[governance] update on funding

[Hanane Boujemi]

Hi Philippe,

Thanks for your update on funding opportunities to attend the second edition of IGF in Rio. This issue has been the main concern especially of Sothern civil society active members in the IG field.

I was invloved in the process since 2003 doing extensive research in different fields IG oriented. I am female Moroccan national and  I have a master in Human rights with a special focus on freedom of expression in cyber space,I am former journalist repoter on technology and a translator. I am also doing research on the access  theme , mainly connectivity issues in Africa I am tutoring at the moment Diplo's capacity building programme on IC and leading it's reserach projects section on IG as well.

Our Agenda it to focus on IG issues but with more focus on the regional level. being present in IGF is of ultimate importance to me and to my organization but due o limited funds, I wasn't to be able to make if I didn't have to finance personally my expensive ticket.

If there is any possibilty to cover the cost of my ticket and the other expenses from one of the donors, It will be much appreciated. So please consider my grant application.

Kind regards,

Hanane Boujemi
IG Research Coordinator and Supervisor
Internet Governance Projects
DiploFoundation
www.diplomacy.edu/ige,


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: CONGO WSIS - Philippe Dam 
  To: governance at lists.cpsr.org ; gov at wsis-gov.org 
  Cc: 'Renata BLOEM' 
  Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 6:42 PM
  Subject: [governance] update on funding


  Dear all, 

   

  After some consultations and discussions with the IGF Secretariat and the ITU, as well as with other expected or potential donors to the IGF, find below the following clarifications on the various questions related to financing participation raised on that list:

   

              - The Japanese contribution to the IGF Secretariat, which has been mentioned on this list, has not yet been finalised and is therefore not yet transferred to the IGF Secretariat. We are in touch with the IGF Secretariat and we would therefore let you know whether anything in this grant is earmarked for this grant for participation in the IGF Rio meeting.

   

              - The Canadian contribution to the ITU to finance the participation of IG experts from developing countries in the Rio meeting has already been partly (mostly) allocated to developing countries panellists in some sessions of the IGF. However not the whole available funding has been allocated, meaning that there is still a limited number of sponsorships possible. (Among the criteria that have been and will be considered by the ITU: experts coming from a developing country; candidates being able to demonstrate a high expertise and a previous engagement on issues closely related to Internet Governance and having a high profile in the field of communications; in priority main contributors / speakers / panellists in one of the workshops / sessions of the Internet Governance Forum meeting in Rio; the ITU will also look at the geographical / gender diversity within its final list of IGF participants receiving a grant. Is there any of you who enters into this frame?).

   

              - Other potential donors have been in touch with the IGF Secretariat and might be willing to consider earmarking (some of) their grant to the participation of CS experts in the Rio IGF meeting, but nothing has been finalized at this time. In any event the risk is now it would be too late to be used for participants' funding.

   

  We'll keep you posted. All the best, 

   

  Philippe

   

   

   

  Philippe Dam
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  CH-1202 Geneva
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