Event description Online Anniversary Symposium (14:00 – 15.00 CEST / 12:00 – 13.00 UTC) This message was given by Madam Hu Qiheng, a computer scientist who connected China to the internet on 20 April 1994. Compared with 30 years ago, the progress is so fast now, and for those who are hurrying to catch [...]
Event description New digital technologies have had, and will continue to have, a profound impact on both the practice and content of diplomacy. The digital ecosystem in which diplomats operate nowadays offers new opportunities but also challenges traditional organisational structures. The in situ Executive Training in Diplomatic Negotiations and AI and Diplomacy for the [...]
Event description Neha Mishra’s (Assistant Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute) book International Trade Law and Global Data Governance examines how international trade agreements apply to domestic regulations on cross-border data flows and then proposes a multilayered framework to align international trade law with evolving norms and practices in global data governance. This event will be co-hosted [...]
Internet Masr (Internet Society, Egypt Chapter) and The Diplomat Magazine – Egypt (AlDiplomassy Magazine) are organising the webinar titled Tech Diplomacy: Regulation and Digital Issues on the International Agenda.Dr Jovan Kurbalija (Founding and Executive Director, Diplo; Head, Geneva Internet Platform) will be this event’s keynote speaker. He is the author of many books, the latest [...]
Event description Diplo Academy is excited to announce the start of four online courses on 6 May 2024: 21st Century Diplomacy Diplomatic Theory and Practice E-Diplomacy Tech Diplomacy For further information or to apply, please click on the course titles above or visit our Course Catalogue Subscribe to Diplo Academy Newsletter for updates on [...]
Event description Kuwait City, Kuwait — 21 May 2024 His Excellency Ambassador Nasser S. Al-Sabeeh, Assistant Foreign Minister for the Saud N. Al-Sabah Kuwait Diplomatic Institute, and Dr Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding. This agreement signifies a key partnership between the two institutions aimed at advancing capacity development [...]
Event description The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2024, co-organised by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederation, with the support of remote participation. The event will serve as a platform for the WSIS+20 review to provide an opportunity for information [...]
Event description The AI for Good Global Summit will take place on May 30-31, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland. The AI for Good Global Summit is the main event of the AI for Good platform organised by ITU in partnership with 40 UN Sister Agencies and co-convened with Switzerland. The summit aims to Identify practical [...]
Event description The upcoming 50th G7 summit is scheduled to take place from 13 to 15 June 2024 in Fasano, Italy. Italy’s G7 agenda for 2024 aims to blend existing priorities with new emphases. These include continued support for Ukraine, addressing crises in the Middle East, ensuring energy security, and, as highlighted by the [...]
Event description The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG) 2024 is scheduled to take place from June 17–19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event will be hosted by the Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Lithuania and Public Institution GoVilnius.EuroDIG is an open multistakeholder platform to exchange [...]
