Diplo US

Briefing - Internet governance in February 2019
2019-02-26 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York)
What were the main Internet governance updates in February? How will recent updates influence the developments in upcoming months? Join us for our next monthly briefing, on Tuesday, 26th February, for a round-up of the major global IG and digital policy developments.

You receive hundreds of pieces of information on digital politics.
We receive them, too.
We decode, contextualise, and analyse them.
Then we summarise them for you.
Every last Tuesday of the month, the Internet governance briefings provide a ‘zoomed-out’ update of the major global IG and digital policy developments.
The Internet governance in February 2019 briefing takes place on Tuesday, 26th February, at 12:00 UTC (13:00 CET). Join us online; fill in the registration form to reserve your place.
The monthly Internet governance briefings are organised by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP), a Swiss initiative run by DiploFoundation. Learn more about our monthly briefings and local hubs. To keep up-to-date with GIP events, subscribe to our mailing list (link is external). More information at gip@diplomacy.edu.

AI and diplomacy
2019-02-19 | Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Diplo in co-operation with The Delegation of the European Union is organising a Lunch briefing on artifical intelligence (AI) and diplomacy on Tuesday 19 February in Washington DC, NW.
There have been significant advances in AI over the past decade which have lead to many debates about its potential social, economic, and security impact. However, little sustained attention has been paid to the impact of AI on international relations in general, and on the work of diplomats and policy makers in particular.
Greater scrutiny is necessary because AI will have a significant impact on international relations, such as putting new topics on the international agenda, challenging geostrategic relations, serving as a tool for diplomats and negotiators, and creating new opportunities and concerns about protecting human rights.
Diplo addresses these important changes in the just released report Mapping AI’s challenges and opportunities for the conduct of diplomacy, which was commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. In particular, the report maps the relation between AI and diplomacy, takes a look at national AI strategies in a comparative manner, explores possibilities of AI as a tool for diplomacy, and highlights the impact of AI on human rights and the responsibilities of states. In addition, concrete suggestions for how diplomats and ministries of foreign affairs can prepare to deal effectively with the challenges and opportunities posed by AI will be discussed.
The presentation will be followed by a roundtable discussion.
For more information, contact Ms Pavlina Ittelson.

Capacity Development online course
2019-02-17 - 2019-02-18
Capacity development has been emerging as a central approach within development for more than two decades. This approach has gradually shifted the focus of development practice from simple financial aid and technical cooperation towards a complex new paradigm that encourages and demands active involvement and ownership from the people and communities involved in aid programmes. The approach takes into account the broader political, social, and economic environment in which change takes place. Capacity development co-exists and is supported by older forms of development practice, and is a continuously shifting paradigm as experience informs policy, practice and theory.
To help you better understand and master this complex paradigm, this course introduces the key concepts, principles and values of capacity development. The main focus is on building practical skills for better design, planning, implementation and assessment of capacity development initiatives.
Course materials are based on the Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) Learning Package on Capacity Development, and were developed with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), LenCD, and Learn4Dev.
Visit the course webpage to read more and apply by 14 January 2019.

February online courses
2019-02-17 - 2019-02-18
Diplo offers three postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 18 February 2019:

Diplomatic Theory and Practice
Public Diplomacy
Introduction to Internet Governance

For more information on each course please click on the titles above. These online courses are available as Diplo Certificate Courses (application deadline: 14 January 2019) and University of Malta Accredited Courses (application deadline: 17 December 2018)
Thanks to support from the government of Malta, partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries to attend upcoming Diplo online courses. Please contact us for more details.
Who should apply?
Working diplomats, professionals involved in international relations, and others who wish to learn about new topics in the field of diplomacy or expand and refresh their knowledge of more traditional topics.
How much study time will I need?
Ten weeks of part-time study, around seven to ten hours per week.
How does the online course work?
You will work through study materials provided in the online classroom together with other participants, following a weekly cycle. Each week, you read lecture texts, adding questions and comments and responding to those added by other participants and the lecturer(s). Other weekly activities may include self-assessment quizzes, short assignments, discussion forum topics and group tasks. At the end of the weekly cycle, you will meet with other participants and lecturers in an online chat room to discuss the topic for the week.
For more information on studying online and to apply, please visit Diplo’s courses website or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu.

Online Diploma Course in Humanitarian Diplomacy
2019-02-17 - 2019-02-18
Humanitarian diplomacy is persuading decision makers and opinion leaders to act at all times in the interests of vulnerable people, and with full respect for fundamental humanitarian principles.

The rapid expansion of the number of humanitarian actors in recent years, working for or with governments at all levels and often in complex situations, makes humanitarian diplomacy increasingly important.
Humanitarian diplomacy aims to mobilise public and governmental support and resources for humanitarian operations and programmes, and to facilitate effective partnerships for responding to the needs of vulnerable people. Humanitarian diplomacy includes advocacy, negotiation, communication, formal agreements, and other measures. It is a field with many players, including governments, international organisations, NGOs, the private sector, and individuals.
The online diploma course in humanitarian diplomacy is offered by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in partnership with DiploFoundation. Course faculty draws on leading experts from around the world, as resource people and guest lecturers.

This course is currently offered in English, however participants who are more comfortable with French or Spanish will have the option to write and submit some course assignments and the final research paper in either of those languages.

The application deadline is 14 January 2019.

For more information on studying online and to appy, please visit Diplo’s courses website or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu.

Embedding science and technology in international relations education and diplomatic training
2019-02-16
The AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and Diplo are co-organising the session ‘Embedding science and technology in international relations education and diplomatic training’ on Saturday February in Washington DC.
With the insights, practice, and products of science and technology becoming increasingly important to and in international relations and diplomacy, greater capacity to understand science diplomacy is necessary for both the scientific and the international relations communities.
The overall goal of the roundtable is to share and discuss different approaches and models to incorporate science in diplomatic training at all levels, from undergraduate to professional development and executive education. After hearing initial perspectives from representatives from academia, foreign and science ministries, international organisations and scientific societies, we will go around the table for everyone to react and share their own experiences from their countries, organisations, and sectors.
In 2017, the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy launched the Science Diplomacy Education Network (SciDipEd), a platform to bring together educators and students in the U.S. and across the world interested in formal and informal science diplomacy education and training. The Center launched the first ever online course dedicated to science diplomacy in 2017, now incorporated into the syllabus of several science diplomacy courses worldwide.
This session at the 2019 AAAS Annual Meeting, in partnership with Diplo, will bring together ministries of foreign affairs, diplomatic academies, schools of international relations and multilateral organisations to discuss approaches to incorporating science in diplomatic training. The objectives of the session are:

To highlight model approaches for science diplomacy education at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels.
To share experiences and best practices and promote exchange and networking between key stakeholders and communities of research and training.
To introduce curricula, resources, case studies and other materials and present upcoming education and training opportunities in science diplomacy.

For more information, contact Ms Pavlina Ittelson.

Briefing - Internet governance in January 2019
2019-01-29 07:00 - 08:00
You receive hundreds of pieces of information on digital politics.
We receive them, too.
We decode, contextualise, and analyse them.
Then we summarise them for you.
Every last Tuesday of the month, the Internet governance briefings provide a ‘zoomed-out’ update of the major global IG and digital policy developments.
The Internet governance in January 2019 briefing takes place on Tuesday, 29th January, at 12:00 UTC (13:00 CET). Join us online; fill in the registration form to reserve your place.
The monthly Internet governance briefings are organised by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP), a Swiss initiative run by DiploFoundation. Learn more about our monthly briefings and local hubs. To keep up-to-date with GIP events, subscribe to our mailing list. More information at gip@diplomacy.edu.
