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We are pleased to announce the release of Tech Diplomacy Network co-founder Patricia Gruver-Barr and Gordon LaForge’s new report for New America, analyzing artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making, digital access and divides, data protection and data sovereignty, digital identity and surveillance, and transnational cybercrime as key areas driving political and social upheaval globally, and resulting impacts on technology and digital governance landscapes.

Bridging the Gap: The Role of Tech Diplomacy in Shaping Global AI Governance by Sarah Hesterman Rich Roberts, a Programme Director at the United Kingdom’s Wilton Park, recently shared artificial intelligence “provides the current impetus to launch a new wave…

Tech Diplomacy News: empowering diplomats in a digital age We are thrilled to share the latest edition of our newsletter! Within, we bring you a comprehensive compilation of global updates in the field of tech diplomacy. This edition takes a…

Event Recap On June 15th, the Tech Diplomacy Network and World Economic Forum co-hosted “AI Agency? Brainstorming the Building Blocks for Global AI Governance.” The event, which featured participation from tech diplomats, researchers, and private sector stakeholders, was a crucial…

Next week, the Tech Diplomacy Network will discuss potential global governance frameworks in the wake of generative AI. In our upcoming workshop at the World Economic Forum in San Francisco, featured speakers include John C. Havens from the IEEE Standards Association, the UN Secretary-General’s Tech Envoy Amandeep Singh Gill, and Stanford researcher Anka Reuel.

Check out the newest episode of the Tech Diplomacy podcast, featuring author and professor Alexis Wichowski and hosted by Tech Diplomacy Network team member Cecilie Hersleth. Discussions surrounding the influence of Big Tech companies on geopolitics, mitigating technological-facilitated harms for the next generations, tech diplomacy in the Bay Area, and the need for tech ambassadors are explored in this stimulating episode.

If you’re interested in learning more about tech diplomacy practices and initiatives, foreign policy innovations, and what’s missing from the conversation, check out Tech Diplomacy Network team member Katharina Höne’s explainer for the Israel Public Policy Institute.

If you’re interested in learning more about tech diplomacy practices and initiatives, foreign policy innovations, and what’s missing from the conversation, check out Tech Diplomacy Network team member Katharina Höne’s explainer for the Israel Public Policy Institute.

Last month, diplomats of 25 countries in the San Francisco Bay Area, international organizations, and private tech companies gathered at the World Economic Forum in San Francisco and launched the Tech Diplomacy Network, a new platform for informal exchange, trust building, and collaboration.