ECOWAS-WAIGF West African School on Internet Governance Scholarship

ECOWAS-WAIGF West African School on Internet Governance Scholarship

The ECOWAS Commission as the Secretariat for the West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) along with the WAIGF Team plan to organise the 15th edition of the West African Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) from 25 to 26 May 2023. To precede the WAIGF is the 6th West African School on Internet Governance (WASIG) to be organised from 22 – 24 May 2023.

Curriculum:

The school is structured as a three (3) day intensive learning program intended to introduce participants to Internet governance (IG) from the global and West African perspectives. The format will include fireside discussions with experts in the field and participation in the Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa’s (PRIDA) virtual training platform.

Certificates will be issued to participants who successfully complete the training. The key areas covered by the program are:

Evolution of the Internet and the history of Internet Governance

Mapping of Internet Governance processes and actors

Classifications of Internet Governance issues (infrastructure, legal, economic and development) from African contexts

In-depth analysis of opportunities and challenges of emerging issues (cybersecurity, digital economy, human rights) from the West African context

A practical exercise on a key Internet Governance issue affecting West Africa

Requirements

Stakeholders from West Africa are invited to apply. Prospective candidates should ideally be involved as key actors or decision-makers in Internet governance or ICT policy processes. They should also be able to contribute now or soon to IG activities or/and processes within their institutions, countries, continent and globally.

Candidates should be from all stakeholder groups including:

Youth and Women groups

Civil society

Private Sector

Media

Government offices and Regulatory agencies

Security and Defence forces

Academia and technical community

Archives, Libraries, and Documentation centers

Parliament

West African regional institutions, etc

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; ECOWAS-WAIGF West African School on Internet Governance Scholarship

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