Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:30:26 +0300 From: lillian@cipesa.org To: Subject: [Apc.africa] Fwd: Call for Partnerships: Innovation/Technology Institutions Dear all, Ps. see below.. apologies for cross-posting. **** Afternoon All, The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is seeking partnerships with local tech communities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to generate an empirical understanding in an [East] African context, of online safety and security technologies for ICT/internet users in the region. Each tech institution will work with CIPESA to bring together various competencies and networks to address the various internet freedoms challenges faced in the region.The partnerships are in the context of the OpenNet Africa initiative (www.opennetafrica.org) which is aimed at promoting internet freedom in the region through digital security and safety skills development, creating awareness on the status of online freedoms, building a network of the region’s actors in this domain, and advocacy to engender more progressive digital rights regimes. Closing date for applications: Friday January 9, 2015.Further details on the scope, eligibility and how to apply are available at http://www.cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=95 Regards,Ashnah -- Ashnah Kalemera Programmes Associate Mobile: +256 (0) 773 325 435|Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug _______________________________________________ Apc.africa mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.africa To unsubscribe, email apc.africa-unsubscribe@lists.apc.org