Training sessions

The Forum offered several training sessions before and during the Forum. Mostly related to other activities of the Forum, the trainings were an active learning opportunity for the participants. For instance the journalists training exposed journalists from developing countries to several key media people and organizations in Geneva. During the week of the Forum they reported on the events and their articles were posted on the Online news. The training on communication privacy in a computer room mirrored a theoretical session held by the working group on the information society on that topic.

Generally delegates were very positive about this tangible and practical part of the conference. Such training in a city like Geneva offers a valuable learning experience and provides many useful contacts. They returned from our conference with new skills, links and ideas for their work in the field.

The training sessions benefited about 150 participants and covered the following topics:

• Journalism (5 full days)
• Internet Training (3 full days)
• Development project management (3 full days)
• Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and Minorities (2 full days)
• International Public Law (1 full day)
• Solar Ovens (2 full days)
• Humanitarian Law (4 hours)
• Communication Privacy for NGOs (4 hours)

The Forum also offered two internal trainings:

• Volunteers (1½ hours)
• Moderators (3½ hours)