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Diplo in November 2024

03 October 2024
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Dear colleagues,

In November, Diplo maintained its autumn momentum in training, research, and international engagement.

Training: DiploAcademy was highly interactive and engaging, with hundreds of students contributing 4,535 comments and questions, including 1,947 dialogue comments over 30 days. The AI apprenticeships programme was in full swing, with 20 participants developing their chatbots through a ‘learning by doing’ pedagogy.

Research: Diplo’s research was both reflective and action-oriented. Just 47 days after the adoption of the Global Digital Compact, Sorina Teleau wrote a book, Unpacking Global Digital Compact, with an in-depth analysis of the GDC, which has quickly become a reference resource for anyone following GDC processes.

International engagement: Last month, Diplo had two significant visits to the United Arab Emirates and Hungary. In the UAE, Diplo delivered leadership training, a masterclass session, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA). In Budapest, the Diplo team conducted training for European junior diplomats. It held an awareness-building session on AI in diplomatic training for directors of the EU’s diplomatic training institutions and academies.

Additionally, Diplo’s website received a new look and content reorganisation. This momentum will continue in December with a few highlights:

  • Geneva: The event How to prepare diplomats for the AI era will mark the 15th anniversary of the diplomatic training initiative by Malta, Mexico, and Switzerland and will brainstorm about preparing diplomacy for the forthcoming AI transformation.
  • Riyadh: Diplo will actively participate in the IGF sessions and discussions and present activities in three major projects: CADE, Geneva Dialogue, and IGF knowledge ecology. Diplo will provide traditional just-in-time reporting from the IGF and participate in the workshop The future of cyber diplomacy, hosted by the Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies.
  • New York: Diplomacy and cybersecurity training for diplomats at the United Nations.

Best regards,

Jovan


Courses in November

Diplo’s classrooms were busy with vibrant discussions. As an numeric illustration, students made…

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annotations (comments and questions).

Each annotation is akin to asking questions or commenting in a traditional classroom. In Novemer alone, students “raised their hands” 1947 times contributed nearly 267 times daily, fostering active engagement.

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In November, our AI Apprenticeship programme got a new swing with 20 particpants developing their chatbots and learning on newural networks and other underlying AI technologies.


Events in November

Over the past month, Diplo hosted several events and actively participated in events organised by others.

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Diplo and the Geneva Internet Platform delivered a briefing on AI and diplomacy for Geneva-based permanent missions of GRULAC countries. The following topics were covered: AI as a topic on…

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Sorina Teleanu presented her book in an

online webinar. She focused on analysingthe main segments of the GDC, the implementation process, and the interplay with the Word Summit on Information Society and other digital processes at the United Nations.
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13 November | Online

Digital trade is becoming a key driver of global economic growth, reshaping how goods and services are produced, traded, and consumed. With increasing internet penetration and the adoption…

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14 November | Abu Dhabi

Under the Digital Policy Leadership Program (DPLP) framework, a joint initiative between Insper Brazil and the University of St. Gallen, a group of students visited Diplo and…

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18-20 November | Abu Dhabi

From November 18-20, 2024, Diplo delivered leadership training on AI and diplomacy at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA). This engagement aims to deepen Diplo’s strategic relationship with AGDA and…

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19 November | Abu Dhabi

The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) and DiploFoundation signed the MoU, which builds on 10 years of cooperation between the two organisations. The new MoU provides a framework for the new…

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19 November | Abu Dhabi, UAE

On 19th November, Jovan Kurbalija delivered a public lecture on ‘AI geopolitics and diplomacy’ at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA) in Abu Dhabi, focusing on three main aspects: impact…

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21-22 November | Budampest

Diplo will participate in the 25th European Diplomatic Programme in Budapest, Hungary, on 21–22 November 2024. Dragana Markovski and Stefan Lazic delivered training for junior diplomats from the EU member states on…

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28 November | Geneva

Sorina Teleanu and Jovan Kurbalija run an expert-guided dialogue among Geneva-based diplomats. This event was co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kenya and the EU Delegation.


New web look

In November, Diplo launched a new home page and organisation of a website aiming to solve one of the main problems of having easy access to Diplo’s rich knowledge and data resources. In addition to the AI chatbot, a new organisation of the website provides easier structural access to our knowledge.

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Sorina Telanu’s book is a comprehensive reference for anyone interested in the Global Digital Compact (GDC). It is published only 47 days after the adoption of the GDC on 22 September 2024 during the Summit of the Future, held at the United Nations in New York.

In addition to comprehensive coverage of the GDC, there are several reasons why this book is a go-to resource for understanding the GDC and broader digital governance.

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Jovan Kurbalija’s text focuses on the forthcoming publication ‘Unpacking Global Digital Compact’ by Sorina Teleanu. Kurbalija highlighted the unique way how Sorina turned her long research into an effective narrative…

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If morality were destroyed, could we rebuild it from its fragments? Aldo Matteucci examined Alasdair MacIntyre’s theory.

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