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Metaverse Diplomacy
Marc Zuckerberg’s announcement about Facebook’s transition to Meta brought the concept of metaverse back in the spotlight. Yet, did you know that Diplo has extensive experience in Metaverse Diplomacy since 2007?
On this topic page, you can discover what Diplo has done so far on Metaverse Diplomacy and follow what we will be up to next […]
Science diplomacy in 2021
Science diplomacy covers three main aspects: science in diplomacy, science for diplomacy, and diplomacy for science […]
Future of meetings
In December 2019, Zoom reported 10 million daily users. Three months later, the number of Zoom’s daily participants jumped to more than 300 million.
The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically altered our daily routines, shifting our day-to-day activities from offline to online […]
COVID-19 and Diplomacy
COVID-19 has brought the world to its knees. With almost every country and territory reporting cases of the coronavirus, the world is having to adapt to a new kind of normal […]
AI and diplomacy
Over the past few years, there has been significant progress in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), which is increasingly becoming part of our everyday lives (from intelligent digital personal assistants and smart home devices, to autonomous vehicles, smart buildings and medical robots) and not just the stuff of science fiction […]
Digital diplomacy in 2021
You can explore the impact of digital on diplomacy via three inquiry areas:
Changes in the political, social, and economic ENVIRONMENT in which diplomacy is conducted: digital and redistribution of power in international relations, new types of conflicts, digital interdependence and sovereignty, etc […]
Data and diplomacy in 2021
In 2021, an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data was generated per day. Statistics show that by 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be produced on a daily basis. Described as the ‘oil’ of the 21st century, the potential of data to achieve breakthroughs in various industries and fields is significant. Diplomacy is no exception. Despite popular belief that diplomacy is traditional in nature, it is tasked to continuously adapt to an ever-changing world […]
Digital foreign policy
On the emergence of digital foreign policy you can consult:
– a research report, and
– conference summary from the conference held on 2nd March 2021
All countries (albeit with differences in emphasis depending on their circumstances and capabilities) recognise that digitisation plays a role in foreign policy. In the age of digitisation, diplomacy too is shifting and adapting to the new landscape […]
Internet governance and digital policy
Internet governance, also referred to as digital policy, deals with the policy issues associated with digital technology.
Diplo has been providing capacity development support to digital policy practitioners for almost 20 years. This includes online and blended courses, policy research, policy immersion, and community support. Since many small and developing countries have limited resources and institutional capacity in this sector, Diplo provides special assistance to practitioners from these countries […]
Cybersecurity
Today’s headlines often feature the word ‘cyber’, reporting on threats related to the virtual world: online child abuse, stolen credit cards and virtual identities, malware and viruses, botnets and denial-of-service attacks on corporate or government servers, cyber-espionage, and cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure […]
E-commerce
Technology has significantly transformed the world’s economy. The ability to make data flow worldwide, and the digitisation of information have enabled digital business models and spurred the growth of e-commerce. The impact of cross-border data flows on gross domestic product (GDP) growth is now larger than the impact of the traditional flow of goods […]
History of diplomacy and technology
‘The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.’ This quote from Winston Churchill could be a tweet about the interplay between diplomacy and technology. This topic will, by revisiting the history of diplomacy, try to find guidelines for the future of diplomacy in the internet era […]
Cybermediation
The development of digital technology is impacting our societies and professional fields. It is expected that the technology sector will continue to rapidly, possibly exponentially, develop in the coming years. This trend will have deep consequences in virtually every area of society […]
Language and diplomacy
It has often been said that language is not only an instrument of communication, but the very essence of diplomacy. Diplomats engage in negotiations, persuasion, presentation, and communication, all of which necessitate language skills for the effective conduct of diplomatic work.
Both the written and the spoken language require the mastering of concepts and skills, and need to consider message and context. Language can also serve as a form of action: when we warn, threaten, promise, suggest, agree, advise or otherwise, we are doing something, and not merely saying something. The role of the unsaid in communication (the meaningful silence) is equally crucial […]
Intercultural communication
An Internet search on the topic of intercultural communication or cross-cultural communication yields over three million results. In recent years practitioners in a wide variety of fields — scientific cooperation, academic research, business, management, education, health, culture, politics, diplomacy, development, and others — have realised just how important intercultural communication is for their everyday work […]
Diplomacy of small states
The diplomacy of small states is a subset of diplomacy. It is sufficiently identifiable to warrant an examination on its own. At the same time, it also helps to provide an insight into the broader themes, objectives, and methods of diplomacy in general […]
Diplomatic reporting
Information is the lifeblood of the diplomatic services with diplomats, like veins and arteries, reporting from their posts back to their home countries. These diplomatic reports, or cables, as they are more commonly known, keep information flowing; they help co-ordinate activities and prepare the groundwork for decisions.[…]