In collaboration with the Alliance of Civilizations, CISCO launched a Dialogue Café at the Istanbul Forum. This project is based on a radical but simple idea: ordinary people have more in common than not and given the opportunity will explore their common interests even across radical geo-political divides. Dialogue Café links diverse groups of citizens from around the world through third generation video-conferencing technology, thereby creating a new space for social innovation and exponentially expanding our ability to solve problems and innovate as a global community. Dialogue Cafe's development is being supported by an international multi-sector consortium of partners, enabled by cutting-edge technology and most importantly is driven by ordinary people. The Café proof or concept involved preparations for pilot cafes in New York, London and Istanbul.
Alliance of Civilizations