Home Tags Posts tagged with "Making All Voices Count"
Tag:

Making All Voices Count

CompetitionContestsDevelopmentGhanaKenyaLiberiaMozambiqueNigeriaSouth AfricaTanzaniaUganda

Making All Voices Count Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2016 (GBP 450,000 Available Grant)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: October 4, 2015 at 23:59 GMT

Making All Voices Count holds its third annual Global Innovation Competition (GIC 2016). The GIC is open to applicants from around the world with inspiring ideas.Making All Voices Count is an international initiative that contributes towards effective governance and accountability by enabling citizen engagement and open, responsive government in 12 countries in Africa and Asia.

This Grand Challenge is committed to promoting transparency, fighting corruption, empowering marginalised citizens, and harnessing the power of new technologies to make government more effective and accountable.

GIC 2016 aims to fund innovators to implement their best tech governance projects that are within the framework of Making All Voices Count to improve the relationship between citizens and their governments.

If you have an idea/proven concept for a project that uses innovative technology to improve the relationship between government and citizens in Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Indonesia, the Philippines, Liberia, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mozambique, Uganda and Nigeria, you are invited  to apply. Everyone is invited to participate; public votes and nominations will determine which entries progress in the competition.

This year GIC is tackling five themes that relate to the programme’s overarching goal; better governance, transparency and accountability, and decreased corruption. The themes are also promoted by Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These are:

  • Devolution.
  • Political Party Funding.
  • Human Rights and Transitional Justice.
  • Extractive Industries.
  • Climate Change and Resilience.

Eligibility:

  • A GIC grant is awarded to applicants with particularly innovative ideas, either proven or to be developed should they win..
  • The applicant must prove they will implement the idea/proven concept in a Making All Voices Count country.
  • Anyone is welcome to apply, companies, government actors, non-profits, for-profits, NGOs, individuals etc. This also includes applicants from the GIC’s inaugural year. An applicant can apply with as many ideas/proven concepts as they wish, however only one application per entity can qualify for the second round.
  • The Making All Voices Count countries are: Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

Awards:

  • finalists will attend the Global Innovation Week in Accra, Ghana; a programme of intensive networking and mentorship.
  • winners will receive grants from a pool of GBP 450,000 to support their projects, plus expert mentorship

Key dates:

    • Tues 8-Sep: First round applications open
    • Sun 4-Oct: First round applications close
    • Mon 12-Oct: Public voting and nominations begins
    • Wed 11-Nov: Public voting and nominations closes
    • Mon 23-Nov: Semi-Finalists announced and additional data input starts
    • Mon 18-Jan: Finalists announced
    • Mon 22-Feb: Global Innovation Week starts
    • Thu 25-Feb: Global Innovation Gala Night
    • Fri 26-Feb: Global Innovation Week ends

Submit Your Idea for the Making All Voices Count  Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2016

For More Information:

Visit the Offiicial Webpage of the Making All Voices Count  Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2016

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Call for Applications

Register to attend the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit, Cebu,Philippines.

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Registration Deadline:January 24 2015

When:  January 24-25, 2015

Registration for the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015 is now open!

The theme of the 2015 Summit is “The Open Internet: Local Perspectives, Global Rights.” Participants from over 70 countries will gather at the Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu City, Philippines on January 24-25, 2015 to explore the connections between the open Internet, freedom of expression and online civic movements around the world.

Since 2006, Global Voices Summits have brought together the most innovative and inspiring digital activist and citizen media communities from around the world. Past Summits in London, New Delhi, Budapest, Santiago de Chile and Nairobi have strengthened community ties, sparked new friendships, and served as a rich breeding ground for new ideas and collaborations across borders.

The Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015 has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Google, Open Society Foundations, Knight Foundation, Yahoo!, the Web We Want campaign, Making All Voices Count, and the Philippine Centre for Investigative Journalism.

At the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit 2015,  community of bloggers, activists, social media experts and geeks from around the globe will discuss the open Internet, online civic movements and human rights in the digital age. In interactive sessions, panels, and debates, Participants will delve into complex issues ranging from digital surveillance to multilingualism online to legal threats against bloggers and activists—all challenges that lie at the core of much of what we do as a community, and of the future of the Internet.

Register Now for the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2015 Global Voices Citizen Media Summit

 

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Call for Applications

Making All Voices Count Global Innovation Competition (GIC) 2015 (£300,000 Grants for Winners)

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: October 15 2014

The Global Innovation Competition is open to applicants from around the world with inspiring ideas, either proven or to be developed. Everyone is invited to participate; public votes will determine which entries progress in the competition.

Making All Voices Count is a global initiative that supports innovative thinking, scaling, and research that deepens both existing and new innovations that enable better citizen engagement and government responsiveness. This Grand Challenge focuses global attention on creative and cutting-edge solutions, including those that use mobile, web and other technologies, to ensure the voices of all citizens are heard and that governments have the capacity, as well as the incentive, to listen and respond. The aim of Making All Voices Count is a substantial push towards effective democratic governance and accountability.

The Global Innovation Competition 2015 aims to support projects whose objectives match those of the wider Making All Voices Count initiative.

The themes for which you can submit your idea are listed below. They relate to the programme’s overarching goal; better governance, transparency and accountability, and decreased corruption. The first two themes are also promoted by the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

  1. Legislative Openness – Inclusive and Participatory Lawmaking
  2. Sub-national Governance
  3. Gender Equality
  4. Building Resilience and Response to Humanitarian Crisis

Eligibility

  • Count Global Innovation Competition (GIC) grants are awarded to applicants with particularly innovative ideas or proven concepts.
  • The applicant must prove they will implement the idea/proven concept in a Making All Voices Count country. The Making All Voices Count countries are Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
  • Anyone is welcome to apply: companies, government actors, non-profits, for-profits, education establishments, NGOs or individuals

Awards

  • £300,000 in grants available to winners
  • Finalists will attend the Global Innovation Week in Jakarta, Indonesia; a programme of intensive mentoring and networking in the second week of April 2015. The week will conclude with the Global Innovation Gala, at which contestants make their final pitch followed by the Global Innovation Jury’s announcement of the winners
  • Winners will receive grants to support their projects, plus expert mentorship

Timeline:

Mon 15-Sep: First round applications open

Wed 15-Oct: First round applications close

Wed 22-Oct: Public voting begins

Sun 23-Nov: Public voting closes

Wed 03-Dec: Second round applicants announced and Peer review additional data input starts

Fri 19-Dec: Peer review begins

Wed 21-Jan: Peer review ends

Mon 26-Jan: Third round applicants announced

Wed 28-Jan: Third round screening review begins

Sun 25-Feb: Third round screening review ends

Mon 02-Mar: Finalists announced

Mon 06-Apr: Global Innovation Week

Thu 09-Apr: Global Innovation Gala Night

Fri 10-Apr: Global Innovation Week ends

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Making All Voices Count Global Innovation Competition 

 

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail