Quiz question: which year was Facebook launched? Hint: it was two years before the launch of Twitter ........ and no Googling!

The impact of the Internet on diplomacy was the focus of yesterday's e-diplomacy workshop in Strasbourg, attended by 40 diplomats based in Strasbourg and officials of the Council of Europe
The destiny of ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is an example of the limits of traditional diplomacy and the potentials of e-participation in political life.
Diplo's 2010 E-diplomacy Initiative consisted of awareness building/launch events in the main diplomatic centres and an International Conference on E-diplomacy (Malta, 3-4 June 2010). The initiative created momentum for courses, research and community discussion on e-diplomacy.
A recent report by Demos traces the rise of populism through online behaviour.
Diplo and E-diplomacy
- 1992 - Establishement of the Unit for Computer Applications in Diplomacy at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies
- 1998 - Establishement of DiploProjects at the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies
A recent study at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) challenges the view that members of the so-called ‘net generation’ share certain characteristics, as often claimed, such as the ability to adapt quick
Hungary has been in the news a lot lately, not least with its controversial media act and the alleged erosion of democracy by the current Prime Minister and his party. I’ve been watching developments with interest and a little concern.