Events for September 16 - April 9

8th Geneva Engage Awards

Online

Join us on Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 7 am - 8:30 am EST (12:00–13:30 UTC), for another edition of the Geneva Engage Awards ceremony. The annual Geneva Engage Awards recognise International Geneva actors in their social media outreach and online engagement. Geneva Engage examines International Geneva’s global footprint by looking at the social media [...]

Will AI take over diplomatic reporting? (WebDebate #56)

Online

Event description Reports are the lifeblood of diplomacy. Every day, thousands of reports, also known as diplomatic cables, are produced by diplomats around the world. With the advent of AI, and in particular the release of ChatGPT, we have to ask ourselves: Will AI take over diplomatic reporting? Tuesday, 7th February, 09:00 EST (14:00 [...]

Digital Geopolitics in the Asia-Europe Space: Issues, Actors, and Divides

Online

Event description The webinar ‘Digital Geopolitics in the Asia-Europe Space: Issues, Actors, and Divides’ will focus on digital and data flows around and across Eurasia. It will tackle questions about the possible shift of data flows to the East, the geographical distribution of data centres in Europe or Asia, trends in geoeconomics, as well [...]

Information as a public good: Which platform regulation for a troubled digital era?

Online

Event description Diplo’s Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila (Director for Digital Policy) will be speaking during a side event to UNESCO’s Internet for Trust conference, titled Information as a public good: Which platform regulation for a troubled digital era? The side event, organised by #Leplusimportant, Académie des sciences morales et politiques, and RadicalxChange, will discuss [...]

Digital Middle Powers: What Strategies in the Global Tech Competition?

Online

Event description In an international context characterised by the ever-growing US-China economic rivalry and technological competition, states caught in the middle of this competition are increasingly having to determine which side they are on. Digital middle powers are caught in the middle of the power play between competing models, in an emerging multipolar international [...]

What role can AI play in diplomatic negotiation? (WebDebate #57)

Online

Event description Negotiations are one of the central tenants of diplomacy. Some describe diplomacy as the management of international relations by selected officials via negotiation. Given the recent hype around AI tools related to language processing and language generation, we need to ask: What role can AI play in diplomatic negotiations? Tuesday, 7th March, [...]

Strengthening Africa’s voices in global digital processes

Event description This session is co-organised by DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform with the Permanent Missions of Djibouti, Kenya and Namibia. The event is taking place during the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum. As Africa’s digital dynamism grows, its participation in global digital governance must increase. The continent’s involvement in global [...]

Vulnerabilities in Digital Products: How Does This Impact the World Around Us?

Online

Event descriptionWednesday, 29 March 20239:00–10:00 EDT (13:00–14:00 UTC), onlineWhat do the SolarWinds hack, the use of Pegasus spyware, and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack have in common? Even though they have different targets, threat actors, and impacts, they all exploit software vulnerabilities.Vulnerabilities in digital products remain an almost indispensable component of cyber attacks, especially high-impact [...]

Towards effective AI capacity development for diplomats and policymakers (WebDebate #58)

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Event description Tuesday, 4 April 2023 The use of AI tools in everyday life and diplomatic practice is becoming more and more prominent. We need in-depth explorations on the possible applications of these tools and the associated challenges and opportunities. We also need focused discussions on how best to prepare diplomats and policymakers for [...]

Technology and Diplomacy: The Rise of Multilateralism in the Bay Area

Swissnex in San Francisco Pier 17 Suite 800, San Francisco, CA, United States

Event description Thursday, 13 April 2023 17:30-20:30 PDT, Swissnex – San Francisco Join us on 13 April, in San Francisco, as we officially launch the report ‘Tech Diplomacy Practice in the San Francisco Bay Area’ and explore some of the thematics around it. We will explore the practice of tech diplomacy and the impacts [...]