Barbados will host the 15th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) quadrennial meeting in October 2020. It will be the first small state to host the conference. According to the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Motley, hosti...
Al-based applications are already in use in numerous areas of life and present a great opportunity to increase prosperity and growth. At the same time numerous questions arise over the long-term impact of AI technologies on humankind. This is why the...
28 Feb 2019
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Dr Anthony Land is a freelance consultant based in Botswana specialising in capacity development and change management. He works extensively in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region designing and evaluating programmes on decentralisation, public sector ...
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In our November WebDebate, we looked at blockchain technology. The WebDebate included an introduction to, and overview of, blockchain technology, and a brief exploration of some emerging and popular use-cases and applications. Joining us to...
19 Nov 2018
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‘If we are not counted, we do not count, and we remain invisible’
- Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities
Data plays an increasingly central role in discussions around the sustainable development goals (...
31 Jul 2018
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Technology has great potential to help deliver the SDGs, but it can also be at the root of exclusion and inequality. We need to harness the benefits of advanced technologies for all.
-UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, at the closing of...
31 Jul 2018
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An event on 'Disrupting development through science, technology and innovation' will be held on 28 March 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland. The event is part of the 'Financing for development in action' series launched by the Graduate Institute of Interna...
28 Mar 2018
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Dr Katharina (Kat) E Höne researches, writes, and teaches on a number of issues in the area of diplomacy, global governance, and the impact of technology on international relations. Over the last years, she has focused on research at the intersection...
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Ms Dominique Hempel Rodas is a Swiss lawyer with more than 25years experience on issues related to international law, development, and private-public partnerships.
After several years in the private industry where she held different senior p...
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The 9th BRICS summit which took place from 3-5 September, in Xiamen, has once again stimulated a debate about whether the grouping has become a new dominant actor for global governance. Alongside the G7 (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan...
18 Oct 2017
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Diplo offers five postgraduate-level online courses starting the week of 9 October 2017:
Language and Diplomacy
Development Diplomacy
Consular and Diaspora Diplomacy
Economic Diplomacy
Cybersecurity
For more information on each cou...
9 Oct 2017
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This post was originally published at the Huffington Post blog channel.
By Constance Bommelaer de Leusse and Tereza Horejsova
How can we create a more inclusive Internet? What are the practical steps we can take to expand global connecti...
11 Oct 2016
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Small and developing states with limited geographical, human, and financial resources face the challenge of doing more with less: they need to employ all available methods to increase their representation, including networks, alliances, and informati...
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Small and developing states with limited geographical, human, and financial resources face the challenge of doing more with less: they need to employ all available methods to increase their representation, including networks, alliances, and informati...
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The workshop will be structured around round tables addressing various historical, current and future issues relevant to fundamental science and society, with an opening up towards Asian countries, in particular towards developing countries around Vi...
7 Jul 2016
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Capacity development has been emerging as a central approach within development for more than two decades. This approach has gradually shifted the focus of development practice from simple financial aid and technical cooperation towards a complex new...
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Learn to effectively advance education as a bridge that promotes peace, prosperity, and sustainability.
Governments are primarily responsible for fulfilling the right to education for children worldwide. However, global education goals such as...
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