E-DIPLOMACY

Do we need diplomats more or less than in the past?

July 26, 2010 by Ginger

'Do we need diplomats more or less than in the past?'

This is the first question Georgie Day asked Geoff Berridge in an interview at Five Books.

Berridge's answer was very interesting:

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Digital diplomacy: what is new?

July 23, 2010 by Ginger

A recent article on Digital Diplomacy in the NY times has raised a lot of interest. It explores many alternative views about the way diplomacy is being performed by the 'new digital diplomats'. Jovan Kurbalija provides a few comments and a reality check. Have a look and post your views here as comments so we can discuss.

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Is 'digital' changing 'diplomacy'?

July 22, 2010 by Ginger

A recent article in the New York Times, Digital Diplomacy details the digital diplomacy of 'Jared Cohen, the youngest member of the State Department’s policy planning staff, and Alec Ross, the first senior adviser for innovation to the secretary of state'. The article chronicles some of their work from Twitter to Google Apps, from Mountain View, California and Washington, D.C. to Iran. It makes an interesting read of practical applications of today's digital diplomacy.

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Two Easy Ways to Find Information on Twitter

June 18, 2010 by jelena

Twitter was a focus of interest at the Malta International E-diplomacy Conference at the beginning of June, and the discussions pushed me to explore more about Twitter possibilities before bringing the topic up here. The first thing I discovered is that there is so much information available not only on Twitter, but about Twitter, that if I wait until I get it sorted out, I will never get anything online. So I had best get started!

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Tools for 21st Century Diplomats

June 4, 2010 by petecranston

Stephano Baldi, Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Italy to the European Union, has been active in using new Web and eMedia since the Web 2.0 wave gained strength over the past 10 years.