Mr Stefano Baldi is currently Director of the Diplomatic Institute of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has served at the Permanent Missions of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva and in New York and at the Permanent Mission of Italy to the European Union in Brussels, where he developed several initiatives for the use of information technologies in the diplomatic community. Mr Baldi has an academic background in demography and international social issues. He also lectures on the use of Internet for ministries of foreign affairs and missions. Mr Baldi’s main field of research focuses on the impact and future developments of information technology on international affairs. He is the author of several books and articles on diplomatic issues and is a regular speaker at academic seminars.