DiploNews – Issue 133 – 5 February 2009
May 2009 DiploFoundation Courses
Diplo invites you to apply for the following courses that begin the week of 11 May 2009:
- Bilateral Diplomacy
- Diplomacy of Small States
- Multistakeholder Diplomacy
These courses are available as University of Malta Accredited Courses (application deadline 9 March) and as Diplo Certificate Courses (application deadline 6 April). For further information or to apply, click on the titles of the courses above, or visit our courses website.
Places are still available in the following courses that begin the week of 23 February 2009:
- Cyber Diplomacy
- Public Diplomacy
These courses are available as Diplo Certificate Courses. Apply as soon as possible.
Call for Applications: Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme
DiploFoundation is currently accepting applications for the 2009 Internet Governance Capacity Building Training Programme. This online programme, designed for participants from developing countries, will improve Internet governance-related knowledge and skills. The programme also facilitates community building among individuals with different national, cultural, and professional backgrounds. The programme is open to applicants from government institutions, business, civil society, and other organisations that have a stake in Internet governance. The programme includes an online training phase, a policy research phase, and a policy immersion phase and is conducted entirely online using an interactive format fostering exchange between participants, tutors, and other experts. Qualified participants from developing countries are eligible to receive partial or full scholarship support for the foundation course, while for the advanced course, DiploFoundation will offer scholarships to the most successful participants from the foundation course. For the policy research and policy immersion phases, the most successful participants from the previous phases will receive fellowships. To see further information and to apply, please visit the DiploFoundation Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme website. The deadline for applications is 11 February 2009.
A New Online Tool to Achieve Millennium Development Goals in Brazil
A new online tool will monitor the local progress of the Millennium Development Goals in Brazil. The MDG Portal will show pertinent social, economic, and environmental indicators so that citizens may monitor achievements in the Millennium Development Goals in 5,564 Brazilian municipalities. The new portal will involve people in the implementation of public policies by offering information on the progress of their city. The private sector may also use the portal to clarify social responsibility initiatives in the cities. Current information available on the portal will also show civic authorities accomplishments and remaining challenges.
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