Why Canadians need to talk about the future of the Internet
On October 23-24, Canadians will add their voices to the global conversation on the future of the Internet by joining the We, The Internet Dialogue.... Read More
Events
[email protected] Programme Launches Digital Safety Campaign for Women and Youth in the MENA Region
On February 11th, celebrities and civil society organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will join together to raise awareness of digital... Read More
Teams Compete to Shape Kyrgyzstan’s Digital Future
More than 160 people raced against the clock to come up with the best ideas to support digital citizenship in Kyrgyzstan during a three-day event... Read More
Vietnam Internet Forum 2019 – Youth and Internet Policy
Youth engaging in internet policy debates? Absolutely! Vietnam’s first-ever Youth Internet Governance Forum (YIGF) event will be held as part of the Vietnam Internet Forum... Read More
The SDGs are on the agenda at the world’s largest mobile industry event
Connectivity for Development? Yes! Without Digital Safety? No! Mobile operators are embracing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is needed. But increasing mobile connectivity without... Read More
Black Rose Book Launch
Using Manga to Teach Digital Safety in Vietnam Custom graphic novel sheds light on online dangers and human trafficking. The SecDev Foundation is proud to... Read More
2nd Central Asian Internet Governance Forum
The SecDev Foundation is proud to support the 2nd Central Asian Internet Governance Forum (CAIGF) in Tajikistan. The main purpose of the CAIGF is to... Read More
SecDev Foundation Funds Digital Citizenship Symposium in Hanoi, Vietnam
Digital Citizenship on the Agenda following Vietnam’s Safer Internet Day 2017 The SecDev Foundation supported a symposium on digital citizenship in Hanoi on 22 February... Read More
SalamaTech: Harnessing Technology to Advance Peacebuilding
Our own Anwar Abas participated in a debate on PeaceTech earlier today. The panel session, hosted by the Centre for Security and Governance, is part... Read More
Women, Violent extremism and the Internet: Empowering Prevention – 6 March 2017
On March 6th the CIC National Capital Branch, in cooperation with the SecDev Foundation, hosted the event, Women, Violent Extremism and the Internet: Empowering Prevention;... Read More
Online Extremism in Central Asia: Repression is not Effective, But What’s the Alternative?
The SecDev Foundation recently co-hosted a Central Asia Security Forum workshop on Countering Violent Extremism Online. One key take away from the forum is the... Read More
Women, Technology & Partnerships – Countering Terrorist use of the Internet
The CIC National Capital Branch, in cooperation with the SecDev Foundation, present a special panel on “Women, Technology & Partnerships-countering terrorist use of the Internet” on... Read More
United Against Extremism – 7 March 2017
United Against Extremism: How the UN and Tech Companies are Confronting Online Hate The SecDev Foundation is a proud co-host of a special event called... Read More
Violent Extremism on-line: Drivers, Evidence and a Way Forward
What are the drivers of violent extremism on-line? What do we know about its impact? How do we engage industry and leverage the potential of... Read More
Trading Nukes: Does Canada need a new North Korea policy?
An immersive cultural experience hosted by the Intelligence Futures Working Group – Thursday 20th of October 2016 North Korea matters. A war on the Korean... Read More
PeaceTech and the Syrian Conflict: What Canadians Are Doing
Join us on 30 September 2016 at Ottawa’s Peace Festival as we share our experience with PeaceTech and the Syrian conflict. Peacetech in Syria The... Read More
Canada and the Digital Economy: Youth, Talent, and Innovation
Join the CIC National Capital Branch for Politics @ the Pub: Canada and the Digital Economy: Youth, Talent, and Innovation Monday, September 19th 18:00 – 20:30 On... Read More
China’s Rising Cyber Power: Assessing the Implications
The Canadian International Council (CIC) National Capital Branch, Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) and the SecDev Foundation present: China’s Rising Cyber Power:... Read More
Introducing the Central Asian Internet Governance Forum
The first Central Asian Internet Governance Forum will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on June 21-22, 2016 – and the SecDev Foundation is a proud... Read More
Terrorism is on the Rise – But There’s a Bigger Threat We’re not Talking About
Originally Published by the World Economic Forum By Robert Muggah High-profile attacks on major cities in Belgium, France and the United States have set the... Read More
A Big Night in Ottawa: Launching a Magazine and a Working Group
It was a big night for us yesterday in Ottawa. In cooperation with the Canadian International Council (CIC) National Capital Branch, we hosted a special Intelligence... Read More
Urban Terrorism, Violent Extremism and the Internet
In cooperation with the Canadian International Council (CIC) National Capital Branch, The SecDev Foundation presents a special Intelligence Futures panel: Urban Terrorism, Violent Extremism and... Read More
6 Lessons From Companies Operating in War-Torn Communities
By Robert Muggah and Elissa Golberg for the World Economic Forum Virtually every government, business and civil society organization around the world has to contend with... Read More
How Fragile Are Our Cities?
