Diplomacy Island launched in Second Life
Milestones, TimelineIn March 2007, Diplo initiated Diplomacy Island in the virtual world of Second Life. Second Life was then a fast-growing virtual community, with more than 4 million 'citizens' at the time of the launch.
Internet Governance Forum launched
Events, Milestones, TimelineDiplo coordinators, tutors, and participants of the Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme met in Athens from 30 October to 2 November 2006, for the first inaugural meeting of the IGF.
Diplo awarded UN consultative status
Milestones, Timeline
In June 2006, Diplo was granted Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This status allows NGOs like Diplo to have access to designated meetings and conferences and to give oral presentations and…
Internet governance issues, actors and divides
Milestones, Publications, TimelineIn November 2005, Diplo, in collaboration with the Global Knowledge Partnership, published a booklet titled 'Internet governance: Issues, actors and divides'. The booklet examines Internet governance and its implications for development, covering…
UN Working Group on Internet Governance
Milestones, TimelineIn November 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan established the Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG), with the mandate to explore the future of Internet governance. The WGIG included 40 leading Internet governance experts, and Diplo's…
New Diplo office
Milestones, TimelineIn October 2003, Diplo moved to new office at the Regional Building, University Roundabout, Regional Road, Msida, Malta.
Economic diplomacy portal
Milestones, TimelineIn July 2003, Ambassador Kishan S Rana and Dr Valentin Katrandzhiev created an economic diplomacy portal, which addressed various facets of modern economic diplomacy as a component of international relations.
Intercultural communication conference
Conferences, Milestones, TimelineAttended by 70 participants from 36 different countries, the 'International Conference on Intercultural Communication and Diplomacy' took place in February 2003 in Malta. Over four intensive days, 24 speakers made presentations on widely varying…
DiploFoundation is born
Milestones, TimelineAmbassador Alexis Lautenberg, the Swiss representative in Malta, and Ambassador Abraham Borg, the Maltese representative in Switzerland, signed DiploFoundation's founding document on 20 November 2002, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malta.
This…
Internet guide for diplomats
Milestones, Publications, TimelinePublished in 2000, 'The Internet Guide for Diplomats', by Jovan Kurbalija and Stefano Baldi, was the first guide specifically conceived and realised to assist diplomats and others involved in international affairs to use the Internet in their…
DiploNews starts
Milestones, TimelineThe first issue of DiploNews came out on 1 September 1999. The electronic newsletter was created to ‘provide brief news items and relevant web links to the diplomatic community and those interested in the use of IT in diplomacy’. DiploNews…
First postgraduate accredited course
Courses, Milestones, TimelineIn 1999, DiploProjects ran the first Postgraduate Diploma course on IT and Diplomacy, in cooperation with the University of Malta. Some 14 participants, from 9 countries around the world, attended this first course, offered through blended learning…
