Application Deadline: March 17th, 2022
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is calling for applications from suitably qualified individuals interested in learning, researching, and communicating digital rights for a two-day virtual training.
The training seeks to equip participants with request skills as well as serve as a space to build a community of interdisciplinary digital rights researchers and advocates of digital rights in Africa.
The training, which is scheduled for March 24th and 25th, 2022 targets human rights defenders, academics, media, activists, technologists, and private sector actors from Lesotho, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Topics to be covered will include:
- Key Digital Rights and Internet Freedom Issues in Africa
- Legal and Policy Framework Governing Digital Rights in Africa.
- Legal Research for Internet Policy and “Digital Rights” Analysis
- Survey Methods in Digital Rights Research
- Monitoring surveillance, internet shutdowns and targeted malware
- Strategic Communication, Visuals, and Using Research for Advocacy
CIPESA will cover participants’ internet connectivity costs.
Successful applicants will be notified on Monday, 21st March 2022
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