Events

28 Oct 2025 - 29 Apr 2025

Blockchain Life 2025

Blockchain Life 2025, happening October 28–29 at Dubai’s Festival Arena, is a large-scale industry forum focused on cryptocurrencies, mining, and Web3. The two-day event will bring together people working across the crypto and blockchain space—investors, developers, entrepreneurs, traders, and service providers—offering a platform for discussion, business development, and technical exchange. The agenda spans a wide (See more)

26 May 2025 13:00h - 14:00h

Digitalisation and blending of training programmes

The International Labour Organization (ILO) will host an online presentation to launch a new practical guide on the digitalisation and blending of training programmes, on 25 May 2025.

26 May 2025 11:45h - 14:00h

FSPI-BSCC lunch debate with Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of ITU

The event’s theme will be ‘Bridging the Digital Divide in the AI Era’.

19 May 2025 - 23 May 2025

West African IGF 2025

The West Africa Internet Governance Forum (WAIGF) is a regional initiative that brings together various stakeholders to discuss and address internet-related issues in West Africa. It serves as a collaborative platform for governments, civil society organizations, academia, private sector representatives, and technical communities to engage in meaningful dialogue concerning Internet governance. First organized in 2008 (See more)

15 May 2025 14:00h - 15:00h

Bridging waters and networks: Cybersecurity meets hydrodiplomacy | Geneva Cyber Week

Geopolitical tensions have increasingly drawn attention to the vulnerability of shared critical infrastructure, with pipelines, energy grids, and undersea cables becoming frequent targets. Water infrastructure is no exception—its weaponisation in armed conflicts reflects a growing and deeply concerning trend. At the same time, water remains a vital resource with a long-standing role in fostering cooperation. (See more)

14 May 2025 15:00h - 16:30h

The cost and benefits of using digital technology for elections in Africa

As digital technology becomes increasingly integrated into electoral systems across Africa, it is essential to critically examine both its promises and pitfalls. This webinar, organised by Diplo, offers a timely platform for dialogue on the evolving role of digital tools, such as biometric voter registration, electronic voting, and online election monitoring, in shaping electoral outcomes (See more)

14 May 2025 14:15h - 15:45h

From words to protection – how do cyber norms guide security of critical infrastructure? Announcing Chapter II of the Geneva Manual | Geneva Cyber Week

This event, hosted by the Geneva Dialogue on Responsible Behaviour in Cyberspace, explores how global cyber norms can be operationalised to safeguard critical infrastructure in today’s evolving threat landscape. It marks the official launch of Chapter II of the Geneva Manual, a milestone in defining what the UN cyber norms mean for real-world protection of (See more)

13 May 2025 - 14 May 2025

Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) 2025

The Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building (GC3B) 2025 will convene on 13–14 May 2025. Organised by the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) and hosted by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), this high-level gathering aims to advance global cooperation on cyber resilience and digital development.​ Building on the outcomes of the 2023 Accra Call, (See more)

12 May 2025

Cyber Stability Conference 2025

Hosted by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the Cyber Stability Conference 2025 is a flagship event addressing the growing complexity of cyber threats and their impact on international peace and security. Held under the theme ‘Crisis Averted: Cyber Resilience in Action‘, this year’s edition introduces a scenario-based approach built around the fictional case (See more)

12 May 2025 - 16 May 2025

RIPE 90

The RIPE 90 meeting will take place on 12-16 May 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. It will bring together internet service providers, network operators and other interested parties from around the world to participate in discussions about the policies and procedures used by the RIPE NCC to allocate Internet number resources; Participate in the RIPE Working (See more)