Policy Brief No. 20 Policy Brief No. 93 APLN/CNND1 September 2020 25 Spheres of Digital Peacebuilding and PeaceTech1 Lisa Schirch Abstract This report outlines twenty-fives spheres where technology can contribute to peacebuilding goals and describes five generations of thinking related to the evolution of technology’s impact on peacebuilding. Digital peacebuilding contributes to democratic deliberation, violence prevention, social cohesion, civic engagement and improved human security. Digital peacebuilding contributes to the wider field of digital citizenship and “tech for good.” Introduction and Methodology In Silicon Valley, it is uncommon to hear anyone mention the field of peacebuilding. While many complain of technology’s impact on polarisation, violent extremism and hate speech, few tech experts are aware that the field of peacebuilding has decades of experience working on social cohesion, civic engagement, and violence prevention. At the same time, most peacebuilding organisations are not fully aware of the extent to which technology can contribute to their work. 1 This Policy Brief is co-published with Alliance for Peacebuilding as it grew out of their working group.