IG workshop at IDLELO 5
Events, TimelineDiplo's Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP) programme coordinator, Ginger Paque, gave a three-day workshop overview of Internet governance for the FOSSFA/OSFAM IDLELO5 conference in Abuja, Nigeria.
E-diplomacy day
Events, TimelineDuring the 'E-diplomacy day at Malta workshop' in February 2012, participants at the Malta Master/PGD Workshop on Contemporary Diplomacy learned about the applications and implications of e-diplomacy tools. Guided by Diplo staff members Jovan…
Contemporary diplomacy workshop
Events, TimelineParticipants from Nigeria, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Libya, Fiji, Malawi, Mexico, South Africa, Hungary, Dominica, and Palestine met to learn about the theory and practice of diplomacy. From 30 January to 8 February, Diplo and the University of…
Ten years of Cybercrime Convention
Events, TimelineTen years after the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime was opened for signature in Budapest, an interactive discussion was held to mark the 10 year anniversary, on 24 November 2011 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Diplo's Dr Jovan…
Brussels e-briefings with Richard Werly
Events, TimelineFrom the heart of EU policy, Brussels e-briefings with Richard Werly provided just-in-time webinars on the events in the EU, NATO, and other Brussels-based organisations. These briefings were particularly useful for anyone who wanted to gain…
On the ground knowledge
Events, TimelineIn March 2011, Diplo students from the Commonwealth 3rd Country Programme and students from MEDAC took part in a one-day seminar on 'Parliamentary Diplomacy' at the House of Representatives in Malta. The workshop was co-organised by the House…
E-diplomacy after WikiLeaks
Events, TimelineDiplomats and other professionals joined the e-diplomacy panel to discuss 'Diplomatic Reporting in the Internet Era after WikiLeaks'. The discussion, co-organised by Diplo and the GCSP, took place in February in Geneva, and was simultaneously…
WikiLeaks and the Future of Diplomacy
Events, Timeline Panels and conferences International relations, law and politics EventsThree different – at times convergent – perspectives on the way WikiLeaks has affected diplomacy emerged during the policy briefing on ‘WikiLeaks and the Future of Diplomacy’ held at GSCP, Geneva, and online, on 11 January, 2011.
Three…
Analysing Internet governance
Events, TimelineIn December 2010, Diplo held a workshop on 'Internet Governance for Council of Europe Officials', in Strasbourg. Points of interest included network neutrality and search engine neutrality. The WikiLeaks case was analysed from various perspectives…
Lively discussion continued beyond the workshop
Events, TimelineThe 'Internet Governance Diplomacy' workshop in Kingston, brought together participants from Jamaica and several other Caribbean countries. The lively discussions covered issues such as infrastructure and standardisation, legal, economic, socio-cultural,…
E-diplomacy event in Geneva
Events, TimelineThe Geneva launch of the E-diplomacy Initiative was attended by over 60 diplomats. Amb. Dante Martinelli from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN, opened the meeting and welcomed attendees. The event focused on tools for remote participation…
Internet governance workshop in Ghana
Events, TimelineThe 'Internet Governance Diplomacy' workshop, delivered in Accra in May 2010, met with overwhelming interest from over 80 applicants. Over 20 shortlisted participants, mostly from Ghana and Nigeria, successfully completed the workshop which…