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JUL 22, 2010
Russia launches new PR initiative aimed at attracting foreign investment
Foreign Policy
The Kremlin is getting more Internet-savvy every day. Not only has President Dmitry Medvedev joined Twitter, the Russia government now has an English language web portal to help funnel business and advertise their foray into the information age.
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Government PD
New Technology
Americas
Eurasia
JUL 22, 2010
Twitter’s impact on public diplomacy
MountainRunner.us
On July 16, 2010, The Huffington Post published an opinion piece authored by John Brown, former U.S. Foreign Service officer and currently Adjunct Professor of Liberal Studies at Georgetown University.
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Government PD
New Technology
Americas
JUL 22, 2010
Internet Diplomacy: 21st-century statecraft
The Economist
I am suspicious of the phrase “21st-century statecraft”. I am suspicious because I can't define it...Is it a new kind of state-run broadcaster, a digital Radio Free Europe? Is it a new kind of public diplomacy...
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Government PD
Media & PD
New Technology
Americas
Middle East
JUL 22, 2010
When Arabs Tweet
The New York Times (Op-Ed)
I was intrigued to see several recent calls for bids by the U.S. Agency for International Development for programs that would, among other things, train young Arabs how to better use the Internet and other digital technologies for political activism, advocacy, greater transparency and accountability, and other such democratic practices.
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Government PD
New Technology
Americas
Middle East
JUL 21, 2010
Partnership allows students in Hampton, Tbilisi to connect
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What started as a transatlantic video chat between students at Hampton High School and students in the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union has now become an opportunity to build stronger economic and cultural relations.
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Cultural Diplomacy
New Technology
Non-State PD
Americas
Eurasia
JUL 21, 2010
State Department is taking right steps to foster Internet freedom
The Washington Post
Since then, the State Department has brought the issue of online freedom to the table in its diplomacy around the world and joined with Internet providers and social media companies to foster public-private partnership in Internet freedom.
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Government PD
New Technology
Non-State PD
Public Opinion
Americas
JUL 20, 2010
Governments Get Together to Talk Clean
The New York Times (Blog)
Two dozen countries representing 80 percent of the world’s commercial energy consumption on Tuesday announced initiatives to build more efficient appliances and buildings, “smart” electric grids and electric vehicles.
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Government PD
New Technology
Africa
Americas
JUL 19, 2010
State Department moves ahead with Facebook-style site
Federal News Radio
Many academics warn against relying on new forms of media like Wikipedia or Facebook for reliable information. However, an initiative at the State Department is taking advantage of these very platforms to improve agency performance and transparency.
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Government PD
New Technology
Americas
JUL 19, 2010
Disaster Response 2.0: Learning From Haiti
The Huffington Post (blog)
The technologies that came to the fore in Haiti are not new. They include everyday technologies -- mobile phones, online mapping tools, GPS, and social networking. What is new is their use in the humanitarian context at the scale seen in the global response to Haiti's catastrophic quake.
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Government PD
New Technology
Non-State PD
Public Opinion
Americas
JUL 19, 2010
Updating Smith-Mundt for the 21st Century
The Heritage Foundation (blog)
Since 1948, Cold War legislation has been tying the hands of practitioners of U.S. public diplomacy and international broadcasting. The law in question is the Smith-Mundt Act, which was intended to allow the State Department to counter Soviet propaganda in foreign media...
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Government PD
Media & PD
New Technology
Public Opinion
Americas
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