Capacity Building in Internet Governance

Maharat Foundation is organizing a capacity building workshop in Internet Governance (IG) on 19 and 20 July in Beirut, supported by the Netherlands Embassy in Lebanon. Maharat is partnering with Diplo Foundation, the leading organization providing capacity development programmes in INTERNET GOVERNANCE

The workshop targets youths and aims at forming a core group aware of IG issues and Human Rights dimensions in order to engage more actively in IG policy processes in Lebanon

The workshop coincides with the preparations for the first Lebanon Internet Governance Forum that will be held in November 2018 in Beirut; yet capacity development in this area is needed to advance more inclusive and multistakeholder approach in IG policy development

  • The training topics include
  • Introduction to Internet Governance
  • Internet infrastructure and critical Internet resources
  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy and personal data protection

 

Maharat Foundation is an NGO, founded in 2006, working on freedom of expression and media development. Maharat issued a report the first report on Internet Freedom in 2015, considered as a baseline mapping the situation of internet freedom in Lebanon in themes related to access, content, privacy and multistakeholderism. In May 2018, Maharat published an updated report on the situation of internet freedom in Lebanon

DiploFoundation is a non-profit foundation established by the governments of Malta and Switzerland. Diplo provides capacity development programmes in areas such as INTERNET GOVERNANCE and MULTILATERAL RELATIONS and has trained over 1,500 professionals from 160 countries worldwide on IG, since its inception in 2003. Many of these professionals are now among the world's EMERGING LEADERS AND PIONEERS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

How to apply

The training will be in English. For those interested please send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected], titled Capacity Building in IG Application deadline july 6th

Check the call on http://www.maharatfoundation.org/ig 

منتهية الصلاحية
آخر مدة للتقديم
الجمعة, 06. يوليو 2018
نوع الدعوة
دعوة للمشاركة‬
قطاع(ات) التدخل:
المناصرة والتوعية, الحكم الرشيد والشفافية, حقوق الإنسان والحماية, التدريب وبناء القدرات
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