Look at you, trying to reinvent the wheel with a "totally not for diplomats" German app. 🌍📱 Congratulations on discovering the FSI course, something the government has been using since the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. But hey, charge $5 a month for a 60-year-old curriculum and you're golden! 💸💼
https://detawk.com/ #reinventingthewheel #FSIcourse #techcritique #appdevelopment #governmentinnovation #digitaldiplomacy #HackerNews #ngated
DeTawk - German as it should be | DeTawk

Learn German with DeTawk, a modern app built on the FSI German course, the same curriculum used to train US diplomats. Free, proven, and structured for real fluency.

Must-watch: Safe Harbour — Reding warns the US progress is needed before summer. A sharp, timely explainer on EU–US data talks, the political stakes, and why privacy advocates should pay attention. Short, clear, and essential for digital diplomacy buffs. #SafeHarbour #DataPrivacy #DataProtection #EU #US #DigitalDiplomacy #Policy #Privacy #English
https://pire.artisanlogiciel.net/videos/watch/279b8145-a375-401a-aef8-212ee20045b3
Safe Harbour - Reding warns US that progress is needed before summer

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This would have affiliated it with France, the country that made its very existence possible and has today still its largest user base, offering visibility into the decade-long investment that went into that piece of software. As someone who invested so much of my time and energy into the French digital transformation and the reputation of locally grown #DigitalCommons, I am always sad to see these missed opportunities for #DigitalDiplomacy.

New in International Affairs (w Alicia Fjällhed): “Public Diplomacy in the Crossfire: Decoding Ukraine’s ‘Strategic Self’ During Wartime.”

We introduce the Strategic Self — a framework explaining how states communicate under pressure:
🌍 Projecting Self → resilience, values, solidarity
⚔️ Distancing Self → exposing aggression, mobilising outrage

Effectiveness = adaptive balance + narrative restraint.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iiaf179

#DigitalDiplomacy #PublicDiplomacy #Ukraine #StrategicCommunication

How China's AI Diplomacy Strategy Differs from the US Approach

  The artificial intelligence race between the world's two superpowers has entered a new phase. Within days of each other in late July ...

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Started the day at the AI for Good Summit with a sharp session hosted by UNITAR and ITU for senior Geneva diplomats.

We unpacked key challenges in global #AIGovernance:
– Who’s setting the rules—and who’s not at the table?
– Can diplomacy keep up with the tech?

#DigitalDiplomacy #AIForGood

Just read the new 🇪🇺 14-page International Digital Strategy + Annex – my key #DigitalDiplomacy takeaways ⤵️

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/116454
Announcement: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-sets-out-its-international-digital-strategy

ICYMI: German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts: Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight. https://ppc.land/german-diplomat-warns-of-tech-platforms-role-in-us-constitutional-shifts/ #TechRegulation #MediaIndependence #DigitalDiplomacy #ConstitutionalLaw #DataPrivacy
German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts

Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight.

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German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts: Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight. https://ppc.land/german-diplomat-warns-of-tech-platforms-role-in-us-constitutional-shifts/ #TechPlatforms #MediaIndependence #USConstitution #DigitalDiplomacy #PrivacyConcerns
German diplomat warns of tech platforms' role in US constitutional shifts

Confidential diplomatic document reveals concerns over potential changes to media independence and tech sector oversight.

PPC Land