Diplo Blog
The power of data
10 March 2010
A new age of online data has arrived – a fact noted by The Economist in a recent front page feature on “The data deluge”. For anyone interested in global policy making this is a very exciting development. Goo...
E-diplomacy example
07 March 2010
Video-conferencing was a big hype in the 1990s when it was promoted as a way to replace traditional meetings. As with much hype, it was followed by a \"disillusionment\" phase. People simply preferred traditional mee...
Game playing @ diplomacy and peace-building
05 March 2010
Can we use state-of-the-art simulation and \"serious gaming\" tools to transform the way that peace-building organisations train, plan and collaborate? An event staged last year by the United States Institute of Peac...
Other non essential but useful Tools and Services
04 March 2010
Invitations to events The diplomatic world is also characterized by many official events (lunches, dinners, cocktails, galas, Celebrations of National Days, etc). In many cases the invitations for these events need ...
Doodle
04 March 2010
WHY? In diplomatic life it is often necessary to organize meetings which involve the participation of several individuals. Either for internal briefings or for external meetings or just for a simple appointment wi...
PDF (Printer)
04 March 2010
WHY? In many occasions it is necessary to create and/or exchange files containing documents that cannot be modified and look exactly like to the original. A kind of digital photocopy. The PDF format ensure this possi...
Delicious (Social Bookmarking)
04 March 2010
WHY? The first assumption is that once you have located useful information on the Internet, you will probably want to note the address (URL) of the information for easy future access. One simple way to do this is wi...
Mind Mapping
03 March 2010
WHY? In many occasions diplomats need to organize or to be organized. Sometimes this activity refers to practical events (Conference, Meeting, Visit. etc.), sometime it refers to concepts or ideas (Reports, Speeche...
