[ecrea] UNESCO Call for proposals: Defining Internet Universality Indicators

I am pleased to share this *UNESCO Call for proposals on Defining 
Internet Universality Indicators, for your interest and information. *

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UNESCO’s adoption of the CONNECTing the Dots Outcome document in 2015 as 
its new approach to Internet issues as well as the successful 
development and application of the IPDC Media Development Indicators, 
*UNESCO is pleased to launch a new project: “Defining Internet 
Universality Indicators”.* This project aims to elaborate appropriate 
Internet indicators which can enrich stakeholders’ capacity to assess 
Internet development, broaden international consensus and foster online 
democracy and human rights towards knowledge societies engaged in 
sustainable development. This study will be founded on the UNESCO 
concept of Internet Universality as the guiding frameworkwhich promotes 
an Internet based on human Rights, and the principles of Openness, 
Accessibility and Multi-stakeholder participation (abbreviated as the 
R.O.A.M principles).

For this new project, *UNESCO launches a call for proposals to carry out 
the key deliverable and related tasks* within a one-year time frame from 
April 2017 to April 2018. UNESCO, therefore, invites interested 
researchers, institutions, research consortiums, entities and 
organizations to submit their proposals, according to the *_General 
Terms of Reference 
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by email (tointernetstudy /at/ unesco.org) <mailto:(internetstudy /at/ unesco.org)>. 
The deadline for submitting is *28 February 2017, before**noon (CET).* 
For further enquiries, you may contact Ms Xianhong Hu 
<mailto:(x.hu /at/ unesco.org)>and Mr Josselyn Guillarmou 
<mailto:(j.guillarmou /at/ unesco.org)>.**

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The final deliverable will take the form of a policy paper in English 
with maximum 100 standard pages (minimum of 320 words each) excluding 
annexes and bibliography, as well as a project online platform/website 
on Internet Universality indicators under UNESCO domain name and server. 
The draft deliverable will be presented on the project’s website for 
further consultation, and the final version will likely be released as a 
UNESCO publication. If the budget allows it, the publication will be 
translated into 4-6 UN official languages, which will inform UNESCO’s 
195 Member States and other international policy-makers on 
internet-related policy making.

It is important to note that UNESCO has commissioned preliminary 
research on the Internet indicators which should be considered as a 
basis to develop this final deliverable. This initial background paper 
will be provided to interested submitters upon request via the same 
email address:internetstudy(at)unesco.org 
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For all information related to this new project, please follow the link 
of CInews release: 
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/all-news/news/unesco_call_for_proposals_defining_internet_universality_in/

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*Rachel Pollack Ichou*

*Associate Programme Specialist*

Section for Freedom of Expression

Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development

Communication and Information Sector

United Nations

Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

	

7, Place de Fontenoy

F-75352 Paris 07 SP France

Email: (r.pollack /at/ unesco.org) <mailto:(r.pollack /at/ unesco.org)>

www.unesco.org <http://www.unesco.org/>

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