Frequently asked questions.

Applications are open to anyone based in Haiti, or a member of the Haitian diaspora active on digital issues, regardless of stakeholder group: students, researchers, public officials, parliamentarians, regulators, civil society, the technical community, Internet service providers, entrepreneurs, developers, journalists, legal professionals, women leaders and youth organisations.

No computer science degree is required. The programme is designed for varied profiles, including legal, economic and journalistic backgrounds.

Selection is carried out by the organising committee against public criteria: motivation, relevance of profile, commitment to contribute after the training, and above all diversity — gender balance, geographic distribution across hubs, generational diversity and representation of the six stakeholder groups.

Detailed criteria and the scoring grid will be published when the call for applications opens.

HaitiSIG and the Haiti IGF are non-commercial initiatives. Final participation arrangements, including any support provided, will be specified when applications open.

No. The Haiti IGF on 5 November 2026 is an open national forum. HaitiSIG graduates do, however, take on active roles: moderation, rapporteuring, facilitation and youth ambassadorship.

HaitiSIG is hybrid: sessions are delivered simultaneously from five locations connected through a national virtual platform. Each hub provides local facilitation, enabling in-person group work and networking while keeping a single nationwide programme.

Five consecutive days, Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026. The format alternates expert lectures, discussions, case studies, hands-on workshops, simulations and team projects.

French is the main language of the programme. Some international expert sessions are held in English; Haitian Creole is used in discussions and local facilitation. Language needs can be flagged in the application form.

A certificate of participation may be awarded to those who meet the attendance requirements and complete the knowledge assessments included in the programme.

A public call for contributions sets out accepted formats (panel, workshop, roundtable, lightning talk, policy lab), evaluation criteria and deadlines. Any organisation or individual may respond.

Contributions may take the form of technical assistance, capacity-building support, hosting a hub, financial support, research collaboration or community engagement. Write to info@fgi.org.ht setting out the contribution you have in mind.

The initiative is designed as an annual cycle. Follow-up runs through the Haiti IGF working groups, monthly webinars, the AI Ethics Community of Practice, the youth leadership network, a mentorship programme and the alumni network.

The application form allows any accessibility need to be flagged. Organisers commit to the measures detailed on the Accessibility and inclusion page.

Yes. It applies to every space of the initiative, in person and online, and includes a confidential reporting mechanism. See the Code of conduct.