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AFRINIC Fellowship program 2019 – Africa Internet Summit in Tunis, Tunisia (Funded)




AFRINIC Fellowship program 2019 – Africa Internet Summit  in Tunis, Tunisia (Funded)

Deadline: Friday, August 24, 2018

The AFRINIC Fellowship Programme provides opportunities for individuals from African countries who have an interest in Internet operations and governance to participate in AFRINIC-29.

The fellowship provides basic financial assistance to applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria and who are subsequently selected by the Fellowship Committee.

Successful fellows will receive an award to partially cover travel and living expenses associated with attending AFRINIC-29.

AFRINIC exists to expand the Internet for the sustainable development of Africa. One of the prominent ways in which AFRINIC implements this vision is through major events held around the continent to champion this debate. It is for this reason that AFRINIC will be holding the 27th series of these meetings. Dubbed AFRINIC-29, the meeting will take place from 26th November 2018 to 30th November 2018 in Tunisia.

AFRINIC-29 is a follow-up to the African Internet Summit (AIS) 2018 that was held in Dakar, Senegal from 29th April to 11th May 2018. It was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication, Telecommunications, Posts and Digital Economy of Senegal and also the Autorite de Regulation des Telecommunications et des Postes.




Over 500 participants attended the summit, which consisted of in-depth policy development discussions, training courses, workshops, tutorials, plenary sessions and panel discussions. Some key highlights of the event included discussions on net neutrality, digital rights and privacy, internet measurement in Africa, DNS and related services and efforts to strengthen key internet infrastructure to keep content and traffic local as well as the adoption of IPv6.

The meeting is also a follow-up to AFRINIC-27 that was held in Lagos in November 2017 in collaboration with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association. Over 200 delegates from 38 countries across the globe discussed, among other items, cyber security and how to keep Africa’s networks safe.

The selected fellow is expected to actively contribute to Internet Number Resource Management awareness in the AFRINIC service region prior, during and after the meeting.

He/She is also expected to provide reports on how this fellowship has benefited his/her organisation/country.

The AFRINIC fellowship is for individuals representing small organisations, universities, and organisation that are actively involved in Internet operations and development or ICT policy in their countries and respective communities.

The fellow is expected to positively and actively contribute to Internet number resource management awareness and policy development in the AFRINIC service region.

Eligibility:

To qualify for the fellowship, you:

  • Must be a resident of an African nation
  • Don’t need to be an AFRINIC member
  • Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background
  • Must not have not benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships
  • Must be willing to report on how this fellowship has benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed time frame

Benefits:

The fellowship includes:

  • Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue
  • Hotel accommodation for the duration of the AFRINIC Plenary sessions, from the day before the beginning of the Plenary to the last day of the event
  • A per diem allowance

Timeline:

  • Open registration Monday, July 30, 2018
  • Close registration Friday, August 24, 2018
  • Notification to selected Friday, September 14, 2018
  • Deadline of acceptance by Fellows acceptance Tuesday, September 26, 2018
  • Final acceptance and publication of fellows list Monday, October 1, 2018

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