Dear NoC colleagues, I am happy to forward you this CfP on “Promoting Sustainable Digital Entrepreneurship in Francophone West and Central Africa” and would appreciate if you could spread it within your networks. Have a good weekend! All the best from Berlin, Hanna The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a study on the topic of “Promoting Sustainable Digital Entrepreneurship in Francophone West and Central Africa ”. With a focus on the topics of entrepreneurship, platform regulation, and the use of digitalisation for climate resiliency, HIIG’s Sustainability, Entrepreneurship and Global Digital Transformation (SET) <https://www.hiig.de/en/research/sustainability-entrepreneurship-and-global-d...> research project works closely with local stakeholders to build application-oriented expertise and to create an international knowledge community. Against this backdrop, the study aims to promote sustainable digital entrepreneurship in Benin, and in Francophone West and Central Africa more broadly. The study will focus on the contextual (e.g., institutional, social, and technological) barriers to sustainable digital entrepreneurship as well as identify strategies and tactics entrepreneurs can use to navigate these challenges. Proposals from established and early career scholars are welcome. The full call for proposals with further information about the project and possible research questions can be found on our website, both in English <https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-proposals-promoting-sustainable-digital-entr...> and in French <https://www.hiig.de/call-for-proposals-promoting-sustainable-digital-entrepr...> . General Information - Budget: EUR 16,000 (gross) - Scope of the study: maximum 15,000 words - Study should be written in French - Timeframe for conducting the study: July to November 2022 - Mid-term report on the current state of research up to September 2022 - Final feedback loop after editorial and academic review All interested applicants are invited to submit their proposal (maximum two pages) and a short curriculum vitae through the website (EN <https://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-proposals-promoting-sustainable-digital-entr...> and FR <https://www.hiig.de/call-for-proposals-promoting-sustainable-digital-entrepr...>) by Sunday, 8 May 2022. For questions please contact Marie Blüml ( marie.blueml@hiig.de). Applicants will be notified of the outcome of the selection process latest by the end of May 2022. -- Hanna-Sophie Bollmann Studentische Mitarbeiterin im Bereich Internationales -- Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft gGmbH Französische Straße 9 · 10117 Berlin T +49 30 200 760 82 · F +49 30 206 089 60 · www.hiig.de <http://www.hiig.de> · Twitter <https://twitter.com/hiig_berlin>  · Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/hiigberlin/> · Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/HIIG.Berlin> Gesellschaftssitz Berlin | Amtsgericht Berlin Charlottenburg | HRB 140911B |  USt-ID DE 291 151 171 Forschungsdirektorium: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann (Geschäftsführung) · Prof. Dr. Björn Scheuermann · Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer · Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz  |  Geschäftsführung: Dr. Karina Preiß