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Using Social Media to Counter Radicalism (Bangladesh)
29 November 2021 4:21pmApply by2/2/2022
Duration8 Months
Region
South and West Asia,
Summary
The Australia Awards South Asia & Mongolia is seeking technical proposals from Registered Training Organisations in Australia, or Australian tertiary institutions as defined in the Higher Education Support Act, 2003 Table A, B and C, to design and deliver a short course in ‘Using Social media to Counter Radicalism’ (Bangladesh)
Description
Australia Awards South Asia & Mongolia is seeking a cost-effective Short Course training program for up to 20 participants. This Short Course will be delivered via blended delivery online and in Bangladesh or Australia over approximately eight months, commencing in April 2022 and completing no later than November 2022.
This Short Course will examine the role of social media in the radicalisation process and explore evidence-based initiatives to counter online threats. Participants will be encouraged to develop strategies to deploy counter-narratives, and to implement activities that could reduce the effectiveness of radicalising elements operating within the social media networks of local communities.
At completion of the Short Course, participants will have enhanced their skills and knowledge in the following key areas:
- mapping, understanding and monitoring the use of social networks by terrorist organisations and affiliated networks
- developing counter-narratives within social media networks to degrade the ability of extremist elements to radicalise communities
- exploring international cooperation in the surveillance of social networks.
Delivery strategies deployed during the Short Course will promote sharing of knowledge and experience to gain insights and perspectives of practitioners and professionals within Bangladesh, as well as networking with Australian counterparts.
This Short Course will examine the role of social media in the radicalisation process and explore evidence-based initiatives to counter online threats. Participants will be encouraged to develop strategies to deploy counter-narratives, and to implement activities that could reduce the effectiveness of radicalising elements operating within the social media networks of local communities.
At completion of the Short Course, participants will have enhanced their skills and knowledge in the following key areas:
- mapping, understanding and monitoring the use of social networks by terrorist organisations and affiliated networks
- developing counter-narratives within social media networks to degrade the ability of extremist elements to radicalise communities
- exploring international cooperation in the surveillance of social networks.
Delivery strategies deployed during the Short Course will promote sharing of knowledge and experience to gain insights and perspectives of practitioners and professionals within Bangladesh, as well as networking with Australian counterparts.