23. märts 2008

Huvitav tasuta 12kuuline koolitus läbipaistvusest ja poliitikakujundamisest, sellest üks nädal Prahas, kandideerimine 31.03

Transitions Online and the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS are inviting applications for a 12-month initiative that seeks to provide NGOs with Internet tools and strategies to help them promote transparency and good governance in their respective countries. The program is open to NGOs in the new member states of the European Union.

You’ll learn the latest methods for encouraging your members and the larger public to engage in data collection and analysis (an approach that has already uncovered public wrongdoing in North America and Western Europe). You’ll also hear from experts on new ways to use and present this data, allowing their socially-useful research to reach a wider audience and have a greater impact on public policy

The core project activities include:
- a training seminar in Prague in May 2008, drawing together representatives from various NGOs in the region;
- three pilot projects to test the strategies discussed at the seminar;
- the creation of an online distance learning course; and
- a closing evaluation meeting in Riga, to share experiences and assess the lessons learned over the course of the year.

The pilot projects will take the form of blogs and online monitoring sites tracking key issues of importance, as well as a website aggregating the affiliated blogs and collecting feedback from participating organizations and the wider public.

The pilot projects will be modeled after successful corruption-combating projects, such as:
- FollowTheMoney.org, a website tracking the sources and uses of money to influence officials in the United States; and
- OpenCongress.org, a non-partisan resource monitoring the development of legislation, issues before Congress, and Congress members' votes.

Can I apply?

Applications will be accepted from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Bulgaria. You must be engaged (as an employee, consultant, or volunteer) in a non-profit organization working in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance, or for other monitoring organizations (human rights, environmental degradation, etc.) that would benefit from the techniques promoted by this project.

Workshop

The May workshop will take place from 8 May (arrivals) until 11 May (departures).

All expenses, including travel, will be covered by the organizers.

How do I apply?

To apply, fill out the online APPLICATION FORM

The deadline for applications is 31 March.

About the organizers and sponsors
Transitions Online (TOL http://www.tol.org) is an international publishing and media development organization based in Prague, the Czech Republic. Its mission is to improve the professionalism, independence, and impact of the news media in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the former Soviet Union. The Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS is an independent, non-partisan policy institute based in Riga, Latvia, working in the following main policy areas: good governance, criminal justice, tolerance, and European policy. The project is sponsored by the European Commission, Directorate-General Justice, Freedom, and Security, and the Trust for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe.


For any questions, please contact TOL’s Jeremy Druker at drukerj@tol.org.

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