On October 22, at the World e-Democracy Forum award ceremony in the French National Assembly, DiploFoundation received a prestigious award for its capacity development programme in Internet governance. Other laureates for 2009 included Google and Twitter. Through online training, online policy research, and policy immersion, Diplo has helped many developing countries, organisations, and individuals participate meaningfully in the global governance of the Internet. At the ceremony, Dr Jovan Kurbalija, founding director of Diplo, said: “Inclusive and diverse governance is the only way to address global issues such as climate change, migration, and the Internet.” He added: “Diplo’s capacity development programme assists small and developing countries who are often absent from global negotiations.”
