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The article (in Chinese) includes an excerpt of Dr Jovan Kurbalija's speech delivered on 3 September 2024 in Beijing during the World Internet Conference Seminar on Advancing the Building of a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace to a New Stage.

The English translation of Dr Kurbalija's excerpt can be viewed here.

Published on Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) on 11 September 2024

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'Africa's data infrastructure needs to be more developed. The entire continent has fewer data farms than the Netherlands, a stark indicator of the digital divide.'

In this article, Dr Jovan Kurbalija looks at Africa's reality: the data dilemma, knowledge gaps, Africa's wisdom, actionable steps, and future developments.

Written by Dr Jovan Kurbalija for Modern Diplomacy (23 August 2024)

Geneva Solutions

In this series of articles, Dr Jovan Kurbalija explores historical figures from Geneva who anticipated centuries ago the challenges brought on by the technological revolution.

In this series

  • John Calvin
  • Charles Bonnet
  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Ferdinand de Saussure
  • Voltaire
  • Mary Shelley

Additionally, Diplo has brought these past thinkers back to life, in a way, by creating AI-driven chatbots based on their writings.

Written by Dr Jovan Kurbalija for Geneva Solutions (4-25 August 2024)

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Ahead of the Summit of the Future in September, Dr Jovan Kurbalija argues that the UN cannot ignore the challenges brought by the AI revolution.

Written by Dr Jovan Kurbalija for AI Business (10 July 2024)

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In this College of Europe Podcast, Dr Jovan Kurbalija discusses a number of topics ranging from societal effects and implications of generative AI, trends in digital diplomacy, digital governance models, long-termism and monopolies, as well as digital divides between developing and developed countries.

Presented by Haritz Echarren and Markéta Šonková for College of Europe Podcast (Bruges) (1 July 2024)

Geneva Solutions

The article (originally published in French in Le Temps) includes an observation by Dr Jovan Kurbalija on the importance of AI in the evolution of governance, which calls for a clear strategy from the Swiss authorities. Additionally, the article contains other references to Diplo and the Geneva Internet Platform.

Adapted and translated into English by Geneva Solutions (24 June 2024)

Geneva Solutions

In this article, Dr Jovan Kurbalija (Executive Director, Diplo) expresses his views on AI governance, the WSIS Forum, geopolitical tensions, the Global Digital Compact, and Geneva's role.

Written by Michelle Langrand for Geneva Solutions (27 May 2024)

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Published during the week in which the WSIS+20 Forum and AI for Good were organised, this ITU podcast presents a conversation with Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Head, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York) and Dr Jovan Kurbalija (Executive Director, Diplo) about how emerging technologies like AI have arrived on the global agenda, and why Geneva is the place to be.

Written and presented by Monika Gehner for ITU Podcasts (26 May 2024)

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The news item, translated to English as 'Saud Nasser Al-Sabah Institute organises a workshop entitled: Artificial Intelligence in Diplomatic Work' reports about a lecture delivered by Diplo's Executive Director, Dr Jovan Kurbalija, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait and Diplo.

A version with English subtitles can be found here.

See more: Diplo event page | Press release

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The Next Page podcast

In this episode of The Next Page podcast by the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva, Dr Jovan Kurbalija (Executive Director, Diplo) takes us on a journey from the past to the present and across civilizations to explore the interplay of technology and diplomacy.

The podcast is available on PodBean | Apple podcasts | Spotify

Hosted and produced by Amy Smith for The Next Page podcast (5 April 2024)

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