[Update] The digest and recording of the WebDebate are now available.
Technology impacts diplomacy and the way it is practised in a number of ways. The rise of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and 5G networks make it clear that technology also has geopolitical, security, human rights, and economic implications. Diplomatic relations between countries can be heavily affected, if not strained, by this and diplomatic skills are needed now more than ever in order to address these issues in a meaningful way.
Recent developments related to the Chinese company Huawei – from discussions in some states about banning their involvement in the development of 5G networks (overview available in the April issue of the GIP Digital Watch Newsletter), to the Executive Order of the US President, which limits the export of US technologies and intellectual property to Chinese companies (overview available in the May issue of the GIP Digital Watch Newsletter) – highlight the possible far reaching implications of battles over technological supremacy and control. They also highlight the need for diplomacy in addressing these questions. Taking this as one case among many recent developments, our WebDebate will unpack the relationship between technology and diplomacy, and make suggestions for diplomatic practitioners who want to understand and address these issues.
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Our speakers
Mr Daniel P Bagge (Cyber Attaché to the United States and Canada, National Cyber and Information Security Agency, Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington D.C.)
Mr Vladimir Radunovic (Cybersecurity and E-Diplomacy Programmes Director, DiploFoundation)
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Our experts involved
Mr Vladimir Radunović
Cybersecurity and E-diplomacy Programmes Director
Serbian-born Mr Vladimir (Vlada) Radunović is a lecturer in cybersecurity policy, Internet governance, and e-diplomacy on postgraduate and professional courses. He also serves as an expert with the Geneva Internet Platform. He served as a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) from 2016 to 2020, and a member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from 2012 to 2014. Vlada has been a lecturer, speaker, and resource person on a number of educational and training programmes and events worldwide, including within the WSIS and IGF processes. His professional and research focus is on Internet governance, broadband policy and net neutrality, cybersecurity and cyber-diplomacy, e-diplomacy, and capacity development. He holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade and a Master’s in Contemporary Diplomacy from the University of Malta. He is currently working on his PhD in cybersecurity. Vlada is currently member of the Board of Directors of Diplo US.