[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: Call for applications: Research Methods Workshop for Internet Policy & Advocacy in Africa

[Renata Aquino Ribeiro]

Hi all

This is an incredible workshop and I highly recommend those who
research and are in Africa to apply for.
I have done the LAC edition and I can help with any further info,
message me offlist as this a UPenn project.

Best,

Renata



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Laura Henderson <thelaura at asc.upenn.edu>
Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:16 PM
Subject: Call for applications: Research Methods Workshop for Internet
Policy & Advocacy in Africa


** Call for Applications: Research Methods Workshop for Internet
Policy & Advocacy in Africa
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* Feb 26 - Mar 3, 2018
* Kampala, Uganda
* Application (https://goo.gl/forms/9MSCP0JHpnefeDFP2 )  Due: Nov 10, 2017

The Annenberg School for Communication’s Internet Policy Observatory
has teamed up with the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in
East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Research ICT Africa, Kenya ICT
Action Network (KICTANet), Unwanted Witness, Paradigm Initiative, and
YoungICTAdvocates to organize the fourth regional Research Methods
Workshop for Internet Policy and Advocacy in Africa. The workshop,
taking place from Feb 26 to March 3 in Kampala, seeks applications
from young scholars, activists, lawyers, and technologists working
across Africa for an intensive practicum on using methodologically
rigorous, data-driven, and contextually appropriate research for
advocacy.

The workshop seeks to provide a venue for stakeholders in the region
to build collaborative possibilities across sectors, expand research
capacity within practitioner and digital rights advocacy communities,
and to provide the skills and know-how to strategically use research
and data to advance advocacy efforts. Sessions will cover both
qualitative and quantitative methods and will provide the space for
hands-on activities and the development of individual and group
research interests. The workshop aims to create opportunities to
connect scholarly expertise with advocates and improve working
synergies between emerging African networks of civil society
organizations, academic centers, think-tanks, and policymakers.

Sessions will include workshops on stakeholder analysis, conducting
interviews, researching laws and regulations, social network analysis,
network measurement, survey methods, data visualization, and strategic
communication for policy impact.

We encourage individuals from Africa in the academic (early career),
NGO, technology, and public policy sectors to apply. Prospective
applicants should have a particular area of interest related to
internet governance and policymaking, censorship, surveillance,
internet access, political engagement online, protection of human
rights online, and/or corporate governance in the ICT sector.
Applicants will be asked to bring a specific research question to the
program to be developed and operationalized through trainings, group
projects, and one-on-one mentorship with top researchers and experts
from around the world. Several partial and full scholarships will be
made for the most competitive applicants to participate.

The course will be conducted in English and applicants should have
high proficiency in English in order to interact with experts,
lecturers and other participants who will come from diverse
backgrounds. Please also note that we require all participants to have
a laptop to use for the duration of the program.
For more information about the program please visit:
http://globalnetpolicy.org/event/research-methods-africa/

For questions, please email Laura at lsh at asc.upenn.edu
(mailto:lsh at asc.upenn.edu?subject=Africa%20Research%20Methods%20Course)
.
To apply for the workshop, please fill out this form
by November 10: https://goo.gl/forms/NYzOYSfVqj7Tkv3x1

Laura Schwartz-Henderson
Research Project Manager
Internet Policy Observatory
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
215-898-9727