Deadline: 31 August 2016
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has announced and invites applications for the 2016 session of its Democratic Governance Institute namely- The African State and Public Cyber-Security Service.
The program brings together about fifteen researchers from various regions of the continent and the Diaspora as well as a few non-African researchers conducting innovative research on topics related to the general topic of governance.
The overall aim of the 2016 session is to anticipate on the construction of an African vision of public cyber-security service with a view to strengthening state integrity and sovereignty in Africa.
Objectives
Several specific objectives will also be considered among which are:
- The conceptual and legal grounding of public cyber-security service ;
- The analysis of public service principles (continuity, equality, mutability) as against a fully digital environment, specifically in relation to cyber-security;
- The analysis of the State’s capacity to implement public cyber-security service;
- Reflection on the role and place of the various users: internal users (civil-servants and other stakeholders) and public service users;
- Analysis digital identify and access management systems with regards to the e-administration and cyber-surveillance of public spaces;
- Analysis of protection regimes of critical infrastructure, data and intellectual property;
- Reflection on ways and means for strengthening political and legal cooperation in cyber-security matters.
Thematic Areas
The 2016 session of the Democratic Governance Institute will cover a large spectrum of topics around the five axes below:
- Public policies for sovereign public cyber-security service
- Ethical issues and cyber-security culture
- The models of digital administration and e-governance
- Compliance and legal surveillance of cyber-security, and
- Public service and usages in matters of cyber-security.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicants must be PhD students writing their theses or scholars at the beginning of their careers with proven capacity to conduct research on the topic of the Institute. Intellectuals active in the political process and/or in social movements and civil society organizations are also encouraged to apply. The number of places offered by CODESRIA for this session is ten (10) maximum. Non-African researchers who can finance their participation can also apply within the limits of the available places.
How to Apply
All application or additional information requests should be sent by email.
Eligible Countries
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit CODESRIA.
