Advanced Diploma in Internet Governance

The Advanced Diploma in Internet Governance (ADIG) online capacity development programme delivers essential practical and diplomatic skills and techniques to current and future internet policymakers. These competencies enable adept engagement in global policy processes, as internet governance has become one of the most critical policy domains.

Digital policy-related concerns, including safeguarding privacy, upholding online human rights, and ensuring cybersecurity, have surged to the forefront of the global policymaking landscape. Nonetheless, a comprehensive acknowledgement and support of the internet’s growing importance through effective and inclusive governance remain uneven among stakeholders.

Programme details

To attain the Advanced Diploma in Internet Governance, participants need to successfully complete at least three out of the five courses offered over a span of three years. Each course requires a minimum score of 75%. Additionally, candidates must undertake at least one final assignment, achieving a grade of no less than 70%.

Note: Not all courses necessitate a final assignment for successful completion. However, specific courses do, so ADIG candidates should be attentive when selecting courses for programme fulfilment. For additional information, contact us at [email protected].

The courses currently available are:

• Introduction to Internet Governance
• E-Diplomacy
• Internet Technology and Policy: Challenges and Solutions
• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Governance, and Policy Frameworks

Note: If you’ve already completed one or more of these five courses and wish to apply for the ADIG diploma, reach out to us at [email protected].

Conducted in English, the programme offers non-native speakers a valuable platform to practise and enhance their language skills for work-related topics.

Faculty members comprise high-ranking active and retired experts, alongside distinguished academics in internet governance, digital policy, diplomacy, and international relations.

Candidates who successfully complete the ADIG programme will receive a diploma awarded by DiploFoundation. This is a professional certification issued by DiploFoundation, a non-profit foundation, and not a university diploma.

Who should apply

The ADIG programme is tailored for:

• Officials within government ministries, departments, regulatory bodies, or institutions addressing information society, internet, and ICT-related policy issues (e.g. telecommunications, education, foreign affairs, justice), and international organisations staff
• Postgraduate students, academics, and researchers in the field of internet governance (e.g., telecommunications, electrical engineering, law, economics, diplomacy, international relations, development studies)
• Civil society activists in the internet governance and information society fields
• Journalists covering internet governance issues
• Individuals in internet-business-related domains (e.g., ISPs, software developers)