[AfrICANN-discuss] FW: [Diplo Advisory Panel] Diplo Online courses in IG: ICT Policy and Strategic Planning + Cybersecurity, Privacy, IPR, Infrastructure

Tue May 17 05:34:19 UTC 2011

Dear All,

it is pleasure to announce the new set of advanced IG courses of Diplo – see below.

The application deadline is 24 May 2011. Detailed information is below and at: www.diplomacy.edu/ig<http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig>

Please disseminate the call (below) through your networks.

The course on “ICT Policy and Strategic Planning” is entirely new and came as result of great interest from professionals in developing countries to provide an anchor between IG and practical strategic planning for institutions and organisations.

The four “advanced IG courses”, however, were developed to provide in-depth analysis of some of the burning IG issues to professionals and officials from both developed and developing countries:

-   Cyber-Security

-   Online Privacy and Data Protection

-   Intellectual Property Rights

-   Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources

Knowing your vast experience and knowledge in IG issues, we guess you – as Diplo Advisors – may be interested to get involved in some of these courses as advisors and experts, or provide additional inputs on these topics within some webinars that we may organise.

Let us know if you are interested and available to get involved in these courses in any way.

Best!

      Vlada

Another learning adventure with Diplo:
Online courses in IG and ICT policy

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Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a new call for applications for the following courses:

 *   Cyber-Security
 *   Online Privacy and Data Protection
 *   Intellectual Property Rights
 *   Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources
 *   ICT Policy and Strategic Planning

Topics:
The five courses offer in-depth (advanced) understanding on a wide range of topics. A full list of topics for each course is available here<http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig/IGCBP/display.asp?Topic=Overview_new>.
Dates:
The courses will take place from 13 June to 12 August 2011 and will be conducted entirely online.
Structure:
Each course lasts for 8 weeks, and takes place in a web-based virtual classroom with Web 2.0 interaction tools (hypertext discussion tool, forums, message boards, real-time discussions, etc), allowing participants to complete most course activities whenever convenient within a given weekly schedule.
Benefits:
The rich blend of lecture texts, expert tutors, and online collaboration among class participants offers the best opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge and training in Internet governance issues and ICT policy. Successful students will be awarded a DiploFoundation certificate for the respective course, and will be invited to join Diplo’s global Internet governance community with over 1,000 members.
Requirements:
The courses are flexible, yet intensive. We ask prospective participants to make sure they are able to dedicate at least 8 hours per week, to have reading and writing skills in English sufficient to follow university-level materials and discussion, have basic awareness and interest in issues related to the Information Society, ICT and Internet governance, and have regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient).
Who can benefit?
Are you involved in ICT policy, Information Society and Internet governance? Previous participants have included:

 *   officials in government ministries and departments, regulatory authorities or institutions dealing with the Information Society, Internet and ICT-related policy issues;
 *   postgraduate students, academics and researchers in the IG field;
 *   civil society activists in the IG and Information Society fields;
 *   journalists covering IG issues; and
 *   individuals in Internet-business fields.
Fees and Scholarships:
The enrolment fee for each course is €500 (payment must be made before participants are granted access to the classroom). A number of scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries. The scholarships are financed by the EU @CP-ICT Programme, and by VeriSign.
More details, and to apply:
More details about the courses, topics, benefits, methodology and structure, scholarships, and online application forms are available at www.diplomacy.edu/links/2011_call_advanced<http://www.diplomacy.edu/links/2011_call_advanced>.
The deadline for applications is 24 May 2011, midnight GMT. For queries, contact us at ig at diplomacy.edu<mailto:ig at diplomacy.edu>

Diplo's IG Team
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DiploTeam

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Vladimir Radunovic

Coordinator

Internet Governance Programmes

DiploFoundation

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