WHERE TECHNOLOGY MEETS HUMANITY
The Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) supports the activities of Internet governance (IG) and digital policy actors (in Geneva and beyond), and provides a neutral and inclusive space for digital policy debates.
Geneva Internet Platform 10th Anniversary
The GIP was initiated in 2014 by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) for strengthening Geneva’s role as a digital hub. It is operated by DiploFoundation which provides expert, technical, organisational, and administrative support.
GIP Digital Watch observatory
The Geneva Internet Platform Digital Watch observatory is a comprehensive internet governance and digital policy observatory.
The platform provides the latest updates, developments, overviews, events, resources, and actors on 40+ internet governance and digital policy issues and processes.
WIPO is a UN agency functioning as the global forum for intellectual property (IP) related services (patents, copyright, trademarks, and designs), policy, information, and cooperation. The organisation was established in 1967. …
The United Nations International Computing Centre was established in 1971 by a Memorandum of Agreement among the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization, pursuant to resolution 2741 (XXV) of the United Nations General Assembly.…
Established in 1995, the South Centre is an intergovernmental policy research think tank composed of and accountable to developing country member states. It conducts research on key policy development issues and supports developing countries to effectively participate in international negotiating pr…
The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organisation, established in Switzerland in 2007 by the late former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate,
The SDI is an independent, non-profit foundation established in 2019. In September 2019, the first Swiss Global Digital Summit took place in Geneva to provide a platform to promote in-depth discussions on Et…
ISO is the International Organization for Standardization, the world’s largest developer of international standards. It consists of a global network of 170 national standards bodies – our members. Each member represents IS…
WEF is a not-for-profit foundation whose membership is composed of large corporations from around the world. We engage political, business, academic, and other leaders of society in collaborative efforts to shape global, regi…
Geneva Engage Awards
The Geneva Engage initiative, launched by the Geneva Internet Platform (GIP, under DiploFoundation) with the support of the Republic and Canton of Geneva in 2016, assesses the interplay between International Geneva and stakeholders all over the world. The initiative includes research on how International Geneva actors communicate and create linkages with communities worldwide that are affected by the policy discussions in Geneva that span across various domains, such as development, human rights, health, environment, digital topics, etc.
Geneva Digital Atlas
The Geneva Digital Atlas represents the most comprehensive mapping of digital policy actors and internet governance scene in Geneva. The Atlas provides in-depth coverage of the activities of over 40 actors, including analysing policy processes and cataloguing core instruments and featured events.
Geneva Digital Passport
The Geneva Digital Passport distills insights from the Geneva Digital Atlas 2.0, global policy expertise, and Diplo’s 20+ years of research, serving as a concise guide to navigate Geneva’s complex digital policymaking landscape.
