New Collaboration with Diplo
Building Diplomatic Capacity on Digital Policy
Blog Post

Jan. 11, 2019
As Justin Sherman wrote for the C2B Log in December, “to preserve a global and open internet, we need to invest in cyber diplomacy.” In pursuit of that goal, we are very happy to announce the launch of a joint project with the Diplo to help develop the diplomatic capacity international digital policy debates sorely need, through the production of the “Introduction to Digital Policy and Diplomacy” course.
The first run of the hybrid-learning course will take place from February 19th through April 12th and blends a weekly in-person lecture and discussion in New America’s office in Washington, DC with intensive online material. Designed for diplomats and international organizations’ staff, as well as leaders within think-tanks, non-profits, and the private sector, this dynamic, blended-learning course is for DC’s digital policy and Internet governance elites and novices alike.
The course aims to assist professionals in Washington, DC to actively follow the increasingly relevant fields of digital policy and Internet governance (IG) and will benefit individuals directly working or engaging with Internet-related policy fields (e.g. telecommunications, human rights, cybersecurity, trade, development). In addition to building their knowledge of digital politics, course participants will gain in-demand practical skills for staying abreast of digital policy processes ranging from global Internet governance architecture to privacy and data protection to cybersecurity. All course content is tailored to the DC policy environment.
Each week, the course will cover a different topic in international digital policy. The topics that will be covered are: (1) international internet infrastructure, (2) cybersecurity, (3) international law, (4) digital policy and economics, (5) digital policy and development, (6) sociocultural issues in digital policy, and (7) digital policy and human rights. The in-person meetings will take place every Thursday for the duration of the course. For more information and to apply for the course, see the course website.