- (Nadia Tjahja) Global Tech Challenge – Solutions for Women – CES 2020
The World Bank Group, one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries, has partnered with CES —the world’s largest and most influential technology event—to launch a Global Tech Challenge to bridge the digital gender divide.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, they will accept rapid response applications to fast track implementation of sustainable solutions around digital access and online content.
More information at https://www.ces.tech/Global-Tech-Challenge/Solutions-for-Women.aspx
Extended Application Deadline: June 1, 2020
*(Eileen Cejas) Approved YCIG Code of Conduct + Annual Report
We are proud to announce the YCIG Code of Conduct is finally approved. Big thanks to the YCIG community for their inputs during the process. The Code of Conduct will help us to shape a welcoming community for everyone.
You can read it at our website https://ycigweb.wordpress.com/code-of-conduct/
Also, the Annual Report (period January-April 2020) is available at the IGF website. The Annual Report reflects the main points we want to address to help the YCIG Community in 2020. Check it out at https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/filedepot_download/6112/2072
(Eileen Cejas) YouthLACIGF: Call for session proposals + Open Course
The Call for session proposals for the YouthLACIGF 2020 is open. The YouthLACIGF 2020 will take place as online meeting in August 1-2, Santiago de Chile Time Zone (UTC/GMT -4).
The Organising Committee is receiving applications on the chosen thematic areas for this year’s edition:
1) Online education and access to the Internet. Digital Literacy matters!
2) Misinformation, problems with social media
3) COVID 19 related to privacy and cybersecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean region
4) Online democracies: a new model of democracies after the pandemic? Submit your session application here.*
We are accepting applications in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Further information on formats, requirements and deadlines are at the Youth LACIGF website http://youthlacigf.org/
Deadline for session proposals is June 7, 11pm UTC
Taking into account the impact of the pandemic in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, we are offering an Open Course, with the support of Internet Society, as preparatory course for the YouthLACIGF and LACIGF meetings. This Open Course will have specialists from the Latin America and the Caribbean region and part of Youth Observatory members as well. Enroll here* by May 14 at 11.59 pm UTC
[*] Note: We are only accepting session proposals and applications for Open Course from young indivuals of Latin America and the Caribbean region.
- (Eileen Cejas) Join the Stakeholders’ Dialogue organised by Missions Publiques
The online event ‘Stakeholders’ Dialogue’ organised by Missions Publiques on June 5-6. In this event, we will discuss the future of Internet Governance by analysing the 3 arquitecture models of digital cooperation, being one of them the IGF Plus (the one you may reply a survey some weeks ago by the IGF).
This event will feed the process UN process on the Future of Digital Cooperation kicked off by the Report of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation from the UN Secretary General.
There are several parts of the models which are very important, but today I would like to mention to you the youth representation in key places of Interney policy.
If you are interested in participate, register at www.wetheinternet.org
Please share it with other young colleagues working on Internet Governance matters.
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