E-Diplomacy: Internet as a diplomatic topic and tool, a side event at the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017

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A panel at the GCCS 2017. (L-R): Ms. Sophie Lohde, Minister, Public Sector Innovation, Denmark; Mr. Hyun Cho, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea; Dr. Istvan Mikola, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary; Mr. M.J. Akbar, Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India; Mr. Frank Grutter, Ambassador, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Long Zhou, Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. The panel was moderated by Mr. Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Former Diplomat, Government of India. ¦ © GCCS 2017

Today, the Internet is not only a tool for the daily work of a diplomat; it is also an important issue on the diplomatic agenda. The core questions addressed circled around the following:

What are the implications of the potentials and pitfalls of the use of the Internet for diplomacy?
How can diplomats assess diversity of cyber-related issues on the political agenda?
Are there possibilities to learn more about the impact of cyberspace on Diplomacy?

The panelists included Ambassador Frank Grütter, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Swiss Federal Office of Communications; and Marília Maciel, a Digital Policy Senior Researcher at the DiploFoundation. The conference was moderated by Vladimir Radunović, DiploFoundation.