Deadline: 31-Mar-22
The YSEALI Regional Workshop on “Enhancing Digital Connectivity” is now open!
The recent pandemic has highlighted the stark digital divide between communities, which further translates into disadvantages related to education, access to information, and economic opportunities.
Recognizing the digital divide in Southeast Asia, particularly between rural and urban communities, YSEALI Connectivity will bring together multi-stakeholder players, digital change makers, advocates and community leaders to share expertise, infrastructures, and resources to build a cohesive ASEAN network which will contribute efforts towards designing functional digital framework and enhancing digital access among the people. The workshop will be covering various topics from the issue of digital integration to a broad spectrum of device generation and users, the digitalization of the local economy and businesses, digital literacy, data privacy and security and the formation of a digital regulatory framework.
Youths of all kinds – leaders, community influencers, activists, social change-makers and educators are a powerful vehicle to drive transparency, accountability, the rule of law and democracy and to ensure good governance. Are you inspired to take on this role?
This YSEALI Connectivity regional workshop will provide a platform through which young leaders from across the region can come together, share strategies and best practices, and work together to narrow the digital divide across the region. They call on ASEAN and Timor-Leste youth leaders to join them in building greater access to digital connectivity across the region!
Topics
The workshop content will address the following topics:
- How to improve access to information for rural or less-connected communities
- How to ensure transparency of operations of government programs / services
- How to increase communication and provide for smoother collaboration among the various stakeholders
Participants Eligibility
Applications are open to youth leaders all across Southeast Asia and meeting the following criteria:
- Age between 22-35
- Must be an ASEAN or Timor-Leste citizen residing in the region.
- A minimum of three years of experience in one of the following areas:
- Providing government, education, or economic services to rural or underserved communities
- Technology-related experience in improving digital connectivity or awareness in communities
- Community activists in rural or semi rural areas
- Experts in e-governance and or online education/commerce
- Fluent in English
- Able to fully commit to the workshop, including its pre and post activities.
- Able to travel to Malaysia and attend a 3-day workshop (excluding travel days). Participants will be required to arrange their own visa.
For more information, visit https://centgps.com.my/yseali-connectivity/
