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In reply to:<b> <br>
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'Sit through a one day workshop and you get a certificate calling you a
Diplomat? What a deal! <span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Sure beats two years of grad school and
passing the Foreign Service exam...</span>'</b><br>
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Diplomacy is too important to be left only to 'diplomats', who are
generally understood to be
officials of a State's foreign service. Diplomacy is the core of
international
policy processes, addressing problems through negotiations and
compromise. Traditional 'diplomats' are one very important part of
this type of diplomacy. But the field is increasingly influenced by
other government officials and non-state actors.<br>
<br>
Becoming a diplomat is not a matter of training for an elite diplomatic
corps, it is the daily experience of thousands of people involved in
global policy. It is matter of re-defining the term. IG is a good
example of this change.
In the IGF and ICANN policy processes, for example, new frameworks are
being designed by a wide variety of players, including traditional
dipomats. Lowering the entry threshold in global policy processes -
including diplomacy - is the
way to empower people, increase inclusiveness and give global policy
processes more legitimacy. The multistakeholder IGF process in
particular is preparing and involving professionals from all areas to
ensure that the international IG policy processes take advantage of all
possible resources.<br>
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Clarification: I remind all of you that I coordinate DiploFoundation's
online IG courses.<br>
<br>
Best, Ginger<br>
<br>
<br>
On 7/18/2010 11:29 AM, Nose ForBS wrote:
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<div>DiploFoundation is happy to announce its forthcoming training
workshop in Internet Governance and ICT Policy within its ACP project.<br>
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The workshop particularly targeting officials and professionals from
ACP states that will participate at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
in Lithuania in September will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 13
September 2010, as the pre-event of the IGF meeting. Deadline for
applications is 15 August 2010.</div>
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<div>Certificate Ceremony<br>
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Successful participants will receive an Internet Governance Diplomat
certificate.<br>
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<div>Sit through a one day workshop and you get a certificate calling
you a Diplomat? What a deal! <span class="Apple-style-span"
style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Sure beats two years of grad school and
passing the Foreign Service exam...</span></div>
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