Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme

About Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme:

• This program aims to build awareness and develop expertise in internet governance (IG) among Indian citizens.
• It will equip participants with the knowledge to effectively engage in global internet governance processes with I-Star organisations like Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),Internet Society or Information Security Operations Center (ISOC), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and collaborate closely with leading experts in the field.
• It will nurture a pool of domestic talent who can deeply engage with emerging internet governance issues and contribute to their resolution.
• Internship program offers
  • The program offers a bi-annual internship with two parallel tracks: a six-month program and a three-month program.
  • Each intern will be mentored by subject matter expert from international organizations like ICANN APNIC or APTLD, members from Special Interest Group, high ranked retired government official and faculty advisors from recognized institutions/universities.
  • A fixed stipend of Rs. 20,000/- per month will be provided to interns along with support to conduct mandatory outreach programs.

Key facts about NIXI:

• It is a not-for- profit (Section 8) company which was set up on 19th June 2003 under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
• It is tasked with increasing internet penetration and adoption in India by facilitating various infrastructure aspects to enable the internet ecosystem to be managed and used by the masses.
• The four services under NIXI include: Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) for building Internet Exchange Points, IN Registry for building the .in domain digital identity, IRINN for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses adoption.

Q1: What does the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers do?

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the private, non-government, nonprofit corporation with responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system (DNS) management and root server system management functions.

Source: Internet Governance Internship and Capacity Building Scheme of NIXI to generate awareness and develop expertise in internet governance among citizens