The Information Program is an initiative of the Open Society Institute (OSI) established “to increase public access to knowledge, facilitate civil society communication and protect civil liberties and the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” It is focused upon enhancing the … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups
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Access to Knowledge Under the Access to Knowledge, the focus areas are Intellectual Property Reform, Open Access Initiative, Open Educational Resources, Open Access to Law and eIFL.net. The Intellectual Property Reform area works to reduce barriers to access, production and exchange of knowledge … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -2
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Civil Society Communication The civil society communication area under the Information Program of the OSI focuses upon the vitality of information for NGOs and civil society organizations. Information is very critical for such groups to manage their operations. However, as these organizations are … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -3
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Open Information Policy Under the Open Information Policy component, OSI aims to “to broaden communications access in the most disadvantaged countries and to protect the freedom to communicate in the digital environment.” Under the component, the focus areas and grants include Free Expression and … [Read more...] about OSI’s Information Program supporting NGOs and Civil Society Groups -4
NGOs invited to submit nominations for the Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
Source link: http://www.awid.org The ‘MDG Summit,’ a High-level Plenary Meeting is to be held from 20-22 September 2010. As part of providing inputs to the preparatory process, the UN General Assembly has requested the President of its 64th session to convene “Informal Interactive Hearings of the … [Read more...] about NGOs invited to submit nominations for the Informal Interactive Hearings of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open
The Australian Government has launched the Endeavour Awards 2011 under the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ (DEEWR), as part of the Australia awards initiative announced by the Australian Prime Minister in November 2009. These awards along with the international awards … [Read more...] about Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open
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The complete list of countries and their relevant awards are available in the application guidelines. Briefly speaking, the Endeavour Postgraduate Awards are eligible for countries in the Asia and the Middle East and the Americas; the Endeavour VET Awards are for countries across the Asia and the … [Read more...] about Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -2
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Endeavour Vocational Education and Training (VET) Awards a record of prior academic achievement and relevant work experience. Preference may be given to applicants with work experience that is directly related to their proposed course; a proposal that is relevant to the applicant’s needs and … [Read more...] about Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -3
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More details and benefits of various awards under the Endeavour Awards 2011 are given below briefly: 1. Endeavour Postgraduate awards are for carrying out postgraduate study/research for an Australian Masters degree for up to 2 years with grant value is AUD $108,500 or PhD for up 3.5 years with … [Read more...] about Australia’s Endeavour Awards 2011 now open -4
Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development
The Jacobs Foundation is inviting leading institutions and experts working on research on children and youth worldwide to nominate candidates for the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development. The Prize awards “outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all … [Read more...] about Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for Productive Youth Development
