[governance] Call for Applications for Fellows from the Global South
Janvier Noulaye
jnoulaye at gmail.com
Tue May 24 13:30:02 EDT 2016
I'm happy with your clarifications
Thank you Anriette.
Regards,
Janvier Ngnoulaye
2016-05-24 17:29 GMT+01:00 Anriette Esterhuysen <anriette at apc.org>:
> 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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> >
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> Anriette Esterhuysen
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> Association for Progressive Communications
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