Excelling Technology Diplomacy through Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities

Why has tech diplomacy become an influential instrument for diverse actors such as states, non-governmental organizations, tech industry, and civil society? How is it put into practice and what are its implications for global order? The workshop brings together students with academics, governmental, nongovernmental organizations and business to achieve an in-depth understanding of practicing tech diplomacy. The workshop aims to equip students with necessary sociotechnical skills to analyze strategic motives and normative commitments underlying challenges embedded in digital and green transitions for an inclusive, just, and resilient global society. The workshop unfolds in two main sections: a) Conceptual b) Empirical While the conceptual part provides a critical foundation for tech diplomacy, the empirical part examines challenge-based case studies to reify challenges and opportunities that can be leveraged through tech diplomacy strategies. This workshop focuses on two thematic areas: Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, and Polar Research and Climate. At the end of the workshop, students will have an in-depth understanding of and analytical skills to define policy gaps and propose adequate policies, enabling them to transform contestation into cooperation while addressing challenges at the intersection of technology and innovation, international relations, foreign policy, and society.