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SUMMARY:[Briefing for diplomats] An inclusive internet: Lowering the barriers for access
DESCRIPTION:Online briefing for diplomats on inclusive internet:\nThursday\, 2nd December 2021\, 9–10.30 EST / 15–16.30 CET\nClosing the digital divide is one of the main priorities for governments worldwide. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development placed emphasis on closing the divide as a precondition to attaining the SDGs. The UN Secretary-General proposed further actions to accelerate access and inclusion. Numerous other global and regional initiatives seek to address the inequalities. \nThe COVID-19 pandemic was a reminder that the digital divide goes beyond simply connecting people to the internet. There are additional factors that affect one’s access to affordable internet\, to the quality of access\, and to one’s ability to make effective use of technology. These factors include issues of digital literacy\, the availability of local content\, and an accessible environment for persons with disabilities. \nThis briefing for diplomats (based in New York and Geneva)\, organised by the Geneva Internet Platform and the Internet Society\, will revisit the current state of play of initiatives for closing the digital divide\, and discuss the open gaps for further lowering the barriers to more sustainable access\, and ultimately\, a more inclusive internet. \nWhat are the different and nuanced definitions of ‘access’ which policymakers need to consider? How far along are countries from closing the digital divide? In the light of the pandemic\, what are the pressing priorities for closing the digital divide? \nSpeakers: \n\nJuan Peirano\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Internet infrastructure and access\, Internet Society\nKenny Olmstead\, Senior Internet Security and Privacy Expert\, Internet Society\nVirginia (Ginger) Paque\, Coordinator\, Internet Governance and E-diplomacy\, Diplo/Geneva Internet Platform\nPavlina Ittelson\, Senior Programme Officer\, Diplo/Geneva Internet Platform\n\nModerator: \n\nStephanie Borg Psaila\, Director Digital Policy\, Diplo/Geneva Internet Platform
URL:https://diplo.us/event/briefing-for-diplomats-an-inclusive-internet-lowering-the-barriers-for-access/
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SUMMARY:IGF 2021: Cyber Stability Games: Learning the Complexities of Technical Attribution (Day 0\, Event #41)
DESCRIPTION:‘Cyber Stability Games’ is a capacity-building exercise organised by Diplo and Kaspersky to help professionals without a technical background to learn about the complexities of technical attribution. \nThe Cyber Stability Games\, which are based on Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS)\, places players in a simulated environment where participants face a series of unexpected cyberthreats while trying to maintain confidence. KIPS\, as a ‘detective learning exercise’\, teaches players to build a cyber-defence strategy by offering them choices from best proactive and reactive available controls. \nKIPS simulates a scenario where participants\, who play diplomats in a fictional world\, face attacks on the UN First Committee (which deals with matters of disarmament\, global challenges and threats (including cyberspace)\, and maintaining world peace and international security). \nDecisions made by players (through five turns) will either lead them to the most accurate technical analysis and help understand who is the culprit by collecting technical pieces of evidence\, or will spark greater uncertainty and cyber instability if the riddle is not solved. \nFor more information and to register for the event\, please visit the official IGF website.
