12th June 2013
London, UK
Every year UK Ambassadors return to London to look at how the Foreign Office can most effectively deliver UK priorities overseas. A key focus of those meetings is “diplomatic excellence”, working to ensure the UK has the most effective diplomatic service in the world. This year the use of digital tools to enhance UK diplomacy […]
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7th June 2013
London, UK
HootSuite discuss social media strategies in government on their blog, following the visit of Alistair Burt MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) in May: As members of the media are taking to social media channels to deliver important news in real time, a growing number of governments (from municipal to federal) […]
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6th June 2013
London, UK
If you have ever tried flying against a flock of 340 million birds you will understand why social media is such a force. That might seem like an extreme analogy, but that number represents how many tweets Twitter users produce each day. It is a mind boggling figure. As those of us working in digital […]
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10th May 2013
London, UK
We’ve just advertised four jobs in the FCO digital team in London. They are: Social Media Manager Digital Communications Manager x 2 Senior Digital Editor If you’re interested in how digital can deliver foreign policy objectives, have a passion for social media, want to develop and design innovative digital campaigns, be part of the team […]
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30th April 2013
Beijing, China
Digital diplomacy is undoubtedly an increasingly important aspect of public diplomacy and its popularity is growing fast. It helps us understand our audience better, talk to them directly and make an impact in a more efficient and cost-effective way. Besides relevant topics about our country objectives – foreign policy, economics, trade, climate change and the […]
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26th March 2013
London, UK
Sara Bowley outlines our new travel services on GOV.UK: “This morning we fully welcomed the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on to GOV.UK…
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25th March 2013
London, UK
Our consular services and worldwide pages are now on GOV.UK, the last major part of our move to the single government website. This has been a substantial exercise, involving around 250 sites and tens of thousands of pages of content. It has involved close work over six months between the Government Digital Service and FCO, […]
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20th March 2013
Washington DC, USA
Over the past year or so a lively community of ‘digital diplomats’ has developed in both Washington and New York, with ‘digital diplomats’ meeting on a monthly basis to share ideas and talk about their latest innovations. Social Media Week this year featured, in both cities, workshops and panels looking specifically at how governments can […]
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28th February 2013
London, UK
I’ve been the Digital Communications Manager for the Middle East and North Africa for the last 21 months and today is my last day. I wanted to reflect on our many digital diplomacy successes from the region and share some of my personal highlights. I joined the team at the height of the Arab Spring […]
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12th February 2013
London, UK
Nikesh Mehta, Foreign Policy and Security Counsellor at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, on digital diplomacy…
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