Extension: Apply To Participate in Disinformation and Human Rights Online Training Series – Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

Call for Applications |

We are pleased to announce an open call for applicants to participate in a Disinformation and Human Rights Online Training series run by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and Global Partners Digital (GPD).

To apply, please submit an application form here by 9 October 2020 at midnight EAT.

To allow for interactive discussion about specific cases and in-country contexts, we are limiting participant numbers to 20. Please see below for eligibility criteria and details about how to apply.

Details:

This online training series is aimed at expert and non-expert members of civil society with an interest in tackling misinformation and disinformation using a rights-respecting approach.

The training series will consist of two interactive workshops to be held via Zoom on:

Thursday 5 November, 2-4pm EAT and Wednesday 11 November, 2-3pm EAT;

Wednesday 18 November 2-4pm EAT and Wednesday 25 November, 2-3pm EAT.

Participants will also be invited to participate in a one hour follow up call during December.

The series will be delivered by international, regional and local experts on disinformation and human rights and seeks to:

1. 1. Increase participants’ understanding of human rights issues relating to disinformation and misinformation.
  2. Increase participants’ understanding of policy and legal responses to disinformation in their region.
  3. Introduce participants to basic tools and methodologies to detect mis/disinformation
  4. Increase participants’ capacity to engage with representatives from government, business and journalism on disinformation and human rights (particularly the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy) in policymaking processes and debates relating to disinformation and misinformation.

Please note that sessions will be delivered in English.

Eligibility criteria:

Applicants from the following countries are eligible to apply: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone Somalia, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda.

Applicants affiliated to NGOs, social enterprise companies and think tanks are eligible to apply. Media, academic and non-affiliated applicants will also be considered.

Applicants from governments and private companies (except social enterprises) are not eligible for this training series.

Selection criteria:

Eligible applicants will be assessed by the quality of their motivation to participate in the training, as set out in answer to their application.

We particularly welcome applications from individuals and organisations that are interested in engaging in this policy area within the region and/or their countries in the longer term.