US military studied how to influence Twitter users in Darpa-funded research
The activities of users of Twitter and other social media services were recorded and analysed as part of a major project funded by the...
From Bamboo to E-stonia: social media in the post-Soviet states
Depending on where you log on in the post-Soviet states you will have different social networks available and different degrees of freedom in using...
Mass surveillance of social media is permitted by law, says top UK official
Mass surveillance of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and even Google searches, is permissible because these are "external communications", according to...
UK forges close cyber ties with China despite endemic espionage
As the US continues to take a hard line with China over alleged criminal hacking of American companies, UK cyber investigators have quietly forged...
Improving the Norwegian user experience
I’ve just got back from speaking at a workshop for Norwegian government web editors on how GOV.UK keeps its focus on user needs and...
The web at 25: what impact has it had across Africa?
Ahead of the Activate Johannesburg Summit 2014, Bitange Ndemo, honorary chair, Alliance for Affordable Internet, spoke to us about the impact of the internet...
Hashtag Nameplate at Foreign Ministry Sets Twitter Abuzz
All India | Written by Sanchari Bhattacharya | Updated: June 07, 2014 10:17 IST
Deputy Secretary #digital diplomacy, as the nameplate reads, is a post...
Digital diplomacy at the FCO Leadership Conference 2014
May 19, 2014 | by Adam Bye
Last week saw our annual Leadership Conference when Ambassadors from around the world return to London to look...
What happened on social media during the European elections
I spent the weekend looking at what people have been saying about the European elections. I’m quite sleepless but I want to share some...
When the E.U. realized the potential of digital diplomacy
Like most nations and international organizations, the European Union has eagerly adopted social media over the past two years. And like most foreign ministries,...