[bestbits] [governance] Call for Applications for Fellows from the Global South
Anriette Esterhuysen
anriette at apc.org
Tue May 24 12:29:51 EDT 2016
Dear Siva and Janvier
I can speak mostly for the selection of the African countries as APC is
leading on Africa, and LirneAsia leading on Asia.
But it is more or less the same for both I would say.
1) The project is intended to support emerging national processes. That
does not meant that 'consolidation' is not also part of it, but we
prioritised countries that do not already have well-established national
IGF processes.
2) We had to choose countries which qualify from the perspective of
German development cooperation as the funding is from them.
Note also that there is no funding for national activity at all. The
support is limited to capacity building and travel to the global IGF for
the 'fellows'.
Also note that by 'fellows' we definitely include people that have
experience and people of all ages qualify.
As for the future.. I really don't know. All I know is that we will
learn from this process and if the opportunity arises - as in another
suitable call for proposals from the German Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development - we will build on/continue the
initiative.
I am copying Lorena Jaume-Palasi from iRights in case she wants to add more.
Thanks for the interest everyone.
Anriette
On 24/05/2016 18:11, Janvier Noulaye wrote:
> Thank you Anriette
> Just some quick questions about this programme, on the same direction as
> Siva.
> What are the criteria that led to the selection of these countries, or
> is it a deliberate choice?
> Will there another group of countries the next rounds?
> Or maybe this programme has a background which handles the framework of it?
>
>
> Warm regards,
> Janvier Ngnoualye
>
> 2016-05-24 16:57 GMT+01:00 Sivasubramanian M <isolatednet at gmail.com
> <mailto:isolatednet at gmail.com>>:
>
> Anriette,
>
> Why are applicants from India NOT listed as eligible, please?
>
> Sivasubramanian M
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen
> <anriette at apc.org <mailto:anriette at apc.org>> wrote:
>
> Apologies for cross posting.
>
> Best to all
>
> Anriette
>
>
> IGF Academy Fellowships
>
> iRights, in cooperation with the Association for Progressive
> Communications (APC) and LIRNEasia, with the financial support of
> the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, are
> pleased to announce the call for applications for a fellowship
> to the
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Academy.
>
> We are looking for national champions in the field of freedom of
> expression and / or Internet governance. The fellowship will enable
> fellows to receive mentoring from internationally renowned
> experts in
> the Internet governance process, to participate in a regional
> workshop
> with champions from other countries, and to participate in the
> global
> Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Guadalajara, Mexico, from
> December
> 4th to 10th.
>
>
> About the academy
>
> The project seeks to foster and enhance freedom of expression on the
> Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet
> governance and
> policy processes through the creation and/or consolidation of
> multistakeholder, national Internet Governance structures in
> Africa and
> Asia. To achieve this, the IGF Academy will bring together eight
> national champions from four African countries (Namibia, South
> Africa,
> Congo Brazzaville, Togo) and eight national champions from four
> Asian
> countries (Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh).
>
>
> The IGF Academy Fellowships
>
> The fellowship will provide experienced individuals with the
> opportunity to:
>
> > receive mentoring from internationally renowned Internet
> governance practitioners
>
> > deepen their understanding of Internet governance issues and
> processes
>
> > expand their networks nationally, regionally and globally
>
> > develop a strategic roadmap to strengthen existing or initiate
> inclusive national Internet Governance processes in their countries
>
> > peer learning with experts from their country, their region
> and cross-regionally
>
> > participate in a regional training event
>
> > participate in a training event at the global IGF
>
> > participate in the global UN IGF 2016 in Guadalajara
>
> > be part of a (cross)regional and UN global dialogue on freedom
> of expression and information preparing for the UN Internet
> Governance Forum (IGF)
>
> Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive process.
> Applications
> will be accepted until the 12th of June 2016, 22:00 GMT.
>
> We encourage you to apply and forward the information about this
> programme to individuals who have a passion for freedom of
> expression
> and a broad understanding of a multistakeholder dialogue.
>
> The fellowship period runs from June – December 2016.
>
> Successful applicants will receive assistance and funding for
> travel,
> accommodation and meals to attend:
>
> > One training event in their region (3 days), dates and
> location to be
> determined
>
> > The UN Internet Governance Forum, Guadalajara, Mexico and a
> one-day pre-IGF workshop, December 4- 10 2016
>
>
> Criteria for selection
>
> Selection for the Fellowship is competitive. The selected candidates
> must provide a clear motivation for participating in the academy,
> including demonstrating a strong sense of what they intend to
> accomplish, how Internet Governance may help to foster freedom of
> expression in the long term in their home country and how they
> intend to
> apply the regional and global experiences from the trainings and the
> global UN IGF in their own national project.
>
> Two fellows per country will be selected, one of them
> experienced in the
> human rights field, the other with experience in Internet governance
> processes.
>
> In order to qualify applicants must be based in one of these
> countries:
>
> * Namibia,
> * Republic of the Congo,
> * Togo,
> * South Africa,
> * Myanmar,
> * Sri Lanka,
> * Bhutan,
> * Bangladesh
>
> and be able to demonstrate that they
>
> > are proficient in English (oral and written)
>
> > are committed to the use of the Internet as a driver for
> development,
> democracy and human rights and Internet governance
>
> > are self-motivated and able to work independently
>
> > have fundraising and resource mobilisation skills at a
> national level
>
> > have the capacity to build networks and to convene
> stakeholders from a
> variety of sectors
>
> Depending on their profile (freedom of expression / Internet
> governance), candidates must have a proven track-record in
>
> > human rights work (especially freedom of expression) at a
> national level
>
> > Internet governance and/or public policy, especially in
> national regulatory ICT processes
>
>
> The Application
>
> Qualified applicants are requested to express their interest by
> filling
> the form
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1TgPmSvZKiENV6zdsfs2hvRE0JtXNk22QOg7e2e2n7xE/viewform>.*
>
> *Only fully completed applications will be considered.*
>
> *Your personal data will be transmitted using SSL encryption
>
> In case you have further questions regarding the application
> process,
> please contact us by email at igf-academy [at] iRights [dot] info.
>
>
>
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