Digital Diplomacy

On January 17th, 2020, the US State Department official launched a Center for Analytics (CfA). According to the State Department website, the center will This unique asset helps U.S. diplomats use analytics to addresses key challenges, such as prioritizing issues for diplomatic engagement and aligning Department resources with U.S. foreign policy priorities… As directed by the President’s Management Agenda, the future of U.S. foreign policy hinges on intelligently leveraging data as a strategic asset. Launching CfA is the first step in the Department’s pursuit of becoming a federal leader in data management and analytics, as well as a global leader in applying data analytics to evaluate and refine foreign policy The State Department is by no means the only MFA looking to harness data analytics. Over the past two years, several MFAs have established data units. For instance, the British FCO now operates a big data unit tasked with identifying and neutralizing fake social media account..

The digital revolution arrived late at the heart of ministries of foreign affairs across the Western world. Ministries latched on to social media around the time of Tahrir Square and Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution, beguiled by a vision of the technology engendering a networked evolution toward more liberal societies.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang addresses a press conference, Beijing, China, January 13, 2020. /Photo via China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs In an era...

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ou may have heard the expression digital diplomacy but have you ever wondered exactly what it is? Digital diplomacy is a concept that covers...

ThePanel and AKFC co-hosted an event on Digital Diplomacy at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa on November 19, 2015. ...

How does social media change how statecraft is practiced in the 21st century? Who's participating and why? What have been some lessons learned from...

Vortrag von Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, anlässlich der Botschafterkonferenz 2012 im Außenministerium in Wien. ...