Digital Diplomacy

On 30 August 2011 in Canberra, at a special event in the Lowy Institute's Distinguished Speaker Series, Mr Dennis Richardson, AO, Secretary of the...

The first decade of the 21st Century has witnessed an unprecedented increase in conflict and terror related activities across the globe leading to the...

In an ideal market economy, there are lots of companies of roughly the same size who compete against each other. Consumers benefit from choice...

Weil inzwischen viele europäische Staaten Diplomaten damit beauftragten, die digitale Transformation auch außenpolitisch zu gestalten, soll auf europäischer Ebene jetzt ein Netzwerk eingesetzt werden. Seit...

As part of the activities of the Global Public Diplomacy Network conference hosted by Katara, a workshop for youth on social media was organised...

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...

In addition, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., former undersecretary of Commerce, Bruce S. Gelb, former U.S. ambassador to Belgium, Alfred H. Kingon, former U.S. ambassador...

October 10, 2017 - Challenges & Innovations: South Korea's Soft Power CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy Panel: Digital Diplomacy Exchanges in Korea’s Soft Power Corneliu Bjola, Associate...