#DiploHack combines the specific know-how and skill sets of diplomats, tech developers and designers, along with that of journalists, academics, NGOs, businesses and social entrepreneurs to ‘hack’ traditional diplomatic problems in start-up style groups.
Networks and collaborations are becoming increasingly important; the world is changing, so is diplomacy. The rapid evolution of new technology in the 21st century offers both challenges and great opportunities. To meet these challenges, the Embassies of the Netherlands and Sweden in London set up ideated hackathon events to explore the mutual added value for diplomacy and technology on one hand and, through a truly collaborative process, create technology-driven solutions to traditional diplomatic challenges. Dutch and Swedish embassies around the world have been organising Diplohack events ever since!
Our goals are:
· To create new, collaborative and creative methods for diplomacy
· To familiarise diplomats not just with social media and open/big data, but with the social media and tech industry and their start-up culture and practices
· To actively look for added value in technology, social media and open/big data for diplomacy/public diplomacy
· To familiarise the tech industry with diplomats and diplomacy
· To recognise the role of social media and open/big data as central to modern human interaction, including in international relations and especially in public diplomacy
To keep up to date, have a look at the most recent editions of diplohack, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Networks and collaborations are becoming increasingly important; the world is changing, so is diplomacy. The rapid evolution of new technology in the 21st century offers both challenges and great opportunities. To meet these challenges, the Embassies of the Netherlands and Sweden in London set up ideated hackathon events to explore the mutual added value for diplomacy and technology on one hand and, through a truly collaborative process, create technology-driven solutions to traditional diplomatic challenges. Dutch and Swedish embassies around the world have been organising Diplohack events ever since!
Our goals are:
· To create new, collaborative and creative methods for diplomacy
· To familiarise diplomats not just with social media and open/big data, but with the social media and tech industry and their start-up culture and practices
· To actively look for added value in technology, social media and open/big data for diplomacy/public diplomacy
· To familiarise the tech industry with diplomats and diplomacy
· To recognise the role of social media and open/big data as central to modern human interaction, including in international relations and especially in public diplomacy
To keep up to date, have a look at the most recent editions of diplohack, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.