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9:08 am on April 16, 2016 · cybersecurity (79), diplo (33)

FREE WEBINAR TUES: #Cybersecurity competence building trends @DiplomacyEdu

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Diplo_logo2_400x400On Tuesday April 19 2016 the DiploFoundation will present a webinar Cybersecurity competence building trends. The authors of a study – conducted by DiploFoundation and commissioned by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs – will discuss the findings, and the strategic, policy and public-private partnership approaches related to competence building measures and cybersecurity. Examples of such measures include the development of cybersecurity curricula at universities, hubs and innovation centers at universities in cooperation with the private and public sector, professional education programs, and knowledge frameworks. What other measures can be undertaken to foster competence building? How can competence building measures be integrated into national cybersecurity strategies? What are the main findings and key trends in the study?

What: Cybersecurity competence building trends
Where: Geneva
When: Tuesday April 19 2016 11:00 UTC (07:00 EDT)
Register: http://www.diplomacy.edu/registrations/webinar-cybersecurity-competence-building-trends (Free)
Study summary: http://issuu.com/diplo/docs/cybersecurity_executive_summary

2:15 am on March 27, 2015 · constance bommelaer (6), diplo (33), george sadowsky (3), governance (62), govlab (2), new america foundation (14)

VIDEO: A Digital Magna Carta : Internet Governance and a New Social Contract @NewAmericaNYC @SwissCGNY #nanyc #ig

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digital magna carta

digital magna cartaOn Thursday March 26 2015 the Consulate General of Switzerland and the New America Foundation presented A Digital Magna Carta : Internet Governance and a New Social Contract. A distinguished panel discussed the future of the Internet in an increasingly connected, globalized world. Speakers: Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director, DiploFoundation, & Author, Introduction to Internet Governance; Constance Bommelaer, Senior Director for Global Policy Partnerships, Internet Society; Olivier Sylvain, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University; George Sadowsky, Member, Internet Governance Forum series, & Member, Board of Directors,  Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); Stefaan Verhulst, Co-founder and Chief Research and Development Officer, the Governance Lab. It will be recorded for a New America Foundation audio podcast and webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

View on Livestream: https://new.livestream.com/internetsociety/digitalmagnacarta/videos/81670666
Twitter: #nanyc

1:53 pm on December 2, 2014 · diplo (33), governance (62), itu (44), plenipot (3)

VIDEO: @sgdickinson Outcomes of the ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference @DiplomacyEdu #PP14 #Plenipot #IG

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On Friday 28 November the DiploFoundation‘s monthly Internet Governance webinar featuring Samantha Dickinson speaking on Outcomes of the ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference. Ms Dickinson examined specifically:

  • What are the main updates to the top four Internet-related resolutions?
  • This was the first major ITU conference since the Snowden revelations – what impact did the revelations have on the negotiations and final versions of the new resolutions?
  • Were there any significant changes to the positions of Member States with regard to multistakeholder or intergovernmental models for IG?
  • What were the tensions and nuances during the negotiations?

Video is below.

View on YouTube: http://youtu.be/EWv1wODTovY
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/Eyq3YP4qoLT7/
Twitter: @DiplomacyEdu + Plenipot