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Six killed, dozens wounded as Afghan Taliban strike German consulate
Six killed, dozens wounded as Afghan Taliban strike German consulate
The death toll from a powerful Taliban truck bombing at the German consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sharif city rose to at least six Friday, with more than 100 others wounded in a major militant assault.
The Taliban said the bombing late Thursday, which tore a massive crater in the road and overturned cars, was a “revenge attack” for US air strikes this month in the volatile province of Kunduz…
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Innovations in Foreign Policy
The Consulate General of Germany in New York hosted a Digital Diplomacy meetup event yesterday featuring Andreas Sandre in discussion with Mashable's Editor-at-Large, Lance Ulanoff. Andreas presented the main ideas in his newly released book - Digital Diplomacy: Innovations in Foreign Policy, and Lance asked some tough questions regarding the nature of diplomacy and how digital is shaping its future.
(Andreas and Lance looking dapper)
One of the main takeaways was the potential for big data as it applies to everything - from how countries can help citizens to how governments can help other governments through tools built from collecting, analyzing and sharing big data sets. Andreas also describes this as the road to "Digital Diplomacy 3.0". If "Diplomacy 2.0" was about "Transformational Diplomacy" in real-time then its next-gen version is about collaboration and working together across sectors to explore how digital technologies (beyond social tools) can make a positive impact on diplomacy and shape the future of diplomatic trade craft.
(View of the UN from the German Consulate)
I had the pleasure of first meeting Andreas in 2012, shortly after I began working as a practitioner. The idea of Digital Diplomacy was fairly new at the time (after all, it usually takes about 5 years for the public sector to catch up to developments in the private sector, as Lance was quick to point out in the discussion). Andreas was, and has since been, one of the leading influencers in this space. I eagerly read his white-paper-turned-book, Twitter for Diplomats, published online by the DiploFoundation and this very tumblr was inspired by Andreas himself. During our first meeting in Georgetown, I mentioned that I was saving a lot of articles on the subject of Digital for Diplomacy and he encouraged me to share them on tumblr, which I eventually did a few months later. Therefore, this "curated repository of knowledge on digital diplomacy" is largely thanks to Andreas and his e-diplomacy blog!
(Posing with Andreas)
I've also had the pleasure of meeting Lance previously, when I worked in the private sector (which now seems like a lifetime ago!). During Social Media Week 2012, I helped to organize a panel on "Social Sharing and the Art of Doodling" featuring Lance (an avid doodler), Alexis Ohanian (Reddit), Bettina Korek (For Your Art), Erin Sparling (Wall Street Journal), Doug Jaeger (School of Visual Arts), and moderated by Jessica Lawrence, Managing Director of the New York Tech Meetup. Lance was a great addition to that panel and it was wonderful to see him speak again, this time in conversation with Andreas.
(Andreas and Lance in discussion)
Many thanks again to the team at the German Consulate for organizing this event, and to the speakers, and of course, also to the attendees from the Digital Diplomacy Meetup. We had representatives from governments across Europe, the US State Dept, and Asia, and it was a real treat to see that interest in this topic continues to grow.
(Pictured with my counterparts from Denmark and Canada!)
I'm looking forward to seeing what lies ahead for "Digital Diplomacy 3.0". Though my professional development has been focused on social media as a tool for public diplomacy, I am personally excited to see how digital in all its forms will continue to shape society, and by extension governments.
Check out the German Consulate's Storify to see mentions of last night's event!
And if anyone has an idea for an upcoming Digital Diplomacy Meetup or Digital Diplomacy Coalition event in NYC, please feel free to reach out!
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