[governance] Diplomacy goes virtual: Inauguration of diplomacy island & virtual embassy in second life

[Avri Doria]

unfortunately i would need a computer more powerful then mine to get  
a second life.  (not that i am sure i have a life in the first place.)

it is an interesting concept though and i will be curious to see how  
far it goes.



a.


On 18 maj 2007, at 15.32, Mr. Robert Guerra wrote:

> http://privaterra.org/node/99
>
> Diplomacy goes virtual: Inauguration of diplomacy island & virtual  
> embassy in second life
>
>
> Organised by DiploFoundation in Partnership with the Geneva Centre  
> for Security Policy (GCSP)
>
> • VENUE:  Diplomacy Island in Second Life (SL latitude/longitude:  
> 150,191,26)
>
> Date/Time: 16:30 (GMT) - 22 May 2007
>
> Geneva (GMT+2) 18:30,    New York (GMT-4) 12:30 London (GMT+1)  
> 17:30, New Delhi (GMT+5:30) 22:00,    Beijing (GMT+8) 00:30 next day.
>
> PROGRAMME
>
> • Dr. Srgjan Kerim, President Designate of the United Nations  
> General Assembly: Address from the United Nations – New York
> • Hon. Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives –  
> Official Opening of the Virtual Embassy of Maldives
> • Ambassador Walter Fust, Director of the Swiss Agency for  
> Development and Cooperation – Importance of Virtual Diplomacy for  
> Small and Developing Countries
> • Mr. Philip Rosedale, CEO of Linden Labs & Founder of Second Life  
> (TBC)
> • Dr. Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation – Presentation  
> of the Diplomacy Island
>
> 	
> WHAT IS DIPLOMACY ISLAND?
>
> Diplomacy Island
> In front of the Virtual Embassy of Maldives
>
> Diplomacy Island is the next step in over a decade of research and  
> development in the field of Virtual Diplomacy. Through Second Life,  
> Diplo will explore new possibilities for diplomatic representation  
> and negotiation. Diplomacy Island will be another channel for  
> Diplo’s main mission to assist small and developing countries to  
> participate meaningfully in international relations. Diplomacy  
> Island includes the following “neighbourhoods”:
>
> The Diplomatic Quarter will host Virtual Embassies. Along with the  
> Virtual Embassy of Maldives, which will be inaugurated on 22 May,  
> several other embassies are under construction including embassies  
> of Malta, Philippines and Macedonia.
>
> The Virtual Diplomatic Academy will host sessions and panels  
> related to modern diplomacy and themes such as environmental  
> diplomacy, energy diplomacy and cyber-diplomacy.
>
> The Virtual Diplomatic Museum will be more than a typical museum.  
> Its main function will be to highlight the relevance of diplomacy  
> to modern society, as opposed to the use of force. The Museum will  
> present historical examples of the success of diplomacy. Visitors  
> will have a chance to communicate “across time” with famous  
> diplomats from the past including Talleyrand and Metternich.
>
> The Internet Governance Village will host panels, round table  
> discussions and conferences on two sets of issues. First, of direct  
> interest for Second Life citizens, the IG village will host  
> discussions on privacy, security, digital identity and taxation in  
> cyber-space. Second, the IG Village will promote discussions on  
> Internet issues and developing countries, mainly on how to bridge  
> the digital divide.
>
>
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