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The Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP) aims to assist individuals involved in Internet Governance (IG) issues from countries with limited financial and human resources to develop the skills and knowledge required to participate meaningfully in the global debate on IG.

The programme is organised by DiploFoundation with
support from partner institutions and individuals with
expertise in Internet Governance-related issues.

What

The programme offers 135 places for young professionals from diverse stakeholder backgrounds in IG related fields and is open to individuals from all around the world. Participants from developing countries are eligible to receive full scholarship support. A special bilingual Spanish-English speaking group will be formed as well.

The programme includes an online training phase, a
research phase, and capacity building fellowships
awarded to a number of successful participants in the
programme. Fellowship opportunities include internships with partner organisations and attendance at IG related meetings, including the Internet Governance Forum later in the year.

How

The programme includes online learning and research phases that take place over eight months:

• The learning phase consists of the Foundation Course (introductory materials and activities) and the Advanced Course (advanced materials, involvement of discussion facilitators and experts, introduction of advanced online communication and discussion tools). Learning activities take place in an online classroom and include the analysis of course materials, interactive group discussions using a variety of communication tools, assignments and exams;
• The research phase involves supervised collaborative online work focused on IG policy issues of highest relevance to developing countries and is closely linked to training activities.

Who

The training programme seeks applications from the
following categories of individuals from both developed and developing countries:

• officials in government ministries and departments dealing with IG related issues (e.g.,
  telecommunications, education, foreign affairs,
  justice);
• postgraduate students and researchers in the IG
  field (e.g., in telecommunications, electrical
  engineering, law, economics, development studies);
• civil society activists in the IG field;
• journalists covering IG issues;
• individuals in Internet-business fields (e.g., ISPs,
  software developers).

When

The 8 month programme commences on March 1 2007. The online training phase runs from March to July 2007, followed by a research phase from July to October 2007. Fellowships placements will be offered from July 2007 through to 2008, dependent on the timing of pertinent events and meetings.

Fee

Applicants from developing countries: full
scholarships are available for all selected applicants
to cover course tuition.

Applicants from developed countries: 2000 euros.

Deadline

The deadline for applications is February 10 2007.

Click here for further information
and to apply, or email ig@diplomacy.edu