Diplo enhances global diplomacy by training officials, building capacity in emerging tech, and promoting digital tools for inclusive governance and policymaking.
Knowledge Hub
Discover our Knowledge Hub, your go-to insights for understanding digital and diplomacy, offering research and analysis on digital policy, cybersecurity, AI, and emerging technologies’ impact on diplomatic practice and training.
Diplo Academy
Advance your diplomatic, digital policy, and global governance skills, gain practical expertise and learn from leading experts.
Resources
Access a library of books, reports, and policy briefs on digital policy, science diplomacy, negotiation, and test our AI tools.
Topics
Explore essential readings, glossary, and case studies to deepen your understanding of crucial diplomatic topics.
Diplo Academy Courses
Upskill your diplomatic toolkit with our online courses and workshops! Master the art of diplomacy and digital policy through interactive learning and expert guidance.
Bilateral Diplomacy online course
21 July 2025
Diplomatic Law: Privileges and Immunities online course
21 July 2025
Internet Technology and Policy: Challenges and Solutions online course
21 July 2025
Humanitarian Diplomacy online diploma course
15 September 2025
Advanced Diploma in Internet Governance
21 July 2025
Diplo AI Campus
Throughout 2025
About Us
We promote inclusivity, equality, and fairness in digital governance through diplomatic training and innovative use of technology. Our research reinforces global discussions via reports, events, and AI tools. With alumni from 208 countries, we prioritise peace and enhancing diplomacy’s role in the digital era.
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Blogs
Stay at the cutting edge of digital diplomatic practices by reading our blogs, where we reflect on, analyse, and navigate the complexities of today’s world.
What can we learn from 160 years of tech diplomacy at ITU?
On May 17, 1865, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was founded by 20 European states to streamline telegraph messaging across borders, highlighting the need for multilateral cooperation [...]
Part 1: An introduction to digital twins
When Spain & Portugal went dark, it wasn't just lights that failed. It was a reminder: technology isn't just a tool – it's the system we live in.[...]
The rise of the medical-industrial complex
Why does healthcare cost so much, yet so often fail us at the end of life? Aldo Matteucci explores how modern systems came to prioritise prevention, control, and spending over actual care.[...]
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EuroDIG 2025
Events
Join our online and in-person events, engage with experts, and deepen your understanding of critical global issues.
FEATURED
10 years of Geneva Internet Platform and Digital Watch Observatory
Projects
We work on strengthening global cooperation and inclusivity through training, research, and dialogue, addressing the challenges and opportunities of digitalisation in diplomacy.
What is diplomacy?
Diplomacy is a practice enabling negotiations between nations’ representatives and international entities. It focuses on effective communication, compromise, and relationship-building to achieve goals and peacefully resolve disputes.
Want to understand the art of diplomacy? Explore core concepts and discover how diplomacy is evolving in the digital age.
Testimonials
The community of our alumni, faculty, and friends makes an impact on diplomacy, technology, and policy worldwide. Here are their views on Diplo.
Alina Bassegoda Treviño
former Distance Learning Coordinator, Instituto Matias Romero, Mexico
Diplo’s variety of online courses related to diplomatic activity, the high quality of its tutors and experts, and its commitment to technology and education have led to an increasingly fruitful relationship between our institutions.
Amandeep Singh Gil
UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
Diplo’s Malta summit facilitated an important discussion on the Global Digital Compact, which is a priority for us in the context of the Summit of the Future in 2024 in New York.
Hanane Boujemi
Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs, META and Diplo Alumna
Diplo has the power to convince different stakeholders to hash out critical issues to the digital agenda.
Alex Sceberras Trigona
Permanent Representative of Malta to the World Trade Organization and Diplo Senior Fellow
Thanks to Diplo, we are now able to go over the contours of all the main ideas on digital diplomacy and cybersecurity.
Ayisha Piotti
Director of AI Policy, ETH Zurich and Managing Partner RegHorizon
Diplo puts AI policy in the context of more extensive diplomatic discussions enabling the exchange of different views.
Rodney Taylor
Secretary General, The Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Diplo Alumnus
Diplo supports small island developing states by leveraging technological tools to assist our diplomats navigate the digital environment and see the opportunities that the new technologies afford.
Tereza Horejsova
Board Member, Diplo US
While celebrating the 20th anniversary of Diplo, we also need to take stock of the research that has been done by this organisation on diplomacy and all things digital.
Carlos Polo
Customer Service Manager, Canton of Geneva and Diplo Alumnus
Diplo supports civil society in enhancing cybersecurity and all issues related to information and communications technology.
Mabel Gomez Oliver
Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico
Diplomats must have a long and broad conversation with other stakeholders who are also participating in digital-related discussions. Diplo puts together the setting to talk about those relevant issues.
Benedikt Wechsler
Head of Digital Division, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
Diplo facilitates insightful debates that are also applicable to the UN framework.
Marilia Maciel
Head – Digital Commerce and Internet Policy, Diplo
Very few organisations worldwide will be able to gather such a diverse group of people to discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time regarding digital policy.
Moritz Vischer
Engineer and Product Manager, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
My view as an outsider to the world of Diplo and also diplomacy is the unbelievable wealth of knowledge and personality, a testament to the organisation for gathering diverse stakeholders around digital issues, and having such interesting and sometimes surprising views.
