Internet Governance
About the author Jovan Kurbalija is the founding director of DiploFoundation. He is a former diplomat with a professional and academic background in international law, diplomacy, and information technology. In 1992, he established the Unit for Information Technology and Diplomacy at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta. After more than ten years of training, research, and publishing, in 2002 the Unit evolved into DiploFoundation. Since 1994, Dr Kurbalija has been teaching courses on the impact of ICT/ Internet on diplomacy and ICT/Internet governance. He has lectured at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies in Malta, the Vienna Diplomatic Academy, the Dutch Institute of International Relations (Clingendael), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, the UN Staff College, and the University of Southern California. He conceptualised and currently directs DiploFoundation’s Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (2005–2010). Dr Kurbalija’s main research interests include the development of an international regime for the Internet, the use of the Internet in diplomacy and modern negotiations, and the impact of the Internet on modern international relations. Dr Kurbalija has published and edited numerous books, articles, and chapters, including: The Internet Guide for Diplomats, Knowledge and Diplomacy, The Influence of IT on Diplomatic Practice, Information Technology and the Diplomatic Services of Developing Countries, Modern Diplomacy and Language and Diplomacy. With Stefano Baldi and Eduardo Gelbstein, he co-authored the Information Society Library, a set of eight booklets covering a wide range of Internet-related developments. jovank@diplomacy.edu
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