Diplo Academy upcoming courses and programmes
🛡️ #NEW The new Combating Cybercrime online course equips professionals with the skills needed to combat cybercrime through diplomacy and international cooperation.
👉🏼 Application deadlines for certificates issued by Diplo: 25 October 2024
◆ Need financial assistance?
Partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries. Contact us at admissions@diplomacy.edu for further information.
❄️ Applications open! Winter 2025 online courses
👉🏼 Application deadlines for certificates issued by Diplo: 13 January 2024
For further information and to apply, click the course titles above or visit Diplo’s course catalogue.
◆ Need financial assistance? Scholarships available!
Thanks to the support from the government of Malta, partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries to attend upcoming Diplo online courses. These scholarships cover 30%–60% of course fees and can be applied to most online courses in 2025. Browse our course catalogue and contact us at admissions@diplomacy.edu for further information.
Upcoming events
◆ UN Cybercrime Convention: What does it mean and how will it impact all of us?
After three years of negotiations, initiated by Russia in 2017, the UN Member States at the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) adopted the draft of the first globally binding legal instrument on cybercrime. This convention will now be presented to the UN General Assembly for formal adoption later this year.
Join us on Tuesday, 22 October, at 10:00 UTC (12:00 CEST) for a virtual expert discussion to hear the views of several delegates involved in the negotiation process. The session will help us understand the contents of the agreed draft convention and its practical implications for all of us. Register to join!
Main takeaways from our recent events
◆ Tech Diplomacy: Actors, Trends, and Controversies | Book launch
In today’s world, tech diplomacy bridges governments and tech companies, focusing on governance, policy, and cooperation in digital technologies and AI. This publication examines its definition, relevance, key actors, methods, and global hubs. It builds on previous reports and highlights Denmark’s pioneering efforts in establishing a dedicated tech diplomacy policy.
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◆ Decoding Disinformation: Lessons from Case Studies
With support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Moldova, Diplo has conducted comprehensive research on online content governance, shedding light on the interplay between disinformation and other digital policy areas, such as online business models, cybersecurity, and human rights. The research investigates digital policy approaches that could help combat misinformation and disinformation while protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
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◆ Celebrating 500 Issues of DiploNews: 25 Years of Pioneering Digital Diplomacy!
The special retrospective event celebrated the 500th issue of DiploNews and 25 years of Diplo’s pioneering work in digital diplomacy. The event took us on a journey through the evolution of digital diplomacy and governance, as chronicled in 500 issues since September 1999. We explored how diplomacy has transformed, from the launch of the first websites to the advent of AI, and from the early diplomatic negotiations on internet access to the intricate digital agendas of today. Visit the event page and further resources!
Blogs and publications
◆ Untangling Digital, Cyber, and Tech Diplomacy: A Search for Clarity of Thinking and Action
If you find yourself puzzled by the interchangeable use of ‘digital’, ‘cyber’, and ‘tech’ in discussions on diplomacy, you’re not alone. In this blog, Jovan Kurbalija offers clarity on the historical and practical uses of these terms. Read the blog post!
◆ By Teaching, We Learn
Jovan Kurbalija reflects how through teaching and learning, we better understand the world and each other, and in this shared pursuit of knowledge, we become better prepared to face future challenges. Read the blog post!
◆ Multilateral Diplomacy: A New Inflexion Point
From Cold War tensions to modern crises – multilateral diplomacy faces its toughest test yet. Will it manage to adapt and evolve? Petru Dumitriu analyses. Read the blog post!
◆ Collateral Consequences: The Unseen Price of Consumerism
Markets excel at facilitating trade, but they fail to address the unintended consequences of consumerism like pollution. Aldo Matteucci provides ideas on how to approach these hidden costs. Read the blog post!
◆ Foreigners Everywhere: Identity and Estrangement in Diplomacy
‘Foreigners everywhere’ – diplomats embody this theme deeply, as outsiders in host countries, strangers in their homelands, and even foreigners to themselves. Explore this unique life paradox in Jovan Kurbalija’s blog. Read the blog post!
◆ Part One: AI Apprenticeship 2024 @ DiploFoundation
The AI Apprenticeship online course has kicked off! Learn how participants are building their very own AI bots and why gaining independence from big tech is a game changer. Dr Anita Lamprecht writes. Read the blog post!
◆ ConfTech Digest #40, September/October
What have Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom come up with recently? The ConfTech Digest delves into language interpretation, meeting summary, watermarks, and more! Read issue #40 of the ConfTech Digest!
◆ AI and Ethics in Modern Society
AI is transforming society, but ethical concerns around its use are growing. From privacy issues to accountability in decision-making, it’s crucial we develop a responsible framework for AI.
Discover how governments, corporations, and individuals navigate these challenges in our article on AI and ethics in modern society. Read the DW analysis by Ilias Dimou!
◆ El Salvador: Blueprint for the Bitcoin Economy
El Salvador made history as the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. What was once considered a risky gamble has now evolved into a strategic financial revolution with global implications.
Discover how this bold experiment became a carefully crafted strategy, and how El Salvador is positioning itself at the centre of the global crypto movement. Read the DW analysis by Nikoleta Selena!
◆ Digital Watch Monthly #93 – October 2024
In the latest Digital Watch Monthly Newsletter
- UNGA79 and the ‘Pact for the Future’
- Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): India’s G20 Leadership
- Disinformation in the digital era
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◆ DW Weekly #181 – 11 October 2024
In the latest issue of the DW Weekly
- Search engine antitrust dispute: Google vs US DoJ
- AI is taking stage in the Swedish Nobel Prize Academy
- Brazil lifts ban on Elon Musk’s X platform
Latest videos
◆ AI for Media Professionals: Briefing at the Montenegrin Public Service Broadcaster
Diplo Executive Director Jovan Kurbalija held an interactive briefing on AI at the Montenegrin public service broadcaster, where he talked about the most critical functions of public service media in the AI era.
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