“Malta
will be intensifying its work to provide more scholarships for training in the
fields of digital diplomacy and governance. We will also continue to support
leadership training in digital diplomacy as we did this year in Namibia and
Rwanda”, outlined Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and
Trade, Ian Borg, while addressing the summit on digital diplomacy and
governance being held in our country.
In
his speech, Minister Ian Borg described the work of the DiploFoundation during
the last 20 years as remarkable and noted that through its efforts, it has
helped many countries around the world develop digital diplomacy and their
representation in digital negotiations. He recalled how the DiploFoundation, in
recent years, has managed to gather more than 7,000 alumni from more than 200
countries and territories, statistics that show the strong success in learning
that has taken place during the last years.
He
claimed that the foundation's visionary project from two decades ago has now
become the norm. “It is this sustainable innovation that makes the
DiploFoundation unique when it comes to diplomacy, but
above all, also unique in terms of the vast impact that technology has on today’s society”.
The
minister said that it is extremely important that in the digital world we live
in today, even when it comes to traditional subjects such as health and
humanitarian aid, we discuss the digital impact. Also, among others, the
importance of the impact of data and artificial intelligence on new regulations
of the European Union and the World Health Organisation.
Minister Ian Borg
thanked the Swiss Government
for its commitment to the development of this foundation. He stressed that the
cooperation between the two countries will continue to amplify in the United
Nations Security Council between 2023 and 2024.