Asia Cyber Diplomacy Workshop “Diplomacy: Between Tradition and Innovation”

09.15–10.00

Welcome coffee with CyberLab presentation: The future is now – the Internet of Things, 3D printing, and Bitcoin

10.00–10.15

Welcome remarks

• Ambassador Dhiravat Bhumichitr, Devawongse Varopakarn Institute of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
• Mr Bernhard Kelkes, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangkok
• Dr Jovan Kurbalija, DiploFoundation

10.15–11.30

WHAT are the main cyber diplomacy issues? (Mapping cyber challenges for modern diplomacy)

• Understanding how the Internet works and how the Internet functionality impacts cyber diplomacy
  By Eng. Vladimir Radunovic, director of cybersecurity at DiploFoundation

• Summarising the main cyber policy challenges for diplomats
  By H.E. Dr Alex Sceberras Trigona, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Malta and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta 

11.30–11.45

Coffee break & CyberLab

11.45–12.30

Applicability of international law to cyber challenges
by  H.E. Dr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations

12.30–13.30

Lunch break

13.30–14.30

WHERE is cyber diplomacy performed?

• Survey of the main cyber diplomacy processes and legal and policy instruments (including confidence building measures and activities of UNGGE)
  By Dr Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation and head of the Geneva Internet Platform 

• Survey of regional cyber initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region
  By Ms Jessica Woodall, Analyst, International Cyber Policy Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
   

• Regional Digital Diplomacy
  By Mr Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, Regional Office for Asia-Pacific, International Telecommunication Union

HOW: Bringing together technical, diplomatic and security aspects of digital policy

Mr Wanawit Ahkuputra, Deputy Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Thailand & Member of the Government Advisory Council at ICANN

15.00–15.30

Coffee break with CyberLab presentation: a peek into the Dark Web and tools for cyber attacks

15.30–16.15

WHO are the main actors in cyber diplomacy?

• Overview of the main actors

• Roles of stakeholders and models of public-private partnership

By Mr Moedjiono Sardjoeni Matdullah, the Senior Advisor for International Relations and Digital Divide, Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Indonesia

Simulation exercise: Negotiating an international cyber declaration

• Skills and techniques for diplomatic negotiations 
  By Ambassador Kishan Rana, former Indian diplomat
• Distribution of simulation roles
• Simulation exercise – first round

09.00–10.30

Simulation exercise (continuation)

Participants complete the simulated negotiations, and discuss the lessons learned, during a debriefing session with experts

10.30–11.45

Coffee break & CyberLab

10.45–12.15

How can national governments address the challenges of cyber diplomacy?

• Benchmarking countries in cyber issues & the Global Cybersecurity Index
  By Aaron Boyd, Chief Strategy Officer, ABI Research

• National diplomatic services and their coverage of cyber issues (case studies)
  Panel discussion moderated by Dr Jovan Kurbalija, director of DiploFoundation and head of the Geneva Internet Platform

12.15–14.30

Certificate ceremony and lunch reception