By Robert Muggah originally for the World Economic Forum The world is urbanizing at a breakneck pace. But not all regions are moving at the... Read More
Is Urban Terrorism the New Normal? Probably
By Robert Muggah originally for the World Economic Forum A handful of hastily written emails spread shock waves across the United States last month. The threats were... Read More
Why Our Future Depends on Cities
By Robert Muggah This article is published in collaboration with Devex for The World Economic Forum It is hard to know with certainty where and why cities... Read More
The Age of the Fragile City: An IISS Event
Our Director of Public Policy and Research, Robert Muggah, will be participating in an upcoming event at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies. The event, entitled The... Read More
Book Launch – The Open Empowerment Era: From Digital Protest to Cyber War
Next month, The SecDev Foundation will launch its upcoming Book, The Open Empowerment Era: From Digital Protest to Cyber War, at London’s Chatham House. As part of... Read More
Why We Must Count the Human Cost of War
By Robert Muggah for the World Economic Forum The economist Paul Collier famously argued that wars are development in reverse. The human costs are certainly devastating, resulting... Read More
The Ultimate Revolution: Nonviolent Information Technologies
This article was written by Afra Jalabi and originally published at #HackingConflict We live in a world that is increasingly interconnected– populations around the world are gaining... Read More
The Rising Threat of Organised Crime on Social Media
Originally published by The World Economic Forum Even as the digital revolution kicks into gear, there are signs everywhere of governments using new technologies to... Read More
Hacking The Syrian Conflict: Part of a #DiploHack Challenge
On May 27, 28, 2015, more than 100 participants envisioned ways to use new technologies to help youth caught in conflict at #HackingConflict, a #DiploHack challenge in Ottawa.... Read More
What Happens at a #DiploHack…Is Posted on Twitter
Article by Jessica Pichard • Header Image by Throne Photography Ottawa was abuzz last week as over one hundred participants undertook Canada’s first-ever #HackingConflict Challenge. On... Read More
World Economic Forum on Latin America 2015
The SecDev Foundation’s Director of Research & Public Policy, Robert Muggah, is participating in the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2015. “In its 10th year,... Read More
Peacebuilding International Expert Forum
The SecDev Foundation is honoured to be partnering on the Twenty-First Century Peacebuilding International Expert Forum 2014-2015. The upcoming Seminar II on Peacebuilding in Cities: Building Safe, Inclusive, and... Read More
Building Peace at the Nexus of Organized Crime, Conflict, and Extremism
On November 13th, IPI together with the Folke Bernadotte Academy, the SecDev Foundation, and the Center for International Peace Operations-ZIF, hosted a one-day workshop exploring... Read More
Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Recovery: The International Expert Forum
Photo Credit: erichon / Shutterstock.com On May 23, policymakers, practitioners and researchers met for the fourth International Expert Forum (IEF) in New York. More than 40... Read More
Peacekeeping Operations and the Durability of Peace: What Works and What Does Not?
Photo Credit: Sadik Gulec / Shutterstock.com This meeting note is from the third International Expert Forum (IEF) held at IPI on December 10, 2012, in a joint collaboration... Read More
Mitigating the Consequences of Violent Conflict: What Works and What Does Not?
Photo Credit: jan kranendonk / Shutterstock.com This meeting note reflects the discussions of the Second International Expert Forum held at IPI on June 6th, 2012. The... Read More
Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy
Photo Credit: Aekkaphob / Shutterstock.com The purpose of the first International Expert Forum, “Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy: What Works and What Doesn’t?,” was to explore... Read More