URL:https://diplo.us/event/igf-2021-cyber-stability-games-learning-the-complexities-of-technical-attribution-day-0-event-41/
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SUMMARY:The recent climate negotiations: A perspective from the Global South [WebDebate #52]
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, 7th December\, 07:00 EST (08:00 EDT | 14:00 CET | 18:30 IST) \nClimate change is one of the most pressing issues that humanity is facing today. Given current carbon-emission levels and the projected global warming and its consequences over the next decades\, it is clear that business as usual is no longer an option. Human lives\, livelihoods\, species\, and ecosystems are under threat. Global solutions for reducing carbon emissions and adaptation to climate change are needed. \nEvery year\, the world focuses on the negotiations taking place under the umbrella of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2015\, the negotiations resulted in the Paris Agreement. While the Paris Agreement is a major achievement in terms of a clear global commitment to emission reduction\, it hinges on voluntary national emission reduction goals. Its climate financing goals are yet to become a reality. With this in mind\, the expectations for the climate negotiations at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow this year\, were high. The commitments made at COP 26 have received some praise and quite a lot of critique. \nIn this 52nd WebDebate\, we take a closer look at the climate negotiations at COP 26 from a Global South perspective. Together with our eminent speaker\, Ambassador Kishan Rana from India\, we explore some of the following questions: \n\nWhat has been achieved and what is still missing from a Global South perspective?\nDid we see the kind of global solidarity that is needed to address climate change successfully?\nIs multilateral diplomacy failing the Global South and\, if so\, what can be done to address this?\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, 7th December\, at 07:00 EST (08:00 EDT | 14:00 CET | 18:30 IST). \nRegistrations are open \nRegister×Speaker\nAmb. Kishan S Rana is professor emeritus and a senior fellow at Diplo. He was awarded a BA (Hon) and an MA in Economics from the St Stephens College Delhi. He was in the Indian Foreign Service (1960–95)\, and has also worked in China (1963–65\, 1970–72). Rana was ambassador and high commissioner for Algeria\, Czechoslovakia\, Kenya\, Mauritius\, and Germany; and consul general in San Francisco. He served on staff of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1981–82). \nRana is the author of Inside Diplomacy (2000)\, Managing Corporate Culture (co-author\, 2000)\, Bilateral Diplomacy (2002)\, The 21st Century Ambassador (2004)\, Asian Diplomacy (2007)\, Diplomacy of the 21st Century (2011)\, India’s North-East States\, the BCIM Forum and Regional Integration (co-author\, 2012)\, The Contemporary Embassy (2013)\, and Diplomacy at the Cutting Edge (2015). He is co-editor of Foreign Ministries (2007) and Economic Diplomacy (2011). The two books were translated into Chinese. Some of his publications are used as textbooks at several universities. He has also written more than 100 articles for academic journals and newspapers. \nModerator\nDr Katharina E Höne researches\, writes\, and teaches on a number of issues in the area of diplomacy\, global governance\, and the impact of technology on international relations. Over the last years\, she has focused on research at the intersection of diplomacy and technology. She holds an MA in Diplomatic Studies (University of Leicester\, UK) and a PhD in International Politics (University of Aberystwyth\, UK). In her work\, she is driven by her aim to level the playing field at international negotiation tables through capacity development. \nAbout our WebDebates\nOur WebDebates on the future of diplomacy are live-streamed on the first Tuesday of every month. They are organised by Diplo within the framework of the International Forum on Diplomatic Training (IFDT). Learn more about our WebDebates series. \nRegister
URL:https://diplo.us/event/the-recent-climate-negotiations-a-perspective-from-the-global-south-webdebate-52/
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SUMMARY:Digital standards\, China\, and geopolitics: What is at stake?
DESCRIPTION:Event date: Tuesday\, 14th December\, 07:00–08:00 EST\n \nOur world is made up of standards\, sets of rules that tell us how to do something. They exist in every field\, including healthcare\, aerospace\, construction\, measurement\, and technology and the Internet\, where they are called digital standards. \nChina has recently shown increased participation in standard developing organisations (SDOs)\, which can be understood as a natural consequence of the country’s rapid technological development\, and an indication that Chinese actors prefer to engage in organisations that underpin international order. \nOn the one hand\, there is hope that Chinese involvement may strengthen the adoption of international standards within China. On the other hand\, there are growing concerns that China’s increased participation may be guided by goals of national political and economic projection – of the state and its private actors – that would trump goals of technical efficiency. \nTwo specific proposals put forward by Chinese actors at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that