues in South Asian
and Southeast Asian countries. The workshop will be organized from <i>April 10-14, 2017 at National Law University, Delhi (India)</i>. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">The <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">workshop brings
together young scholars, activists, lawyers, and technologists </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">for an intensive
five-day practicum </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">on using methodologically rigorous, data-driven, and
contextually <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">appropriate research for
advocacy. The workshop is designed to cover both qualitative and
quantitative, online and offline research methods, providing the
space for hands-on activities and project-based learning. The program
aims to strategically build collaborative possibilities across
sectors, expand research capacity within practitioner and digital
rights advocacy communities, and to provide the skills and know-how
to use research and data to advance advocacy efforts</span>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">The program will provide
skill-building tutorials on the following topics:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Defining and
framing research topics and questions</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Conducting
desk and archival research</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">Translating
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impact</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:wingdings">§<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
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proposals for funding and creating actionable research agendas </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">We encourage
individuals from South Asia and Southeast Asia in the academic (early
career), NGO, technology, and public policy sectors to apply. Prospective
applicants should have a particular area of interest related to
internet governance and policymaking, censorship, surveillance,
internet access, political engagement online, protection of human
rights online, or corporate governance in the ICT sector. Applicants
will be asked to bring a specific research question to the program to
be developed and operationalized through trainings and one-on-one
mentorship with top researchers and experts from around the world. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)">The course
will be conducted in English and applicants should be proficient in
English in order to interact with experts, lecturers and other
participants from diverse backgrounds. A limited pool of funding in
the form of travel support is available and will be allocated based
on the strength of the application, fit with the workshop, and
demonstrated need. If you require funding support, please indicate as
such in the online form.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:150%"><font color="#323232" face="helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">Please do forward this to anyone who may be interested.</span></font><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">To apply for the workshop, please visit <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/we53DCD62M0Cmx7Z2</a>. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(50,50,50)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Standard" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif">For more information about the program, please visit <a href="http://globalnetpolicy.org/event/internet-policy-in-south-and-southeast-asia-research-methods-for-advocacy/" target="_blank">http://globalnetpolicy.org/event/internet-policy-in-south-and-southeast-asia-research-methods-for-advocacy/</a>.
For questions, email <a href="mailto:lsh@asc.upenn.edu" target="_blank">lsh@asc.upenn.edu</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:150%;font-family:helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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