digital diplomacy
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This new report explores which world leaders are on Instagram and how they use this social media tool for digital diplomacy.
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Beyond the self-promoting social media antics of political leaders, digital diplomacy is important because it gives governments the opportunity to reach people they would struggle to reach otherwise, McClory said, whether to attract foreign students, tourists, or to rally people around a cause. "Australia falls down in that they have a smaller diplomatic network compared to the US or UK, Germany or France, they have to work harder to reach those people."
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Crowdfunding platforms encourage civic participation in global affairs.
Buhari must realize that public diplomacy in an era, when digital diplomacy has been added to international relations, such that presidents and governments now use social media to pass their messages to foreign countries, there’s need for circumspect
CPD shared experiences of Digital Diplomacy with foreign ministries of Italy, UK, EU and Canada.