[governance] IG and ICT Policy workshop in Vilnius

[Ginger Paque]

DiploFoundation is happy to announce its forthcoming training workshop 
in Internet Governance and ICT Policy within its ACP project.

The workshop particularly targeting officials and professionals from ACP 
states that will participate at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 
Lithuania in September will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 13 
September 2010, as the pre-event of the IGF meeting. Deadline for 
applications is 15 August 2010.

For details and to apply, please take a look at the announcement below. 
For more info, check at: www.diplomacy.edu/acp

Please disseminate the call through your list of contacts in other all 
the ACP countries.

Best, Ginger

Internet Governance Diplomacy: Training Workshop

13 September, Vilnius, Lithuania Conducted by DiploFoundation
Deadline for applications 15 August 2010

DiploFoundation is pleased to invite officials and professionals from 
the ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) Group of States who are attending the 
5th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14–17 
September 2010, to register for a pre-event workshop on Internet 
Governance (IG) issues and information and communication technology 
(ICT) policies in national, regional and international processes.

This training workshop will give participants an overview of the 
multidisciplinary field of IG (including technical, legal, economic, 
socio-cultural, and developmental aspects) and explain interplay among 
international, regional and national IG policy processes. This is an 
opportunity for officials and professionals from ACP countries to 
strengthen their overall understanding of IG and to develop diplomatic 
approach of their country and institution in the IGF process, especially 
at the subsequent 5th IGF meeting.

Registration is open to all stakeholders from ACP 
(Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) countries. The workshop is limited to 25 
participants. Accommodation, meals, and organised local transportation 
will be provided for selected participants. International travel costs 
must be covered by participants or by their sending institutions.

To apply, please e-mail your full name, country of residence, 
institution, and position to: acpinfo at diplomacy.edu before 15 August 2010.

Training Workshop Programme

Introduction to Internet Governance – Issues

- Introduction to Internet Governance

(Evolution, International Context, Basic Terminology, Guiding Principles)

- Infrastructure and Standardisation Basket

(Infrastructure, TCP/IP, DNS, Root Servers, Internet Service Providers, 
Economic Models, Security)

- Legal Basket

(Legal Mechanisms, Jurisdiction, Arbitration, Intellectual Property 
Rights, Cybercrime)

- Economic Basket

(E-Commerce, E-Banking and E-Money)

- Socio-Cultural Basket

(Content Policy, Privacy and Data Protection, Multilingualism and 
Cultural Diversity)

- Development Basket

(The Digital Divide, Access to Knowledge, Network Neutrality, Capacity 
Development)



Introduction to Internet Governance – Process and Actors

- Process (WSIS, IGF, ICANN)

- Actors (ICANN, RIR, ISOC, UN, ITU, Regional Organisations, 
Governments, Private Sector, Civil Society)

- Diplomacy (Participation, National and Regional Priorities, Chairing, 
and Negotiations)



Regional Perspective

Planning Regional Policy and Participation IG Initiatives

- Diplomatic positioning within the IGF process of the country / region 
/ institution

- Dialogue and negotiations with other actors / stakeholders

- ICT policy and strategic planning



Certificate Ceremony

Successful participants will receive an Internet Governance Diplomat 
certificate.

This workshop is a sponsored event within a series of planned activities 
under the Capacity Development in ICT Policy and Internet Governance for 
Africa – Caribbean – Pacific (ACP) programme. This programme is led by 
DiploFoundation in conjunction with seven ACP partner institutions and 
is supported by the European Commission and Secretariat of the ACP Group 
of States.


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