Digital diplomacy

Coordinator of Bureau of International Information Programs Macon Phillips (left), responds to a question during a panel discussion -- Digital Diplomacy: Making Foreign Policy Less Foreign -- with Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Doug Frantz (center), and Assistant Secretary for Education and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan, who joined via digital video conference, on February 18, 2014. Moderated by Emily Parker, author of Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices From the Internet Underground and digital diplomacy advisor and senior fellow at the New America Foundation, the panel discussion is part of Social Media Week New York City.

Digital diplomacy, also referred to as Digiplomacy and eDiplomacy (see below), has been defined as the use of the Internet and new information communication technologies to help achieve diplomatic objectives.[1] However, other definitions have also been proposed.[2][3][4] The definition focuses on the interplay between internet and diplomacy, ranging from Internet driven-changes in the environment in which diplomacy is conducted to the emergence of new topics on diplomatic agendas such as cybersecurity, privacy and more, along with the use of internet tools to practice diplomacy.[5]

Platform-specific terms that have also evolved in this diplomacy category include Facebook diplomacy, Twitter diplomacy,[6][7] and Google diplomacy.[8]

  1. ^ Fergus Hanson (November 2012). "A Digital DFAT: Joining the 21st century". Lowy Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22.
  2. ^ "Digital Diplomacy - DiploFoundation". diplomacy.edu. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ Definition of eDiplomacy by Alec J. Ross - HUBFORUM 2010. YouTube. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  4. ^ Tutt. A. (2013), E-Diplomacy Capacities within the EU-27: Small States and Social Media (e-book access for free). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Kurbalija, Jovan (October 1, 2017). "Chapter 8: The Impact of the Internet and ICT on Contemporary Diplomacy". In Kerr, Pauline (ed.). Diplomacy in a Globalizing World. Oxford University Press. pp. 151–169. ISBN 9780190647988.
  6. ^ Fouts, Joshua (2009-10-13). "Social Media, Virtual Worlds and Public Diplomacy". World Politics Review. WPR LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  7. ^ Tutt. A. (2013), E-Diplomacy Capacities within the EU-27: Small States and Social Media. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-17. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Foreign ministry promotes digital diplomacy". RADIO THE VOICE OF VIETNAM. VOVNews. 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-06.