Diplo Blog
Skype
03 March 2010
WHY? Frequent communications are essential in the diplomatic world. International phone calls are the norm in diplomatic network. The \'Voice over IP\' (VoIP) services offer interesting opportunities and can allow im...
What is e-participation?
02 March 2010
Usually e-participation is closely linked to e-government and e-governance, referring to any Information and Communication Technology (especially Internet) resources used to involve citizens in government processes. ...
Netvibes
02 March 2010
WHY? Diplomats are confronted every day with a vast amount of information to consult. Most of this information is available and consulted online. Diplomats have more information at their disposal now that they h...
Video in E-diplomacy
02 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...
Public diplomacy
01 March 2010
How can diplomats make use of technology to improve their professional skills and communication? How do computer mediated communications affect diplomatic discourse? What is the impact of a globalized and interactive...
Google Desktop
24 February 2010
WHY? The amount of information that every diplomat stores in hard disks is growing fast. Therefore no matter how good you are in naming and organizing your files and your digital documents it will still be difficult ...
e-Policy: Quick Review
24 February 2010
Firstly, it is worth starting by reviewing what has been recently happening in the area of E-Policy or more particularly Gov 2.0 initiatives. 2009 witnessed a surge of interest by some governments in using and adoptin...
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities in the Internet Era
19 January 2010
Digital diplomacy, Diplomatic law, Diplomatic theory and practice, Privileges and immunities
Digitalisation impacts the following aspects of diplomatic privileges and immunities: 1. Inviolability of Hardware and Digital Assets The immunities accorded to the mission premises are endorsed in Article 22(1) of ...
