Digital transformation of diplomacy: the way forward for small island states

Goundar, Sam and Chandra, Bettylyn and Bhardwaj, Akashdeep and Saber, Fatemeh and Appana, Subhash (2020) Digital transformation of diplomacy: the way forward for small island states. In: Impact of Digital Transformation on Security Policies and Standards. IGI Global, Singapore, pp. 33-46. ISBN 9781799823698

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Abstract

This chapter seeks to examine the digital transformation (digitalisation) of diplomacy and how such digital transformations can be used to positively influence and improve a country’s foreign services. The chapter further explores how the country’s diplomats and their Foreign Service counterparts at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) can utilize the tools provided by digitalisation to advance the country’s interests. Given the critical intelligence data, diplomatic protocols, and confidential information exchanged at the diplomatic level between countries, it is equally important to evaluate and assess the cyber security measures that are being taken to secure the digital network of the diplomatic missions. Scholarly research was initially conducted to position the field of research amongst pertinent literature to ascertain the use of digital tools in diplomacy and present key deliberations that exist.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	A General Works > AS Academies and learned societies (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Computing, Information and Mathematical Sciences Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Management and Public Administration
Depositing User:	Subhash Appana
Date Deposited:	25 May 2020 01:47
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2020 04:42
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/12121

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