have attracted significant media attention will be covered in our discussion: a proposal for ITU-T to take up work on designing a new protocol (the ‘New IP’ proposal) and a proposal for standardising facial recognition systems in visual surveillance. \nThe Geneva office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation commissioned a study assessing the role of China in SDOs\, with a specific focus on Geneva-based organisations. The report\, which also looks at the broader digital standardisation ecosystem\, will be available for download\, free of charge\, at the event. \nRegistrations are open \nRegister×\nSpeakers:\n\nMr Olaf Wientzek\, Director\, Geneva office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation\nDr Jovan Kurbalija\, Director\, Diplo\, and Head\, Geneva Internet Platform\nMs Sorina Teleanu\, Senior Researcher and lead author of the presented study\, Diplo\n\nThe event will be fully virtual. \nBackground reading:\n\nDigital Standards\nDigital Standardisation Tour of Geneva \n\n\nRegister
URL:https://diplo.us/event/digital-standards-china-and-geopolitics-what-is-at-stake/
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SUMMARY:Technology for Development
DESCRIPTION:The Delegation of the European Union to the UN in Geneva\, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in Geneva\, the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the UN in Geneva (currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU)\, and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) invite you to a series of dialogues titled From Geneva: Reflections on digital future which discusses issues of importance for the Geneva and global audiences. Our next dialogue\, ‘Technology for development’\, will be held on 15 December 2021. \nOpportunity does not come without risk. Technological advances must respect human rights\, democracy and strengthen economic and political stability. There is a danger that as the ‘digital divide’ continues to widen social inequality and exclusion in developing and industrialised countries will be exacerbated. \nThe success of future international cooperation is contingent on stakeholders embracing and harnessing the new technology. Innovation in digital connectivity\, processing power\, data management and algorithms can contribute to solutions for complex developmental challenges ranging from healthcare to education\, logistics to urban development\, from climate change to the empowerment of women. \nHow can we bring about the meaningful engagement of governments\, international organisations\, public and private organisations\, research institutions and citizens in an effective partnership? \nJoin us on Wednesday\, 15th December 2021\, 10:00–11:30 EST. \nRegistrations are open \nRegister×\nEnabling everyone to shape and reap the benefits of digitalisation\nPanel discussion on developing digital cooperation\, including connectivity\, capacity development\, digital and gender divide\, and digital skills. \nSpeakers: \n\nMs Doreen Bogdan-Martin\, Director\, Telecommunication Development Bureau at International Telecommunication Union\nMr Lacina Koné\, Director General\, Smart Africa (tbc)\nDr Jovan Kurbalija\, Head\, Geneva Internet Platform\nMr Jonas Bausch\, Youth Employment Officer\, International Labor Organization\nMs Nanjira Sambuli\, Kenyan researcher\, writer\, policy analyst and strategist\n\nModerator: Tereza Horejsova\, Geneva Internet Platform \nFrom Geneva: Reflection on Digital Future concluding remarks\nAt this conclusion of the series\, high-level speakers will examine the opportunities of digitalisation with potential recommendations for international cooperation. \nSpeakers: \n\nMr Mark Boris Andrijanič\, Minister of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia\nMr Eamon Gilmore\, Special Representative for Human Rights\, European Union (tbc)\nMaria-Francesca Spatolisano\, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs\, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)\nAmbassador Benedikt Wechsler\, Head of Digital Division\, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland\n\nModerator: Lotte Knudsen\, Permanent Observer and Ambassador\, Delegation of European Union to UN and other international organisations \nOther events from the From Geneva: Reflections on digital future series: \n\nData economy: Human-centric approach at the forefront (22 September 2021)\nDigitalisation powering environmental protection (14 October 2021)\nHarnessing AI’s power for health (3 November 2021)\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://diplo.us/event/technology-for-development/
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SUMMARY:Learning from the past\, looking to the future [A historical journey #11]
DESCRIPTION:We’ve come to the end of our adventure! During our History of Diplomacy and Technology journey\, we’ve learnt that the past\, present\, and future are intertwined. As a matter of fact\, in physics and philosophy – time does not exist. \nBefore you go on your Christmas holiday\, we invite you to join us for our final episode. This time\, together with you\, we will try to imagine the future\, while looking back at our past. \nSee you on Tuesday\, 21st December\, at 18:00 EST! \nRegistrations are open \nRegister×
URL:https://diplo.us/event/learning-from-the-past-looking-to-the-future-a-historical-journey-11/
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