Events for October 27, 2020 - November 21, 2019

Capacity Development online course

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. [...]

AI and diplomacy

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, [...]

Briefing – Internet governance in February 2019

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, [...]

Business-Policy Roundtable

Washington DC Washington, DC, United States

Diplo and New America are organising a Business-Policy Roundtable on Tuesday, 2nd April from 12:00 to 13:30 (EST). Vladimir Radunovic, Director of e-Diplomacy and Cybersecurity at DiploFoundation will give a brief presentation on the Geneva Internet Platform's (GIP) mapping of offensive cyber capabilities around the world and discuss trends in cyber-armament and how to increase transparency and better map the [...]

A global innovation hub: Science, tech, and diplomacy in Boston

swissnex Boston 420 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, United States

Crucial global topics are becoming increasingly dependent on the world’s rapidly changing scientific knowledge and technological capabilities: from global health to digital society, sustainability to development, and beyond. To tackle this growing complexity, countries increasingly seek to engage with international science and technology hubs like Boston, so as to accelerate their ability to innovate and [...]

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How countries interact with global innovation hubs: A look at Boston

AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave, Washington, DC, United States

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and DiploFoundation will hold a discussion on science diplomacy in practice in the United States on 27 June, at the AAAS Headquarters in Washington DC. The event aims to discuss a recent joint study and report on how diplomatic outposts can utilise science and technology representatives [...]

[Briefing] Internet governance in October 2019

Online

What were the main Internet governance updates in October? How will recent updates influence the developments in upcoming months? Join us for our next monthly briefing, Tuesday, 29th October, at 8AM (EDT), for a round-up of the major global IG and digital policy developments. Registrations are open Register You receive hundreds of [...]

Cyber-diplomacy web discussion: Applicability of international law to cyberspace

Online

DiploFoundation is pleased to invite you to the cyber-diplomacy web discussion Applicability of international law to cyberspace: Do we know the rules of the road? This webinar is the second in a series of cyber-diplomacy web discussions, organised by DiploFoundation with the support of Microsoft. The series will focus on risks for international peace and security stemming [...]

Cyber-diplomacy web discussion: Norms and confidence building measures (CBMs): Are we there yet?

Online

DiploFoundation is pleased to invite you to the web discussion: Norms and confidence building measures: Are we there yet? This webinar is the fourth in a series of cyber-diplomacy web discussions, organised by DiploFoundation with the support of Microsoft. It follows the discussions Cyber-armament: A heavy impact on peace, economic development, and human rights; Applicability of international law [...]