Thanks for sharing. 2017-06-12 12:17 GMT+00:00 Kawsu Sillah <[email protected]>:
> Dear colleagues, > > Sharing for your information. Hope you will find it useful. > > Please forgive the cross post and possible duplication. > > Rgds, > > Kawsu. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 12, 2017 > Subject: [governance] Launch of IGF Academy's Transfer Guide. Using > strategies to create or enhance sustainable national IG structures > To: Governance <[email protected]>, "< > [email protected]>" <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > apologies for cross-posting. > The IGF Academy just released a Transfer Guide with diverse strategies for > everyone interested in creating or enhancing sustainable national/regional > IG structures: from stakeholder mapping to SWOT analysis, funding and > communication strategies. You can download the templates for your own > personal use in the link given below. > > Regards, > Lorena > > -- > Lorena Jaume-Palasi > Founder IGF Academy | igf.academy > > > ***IGF Academy releases “IGF Academy Transfer Guide: Sharing Learning and > Experience” to help create national Internet governance structures*** > > Berlin, Colombo, Johannesburg, June 12th, 2017 > Do you plan to establish Internet governance processes in your country, or > do you want to enhance existing ones? They can be extremely helpful for > strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation and developing joint positions > between government, businesses, civil society and others on how to manage > Internet resources in your country. To give everyone involved a head start, > IGF Academy has released the Transfer Guide, a toolkit that can be used by > new IGF National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs). > The Transfer Guide shares insights into the work done by the IGF Academy > Fellows from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Congo (Brazzaville), Myanmar, Namibia, > South Africa, Sri Lanka and Togo, and makes the good practice experiences > available to a wider public. > Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: > http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf > The Transfer Guide outlines first strategic steps to create new NRIs and > explains organisational tools such as stakeholder mapping, SWOT analysis, > communication and funding strategies, as well as roadmaps. It combines the > experiences and challenges of IGF Academy Fellows in creating Internet > governance structures in their countries with the strategies they have > developed to deal with these issues. > IGF Academy partners with APC and LIRNEasia in providing support to 16 > fellows from Africa and Asia for building or enhancing their nation’s IG > infrastructures. > “The first year of the IGF Academy has pushed forward political engagement > and Internet governance discussions in all our partner countries. We are > happy to share our insights and offer these experiences to enhance new NRIs > globally”, Matthias Spielkamp, IGF Academy founder, explains. > > “The Transfer Guide offers a range of strategy tools to start up Internet > governance dialogue and offers an honest perspective on the status quo for > the upcoming national IGFs engaged in the IGF Academy. 2016 has been a rich > experience in creating new IG initiatives and we are happy to continue our > cooperation in 2017”, adds Lorena Jaume-Palasí, IGF Academy founder. > The IGF Academy Toolkit is published under a Creative Commons license. > Please feel free to copy, use, distribute and build upon this material. IGF > Academy is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation > and Development, ICANN and CIMA. > The IGF Academy will hold online meetings with the fellows as well as > provide webinars to assist them with the development of their strategy > roadmaps until the upcoming global IGF. It will support all fellows to > attend the IGF, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and will organise a > meeting on-site prior to the global IGF to prepare the fellows to > participate in the forum. > > Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: > http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf > For more information about the IGF Academy go to: http://igf.academy/ > > ***About IGF Academy*** > IGF Academy was initiated by iRights in March 2016. It aims to foster > freedom of expression on the Internet and inclusive and transparent > national Internet governance and policy processes. Fellows from four > African and four Asian countries will be supported in the creation and/or > consolidation of multistakeholder, national Internet governance structures. > > The IGF Academy is run by iRights in cooperation with APC and LIRNEasia > and funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. > > ***About iRights*** > iRights is a non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Consisting of > iRights e.V., a charitable non-profit, and the independent think tank > iRights.international, we have been active at the intersection of > digitisation and society for more than ten years. Since 2005 we have been > running the iRights.info online platform, one of Germany’s premier > resources for information and discussions on copyright, privacy, media > freedom and Internet governance issues. We develop joint projects and > provide research and consultancy for a wide range of stakeholders: > foundations and other NGOs, government and public entities, private > companies, academic institutions and individuals. Our mission: To harness > theopportunities of digitisation for the promotion of democracy and the > public good. Our approach: We offer our expertise and create spaces for the > cooperative development of practical outcomes and solutions. > > For inquiries regarding IGF Academy please email [email protected] > > > > > -- > Best Regards, > > > [image: --]SILLAH Kawsu > > [image: https://]about.me/ksillah > > Visibility Consultant - Gambia YEP > > > *Webpage <http://www.intracen.org/yep> | **Email > <[email protected]> | Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/yepgambia/> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/yepgambia> | Instagram > <https://www.instagram.com/yepgambia/> **| Hashtag <http://#YEPGambia>* > > > *Mobile: (+220) 986 5300 <+220%20986%205300> | 396 5300 | 686 5300* > > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > > -- --------------------- Mme Ndéye Maimouna DIOP Spécialiste ICT4D
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