TechCamp Cyprus: “Digital Citizenship in the Disinformation Age”

The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Cyprus, and the American Center at the University of Nicosia are welcoming applications from all over Cyprus for a prestigious two-day TechCamp titled “Digital Citizenship in the Disinformation Age” that will take place December 7-9 at UNIC’s premises in Nicosia.
 
TechCamp Cyprus aims to help Cypriot and European youth to become better democratic citizens now and in the future, responding to the challenges of the increasing influence of digital media and taking advantage of the opportunities it offers. Through fast-paced, interactive workshops, participants will engage with international industry leaders to improve their digital literacy, cybersecurity awareness, and technology skills and to learn methods of recognizing and countering disinformation.
 
TechCamp Cyprus is open to 80 participants from Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Moldova, Serbia and Turkey. Ideal participants are young civil society leaders with a prominent community role, aspiring citizen journalists, social entrepreneurs, and social media influencers between the ages of 18 and 35, who want to use technology to increase their effectiveness as democratic citizens and to amplify the impact of the TechCamp in their communities.
 
Online registration is open until November 5, 2018. To be eligible, applicants must be between the ages of 18-35 and highly proficient in English.
 
Funding for follow-up projects will be available for teams or individuals that qualify.
 
For more information about TechCamp Cyprus and to register online, please visit:
www.techcamp.unic.ac.cy
 
TechCamps are a U. S. State Department public diplomacy program, funded by the Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP). More than 60 TechCamps have taken place all over the world since 2010, training more than 3,200 participants from over 110 countries.