Barbara Jacobson

3/25. Held by @ICARDA , @CGIAR , @ICRC , @Refugees , @IYCM , @mercycorps, “Reaching the most vulnerable: #ClimateAction in fragile and conflict-affected contexts” highlighted how #LossAndDamage is further amplifying insecurities. 📼 Watch again here: youtube.com/watch?v=W3PAi1…

“Our role can only be as facilitators: supporting systems on the ground - not assuming what is needed or when.” Barbara Jacobson @mercycorps

At this point, maybe we should ask women for help. #COP27

Diplo as a hidden gem. Great compliment for @DiplomacyEdu

In Burkina Faso, thousands of people are on the move. They're exhausted and trying to find safety. trib.al/KYnFJC5

Read @Barbara_RJ’s summary from this year's #HLPF in NY, outlining the discussions about the importance of #data for both monitoring and implementing the #SDGs. @SDGsbot @SDGActors @ConnectSDGs ow.ly/lpsV30ldzZI

Antonio Guterres closing the #HLPF18: '#Technology has great potential to deliver the #SDGs, but it can also be at the root of exclusion and inequality' - harness the power of technology for all through with the High Level Panel on #DigitalCooperation @jovankurbalija

#Blockchain for transition towards sustainable and resilient societies | GIP Digital Watch @GenevaGIP report from the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2018 #UN by @Barbara_RJ dig.watch/resources/bloc…

Read summary of our Sustainable #Smartphones event at the UN #SDGs #HLPF in NY by @Barbara_RJ at Diplo dig.watch/resources/scal… Thanks to panel! @CtheLoop @electrowatch @karosambhav @TCOCertified @Cunovangeet @CongoCalling @institutoakatu @lindblom_annika @Bioregional @GlobalSCP

Day 1 at #HLPF2018 and #data & #digital are clearly in focus! A main session on data, a data-driven conversation on #SDG16 and side events on smartphones & #SDG12 and on frontier technologies 4 sustainable development. Reports to follow at dig.watch/hlpf2018! @GenevaGIP

I'll be at the #HLPF at the @UN in New York next week to report from sessions on #data and digital tech! All reports will be made available at ow.ly/1h5F30kOgxu. #GlobalGoals twitter.com/DiplomacyEdu/s…

Curious what happened at the latest meeting of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (a.k.a. '#killerrobots')? My new briefing paper for @DiplomacyEdu is out! Read it here: diplomacy.edu/sites/default/… @GenevaGIP

A big thank you to all participants and @DiplomacyEdu for making today’s Workshop on Data and Digital Diplomacy for Small States a success. As a next step, we will explore opportunities to testbed some practical projects with Diplo and interested #FOSS delegations. #Singapore

Great questions from diplomatic community @Geneve_int today. Data and digital diplomacy for small states - satellite imagery has much to offer! Many thanks to @SGPMissionGva and @DiplomacyEdu @EOCommonSensing @unitar @spacegovuk

What is the relevance of #digital policy for #smallstates? We address it today at the workshop on #digitaldiplomacy 4 #smallstates by @sgpmissiongva, @DiplomacyEdu & @GenevaGIP

We are @DiplomacyEdu's event on #CyberMediation, discussing the impact of social media, #Ai, #bigdata on mediation w @swisspeace @UNOGPolitical @Harvard @hdcentre @UNOG_DG @GenevaGIP. It remains invaluable to better understand positive and negative aspects of new technologies.

We as humans like to create #ambiguity which is central to mediation. How can we make sure that technology will maintain such ambiguity? Dr Jovan Kurbalija at the launch of the #CyberMediation initiative #cyberdiplomacy @jovankurbalija

When everything is digital, nothing is digital anymore. Then the digital economy becomes just an economy. #DigitalDiplomacy is just diplomacy…. from a very inspiring discussion with @collegeofeurope students, @andreaglorioso @r0xanaradu @Barbara_RJ

our data #diplomacy report is launched. We are asking: what is the potential of big #data for diplomacy? How can MFAs adapt? ow.ly/evUR30ihqlO @Barbara_RJ @jovankurbalija @CBjola @shaun_riordan @dalxsp @JanMDiplo @Ilan_Manor twitter.com/DiplomacyEdu/s…

New report on Data Diplomacy by @Barbara_RJ @KatHone @jovankurbalija @DiplomacyEdu (commissioned by 🇫🇮 @Ulkoministerio) is an important contribution to moving #DigitalDiplomacy discussion beyond social media diplomacy.edu/sites/default/…