Venue: KINU Co-Creation and Innovation Space, 1st Floor Conservation House, Plot No.245, A. H. Mwinyi Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dates: 24-28 June, 2013
Technological
innovation is taking place at a breath-taking pace. Simple, open source
internet-based applications and services designed to enhance on-line
collaboration are now available to the wider public at little or no cost
at all. These new online technologies known as Web 2.0 and Social Media applications enable people to collaborate to create, share and publish information.
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA) has
a mandate to facilitate access to and dissemination of information in
the fields of agriculture and rural development in 78 countries in
Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). Supporting the adoption of
Web 2.0 applications and Social Media represents a great opportunity for
meeting it.
Kinu Co-Creation and Innovation Space in collaboration with CTA will host a 5-day Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunity on 24-28 June, 2013. Participants
will be introduced to selected web 2.0 applications including social
media and will learn how to use them hands-on. The Learning Opportunity
will cover advanced online searching, getting information served via
alerts and RSS, collaborating remotely using wikis and Google Docs,
using VoIP, online mapping and social networking. Participants will get a
chance to see what others have done, get hands-on experience on how to
use innovative applications, and assess how they could adopt these
innovations within the context of their work and organisation.
This Learning Opportunity forms
part of CTA initiatives that support development partners in
networking, accessing and disseminating information more effectively.
Programme of the Learning Opportunity
· Introduction to the participatory World Wide Web (Web 2.0) and social media;
· Search Magic: How to conduct advanced multilingual online searches;
· Information Self Service: How to get selected information served to you via alerts and RSS feeds;
· Remote collaboration: How to develop content remotely using wikis and Google Docs;
· Online mapping: How to locate your organisation and your projects on an online map;
· How to communicate voice over the internet at no cost;
· Online publishing (micro-blogging and blogging);
· Professional / corporate social networking (LinkedIn and Facebook);
· Web 2.0 self-instruction (introduction to iMARK).
Participants - Eligibility and responsibilities
Participation
in the Learning Opportunity is free of charge, but subject to
acceptance by the organisers. 25 participants will be accepted for the
event.
Eligibility criteria
· be computer literate and conversant with browsing the Internet;
· have regular access to a computer (ownership of a computer is an advantage);
· be in a position to take along a WIFI-enabled laptop to the training;
· be competent in the use of the English language;
· have an active e-mail account;
· be
actively engaged in agriculture and rural development / natural
resource management / biodiversity conservation in the domains of ICT
for development (ICT4D), policies, markets; publishing, communication
and media; and
· be resident in Tanzania.
Responsibilities
Accepted
participants will be responsible for all costs related to their travel
to and from the venue at Kinu Co-creation and Innovation Center, Dar es
Salaam, their accommodation, breakfast and supper, daily subsistence
allowances, and for bringing their own WIFI-enabled laptop to the event.
Entitlements
During
each event, the organisers will provide lunch and refreshments and
distribute copies of CTA publications and instructional material.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying, please follow this link and complete the online form.
Deadline for applications: 27 May, 2013
Feedback
The
organisers will inform successful applicants about the status of their
application two week before the commencement of the course. Successful
applicants will receive confirmation letters. Others will be duly informed about the results of their application.
