Digital Diplomacy

Uprkos čestim saopštenjima iz EU „o pretnji ruske propagande“, Evropska komisija je u svom izveštaju od juna ove godine priznala da nije otkrila znakove javne kampanje dezinformacija spolja, kada je reč o izborima za Evropski parlament, iako su izvestili o pokušajima „nekih ruskih izvora“ da utiču na izbor birača.

What conditions make Facebook a productive digital diplomacy tool? In a new article published in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, CPD Contributing Scholar Dr. Damien Spry examines how ministries of foreign affairs have used Facebook to connect with audiences in several locations across Asia-Pacific. Specifically, Spry takes a look at the environmental, institutional, algorithmic and audience factors behind the use of Facebook for digital diplomacy. He finds that the institutional factors that compel ministries to post certain types of content do not always match the audience factors that drive engagement on the platform. For public diplomats seeking to craft meaningful engagement, considering what is immediately useful or emotionally resonant to target audiences may be what is needed to make Facebook an important diplomacy tool. Spry writes: "MFAs can, therefore, unburden themselves from unrealistic expectations that Facebook can be a forum for..

Ambasciata d’Italia a Belgrado. La regina delle Ambasciate (Tipografia Gama, Belgrado, 2016, pp. 73). E' un libro fotografico che celebra i novanta anni dalla costruzione dell'edificio (1926 - 2016), proponendosi di valorizzare la storia dei rapporti tra i due Paesi, attraverso l'illustrazione di un luogo e della sua vita, della relazione tra valori simbolici e attività funzionali dentro e fuori dell'edificio che ha segnato  la presenza italiana in Serbia.

The advent of social media in the early 2000s has been nothing of a fascinating gamechanger. It not only helped commoners connect with the...

Indeed, actions might speak louder than words; however, the fact is, Twitter has managed to invalidate this proverb. Words alone could be influential in...

Belgrade Initiative for Public and Digital Diplomacy leads, researches and implements the best examples of public and digital diplomacy that exist in SEE region...

"Tviter" je blokirao naloge lidera Komunističke stranke Kube Raula Kastra, njegove kćerke Marijele Kastro i vodećih kubanskih medija. Udruženje kubanskih novinara osudilo je ovakvu odluku,...

Regional Conference on Digital Diplomacy (RCDD) held by the Indonesian government in Jakarta on September 10-11, 2019. (Indonesian MoFA) No country is immune to the...

Prominent panelists from goverment, think-tank and private sectors discussed “The Role of Digital Diplomacy in Crisis Situation” during the second session of #RCDD. We...

Representatives from Information Technology giants and startup companies at the Regional Conference on Digital Diplomacy (RCDD) held in Jakarta on September 10-11, 2019. (Kemlu...