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Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme for ACP countries

01 February 2009 - 01 September 2011

Event description

The 2009-2011 programme was designed for regional and sub-regional institutions in ACP countries (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific). The programme consisted of a 12-week foundation course that introduced IG policies, processes, and actors, and covered five thematic baskets; Infrastructure and Standardisation, Legal, Economic, Sociocultural and Development. 8 weeks of Advanced courses in Infrastructure and critical internet resources, intellectual property rights, internet security and privacy and personal data protection, and a course on ICT policy and strategic planning.  Other features of the programme included a Train-the-Trainer programme, a research phase, face-to-face workshops and policy immersion fellowships.

Learn more about Diplo’s Capacity Development Programme in ICT.