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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anyone in government departments wanting/needing to beef up their internet
infrastructure expertise?

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From: Judy Okite <judyokite@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 13 May 2014 21:16
Subject: [FOSSFA Members] Fwd: Call for applications: Infrastructure and
Critical Internet Resources
To: members <Members@xxxxxxxxxx>


For your information.

Kind Regards,
*'Chance Favors the prepared mind'* - Louis Pasteur


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From: Stephanie Borg Psaila <stephaniep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2014 at 1:55 PM
Subject: Call for applications: Infrastructure and Critical Internet
Resources
To: igcbp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Dear friends,

Diplo is currently running a call for applications for a summer course on
Infrastructure and Critical Internet Resources (Internet governance).

Course topics include: CIR issues and their relationship to ICT strategy;
technical infrastructure development, such as wired and wireless broadband
Internet access systems; connection costs; protocol upgrades (e.g. IPv6
transition); the regulatory framework; net neutrality; and the DNS and the
latest ICANN developments.

You can read more about the course below or at
http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-Infrastructure

If you have already benefited from the course, please share the call with
others who can benefit, too.

Many thanks, and all the best,

Stephanie



Call for applications: Thematic course in Infrastructure and Critical
Internet Resources

Diplo is currently running an open call for applications for the Infrastructure
and Critical Internet Resources
(CIRs)<http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-Adv-Infrastructure>summer
course, which presents topics and issues related to infrastructure
and CIRs, including infrastructure development, connection costs,
regulatory frameworks, IP protocols, network neutrality, the domain name
system (DNS), and the roles of the main actors.

Dates: The course will be conducted online over a period of ten weeks,
starting on 21 July, and include one week of classroom orientation, eight
weeks of dynamic class content, discussion, and activities, and one week
for the final assignment.

Structure: Reading materials and tools for online interaction are provided
through Diplo's award-winning online classrooms. Each week, participants
read and discuss the provided lecture texts through hypertext entries; the
tutor and other participants read and respond to these entries, creating
interaction based on the lecture texts. During the week, participants
complete additional online activities (e.g. further discussion via blogs or
forums). At the end of the week, participants and tutors meet for an online
chat session. The course is based on a collaborative approach to learning,
involving a high level of interaction. The course materials, the e-learning
platform, and the working language of the course are English.

Who can benefit? We encourage the following to apply:

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   Officials in government ministries, departments, or institutions dealing
   with Information Society, Internet and ICT-related policy issues (e.g.
   telecommunications, education, foreign affairs, justice).
   -

   Researchers, academic, and postgraduate students in the IG field (e.g.
   in telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics, development
   studies).
   -

   Civil society activists in the IG and Information Society fields.
   -

   Journalists covering IG issues.
   -

   Individuals in Internet business-related fields (e.g. ISPs, software
   developers).


Requirements: The course is flexible, yet intensive. Applicants are
required to have:

   -

   IG knowledge and/or experience of the multistakeholder approach in
   international affairs.
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   Either completed the course Introduction to Internet
Governance<http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP-foundation>,
   or have a basic knowledge of Internet governance, and infrastructure.
   -

   Sufficient ability in the English language to undertake postgraduate
   level studies (including reading academic texts, discussing complex
   concepts with other course participants, and submitting written essay
   assignments).
   -

   Regular access to the Internet (dial-up connection is sufficient,
   although broadband is preferable).
   -

   A minimum of 7-8 hours commitment per week, and the readiness to
   participate in class online sessions (once a week at specified times).



Fees and scholarships: The enrolment fee for each course is EURO 650 for a
Diplo Certificate Course, or EURO 790 for a University of Malta Accredited
Course.

A limited number of partial scholarships (maximum 20%) will be offered to
participants from developing and emerging countries. Participants who would
like to apply for financial assistance must upload a CV and a motivation
letter when applying.

Diplo alumni are eligible for a 15% discount (not available to scholarship
recipients).

Join us! Apply by 19 May 2014 (credit course) or 16 June 2014 (certificate
course) by completing the application form for the appropriate course:
http://learn.diplomacy.edu/registration/events.php

For more information about each course, click on the links above, or e-mail
us at ig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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