[kictanet] DiploFoundation Call For Applications: Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for INDIA 2008 (Plain Text email)]

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DIPLO FOUNDATION INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND POLICY
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>Call for Applications
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>Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for INDIA 2008
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>DiploFoundation (http://www.diplomacy.edu) and the National Internet
>Exchange of India (NIXI) (http://www.nixi.in/) are currently accepting
>applications for the Online Capacity Building Training in Internet
>Governance for India. This online training is designed to improve Internet
>Governance (IG) related knowledge and skills for participants. The training
>also facilitates community-building among individuals with different
>backgrounds.
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>The Programme
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>The programme offers places for 30 young professionals in India from diverse
>stakeholder backgrounds in IG-related fields. The programme will start on 1
>September 2008, and will last for 10 weeks.
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>The training is conducted entirely online and in English. Participation
>takes place through an online learning platform enabling a variety of
>interactive learning and communication tools and encouraging sharing of
>knowledge and experiences. Participants are divided in two groups of 15
>participants, each, under the guidance of certified Diplo online tutors and
>with support from trained professionals from the region.
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>The ten most successful participants will be awarded a Policy Fellowship
>from NIXI. The fellowship from will facilitate participation at the Internet
>Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India, December 2008, by sponsoring five days
>of bed and breakfast, and a stipend of ten thousand rupees to cover travel
>and other costs. The selected participants may present findings of their
>research at some parallel events at the IGF.
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>Timeline
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>§         10 July - call for applicants
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>§         5 August - application deadline
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>§         15 August - selection results 
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>§         1 September - start of the course 
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>§         15 November - final evaluation
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>Fee
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>While the course is subsidized by NIXI and DiploFoundation, there is a
>nominal fee of Rupees 1000 (Approx. USD 25) per participant (to be paid
>after the selection).
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>Deadline
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>The deadline for applications is 5 August 2008, by midnight UTC/GMT.
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>How to Apply
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>For further information and to apply, please visit the DiploFoundation IG
>website at http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/IGCBP/display.asp?Topic=Call-India.
>Do not hesitate to contact us at ig at diplomacy.edu .
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