Organisation: DotAsia Organisation (www.dot.asia)
Details:
NetMission.Asia (NMA) is an Ambassadors Program supported by DotAsia Organisation, which aims to bring together a network of dedicated young volunteers to get devoted to promoting digital inclusion, Internet governance as well as a respectable and harmonious Internet environment.
Since 2009, the program recruited students from top local tertiary institutes and universities in Hong Kong who were trained and sustained a network of volunteers to contribute to digital inclusion works in Asia. NMA is endeavoring to empower young minds, through training, exchange opportunities, international conferences and community projects, therefore to constructively contribute to the local, regional and global Internet governance discourse.
NetMission Ambassadors Program 2017-2018 is now calling for entry. If you are interested in
Internet related issues : Guest speakers will be invited to share their views on Internet related issues such as digital inclusion, security and online safety. Meanwhile how to leverage Information technology to achieve sustainable development goals such as no poverty, gender equality and climate action will be one of the key future discussions.
Directly participating in global Internet policy making process and governance discourse: You will have the chance to represent Hong Kong youth to attend United Nations Internet Governance Forum in Winter 2018, and ICANN Meeting in Kobe, Japan in March 2019
Organizing local and regional youth engagement and awareness raising events: You will have the chance to organize Internet Governance Workshop among secondary schools in Hong Kong, the Youth IGF Hong Kong, Asia Pacific Youth IGF as well as well as Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy in SUMMER 2018!
Upon trainings, NetMission Ambassadors will participate in conferences in 2018, including YouthIGF@APrIGF in Vanuatu, Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy(APIGA) in Seoul and ICANN 64(Community Forum) in Kobe, Japan.
Application Deadline: November 13, 2017 (Candidates will be invited for interviews and training sessions in Nov 2017 and Jan 2018)
Online Application: Click Here
Source of Information: www.netmission.asia
