Events for April 22 - June 15

2024 Master/PGD in Contemporary Diplomacy workshop

Online

Event descriptionDiplo and the University of Malta will host a two-week introductory workshop for the 2024 Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy, starting on 29 January 2024.The workshop includes a range of diplomacy-related sessions delivered by experienced practitioners. Topics included in this year’s workshop:Geopolitics, international order, and foreign policyThe future of multilateralismNegotiation skillsPower in humanitarian actionPresentation skillsBuilding [...]

9th Geneva Engage Awards

Geneva and online Geneva, Switzerland

Event description The Geneva Engage initiative, launched by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) with the support of the Republic and Canton of Geneva in 2016, assesses the interplay between International Geneva and stakeholders worldwide. The initiative includes research on how International Geneva actors communicate and create linkages with communities worldwide that are affected by [...]

Learning sessions on digital standards

Event description Diplo was invited to deliver two learning sessions, one of digital standards and one on AI tools for policymaking, for the India-based IT for Change organisations and its community of researchers. The sessions will be delivered by Sorina Teleanu (Director of Knowledge), on 9 and 26 February.

Policy meets tech: Augmented and Virtual reality

Geneva Geneva, Switzerland

Event description The fourts event in the ‘Policy meets tech’ series will be dedicated to augmented and virtual reality. It will focus on unpacking the technology and discussing its policy implications. The series is organised by Diplo, with the support of the US Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, and is dedicated to [...]

Open Consultations Final Brief on the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event

Online

Event description The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event, co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD and co-hosted by ITU and the Swiss Confederation, will serve as a platform to review the progress, achievements, challenges, and opportunities of the WSIS follow-up process since the two phases of the Summit – Geneva in 2003 and Tunis in 2005. [...]

Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2024

Nest congress and exhibition centre Antalya, Turkey

Event description The 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum, where regional, global and thematic issues will be discussed, will be held in Antalya on 1-3 March 2024, under the title of “Advancing Diplomacy in Times of Turmoil”. Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) is a high-level dialogue platform bringing together prominent figures in the field of diplomacy. The [...]

Hurdles to negotiating a first-ever UN cybercrime convention – DataFocus 2024

Event description The DataFocus conference brings together law enforcement investigators, prosecutors, judges, court expert witnesses, and other experts, and lets them talk about their experiences with digital evidence and digital forensic investigations. Bojana Kovač (Researcher, DiploFoundation) will take part with her keynote lecture Hurdles to negotiating a first-ever UN cybercrime convention. DataFocus 2024 (International [...]

Tech Attaches Briefing: Unpacking the Global Digital Compact Zero Draft

Event descriptionOn 9 April, Diplo and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) will welcome Geneva diplomats to a briefing and discussion on the recently released Zero Draft of the Global Digital Compact (GDC).The event is part of a series of regular briefings the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) is delivering for staff at permanent missions in Geneva [...]

Policy Meets Tech: Quantum computing

Event description The fifth event in the ‘Policy Meets Tech’ series will be dedicated to quantum computing. Today’s computing systems, although having significantly improved decade after decade, can only solve problems up to a certain size and complexity. More complex issues require advanced computational power, and quantum computing promises to deliver such power. But [...]

Cybersecurity risks in social media: Remedies and solutions

Online

Event description Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm (Nairobi time) Overview: In the digital age, social media platforms have become integral parts of daily life, facilitating communication, networking, and information sharing on a global scale. However, alongside the benefits, these platforms also pose significant cybersecurity risks, ranging from privacy breaches and data theft to identity fraud [...]