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🍂 Applications open! Diplo’s 2025 autumn online courses
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👉🏼 Application deadlines for certificates issued by Diplo: 29 September 2025
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◆ Need financial assistance? Scholarships are available!
Thanks to support from the government of Malta, partial scholarships are available for applicants from developing countries to attend upcoming Diplo online courses. These scholarships cover 30%–60% of course fees and can be applied to most 2025 online courses. Browse our course catalogue and contact us at [email protected] for further information.
Main takeaways from our recent events
◆ African Priorities for the Global Digital Compact
In the webinar African Priorities for the Global Digital Compact, we explored Africa’s response to the UN’s Global Digital Compact – a bold vision for a secure, inclusive digital future. Watch the recording below!
◆ UN Cyber Dialogue: Shaping the Future Global Mechanism for Cyber-Stability
The expert discussion UN Cyber Dialogue: Shaping the Future Global Mechanism for Cyber-Stability focused on the potential contours of a future global mechanism for international cyber dialogue and co-operation. Watch the recording below!
Blogs and publications
◆ From summer disillusionment to autumn clarity: Ten lessons for AI
As students return to classrooms and diplomats to negotiation tables, the question looms: where is AI really heading? This analysis outlines ten lessons from the summer of AI disillusionment, and developments that will shape the next phase of the AI story. Read the blog post!
◆ Why apprenticeship and storytelling are the future of learning in the AI Era
The biggest obstacle to the AI transformation isn’t the technology itself; it’s the way we still teach. The use of ChatGPT among students drops sharply at the end of the academic year. Why? Because AI has become a tool for finishing essays, assignments, and theses – tasks shaped by outdated academic requirements. Read the blog post!
◆ Who needs diplomats when you have Taylor Swift?
In today’s media-saturated world, diplomacy no longer belongs solely to governments. From Bono shaping G8 agendas to Taylor Swift nudging voter turnout, celebrities have become powerful players in global politics. This rise of ‘celebrity diplomacy’ signals both new opportunities for influence, and deep challenges of legitimacy, accountability, and control. Read the blog post!
◆ Dubai chocolate: A delicious example of culinary diplomacy
In a world of food trends, few have captured global attention quite like Dubai chocolate – a rich, artisanal chocolate bar infused with traditional Middle Eastern flavours that quickly became a viral sensation. Beyond its irresistible taste and visual appeal, Dubai chocolate shows how food can become a powerful diplomatic tool. Read the blog post!
◆ Nomads and settlers: Conflict, fear, and politics
Walls, trade, conquest, diplomacy – states tried every strategy against nomads. None lasted. Sooner or later, the riders returned. Read the blog post!
◆ Unlocking the EU digital future with eIDAS 2 and digital wallets
eIDAS 2 and the European Digital Identity Wallet aim to secure online interactions, reduce bureaucracy, and empower citizens across the EU with a reliable, user-friendly digital identity. Read the DW analysis!
◆ Is AI therapy safe, effective, and ethical?
AI chatbots may offer companionship, but they cannot replicate empathy or clinical expertise in mental health care. Read the DW analysis!
◆ Digital Watch Monthly – Issue 102
In our July–August 2025 issue, we explore the shifting balance of digital power: US chips versus China’s minerals, the global AI race, and cyber intrusions reshaping geopolitics. We highlight lessons from AI’s summer of disillusionment, the UN OEWG’s milestone on cybersecurity, and Geneva’s summer dialogues shaping digital governance. Read Digital Watch Monthly newsletter!
◆ DW Weekly #229
In the latest issue of the DW Weekly newsletter:
- Von der Leyen declares Europe’s ‘Independence Moment’
- Nepal lifted the social media ban
- Albania introduced the world’s first AI-powered public official
- Kazakhstan established an AI ministry
- Anthropic agreed to a USD 1.5 billion settlement in a copyright case
- Updates from Geneva and a look at the week ahead.
Latest videos
◆ AI Shorts #21: AI gone wild: Google’s Nano Banana, ChatGPT tragedy & Meta’s deepfake crisis
AI can amuse, amaze – or harm. The latest episode of AI Shorts shows why design, guardrails, and awareness matter more than ever.
Don’t miss…
◆ AI Policy Summit 2025 (3-4 Oct)
The AI Policy Summit advances to its sixth edition in 2025. The Summit continues the multistakeholder dialogue with leading experts, exploring the use of public policy and societal engagement to capture the benefits of artificial intelligence, minimise its risks, and enhance its adoption. Read more and register!
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