Webinaire (en anglais) sur la diplomatie à l’ère du numérique

New Actors of Digital Diplomacy: How Information Technology is Changing the Way Policymakers and Civil Society Dialogue

Le Webinaire sur la diplomatie à l’ère du numérique est organisé dans la foulée des activités du Global Diplomacy Lab (GDL) qui se tiendra au début du mois de novembre 2016, à Montréal. Cet atelier sera donné simultanément à Montréal et à Berlin (GDL étant une initiative allemande), avec des membres de l’institut de recherche en politiques étrangère et européenne Polis180, et se déroulera en anglais. Conférencier invité Monsieur Tom Fletcher Ex-Ambassadeur de la Grande-Bretagne au Liban et auteur de Naked Diplomacy: Power and Statecraft in the Digital Age. Les participant.e.s du milieu universitaires, étudiant.e.s de tous les cycles s’intéressant aux enjeux de diplomatie, de sécurité et des nouvelles technologies pourront profiter de l’occasion pour réfléchir sur ces sujets. Les places sont limitées! Veuillez vous inscrire en ligne sur Eventbrite. Pour plus de renseignements sur le déroulement de l’activité, voir la description ci-dessous (programme ci-joint). Date limite d’inscription : vendredi le 7 octobre 2016, 17h

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Proposed program 1. Introduction The webinar starts with a joint session in Berlin and Montreal. After a short introduction/keynote about the topic by Tom Fletcher, he will then present the scenario participants will be working with. The scenario can i. e. describe an optimal environment for the application of digital diplomacy in the future (2050) and ask the participants to develop steps, for example which connections among stakeholders need to be established or which policies implemented in order to achieve the ideal of the diplomatic working environment of 2050. 30 to 45 minutes should be enough to provide the participants with the necessary information to be able to participate in the following discussions. 2. Actions development Both groups (in Montreal and in Berlin) will separately discuss their ideas for actions by
building smaller teams to work on different dimensions (technological, social, economic, etc.) and take the roles of all stakeholders (civil society, businesses, diplomats etc.). In each group, a facilitator will foster discussions and guide the teams through the scenario asking questions such as : As a civil society, what would your reaction be and via what channel could your voice be heard ? As a diplomat which information would you need and how would you get to the information ? Groups and teams will have around 45 minutes to discuss their ideas and prepare a short summary of their findings. The format should highlight the most important findings in order to ease the later principles’ development. 3. Formulating principles Having developed actions to get to the optimal scenario, both
groups come together and discuss their solutions (via videoconference). In this last part, the experts will evaluate actions and develop joint principles that can foster innovation and communication between the stakeholders. This last session will take another 45 minutes. The final principles will provide a synthesis of innovative suggestions derived from the scenario. Ultimately, the principles will be used as a foundation for further recommendations for actions in other diplomatic situations.

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