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HKIF has the following objectives:

1. To foster the increasing awareness and knowledge of individual Internet users in Hong Kong on use of Internet and its applications to enhance the life of individual users, social ethics and social harmony;
2. To provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge and views on the development of Internet policies, infrastructure, technologies, standards and applications among Internet users, and provide effective channels for the dissemination of such information;
3. To represent the views and needs of Hong Kong Internet users in policy development and development of standards, technical infrastructure and its administration by ICANN and other bodies related to the Internet;
4. To provide a forum and promote and encourage Hong Kong Internet users?participation and involvement in ICANN and other bodies related to the Internet in an open and transparent manner;
5. To cooperate with other Internet institutions to promote the healthy development of the Internet, global collaboration to achieve such and in particular the establishment and operation of APRALO;
6. To act as an impartial advisor to the government(s), related Internet institutions, and the public on matters of significant interest to Hong Kong people in relation to the development of Internet policies, international cooperation, technical infrastructure and its administration;

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2007.08.27 Oxford Internet Institute - Civil Society Practitioners Programme
Reminder: Application deadline 26 September 2007
Oxford Internet Institute - Civil Society Practitioners Programme
Invitation to apply
The Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) invites applications from the global South to fill two places in its Civil Society Practitioners Programme.
This visitor programme is intended for Civil Society Practitioners of distinction or outstanding promise who wish to visit the Institute for a period of six weeks between February and December 2008, to undertake research concerning the social impact of the Internet and related ICTs. Visitors are expected to reside in Oxford during their stay, and to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Institute. The successful applicants will receive:
A subsistence allowance of 3800 GBP (7500 USD) to cover research expenses and living costs during their stay in Oxford A travel grant of up to 1000 GBP (2000 USD) for travel to and from the UK
Applications will ideally be submitted by Civil Society Practitioners in or from the global South, active in the areas of freedom of expression, media reform, media justice, and communications and information policy in the globalized context of the Internet.
How to apply
For details on how to apply, please download:
Information for Applicants (PDF, 45kb) at http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/CSPP_Application_Information.pdf
You may also request to have this information emailed to you in plain text form. The deadline for completed applications to reach the OII Academic and Student Affairs Officer (by post or email: contact details below) is 26 September 2007. Please note that incomplete applications cannot be considered.
Final notification of an award will occur in November 2007.
Successful candidates will be expected to take up their six week residency in Oxford at any time between February and December 2008.
Contact
Laura Taylor
Academic and Student Affairs Officer
Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford
1 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JS
United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1865 287222
Fax: +44 (0)1865 287211
Email: recruit@oii.ox.ac.uk
This programme has been made possible through funding by the media policy portfolio in the Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Program of the Ford Foundation.
This Call for Applications is also available at:
http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/microsites/cspp/