The Mid Career Fellowship is a unique opportunity that offers 15 Fellows unparalleled access to world-class educational institutions and experts in a seven-month program, from June through December. It equips global mid career Internet champions with the knowledge, skills, and tools to enable inclusive, innovative, holistic, and strategic leadership.
The fellows work throughout five modules which have live lectures and assessments, and culminate in a symposium to showcase the work they’ve completed. The program also includes seminars on trends, such as digital geopolitics and leadership in VUCA environments, practical case studies and cross-sector networking.
The core content areas covered are: the Internet Critical Properties and Enablers, Digital Transformation and Key Internet Issues, Digital Futures and Strategic Foresight, Systems and Design Thinking, and Leadership and Decision-making.
WORTH
- Increase your leadership skills and knowledge to more successfully navigate your team in times of uncertainty and disruption;
- Develop systems-and-design thinking, as well as strategic foresight;
- Become familiar with multi-disciplinary and multistakeholder approaches to the digital transformation;
- Acquire practical tools and build skills that you can use to address and navigate a range of challenges; and
- Have access to a global network of Internet experts and leaders to join and benefit from.
ELIGIBILITY
- Have an undergraduate/vocational/honors degree and at least 10 years of impactful and relevant experience including leading teams and/or projects
- Have experience of or are involved in the Internet space in a technical, policy, economic, societal, or other capacity
- Currently work in a position or organization that is addressing digital challenges or facing digital disruption and transformation
- Desire to solve problems, work in multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary teams, and acquire new knowledge and skills
- Understand and are keen to ensure that the Internet remains open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy
- Have reliable access to broadband Internet connection and relevant devices
- Be proficient in verbal and written English
- Be Internet Society members
DEADLINE: May 4 2022
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