4.  Involved in e-diplomacy since 1992(initially as part of the Mediterranean
Academy of Diplomatic Studies)
 Established as an independent foundation by the governments of Malta and
Switzerland in 2002
 Offices in Malta, Geneva, and Belgrade
 20 full-time and 40part-time staff
 UN ECOSOCspecial consultative status
 Alumni of over 4000 diplomats & officials from 203 countries and territories
 Selected among the Top 100 NGOs in the world in 2012

5. Nurturing
decision-shaping
space around GIP
by engaging
international think-
tanks

6. implemented through
• Activities in Geneva
• Online activities
• Dialogue lab

11. Just-in-time
training and
assistance
Online and
face-to-face
briefings

12. Just-in-time
course:
Introduction to
Internet
Governance (6
March – 8 May
2014)
Upcoming:
Online Privacy
(September
2014)
Cybersecurity
and Human
Rights
(November
2014)

13. 13
Engaging
global
community
Inspired by football fans
gathering to watch a
match, we developed
the concept of remote
hubs

14. IGF Remote Hubs
14

15. Just-in-time
policy
briefings:
Engaging
Global Policy
Communities

18. Bridging policy silos
Facilitating policy
cross-fertilisation
Geneva Internet
Conference
(8-10 September 2014)

19. Just-in-time course
on Cybersecurity
and Human Rights
(November 2014)

21. Harvesting diversity by
harnessing complexity

22. Data-mining Cyber (security)
 E- (commerce)
 Online (human rights circles)
 Digital (previously with ‘digital
divide’ – coming into fashion again)
 Virtual (becoming virtual)
• Net (re-surfacing with NETmundial)

23. Internet and
Diplomatic
Privileges and
Immunities (May
2014)
Jurisdiction and
the Internet (June
2014)

24. Need for
reflections
1 July 2014
Telegraph to
Twitter: Is there a
lesson for the
Internet era from
the telegraph
and the outbreak
of the First World
War?

25. Next steps on this journey?
• Join the GIP as a partner
and promote your activities
• Participate in GIP activities
• Bring new ideas