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Digital DiplomacyBetween Tradition and Innovation
Jovan KurbalijaDirector, DiploFoundation
Head, Geneva Internet Platform
2nd February 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Valletta
http://www.diplomacy.edu/e-diplomacy
“My God, this is the
end of diplomacy.”
Reaction of Lord Palmerston when he
received the first telegraph back in 1850s
However…
Lord Palmerston
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CONTEXT
for Digital Diplomacy
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Power of the Internet
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Context
High
dependence
on the
Internet
Internet: Dependence
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E-Diplomacy, Kolašin, June 20138
24 hours day
8 pieces of
information in
working memory
148 stable social
contacts to maintain
(Dunbar’s number)
Be Aware of
Our Limits!
How unique and novel is Digital
Diplomacy?
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Thousands years of
the history of diplomacy
Pigeons
Maritime transport
Railway
Telegraph
Telephone –Radio – TV
Evolution of Diplomacy: Tradition and
Innovation
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Common Elements
Information
Communication
Three Impacts
Changing
environment for
diplomatic activities
New topics on
diplomatic agendas
New tools for
diplomats
DiplomacyInternet
New political, social and
economic
ENVIRONMENT
for
Diplomatic Activities
Cable Geo-Strategy
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Cable Geo-Strategy
Dip
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oun
dation
DATA Geo-strategy
Emotional Geo-Strategy
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Economy : new ways of making money
Apple close to Denmark and
Israel
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22Silicon Valley
Sovereignty
New
TOPICS
on
Diplomatic Agenda
Surveillance – Privacy – Data
Proteciton
“Right to be
forgotten”
Mario Costeja Gonzales vs Google
European Court of Justice
Judgment (2014
Mario Costeja Gonzales
Individual in global politics
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Dip
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oun
datio
n
RIR
Registries
Registrars
Critical Internet Resources (CIR)
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Cyber-Security
Dip
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nd
ati
on
“Internet of Things” and Smart Cities
New
TOOLS
for
Diplomatic Activities
Approximately 140 MFAs have established
an online presence.
38% use Twitter
37% use Facebook
28% use YouTube
6% have a blog (or blog roll) on their main
website.
(DiploFoundation study – ongoing)
MFAs and social media
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Twiplomacy
128 heads of states on Twitter
250 accounts of world leaders
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Essential
E-Competences
for
Diplomats
communicatecreate
collaborate curate
critique
audiences
Developing social media 'credentials' (engaging, relevant content) while preserving diplomatic credentials (avoid unnecessary controversies and reduce risk)
Curate Communicate? Collaborate – Create - Critique
Case study: Car of Canadian
Embassy in Beijing
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Ambassador’s car: chinese media responses
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Ambassador’s car: epilogue
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oun
dation
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How to manage information?
“need to know” ?“need to share”
2001 2011 2013
Web:
edip.diplomacy.edu
Twitter:
@jovankurbalija
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ediplomacy
Jovan Kurbalija