<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hello Colleagues,<br><br></div>FYI.<br><br></div>(With apologies for cross-posting and possible duplication).<br><br></div>Best,<br><br></div>Kawsu.<br><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Daniela Schnidrig</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:daniela@gp-digital.org">daniela@gp-digital.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:28 AM<br>Subject: [bestbits] Cyber policy training programme - Regional Lens Q&A Sessions starting today 13:00 UTC<br>To: <a href="mailto:bestbits@lists.bestbits.net">bestbits@lists.bestbits.net</a><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Dear all,</span></font></p><font size="2"><br></font><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">(Apologies for cross-posting)</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">We're delighted to announce the release of the final module of our online training series </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">“How to engage in cyber policy: tools for human rights defenders”</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">, </span></font><u style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:small;line-height:17.94px">"Regional Lens",</u><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> focusing on <u>Africa</u>, <u>Asia</u> and <u>Latin America and the Caribbean</u></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">. </span></font><span style="line-height:1.38;font-size:12.8px">The series</span><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">aims
 to help human rights defenders develop the tools, skills and knowledge 
they need to engage effectively in cyber policy debates.</span></font></p><font size="2"><br></font></div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The three Regional Lens videos outline</span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"> the key issues and avenues for engagement as applicable to Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal"> to provide a solid starting point to craft an advocacy approach to safeguard human rights in cyber policy.</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">You can watch them </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCow9ZGJMNsZtAkz4ZvTtcJA" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">on the online training YouTube channel</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">. <br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline">T</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here will be three Q&A sessions complementing each of the videos, with the first one later today. </span></span></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">These sessions will go over the regional context, key issues, and next steps for advocacy</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal">. </span><span style="font-size:small;line-height:1.38;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The schedule is as follows: </span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></font></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><u><b><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">Q&A session on Africa - TODAY Friday 9 September at 13:00 UTC time.<br></span><br></b></u></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">You can watch the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptQ5_Hiua4" target="_blank">here</a>. To join the Q&A session, please follow <a href="https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M91XLCFF03YHFHW720FOQ8P5V1-OY93&rnd=559174.45131&expID=17600" target="_blank">this link</a> on the day, and follow the on-screen prompts. <br><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The discussants for the session will be:</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><ul style="font-size:12.8px"><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Grace Githaiga, KICTANet.<br></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">'Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria.<br></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Emilar Vushe, Association for Progressive Communications.<br></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Moses Karanja, </span>Research fellow at Strathmore University.</li></ul><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><u><b><font color="#cc0000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Q&A session on Asia - Tuesday 13 September, at tentatively 09:00 UTC time</span></font></b></u><font color="#cc0000"><span style="font-size:12.8px">. </span></font><br><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">You can watch the Asia video </span><a style="font-size:12.8px" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KeDdOJsDc" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">To join the Q&A session, please follow </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a href="https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M8L7PXJ1W1TU48O3TCFV6KWPRL-OY93&rnd=710918.28244" target="_blank">this link</a> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">on the day, and follow the on-screen prompts.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">More information coming soon!</div></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><u><b>Q&A session on Latin America - Tuesday 13 September at 17:00 UTC time. </b></u></span><br></span><br><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">You can watch the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsbc8n6I4EA" target="_blank">here</a>. To join the Q&A session, please follow </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a href="https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/#/meetings/detail?uuid=M1Q8DNIME76AQ3YSR1I436JEM4-OY93&rnd=893512.38001&expID=17600" target="_blank">this link</a> </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">on the day, and follow the on-screen prompts.</span></div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><br style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;text-align:start" clear="all"></p><div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The discussants for the session will be:<br></div><ul style="font-size:12.8px"><li style="margin-left:15px">Francisco Vera Hott, cyber policy expert.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Carolina Rossini, Public Knowledge.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Paz Peña, consultant on digital rights and strategic communications.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Valeria Betancourt, Association for Progressive Communications.</li></ul><div><br></div></div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Check </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.gp-digital.org/watch-our-new-online-series-on-cyber-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here </span></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">for
 regular updates on subsequent modules and the dates of upcoming Q&A
 sessions, and please feel free to share with anyone who might be 
interested.</span></font></p><font size="2"><br></font><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span>Best</span> wishes,</span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Daniela</span></font></p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#888888"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#073763"><b></b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#073763"><b>Daniela Schnidrig<br></b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#073763">Project Coordinator | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL</font><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666" size="1">Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL<br></font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666" size="1"><span><font color="#888888"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#666666" size="1">T: <a value="+442038183258" href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29203%20818%203258" target="_blank">+44 (0)203 818 3258</a> </font></font></span>| </font><span><font color="#888888"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">Skype: daniela.<font color="#888888">globalpartners </font></span><br><div><div style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small" href="http://gp-digital.org/" target="_blank">gp-digital.org</a></div></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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