In his recent guest blog, Giulio Quaggiotto, UNDP argues that citizen engagement is more about design than technology.
By Guy Girardet on 17 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
By Editor on 17 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
"Whenever I am asked about the role of social media and new technologies for citizen engagement, I like to show the first minute and a half or so of this brilliant TED Talk by Dave Meslin", writes Giulio Quaggiotto, Practice Leader, Knowledge and Innovation, ...
By Jovan Kurbalija on 13 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
The short answer is YES! A bit longer answer could be prompted by questions… why, over the last few days, have we not heard news about ambassadors presenting demarches in Washington, with reasonable doubts whether their e-mails have been intercepted?
By Editor on 13 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
This is a recent interview with Anders Norsker, Chief, Information Services Department, International Telecommunication Union.
By Editor on 12 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
"The growth in social media represents a shift in power from traditional top-down communication to the individual.
By petecranston on 10 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
"Open Data is a simple concept. Organisations holding datasets should place them online, in machine-readable formats, and under licenses that let anyone re-use them. Advocates explain that this brings a myriad of benefits.
By Mary on 8 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
At a breakfast meeting in one of Budapest's older, more established restaurants during the week, I was surprised to see a notice on the table asking guests to refrain from using laptops in the restaurant after 7pm. No reason given.
By Ginger on 5 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
E-participation is a buzzword right now, on everybody's mind and agenda, it seems.
By Jovan Kurbalija on 3 Jun 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
This text on e-politeness is dedicated to those who have been waiting for me to reply to their e-mail for weeks, and to those who did not reply to my e-mails for weeks; to those on whose great blog posts I did not leave a comment (apologies to...
By Guy Girardet on 28 May 2013 | From the E-diplomacy channel
Remote Participation programmes and initiatives make International Agencies more transparent and inclusive.