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Digital training and capability at FCO: a new strategic approach

Digital training at the FCO has reached toddler-hood. Claire Collins blogged in November about its one year birthday and now, just like a toddler,...

How does digital support diplomatic excellence? Easy, attend the FCO’s fascinating course and get...

  In January 2016, I was delighted to attend the one-day ‘Policy Skills Digital Diplomacy course’ hosted by the FCO’s Digital Transformation Unit (DTU). This...

Soziale Medien in China: Wo bleibt Angela Merkel?

Das chinesische Twitter-Pendant Weibo hat mehr als 500 Millionen Mitglieder. Abseits unseres digitalen Radars genießt die soziale Plattform trotz der Zensur im Reich der...

„E-Diplomacy – Außenpolitik im Zeichen der Digitalisierung“ 16. Dezember 2015, 18.30 Uhr

  Auch in der Außenpolitik gewinnen digitale Kanäle zunehmend an Bedeutung. Das Internet ist zugleich Plattform für politische Umbrüche, Kommunikationskanal staatlicher Stellen sowie Schauplatz von...

Serbian Digital diplomats in action Srpske digitalne diplomate u akciji

Facebook to Restore Serbian Language on All Landmarks and Maps of Kosovo and Metohija #NoKosovoUnesco After the self-proclaimed independence of Kosovo in 2008, for some reason Facebook...

Digital Diplomacy : What future for Governments?

High Level Seminar 14:00 - 17:30Location: Egmont Palace, 8bis, Place du Petit Sablon, 1000 Brussels Organisation: Egmont Institute The new digital world led to a new...

Cabinet Office launches ministerial group on digital technology

Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has launched a ministerial group on government digital technology to push digital public services reform. The group will consist of...

A Digital Team Is Helping Obama Find His Voice Online

As the Internet exploded recently with the story of the 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested for taking a homemade clock that was mistaken for a...

A digital DFAT

DFAT’s digital diplomacy has come a long way since it launched its first Twitter account in 2011. Today, most of our Australian heads of mission...

Getting smart about mobile video

The latest smartphones make everybody a potential video director. But there’s more to creating effective videos than an iPhone and a sprinkling of enthusiasm....