Launch: Digital Watch AI-powered media barometer

Launching on Monday, 19th October | Online

Media coverage – or lack of coverage – is a good indicator of national policy priorities, new technological developments, and issues raised by various actors.

The new Digital Watch media barometer will use AI tools to analyse the coverage of digital issues across global media. The barometer will help practitioners monitor the pulse of global and regional debates, as well as priorities in the digital field.

14 new projects in September and October

DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) will be launching 14 new projects in September and October 2020.

LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER 2020

14 Sept. The new Digital Watch observatory
17 Sept. ConfTech’s Library on the Future of Meetings
21 Sept. The humAInism Speech Generator
24 Sept. Help Desk for inclusive governance
28 Sept. The Digital Watch weekly digest

LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER 2020

5 Oct. Start of Contemporary diplomacy courses
5 Oct. Start of Cybersecurity 10-week course
8 Oct. Tech Meets informal get-togethers (in Geneva)
12 Oct. Diplo’s new Data Engine
15 Oct. Start of the Online Meetings and Conferences online course
19 Oct. The Digital Watch AI-powered media barometer
22 Oct. Study: Diplomacy in the age of COVID-19
26 Oct. The new Geneva Digital Atlas
29 Oct. The ConfTech Immersion Lab (in Geneva)

Launch of the humAInism Speech Generator

[Update] Check out the humAInism Speech Generator .

Launching on Monday, 21st September | Online

The humAInism Speech Generator is a platform for generating diplomatic statements on cybersecurity by codifying existing expertise (bottom-up AI) and pattern recognition of speeches delivered during the UN-mandated Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on developments in the field of ICTs in the context of international security (top-down AI).

During the launch, we will be looking under the bonnet, and also explain what we’ve learned on AI governance from the development of AI tools.

14 new projects in September and October

DiploFoundation and the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) will be launching 14 new projects in September and October 2020.

LAUNCHING IN SEPTEMBER 2020

LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER 2020

May 2020 online courses

As a diplomat of a small state, operating in a dynamic and rapidly changing international environment, I must sharpen my skills and be equipped with the right tools in order to be successful. I particularly enjoyed the rich, constructive exchange of views/ideas among participants. The opportunity to undertake a case study on one small state was truly enlightening. The bonus was the flexibility of studying at my own convenience from the comfort of my home or office and receiving certification, without leaving my country.

Nicholette Williams (Assistant Director/Foreign Service Officer IV, International Organisations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica), July 2015

Diplo offers four interactive postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 4 May 2020

For more information on each course please click on the titles above. These online courses are available as Diplo Certificate Courses (application deadline: 30 March 2020) and University of Malta Accredited Courses (application deadline: 2 March 2020)

Who should apply?
Working diplomats, professionals involved in international relations, and others who wish to learn about new topics in the field of diplomacy or expand and refresh their knowledge of more traditional topics.

How much study time will I need?
Ten weeks of part-time study, with a minimum of five to seven hours per week.

How does the online course work?
You will work through study materials provided in the online classroom together with other participants, following a weekly cycle. Each week, you read and discuss lecture texts, adding questions and comments and responding to those added by other participants and the lecturer(s). Other weekly activities may include self-assessment quizzes, short assignments, discussion forum topics and group tasks. At the end of the weekly cycle, you will meet with other participants and lecturers in an online chat room to discuss the topic for the week.

For more information on studying online and to apply, please visit Diplo’s courses website or contact admissions@diplomacy.edu

Science and technology diplomacy summer school

SciTech DiploHub, the Barcelona Science and Technology Diplomacy Hub, and Institut Barcelona Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), the leading academic and research institution on global affairs from Barcelona, have partnered to offer a first-of-its-kind training in science and technology diplomacy in a will to train the next cohort of leaders of a field that is increasingly essential to tackle humanity’s global challenges. The summer school will take place from 1-5 July in Barcelona, Spain.

Aimed at mid-career scientists, technology experts, and diplomats, as well as graduate students from related disciplines (i.e. science, engineering, political science, or international relations), the summer school covers the most pressing issues on science and technology diplomacy ranging from sustainable development to technology diplomacy, with a special focus on Europe, the Mediterranean, and the role of global cities.

DiploFoundation will be taking part in the summer school with Dr. Katharina Höne speaking on big data and artificial intelligence (AI) and their impact on diplomatic practice, drawing on Diplo’s reports on Data Diplomacy: Updating diplomacy to the big data era and Mapping AI challenges and opportunities for the conduct of diplomacy.

For more information, visit the event page.