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Jovan Kurbalija is the founding director of DiploFoundation. Mr. Kurbalija has an academic and professional background in diplomacy, international law and computer science. In addition to academic research, Mr. Kurbalija has developed many applications in the field of diplomacy (including knowledge management systems, databases and online learning courses). His major research interests focus on a multidisciplinary study of the influence of information technology on diplomacy and international relations. Since 1997 Mr. Kurbalija has been overseeing the Postgraduate Diploma Course on Diplomacy and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at the University of Malta. One of the main features of this course is the study of ICT and Internet Governance including a simulation exercise in the negotiation of a fictitious International Convention for the Internet.