The CYBER DIPLOMACY CENTER is a unique initiative in Romania, whose main purpose is to expand cooperation and research to the diplomatic area, which necessarily complements the technological, economic and social developments in the cyber environment. The center cooperates with ministries and authorities with responsibilities both in diplomacy and in cyber security.

The Center works to propose and implement strategies, initiatives and actions in order to improve cybersecurity, promote peace and stability in the cyber environment by means of applying resources related to traditional diplomacy.

Our Priority

As this domain is constantly changing and evolving, cyber diplomacy must be a flexible tool, capable of adapting to this intense rhythm through the development of new applications and intersections: ICI’s Cyber Diplomacy Center addresses precisely these needs.

Risks

Managing the risks related to collective security and supporting good governance by using specific tools dedicated to relevant state and non-state actors.

Promotion

Promoting the interests of relevant stakeholders from the cyber field by applying traditional diplomacy resources.

Proposal & Strategies

Drafting norms and strategies in areas like: Internet governance, prohibition of cyber criminality, the adequate response to cyber-threats and the protection of critical infrastructures.


International Journal of Cyber Diplomacy


The International Journal of Cyber Diplomacy – IJCD hosts an eclectic group of contributors, from cyber experts to diplomats, military and law enforcement representatives and contributes to the knowledge community that the National Institute of Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest has been building through its events, its partnerships and its publications.


International Conference of Cyber Diplomacy


Bucharest has hosted the first edition of the high-level international conference on cyber diplomacy entitled "Building global digitalisation: creating trust & security through cyber diplomacy", organized in Bucharest, Romania, by the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest through its Cyber Diplomacy Center.