Tag: Digital hubs

2nd October 2014 London, UK

Digital Week at the FCO

Last week, the FCO held its first ever Digital Week: a concentrated effort to show our staff how digital tools and technologies can transform our policy-making, service delivery and communications. We organised a busy programme of talks, masterclasses, digital clinics and competitions, delivered both in our London HQ and around our global network. So what […]

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14th July 2014 London, UK

A digital Summit like no other: Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict

This is the second in a series of 3 blog posts about the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. See blog 1 and blog 3. Having done the groundwork (see blog posting) the FCO’s digital team role during the Summit was twofold: To take the summit and fringe to those outside. To bring […]

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29th January 2014 London, UK

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by Simona Prete

Head of Communications, British Embassy to the Holy See

Digital at heart

Over 4,600 twitter followers, a blogging Ambassador, a gallery online telling UK-Holy See relations in pictures. These are part of the digital footprints of our small Embassy (five of us in total): the oldest UK diplomatic representation abroad, @UKinHolySee to name it in tune with the times. Digital media have become an essential part of […]

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19th December 2013 Washington DC, USA

by Jessica Jennings

Head of Strategic Communications

Making all voices count online and “IRL”

In my lifetime, the rise of digital communications has changed nearly every aspect of our daily activities. And in foreign policy, the world is changing as a result of digital’s ability to give a voice to so many. We have seen social media play a huge role in regime change in the Arab world, we have […]

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